31st International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries
Computer science and digital humanities, on an island in the Venetian lagoon.
About the conference
TPDL is an international forum focused on digital libraries and their associated technical, practical and social issues. The series started in 1997 as the European Conference on Digital Libraries (ECDL) and took its current name in 2011.
The 31st edition takes place on San Servolo Island from 27 to 29 September 2027, together with ADBIS 2027. The University of Padua and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice organise the two conferences.
Venice suits a conference on digital libraries. The Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana grew from the manuscripts that Cardinal Bessarion gave to the Republic in 1468, and in the 1490s Aldus Manutius opened in the city the press that introduced italic type and pocket editions of the classics.
Two tracks
TPDL 2027 has two submission tracks with the same deadlines. Interdisciplinary contributions that combine the perspectives of the two tracks are particularly encouraged.
Methods, Systems, and Applications
This track explores the core computer science principles, methods, and technologies underpinning digital libraries. It covers advances in information retrieval, data management, and artificial intelligence, alongside system architectures for large-scale digital collections and practical applications in areas such as academic research and cultural heritage preservation.
Collections, Methods, and Scholarship
This track explores the intersection of digital libraries and digital humanities: how digital collections enable new ways to study, interpret, and connect cultural sources. It welcomes work on humanities research methods, scholarly editions and annotations, and the design of digital library services that support research, collaboration, and access to cultural heritage.
Important dates
All deadlines end at 23:59 Anywhere on Earth. The camera-ready submission is scheduled for July 2027; the exact day will be announced.
Venue
San Servolo lies in the lagoon, ten minutes by water bus from St Mark’s Square.
For a thousand years the island was a monastic seat. It later housed a psychiatric hospital, which closed after the reform of 1978. Today its buildings host a congress centre, a residence, a museum and Venice International University, in one of the largest parks of Venice.
Venice and the lagoon
Venice, the islands of the lagoon and the cities of the Veneto are within easy reach of San Servolo.
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ADBIS 2027, the European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems, takes place at the same venue and on the same dates.
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