IRCDL 2025

21st Conference on Information and Research Science Connecting to Digital and Library Science

formerly the Italian Research Conference on Digital Libraries

February 20-21 2025, Udine, Italy

About IRCDL 2025

Venue

The 21st Conference on Information and Research Science Connecting to Digital and Library Science will take place at Biblioteca Rizzi, situated at Via Fausto Schiavi 44.

Transportation

Public Transportation

To reach out to the venue of the conference we suggest you to use the TPLFVG system which is the unique public transportation service of the Udine. Bus tickets can be easily purchased through their mobile application: Google Play / App Store

You should follow this path in the application to buy the appropriate ticket: Buy Tickets → Biglietto Orario → Servizio Urbano Udine. Additionally, after boarding the bus, you must activate your ticket using the QR codes available on each bus. To reach the venue, you can take bus lines 2, 6, 9, or 10 (lines 9 and 10 stop closer to the destination).

Taxi Services

To book a taxi, please dial (+39) 0432 505858.

Accommodation

We recommend booking a hotel closer to the city center, as it is well connected to the venue and near the location where the social dinner will be held. Recommended options include Hotel Friuli, Hotel Allegria, Ambassador Palace Hotel, and Astoria Hotel Italia.

About The City

Udine (in the local dialect Udin) is located in Friuli Venezia Giulia region, in the North East of Italy. With origins tracing back to the Roman era, its architectural charm and cultural tapestry reflect influences from diverse cultures, notably the Venetians and Austrians.

The city boasts a picturesque city center characterized by elegant palaces and squares. Notable among these are Piazza Matteotti and Piazza della Libertà, where one can observe landmarks like the Loggia del Lionello and the Clock Tower. Dominating the skyline is the Udine Castle, offering panoramic views of the surrounding countryside.

Udine is renowned for its lively bars and bustling cafes, where visitors can sample the region's culinary delights and mingle with the locals.

Surrounded by hills, vineyards, and villages, Udine is also an ideal base for exploring the stunning natural beauty of the Friuli region: from hiking and cycling in the nearby Alps to wine tasting in the renowned Collio wine region.

Getting to Udine

By Train

From other locations in Italy

Besides a few direct connections with Rome and Milan, reaching Udine by train from almost anywhere else in Italy involves changing at the Venice railway hub station Venezia Mestre (not Venezia S. Lucia). To reach Udine from Venezia Mestre you can board trains having Udine as final destination as well as Trieste C.le (via UDINE).

Warning

When boarding a train from the Venezia Mestre station headed to Trieste, please note that only those marked as via UDINE stop at Udine.

To check timetables and/or buy tickets you can visit the Trenitalia website. When looking for timetables from Venezia Mestre or nearby locations (e.g. Treviso), be sure to check the Regional search option. Tickets can be bought online, at the station ticket shop, or at automatic vending machines.

From Vienna

Udine is directly connected to Vienna by the railway. Travelling from Vienna to Udine could take less than 7 hours (depending on the train chosen). Check the trains with the austrian railway company website.

By Airplane

Traveling to Udine by air, you can use of the following three airports.

Marco Polo Venice International Airport (VCE)
Viale G. Galilei 30/1, 30173, Tessera-Venezia (VE)

This airport is served by several european and international connections. From the airport, it takes aprox. 20-30 minutes to reach the Venezia Mestre railway station by bus/taxi, and then 1h50m to Udine by train. See the section about arriving by train above for details.

The Fly Bus bus service connects the airport to the railway station every 20/30 minutes. Tickets can be bought inside the airport; timetables can be checked at the ATVO website by selecting the bus line Venice Marco Polo Airport - Mestre Railway Station (Fly Bus - express service).

A few direct daily connections to Udine by bus are also available by FlixBus (select Venice Marco Polo Airport).

Canova Treviso International Airport (TSF)
Viale Noalese, 63/E 31100, Treviso (TV)

This airport is served by some european connections (mainly by Ryanair or WizzAir). From the airport, it takes 10 minutes by bus to reach the Treviso Centrale railway station, and then about 1h20m to Udine by train (destinations Udine or Trieste C.le (via UDINE)). See the section about arriving by train for details.

The urban bus line no. 6 connects the airport to the railway station with high frequency. Tickets can be bought inside the airport, and timetables can be checked at the local transport company website.

Trieste Airport (TRS)
Via Aquileia 46, Ronchi dei Legionari (GO)

This airport has regular connections with Rome, Milan, Munich and Paris, and low-cost flights to other destinations in Europe. From the airport, it takes 30 minutes to reach Udine by train. Tickets can be purchased at the airport or online as any train ticket (see above). In this case, select Trieste Airport as the departure location.

Alternatively, it takes 40 minutes to reach Udine by bus. Tickets can be purchased at the airport, and timetables can be checked at the APT website. In the field Partenza select AEROPORTO FVG; in the field Arrivo select Udine (and then Udine Autostazione). The bus ticket is rather cheap, while taxis are instead rather expensive.