Bobcatsss
# Bobcatsss

BOBCATSSS es una conferencia internacional que trata temas de biblioteconomía, información y documentación, organizado anualmente de forma conjunta, bajo los auspicios de EUCLID (European Association for Library & Information Education and Research) y los estudiantes europeos de estas disciplinas. Este congreso está dirigido a estudiantes, profesores, trabajadores y profesionales del campo de la biblioteconomía y las ciencias de la información.

BOBCATSSS es un acrónimo de las ciudades fundadoras del primer simposio, que se llevó a cabo en 1993: Budapest, Oslo, Barcelona, Copenhague, Ámsterdam, Tampere, Stuttgart, Szombately y Sheffield. En los últimos años, universidades de otras ciudades también han participado en la organización del evento: Borås, Riga, Járkov, Moscú, Tallin, Torun, Varsovia, Sofía, Ljubljana, Cracovia, Bratislava, Praga, Osjiek, Zadar, Berlín, Potsdam, Oporto, Ankara, Parma, Brno, París, Lyon y Knoxville.

## Congresos

| Año | Lugar de celebración | Tema |
| - | - | - |
| 1993 | Budapest, Hungría | The Role of Libraries Today, Tomorrow and Beyond |
| 1994 | Budapest, Hungría | The Future of Librarianship |
| 1995 | Budapest, Hungría | Marketing and Development of New Information Products and Services in Europe |
| 1996 | Budapest, Hungría | Quality of Information Services |
| 1997 | Budapest, Hungría | New Book Economy / International Symposium Marketing and Developing New Information Products and Services in Europe |
| 1998 | Budapest, Hungría | Shaping the Knowledge Society |
| 1999 | Bratislava, Eslovaquia | Learning Society - Learning Organisation - Lifelong Learning |
| 2000 | Cracovia, Polonia | Intellectual Property versus The Right to Knowledge? |
| 2001 | Vilna, Lituania | Knowledge, Information and Democracy in the Open Society: the Role of the Library and Information Sector |
| 2002 | Portoroz, Eslovenia | Hum@n Beings and Information Specialists. Future Skills, Qualifications, Positioning |
| 2003 | Toruń, Polonia | Information Policy and the European Union |
| 2004 | Riga, Letonia | Library and Information in Multicultural Societies |
| 2005 | Budapest, Hungría | Librarianship in the information age |
| 2006 | Tallin, Estonia | Information, Innovation, Responsibility: Information professional in the Network Society |
| 2007 | Praga, República Checa | Marketing of Information Services |
| 2008 | Zadar, Croacia | Providing access to information for everyone |
| 2009 | Oporto, Portugal | Challenges for the new information professional |
| 2010 | Parma, Italia | Bridging the Digital Divide: Libraries providing access for all? |
| 2011 | Szombathely, Hungría | Finding New Ways |
| 2012 | Ámsterdam, Holanda | Information in e-motion |
| 2013 | Ankara, Turquía | Collections to Connections: Turning the Libraries “Inside-Out” |
| 2014 | Barcelona, España | Library (r)evolution: Promoting sustainable information practices |
| 2015 | Brno, República Checa | Design, innovation, participation |
| 2016 | Lyon, Francia | Information, libraries, democracy |
| 2017 | Tampere, Finlandia | Improving Quality of Life through Information |
| 2018 | Riga, Letonia | The power of reading |
| 2019 | Osijek, Croacia | Information and technology transforming lives: Connection, Interaction, Innovation |
| 2020 | París, Francia | Information management, fake news and disinformation |
| 2021 | Porto, Portugal | Digital Transformation |
| 2022 | Debrecen, Hungría | Data and Information Science |
| 2023 | Oslo, Noruega | A New Era - Exploring the Possibilities and Expanding the Boundaries |
| 2024 | Coimbra, Portugal | Information Profession and Sustainable Development |
