The authors review the professional program of the Twenty Eighth International Conference and Exhibition “International technologies, computer systems and publications for libraries” (“LIBCOM-2024”) held in Suzdal, Vladimir Region, Russia, on November 17–22, 2024.
The Eighth World Professional Forum «The Book. Culture. Education. Innovations» («Gelendzhik-2024») was held on June 9–15, 2024. The forum subject scope comprised the issues of developing and using artificial intelligence in library services, staffing and practical training of library professionals, scientometrics and bibliometrics, patent information, e-libraries, electronic archives and online resources, library educational projects in Russia, developing digital environment and other vital problems of the library, information, scientific, educational and cultural communities.
The authors review the work of the Fifth Scientific and Practical Conference “The letter and digit: The libraries on the way to digitalization” (“BiblioPiter2024”) held on April 9–11, 2024. The conference subject scope comprised the following topics: The role of libraries in information support of science and education; training staff for specialized, academic and public libraries; AI tools development and use in education; status of and prospects for modern information, computer and Internet-based technologies in library practice; modern library functional transformation.
The Twenty Sixth International Conference “Information technologies, computer systems and publications for libraries” (“LIBCOM–2022”) held on November 20-25, 2022, is reviewed. The key topics are covered, namely, the status of and prospects for modern information, computer and Internet-technologies in library services, in universities and research organizations, educational technologies, legal aspects in the work of libraries and information producers, e-libraries and digital information resources, etc. The authors focus on several events, i. e.
The third scientific and practical conference “The letters and digits: The libraries on the way to digitalization” “BilioPiter–2022” is reviewed. The conference w as h eld i n S t. P etersburg o n A pril 6–8, 2022. Every year, the conference gathers together library professionals, educationalists and researchers to contribute to the development of library and information sphere.