The 24th COBISS Conference will discuss the potential of artificial intelligence in library software and library services for users, accessibility of services, a new technological solution for e-book loans, the new generation of library software and other attractive and current topics.
On 28 November 2023, the first COBISS Days took place in Slovenia with the slogan "Strengthening connections". Three topics were discussed at the panel discussions: the development of Slovenian Current Research Information System, the transition to the new generation of COBISS software, and the development of the added value that COBISS brings to school libraries. More than 300 participants followed the event at IZUM and online.
The COBISS 2022 Conference was the 23rd in succession. Under the slogan Working together to build confidence in science and development. the conference was held live from 19 to 20 October 2022 at IZUM in Maribor as well as online. It offered multiple interesting topics from different areas of science and librarianship. We hosted 25 presenters from Slovenia and abroad. In two days, there were 24 presentations attended by more than 600 participants from 12 countries in person at IZUM as well as online via Zoom...
COBISS Meet 2020
The Institute of Information Science in Maribor (IZUM) organized the traditional COBISS conference this year as well, however, it was adapted to the current situation. The event was named COBISS Meet 2020 because it was held virtually or online. The main theme of the event were presentations of new approaches and new features recently introduced at IZUM for all participants in the COBISS.net network. The virtual venue was an excellent opportunity to debate ideas and common plans for the future as well as for networking with speakers, colleagues, and other event participants. COBISS Meet 2020 took place live from 1 to 3 December 2020 on an online platform. The event was attended by 619 participants from more than ten countries. Networking was also a great success, which was shown by over 1500 comments, greetings, questions, and answers in the online chat during the event. Addresses, presentations, and discussions with speakers are available on the YouTube channel COBISS – poti do znanja.
The traditional international COBISS Conference 2018 took place in IZUM's facilities in Maribor in the Autumn of 2018. The conference was attended by more than 260 participants from 11 countries. The main topic School libraries in the global bibliographic information network was intended to discuss the added value represented by the inclusion of school libraries into the COBISS system...
This year's conference, COBISS 2016, which took place between the 22nd and 23rd of November 2016 at the new premises of IZUM in Maribor, covered many interesting topics and was also an opportunity to exchange and renew professional knowledge as well as provided a range of compelling challenges...
Over 250 external participants from more than ten countries attended the conference in person. During the conference, there were many opportunities to get to know each other, strengthen both professional and personal connections and exchange experiences ...
The main theme of the conference was free flow of bibliographic information, which is consistent with the overall objective of previously held conferences. The latter is to make people in this line aware of professional development both abroad and in Slovenia, as well as to reinforce cohesion within the international community of experts who develop and use COBISS ...
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND CULTURE COBISS 2009
More...Two panels took place as part of the conference: Accessibility of Information on Research Potentials and Results for Cooperation in the Region (in cooperation with the ministers for science, technology and higher education of the countries in the region) and Library Information Systems for Creativity Overview (in cooperation with the ministers for culture of the countries in the region). Both panel discussions were related to the "European Year of Creativity and Innovation" ...
The conference dedicated to the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue, dealt with different types of support provided by the COBISS library information system to the region of South-eastern Europe ...
The conference included a discussion about the importance of libraries for the development of South Eastern Europe. Numerous experts on libraries and information technologies as well as representatives of relevant ministries from the countries in the region and representatives of Directorates-General of the EU and international organisations responsible for development assistance took part ...
Based on the proposals made at the conference and the views of the International Programme Committee we take up the idea to make CEI a more sustainable framework of future COBISS conferences. Conference assessments indicate that cooperation and integration of library systems in Central Europe with the goal of promoting automation represent a necessary interim phase for the future approach to and integration in the digital library projects of the EU ...
Many highly acclaimed speakers and interested participants of the conference, along with the organisers and the International Programme Committee under the direction of Sigrid Reinitzer, marked, in the best possible way, the 20th anniversary of IZUM taking care of library information systems development and maintenance. On this occasion, a letter of congratulations from Janez Drnovšek, President of the Republic of Slovenia, was received ...
The main idea of the COBISS Conference 2003 was to review the domestic role and position of our activities before joining the EU. The Association Process required the Slovenian Government to consider and document the essential projections for its future development ...
Throughout the years we have tried to use the conference programmes to cover essential changes in global library and information technology and, at the same time, to respond to the most important changes in the social environment, in which we operate ...
The panel discussions included speakers who were renowned experts and experienced individuals. They highlighted the essential leverages for promoting a wider use of resources, offered by our information systems ...
As far as COBISS and SICRIS are concerned, the end-users are, without a doubt, the most important. Their numbers are rising rapidly and multiple indicators give reason to believe that IZUM is one of the most important electronic information providers in the country ...
This year's special guest: Mogens Brabrand Jensen with the lecture Resnično sodelovanje znotraj knjižnične skupnosti – danski primer ( A True Cooperation within the Library Community – Example of Denmark) ...
This year's special guest: Bendik Rugaas with the lecture Vloga države pri zagotavljanju dostopa do informacij ( The Role of the State in Providing Access to Information) ...