E-material – an important link in the chain of knowledge COBISS
CONFERENCE
 IZUM, Maribor, 18 – 19 November 2026 2026

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COBISS 2026 CONFERENCE

We are announcing the international COBISS 2026 Conference – the main event for all users of COBISS services, organized by IZUM live and online from 18 to 19 November 2026.

We will focus on materials in electronic form and provide a creative space for expert presentations, discussions on COBISS innovations, the impact of artificial intelligence in the field of librarianship, and advanced services to support researchers.

Take the time to take advantage of the opportunities for strategic networking and exchange of best practices between domestic and international participants.

Registration opens this autumn

Programme

Programme in preparation.
18. 11.

8.00–9.00 Participant Registration

9.00–9.40 Conference Opening (welcome addresses, introductory speeches)

10.40 With E-material to Knowledge

Speaker
Marjan
Povše
Marjan Povše portret

Establishment, Development, and Operation of the Audiobook Market in Slovenia and Future Challenges

Speaker
Simona
Marinšek
Simona Marinšek portret

Audiobooks by Audibook and the User Experience at the Slovenske Konjice Public Library

Speaker
Aleksandar
Petrović
portret Aleksandar Petrovic

Loan of Audiobooks in the COBISS system in Serbia: Storia Platform Experience

14.40 New Features in COBISS Software

Speaker
Tanja
Žuran
Putora
Tanja Žuran Putora portret

A Step Forward with COBISS Lib: An Overview of New Features and Improvements

17.00 DAY 1 CLOSING

19. 11.

8.00–9.00 Participant Registration

9.00 Artificial Intelligence in Libraries and Support for Researchers

Speaker
Teodor
Veingerl
Teodor Veingerl

Introducing AI to COBISS Cat

Speakers
portret Branka Badovinac
Branka Badovinac
Suzana Šulek

Development of the Slovenian Cataloguing Rules and Implementation of Entity-Based Cataloguing in COBISS.SI

Speaker
Tamara
Butigan
Vučaj

Lorya – Unlocking Written Cultural Heritage with AI

Speakers
Sandra
Grajfoner
portret Sandra Kurnik Zupanič
Sandra
Kurnik
Zupanič

Twenty Years After the Maribor Declaration: The Use of AI in Academic Libraries to Ensure the Quality of Study Programmes

Speaker
Andrej
Korošec

Researcher library request

Speaker
Maja
Peteh

The Transformation of Special Librarians and Special Libraries in the Open Science Ecosystem

13.00 A Look into the Future

Speaker
Klemen
Brvar
Klemen Brvar portret

The Maribor Library’s Transition in Light of the Construction and Launch of the Rotovž City House of Culture

15:00 CONFERENCE CLOSING

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