Eleanor Gawne, AA Librarian, attended the joint ARCLIB (Architecture Librarians’ Group) and CNBA (Coordinatmento Nazionale Biblioteche di Architettura) conference on Globalism, Diversity and Exchange, hosted by the University Institute of Architecture in Venice from 8-11 May 2019. Eleanor presented a paper on ‘Benchmarking architectural libraries’. Her attendance was supported by the ARLIS/UK & Ireland Travel & Study Fund and by an ICOM UK Travel Bursary.