The SWIB - Semantic Web in Libraries conference is organized by the ZBW - German National Library of Economics / Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (www.zbw.eu) and the North Rhine-Westphalian Library Service Centre (hbz) (www.hbz-nrw.de/). It aims to provide substantial information on LOD developments relevant to the library world and to foster the exchange of ideas and experiences among practitioners. SWIB encourages thinking outside the box by involving participants and speakers from other domains, such as scholarly communications, museums and archives, or related industries.