The classical library is connected with its place, a place given by the building, which provides a home for knowledge. But the place is opening up continuously, the conventional limitation of the room fades with the digitalization of the media and whole living environments. ePublishing is only the first step to a mobile library.

How and of course where the libraries are ‘moving’ within this development is the theme of the 36^th conference European Library Automation Group. With the motto “Libraries everywhere” the ELAG 2012 is looking for future trends and developments. The subthemes of the conference are giving a hint, what in particularly will be discussed: Libraries in the cloud, mobile libraries, open and linked data, augmented reality and research data.

The organization ...