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.[1]

The Colloquy meets biennially, by tradition alternating between Europe and North America. PLC is governed by an international Steering Committee and publishes a newsletter, Polar Libraries Bulletin, as well as Proceedings of the Colloquies. PLC is a member of the University of the Arctic.[2]

Meetings:

  • 1st Northern Libraries Colloquy, June 16–17, 1971, Edmonton, Alberta, 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, Quebec, Canada
  • 5th Northern Libraries Colloquy, May 26–30, 1975, Rovaniemi, Finland
  • 6th Northern Libraries Colloquy, July 12–15, 1976, Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S.A.
  • 7th Northern Libraries Colloquy, September 19–23, 1978, Paris, France
  • 8th Northern Libraries Colloquy, June 1–6, 1980, Edmonton and Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada
  • 9th Northern Libraries Colloquy, 1982, Tromsø, Norway
  • 10th Northern Libraries Colloquy, August 12–16, 1984, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
  • 11th Northern Libraries Colloquy, June 9–12, 1986, Luleå, Sweden
  • 12th Northern Libraries Colloquy, June 5–9, 1988, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A
  • 13th Polar Libraries Colloquy, June 10–14, 1990, Rovaniemi, Finland
  • 14th Polar Libraries Colloquy, May 3–7, 1992, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.
  • 15th Polar Libraries Colloquy, July 3–8, 1994, Cambridge, England
  • 16th Polar Libraries Colloquy, June 17–22, 1996, Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A.
  • 17th Polar Libraries Colloquy, September 20–25, 1998, Reykjavik, Iceland
  • 18th Polar Libraries Colloquy, June 12–17, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • 19th Polar Libraries Colloquy, June 17–21, 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • 20th Polar Libraries Colloquy, June 7–11, 2004, Ottawa, Ontario, 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
  • 26th Polar Libraries Colloquy, July 10–15, 2016, Fairbanks, U.S.A.
  • 27th Polar Libraries Colloquy, June 10–16, 2018, Rovaniemi, Finland

William Mills Prize for Non-Fiction Polar Books

The William Mills Prize for Non-Fiction Polar Books was established in memory of William Mills (1951 - 2004), who was Librarian and Keeper of Collections at the Scott Polar Research Institute. The prize was first awarded at the 21st Colloquy in Rome in 2006.[3]

Hubert Wenger Award

An award designed award is to provide financial assistance to one or more delegates who might otherwise be unable to attend a PLC biennial meeting. Named in honor of Hubert Wenger. Wenger and his wife, Beatrice, were long-standing members of PLC.[4]

History

The history of the Northern Libraries Colloquy was described by Geraldine Cooke in 1974[5] Later history of the Polar Libraries Colloquy was described by Andrews[6] and Corley-Murchison[1]

References

[6][5]

  1. Corley-Murchison, Nora T. (2001). "Northern/Polar Library Colloquy: a brief history" (PDF). Polar Libraries Bulletin. 48–49: 7.
  2. Campbell, Sandy (Summer 2005). "Polar Libraries Colloquy Joins University of the Arctic: Report from the 8th University of the Arctic Council Meeting" (PDF). Polar Libraries Bulletin. 57: 1, 4.
  3. Sarti, Silvia (Spring 2007). "Report of the 21st Polar Libraries Colloquy" (PDF). Polar Libraries Bulletin. 58: 1.
  4. Finn, Julia (2002). "The Hubert Wenger Award: Helping Participants Attend the Polar Libraries Colloquy" (PDF). Polar Libraries Bulletin. 48–49: 9.
  5. Cooke, Geraldine A. (Nita). “The Northern Libraries Colloquy: a brief history”, Library Association of Alberta, vol. no. 3-4, October 1974, p. 101 – 103 (Boreal Institute for Northern Studies. Contribution no. 28.)
  6. Andrews, Martha. "A Brief History of the Polar Libraries Colloquy/Northern Libraries Colloquy" Polar Libraries Colloquy, http://arcticcentre.ulapland.fi/polarweb/plc/hsty.asp


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