CfP: Deadline extended! SWIB26 – 18th Semantic Web in Libraries conference, 16–18 November 2026, online

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SWIB26 – 18th Semantic Web in Libraries Conference

16 – 18 November 2026, online

Call for Proposals

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 1 June 2026 (!)

SWIB conference (Semantic Web in Libraries) is an annual conference, being held for the 18th time. SWIB26 will happen online to ensure inclusion of as many participants as possible while minimizing the ecological footprint of the conference.

SWIB focuses on Linked Open Data (LOD) in libraries and related organizations. It is well established as an event where IT staff, developers, librarians, and researchers from all over the world meet and mingle and learn from each other. The topics of talks and workshops at SWIB revolve around opening data, linking data and creating tools and software for LOD production scenarios. These areas of focus are supplemented by presentations of research projects in applied sciences, industry applications, and LOD activities in other areas.

SWIB26 is organized by the North Rhine-Westphalian Library Service Centre (hbz) and ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics. The conference language is English.

We are accepting proposals for two formats:

presentations (20 minutes plus 5 Q&A)
practical workshops or tutorials (maximum 4h, including breaks), introductory tutorials are very welcome

The presentations will be held in the time from 14:00 to 17:00 UTC. Note that we will support three different time slots for workshops to accommodate workshop facilitators and participants from different time zones (East Asia/Australia, Europe/Africa, Americas).

We appreciate proposals on the following or related topics:

Projects & Applications

integration of LOD into productive library applications
re-use of LOD (from libraries, Wikidata and other sources)
presenting & visualizing LOD
graphical user interfaces for interaction with LOD (e.g. editing or annotation)
(other) applications in the context of open science

Technology & Tools (focus on Open Source software)

data transformation/integration/cleansing/enhancement/mapping/interlinking/validation
data flow management, read/write linked data, providing updates & syncing data sources
machine learning applications in/for libraries
utilisation of LLMs and SLMs (with a focus on open source or open weight models)
agentic AI in libraries
integration of symbolic and subsymbolic approaches

Standards & Best Practices

implementation of FAIR data principles, interoperability
open web standards relevant for libraries, data models, usable APIs
application profiles & provenance information
working with controlled vocabularies & knowledge organization systems
preservation, maintenance & sustainability

Culture

decentralization, federated structures
reducing reliance on proprietary solutions through open approaches
collaboration, crowdsourcing, community building and empowerment
diversity sensitivity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility
the role of open information infrastructures in sustaining democracy

We are looking forward to receiving your proposals for presentations or workshops by 17 May 2026. Please submit an abstract of 1000–1500 characters using our conference system https://www.conftool.org/swib26.

Note: Submissions that are wholly or partially LLM-generated will be immediately rejected.

If you intend to present a specific software solution and/or generative AI approach, please include links to the source code repository and make sure the code and models are openly licensed.

SWIB programme committee

Proposals will be reviewed by the programme committee: