We are pleased to announce that the registration for LundOnline 2026 has opened!

The theme for LundOnline 2026 is Access to Knowledge – Joining Forces towards Community and Sustainable Publishing. This year we will explore how libraries, publishers and academic institutions can work together to create a more sustainable scholarly communication landscape. Tentative topics include community led publishing, scholarly publishing in light of CoARA, publishers’ AI strategies, publishing ethics and consortiums' changing strategies. 

 

LundOnline 2026 will take place on the 14^th to the 16^th of October at Lund City Hall in the centre of Lund. The conference is organised by Lund University Library and is aimed at college and university librarians and invited publishers.

 

The conference is sponsored by publishers and free of charge for participants. It is possible to attend the entire conference or just one of the days. Vegetarian lunch and coffee is included as well as a social event on the 15^th of October. 

 

Register your participation, llimited seats available – secure your spot now: LundOnline 2026 Registration

 

Call for contribution

The conference committee invites all librarians and library representatives involved in a project, initiative, or similar activity aimed at improving library services related to scholarly publishing to share their insights during the conference on Thursday, 15^th of October, in the form of a 10-minute talk.  Are you interested in contributing to this session? Submit an abstract (~200 words) by June 18^th to LundOnline@lub.lu.se. Please mark your email “Library short talk”. 

 

We continuously update our website, so keep an eye on: https://www.lundonline.lub.lu.se/.

 

Kind regards,

The LundOnline Conference Committee