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Libraries and Information Institutions in the Digital Age (LIDA) conference addresses the changing and challenging environment for libraries and information systems and services in the digital world. LIDA is an international biennial conference that brings together researchers, educators, students, practitioners, and developers from around the world in a forum for sharing ideas, discussions, and learning taking place in Croatia.

The LIDA 2027 conference will be held in Šibenik, a historic town included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List, and one of the oldest Croatian self-governing cities on the Adriatic coast.

The LIDA 2027 conference explores questions prompted by the major transformations of memory institutions in the age of artificial intelligence with two inter-related themes: "Artificial Intelligence and Ethical Institutional Response" and "Emotion and Creativity." In the age of artificial intelligence, technological, philosophical, and humanistic values are becoming intertwined and present new opportunities and challenges for memory institutions, while encouraging a deeper understanding of the role of emotion and creativity in designing spaces for reflection and even counter-response to artificial intelligence.

We welcome papers that engage in a critical and theoretical examination of these themes, present related research and evidence, and best practices from the field and practitioner perspectives and applications. We will prioritize thought-provoking, philosophical, and futures-oriented contributions as well as empirical studies, applications, and institutional evaluations that focus on cultural heritage and information contexts, known as GLAMs (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) and on the broader contexts for knowledge creation and cognitive and social processes by which information is acquired, shared, and used in the age of increased adoption of artificial intelligence.