Conference Themes


1- Innovative Technology

  1. o Smart Technologies in Libraries.
  2. o Smart Library Services.
  3. o Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Libraries.
  4. o Cloud Computing Applications in Libraries.

2-Information Technology and Engagement

  1. o Smart Learning.
  2. o Blended Learning.
  3. o Learning for Special Needs Students.
  4. o Marketing Library Services.

3-Technology Driving Sustainability

  1. o Green Libraries.
  2. o Libraries and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
  3. o Staff Training.
  4. o Quality Assurance in Libraries.

4-Libraries and Community

  1. o Community Engagement in Academic Libraries.
  2. o Sharing Library Resources.
  3. o Community Engagement via Social Media.
  4. o Case Studies in Libraries.

5-Challenging Paradigms

  1. o Open Education and Quality Assurance.
  2. o Open Source Software Usage in Libraries.
  3. o Open Access and Sharing of Information Resources.

Conference Vision

The conference aims to promote academic and scientific E-publishing, and raise the level of scientific research in the context of creating innovative library resources using the modern technologies to reach excellence in teaching at the Higher Education Institutions.

Conference Goals


This conference aims to achieve the following:

  1. - Increase the awareness of the importance of digital library resources and their management, and shed the light into the digital library services including remote, mobile, and cloud services.
  2. - Enhancing the role of academic libraries in reaching smart universities that reach global levels in the digital environment.
  3. - Develop strategies and policies shared by universities to raise and increase the efficiency of Technology-based learning in Jordan and in the Arab world.
  4. - Increase awareness of the role of libraries in general and academic libraries in particular in the Sustainable Development Goals




The Conference will help participants to:

  1. • Discover the insights, strategies and practices that allow them, managing libraries and digital information, and enhancing the information sharing and learning experience of people in their communities.
  2. • Network with their peers during interactive events, including sessions, workshops, receptions, plenary sessions, and connect on social media before, during, and after the conference.
  3. • Have the chance to know some leading-edge companies in the exhibit hall offering visitors a choice of products covering all aspects of library technology.
  4. • Meet with the leaders in libraries and information industry in all types of environments.

speaker 01

Tuba Akbaytürk Çanak

Tuba Akbaytürk Çanak has been serving as Koç University Library Director since 2011. Within the scope of her position, Tuba manages 5 libraries in 3 different cities in Turkey. Budget management, Collection development, e-resources management, library automation, resource sharing, digitization and user services are some of the areas she is responsible for. Tuba had Assistant Director and Systems Librarian positions at Koç University since she joined in 1998. She involved with library reorganization, library space repurposing and digitization projects intensively. Tuba who was the Anatolian University Libraries Consortium (ANKOS) Steering Committee Member responsible for negotiations for the last 6 years, served as ANKOS President for the term of 2016 - 2018. She serves on different publishers' advisory boards and takes part in international conference program committees. Tuba earned her BS from Boğaziçi University Molecular Biology and Genetics and her MLS from Indiana University.

speaker 01

Tuba Akbaytürk Çanak

Tuba Akbaytürk Çanak has been serving as Koç University Library Director since 2011. Within the scope of her position, Tuba manages 5 libraries in 3 different cities in Turkey. Budget management, Collection development, e-resources management, library automation, resource sharing, digitization and user services are some of the areas she is responsible for. Tuba had Assistant Director and Systems Librarian positions at Koç University since she joined in 1998. She involved with library reorganization, library space repurposing and digitization projects intensively. Tuba who was the Anatolian University Libraries Consortium (ANKOS) Steering Committee Member responsible for negotiations for the last 6 years, served as ANKOS President for the term of 2016 - 2018. She serves on different publishers' advisory boards and takes part in international conference program committees. Tuba earned her BS from Boğaziçi University Molecular Biology and Genetics and her MLS from Indiana University.

speaker 01

Tuba Akbaytürk Çanak

Tuba Akbaytürk Çanak has been serving as Koç University Library Director since 2011. Within the scope of her position, Tuba manages 5 libraries in 3 different cities in Turkey. Budget management, Collection development, e-resources management, library automation, resource sharing, digitization and user services are some of the areas she is responsible for. Tuba had Assistant Director and Systems Librarian positions at Koç University since she joined in 1998. She involved with library reorganization, library space repurposing and digitization projects intensively. Tuba who was the Anatolian University Libraries Consortium (ANKOS) Steering Committee Member responsible for negotiations for the last 6 years, served as ANKOS President for the term of 2016 - 2018. She serves on different publishers' advisory boards and takes part in international conference program committees. Tuba earned her BS from Boğaziçi University Molecular Biology and Genetics and her MLS from Indiana University.

speaker 01

Tuba Akbaytürk Çanak

Tuba Akbaytürk Çanak has been serving as Koç University Library Director since 2011. Within the scope of her position, Tuba manages 5 libraries in 3 different cities in Turkey. Budget management, Collection development, e-resources management, library automation, resource sharing, digitization and user services are some of the areas she is responsible for. Tuba had Assistant Director and Systems Librarian positions at Koç University since she joined in 1998. She involved with library reorganization, library space repurposing and digitization projects intensively. Tuba who was the Anatolian University Libraries Consortium (ANKOS) Steering Committee Member responsible for negotiations for the last 6 years, served as ANKOS President for the term of 2016 - 2018. She serves on different publishers' advisory boards and takes part in international conference program committees. Tuba earned her BS from Boğaziçi University Molecular Biology and Genetics and her MLS from Indiana University.

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Research paper

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Attendance

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Research paper

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  • For Students

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Research paper

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  • For Students from UJ

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Workshop

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Exhibition

  • Forone Meter

1000$

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Conference Venue


Kempinski Hotel Amman


Tel: +962-6-5200200
Abdul Hamid Shouman Street
Amman, Jordan
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