17th Italian Research Conference on Digital Libraries: Information and Research Science connecting to Digital and Library Science - Foreword to the IRCDL 2021 Proceedings

Since 2005 the Italian Research Conference on Digital Libraries (IRCDL) is a yearly date for researchers on Digital Libraries (DL) and related topics, orga- nized by the Italian Research Community. Over the years IRCDL has become an important national forum focused on digital libraries and associated technical, practical, and social issues.