June 24, 2024
The 29th Polar Libraries Colloquy: Arctic Connections
Downtown Tromsø by Yngve Olsen Sæbbe
Polar Archivist Laura Kissel presenting at the 29th Polar Libraries Colloquy in Norway.
Polar Archivist Laura Kissel presenting at the 29th Polar Libraries Colloquy in Norway.
The 29th Polar Libraries Colloquy local organizing committee in Norway.
Jason and Mary Cervenec & Laura and Mike Kissel in beautiful Sommarøy, Norway.
Jason Cervenec in Norway.
The 29th Polar Libraries Colloquy took place earlier this month, from June 9-14, 2024, in Tromsø, Norway.
Participants, including Byrd Center members, Polar Archivist Laura Kissel and Education and Outreach Director Jason Cervenec, met to discuss topics such as Minorities and Indigenous People in the Arctic Region of Norway, Identifying and Benchmarking Polar Research: Bibliometric Issues and Implications, Arctic LIS Intersections: Examples of Scholarly Connections Between Library and Information Sciences and Arctic Studies, Facilitating Research on Arctic Special Collections: Tales from the Tromsø Historical Map Collection and International Arctic Policy from the Cold War to Today.
With over over twenty papers, presentations, and workshops, the host committee and their colleagues did a wonderful job organizing the event. After Kissel's talk, she was presented with a gift for serving as the organization’s secretary for fifteen years.
The Byrd Center will host the next colloquy in Columbus in 2026.
Visit the event page and the Polar Libraries Bulletin.
Image to the right: Downtown Tromsø by Yngve Olsen Sæbbe
