TPDL 2025 - The 29th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries
Call for demonstration papers

23-26 September 2025 - Tampere, Finland

Website: https://tpdl2025.github.io/Calls/demos.html
Submission deadline: June 12, 2025 (AoE)
Overview

TPDL is an international forum focused on Digital Libraries, Document Analysis/Recognition, and Information Retrieval and their associated technical, practical, and social issues. The conference encompasses the many meanings of the term digital libraries, embracing the whole spectrum of the GLAM (Gallery, Library, Archive, and Museum) community; information access and operational information systems with all manner of digital content; new means of selecting, collecting, organizing, distributing, and accessing digital content; and theoretical models of information media, including document genres and electronic publishing.

Topics

Topics in 2025 include but are not limited to, theories, models, standards, tools, and applications on the following themes:
Publishing Science
Information Management Science
Monitoring and Assessment of Science
Knowledge Creation and Dissemination
AI and Machine Learning Applications in Digital Libraries
Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage
Human-Computer Interaction in Digital Libraries
Information Retrieval
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) in the context of Digital Libraries
Recommender Systems in Digital Libraries
Document Analysis and Recognition
Also see the detailed list of topics of the main conference, here: https://tpdl2025.github.io/Calls/researchtrack.html

Important Dates

All deadlines are 23:59 (11:59 pm) in the AoE (Anywhere on Earth) time zone on the date specified.
Demonstration paper submission deadline: June 12, 2025
Notification of acceptance for demonstration papers: July 13, 2025
Camera-ready submission: July 27, 2025

Contribution Types

Demonstration papers (8 pages + unlimited references) present high-quality, original research, applications or tools that are of relevance to the TPDL community. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. At least one author of each accepted demonstration must register and attend the conference. The Demo Track invites researchers to present their research prototypes and operational systems to the community, receive expert feedback, share insights, and exchange knowledge on the development and implementation of innovative systems. Proposals from startups and industry participants are also welcome.
Submissions should clearly define the purpose, scope, and audience of the demo.
Each paper should include a section describing the exact demonstration scenarios, which include how the audience will experience the demo, the artifact’s functionalities, user interface and interaction options, etc.
All submissions should provide a URL to a live online version of their demo or, alternatively, provide a URL to a video (up to 5 minutes) showcasing the main features of their demo.
Demonstrations that make their source code freely available are especially encouraged.

Awards

Springer will sponsor the TPDL 2025 Best Demonstration Paper Award, which will be announced during the TPDL Banquet.

Submission Guidelines

Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. All submissions must be written in English and use the Springer LNCS proceedings templates, either for LaTeX or for Word, see Springer LNCS guidelines: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines

Every paper must be submitted in PDF format using the CMT online submission system after selecting the TPDL2025 - Demos Track: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/TPDL2025.

Failure to comply with the submission guidelines will lead to direct rejection without review.

Demonstration submissions are single-blind. You are not expected to take measures to conceal your identity from reviewers. Authors should note that changes to the author list after the submission deadline are not allowed without permission from the PC Chairs.

In addition, the corresponding author of each accepted paper, acting on behalf of all of the authors of that paper, must complete and sign a Consent-to-Publish form. The corresponding author signing the copyright form should match the corresponding author marked on the paper. Once the paper has been submitted, changes relating to its authorship cannot be made.

Dual Submission Policy

Papers submitted to TPDL 2025 must be substantially different from those previously published, accepted for publication, or currently under review at other venues. Exceptions include:
Papers presented or to be presented at conferences or workshops without published proceedings.
Papers previously available only as technical reports (e.g., in institutional archives or on preprint platforms like arXiv).

Demonstration Chairs

Liana Ermakova, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, France
Yannis Tzitzikas, University of Crete and FORTH, Greece