Polar Libraries Colloquy

The Polar Libraries Colloquy is an international organization of librarians and others concerned with the collection, preservation, and dissemination of information dealing with the Arctic and Antarctic regions. This organization grew out of the Northern Libraries Colloquy, which first met in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in June, 1971. The Colloquy meets biennially, by tradition alternating between Europe and North America.

PLC is a member of the University of the Arctic.

Meetings 1st Northern Libraries Colloquy, June 16–17, 1971, Edmonton, Canada

2nd Northern Libraries Colloquy, May 21 - June 2, 1972, Hanover, U.S.A

3rd Northern Libraries Colloquy, June 25–29, 1973, Cambridge, England

4th Northern Libraries Colloquy, June 2–6, 1974, Montreal, Canada

5th Northern Libraries Colloquy, May 26–30, 1975, Rovaniemi, Finland

6th Northern Libraries Colloquy, July 12–15, 1976, Fairbanks, U.S.A.

7th Northern Libraries Colloquy, September 19–23, 1978, Paris, France

8th Northern Libraries Colloquy, June 1–6, 1980, Edmonton and Whitehorse, Canada

9th Northern Libraries Colloquy, 1982, Tromsø, Norway

10th Northern Libraries Colloquy, August 12–16, 1984, St. John's, Canada

11th Northern Libraries Colloquy, June 9–12, 1986, Luleå, Sweden

12th Northern Libraries Colloquy, June 5–9, 1988, Boulder, U.S.A

13th Polar Libraries Colloquy, June 10–14, 1990, Rovaniemi, Finland

14th Polar Libraries Colloquy, May 3–7, 1992, Columbus, U.S.A.

15th Polar Libraries Colloquy, July 3–8, 1994, Cambridge, England

16th Polar Libraries Colloquy, June 17–22, 1996, Anchorage, U.S.A.

17th Polar Libraries Colloquy, September 20–25, 1998, Reykjavik, Iceland

18th Polar Libraries Colloquy, June 12–17, 2000, Winnipeg, Canada

19th Polar Libraries Colloquy, June 17–21, 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark

20th Polar Libraries Colloquy, June 7–11, 2004, Ottawa, Canada

21st Polar Libraries Colloquy, May 8–12, 2006, Rome, Italy

22nd Polar Libraries Colloquy, June 2–6, 2008, Edmonton, Canada

23rd Polar Libraries Colloquy, June 13–18, 2010, Bremerhaven, Germany

24th Polar Libraries Colloquy, June 11–14, 2012, Boulder, U.S.A.

25th Polar Libraries Colloquy, June 29 - July 3, 2014 Cambridge, UK

External links

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