About JCDL & Past Conferences

About JCDL

The ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL) is a top international academic conference in the field of digital library and information retrieval, jointly sponsored by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) since 2001. Before 2000, the conference was hosted separately by ACM and IEEE.

The JCDL conference is held annually, usually in the USA though on occasion it has been held in Canada or conjoined with the TPDL (the former ECDL), or ICADL. JCDL, TPDL and ICADL are known as the three international academic conferences in the field of global digital library research. These three conferences help create stimulating and collegial forums for reporting significant digital library research and development activities.

The JCDL conference is a major international forum focusing on digital libraries and associated technical, practical, and social issues. It encompasses the many meanings of the term “digital libraries”, including new forms of information institutions; operational information systems with all manner of digital content; new means of selecting, collecting, organizing, and distributing digital content; and theoretical models of information media, including document genres and electronic publishing.

The International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL) is the former European Conference on Digital Libraries (ECDL). TPDL is a well-established scientific and technical forum on the broad topic of digital libraries. It gathers together researchers, developers, content providers and users in digital libraries and digital content management.

The International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL) meetings invite researchers and professionals from library and information science, computer science, social science, information systems, law and policy, education and learning, and various other academic disciplines. Research topics range from digital library technologies and information systems to content management, service models, and cost and sustainability issues.

Past Conferences

Joint Conferences on Digital Libraries (JCDL)

Year Location Date Proceedings Acceptance rates
Full Papers Short Papers
JCDL 2019 Urbana-Champaign, IL June 2-6, 2019 JCDL 2019 Proceedings 30% (26 of 88) 24% (16 of 66)
JCDL 2018 Denton, TX June 3-7, 2018 JCDL 2018 Proceedings 37% (26 of 71) 34% (13 of 38)
JCDL 2017 Toronto, Canada June 19-23, 2017 JCDL 2017 Proceedings 30% (23 of 77) 32% (13 of 41)
JCDL 2016 Newark, NJ June 19-23, 2016 JCDL 2016 Proceedings 29% (15 of 52) 35% (12 of 34)
JCDL 2015 Knoxville, TN June 21-24, 2015 JCDL 2015 Proceedings 30% (18 of 60) 50% (30 of 60)
JCDL 2014 London, United Kingdom September 8-12, 2014 JCDL 2014 Proceedings 29% (31 of 108) 32% (24 of 75)
JCDL 2013 Indianapolis, IN July 22-27, 2013 JCDL 2013 Proceedings 29% (28 of 95) 32% (24 of 75)
JCDL 2012 Washington, D.C. June 10-14, 2012 JCDL 2012 Proceedings 27% (25 of 91) 31% (22 of 70)
JCDL 2011 Ottawa, Canada June 13-17, 2011 JCDL 2011 Proceedings 28% (28 of 99) 37% (29 of 78)
JCDL 2010 Surfer's Paradise, Australia June 21-25, 2010 JCDL 2010 Proceedings 29% (32 of 110) 29% (13 of 45)
JCDL 2009 Austin, TX, USA June 15-19, 2009 JCDL 2009 Proceedings 28% (29 of 102) 30% (13 of 43)
JCDL 2008 Pittsburgh, PA, USA June 15-20, 2008 JCDL 2008 Proceedings 28% (33 of 117) 34% (21 of 61)
JCDL 2007 Vancouver, BC, Canada June 17-23, 2007 JCDL 2007 Proceedings 26% (28 of 107) 36% (29 of 81)
JCDL 2006 Chapel Hill, NC, USA June 11-15, 2006 JCDL 2006 Proceedings 36% (43 of 119) 41% (28 of 68)
JCDL 2005 Denver, CO, USA June 7-11, 2005 JCDL 2005 Proceedings 31% (33 of 105) 33% (26 of 80)
JCDL 2004 Tucson, AZ, USA June 7-11, 2004 JCDL 2004 Proceedings 30% (34 of 114) 30% (27 of 90)
JCDL 2003 Houston, TX, USA May 27-31, 2003 JCDL 2003 Proceedings 25% (23 of 91) 42% (32 of 77)
JCDL 2002 Portland, OR, USA July 14-18, 2002 JCDL 2002 Proceedings 33% (33 of 99) 49% (36 of 73)
JCDL 2001 Roanoke, VA, USA June 24-28, 2001 JCDL 2001 Proceedings - -

IEEE-CS Conferences on Advances in Digital Libraries (ADL)

Year Location Date Proceedings
ADL 2000 Washington, DC, USA May 22-24, 2000 ADL 2000 Proceedings
ADL 1999 Baltimore, MD, USA May 19-21, 1999 ADL 1999 Proceedings
ADL 1998 Santa Barbara, CA, USA April 22-24, 1998 ADL 1998 Proceedings
ADL 1997 Washington, DC, USA May 7-9, 1997 ADL 1997 Proceedings
ADL 1996 Washington, DC, USA May 13-15, 1996 ADL 1996 Proceedings
ADL 1995 McLean, VA, USA May 15-19, 1995 ADL 1995 Proceedings

ACM Conferences on Digital Libraries (DL)

Year Location Date Proceedings
DL 2000 San Antonio, TX, USA June 2-7, 2000 DL '00 Proceedings
DL 99 Berkeley, CA, USA August 11-14, 1999 DL 99 Proceedings
DL 98 Pittsburgh, PA, USA June 24-27, 1998 DL 98 Proceedings
DL 97 Philadelphia, PA, USA July 23-26, 1997 DL 97 Proceedings
DL 96 Bethesda, MD, USA March 20-23, 1996 DL 96 Proceedings

Annual Conferences on Digital Libraries (DL)

Year Location Date Proceedings
DL '95 Austin, TX, USA June 11-13, 1995 DL '95 Proceedings
DL '94 College Station, TX, USA June 19-21, 1994 DL '94 Proceedings