New horizons in artificial intelligence in libraries / edited by Edmund Balnaves, Leda Bultrini, Andrew Cox and Raymond Uzwyshyn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Balnaves, Edmund, editor, contributing author.

Bultrini, Leda, editor, contributing author.

Cox, Andrew, 1959- editor, contributing author.

Uzwyshyn, Raymond, editor, contributing author.

Series:

IFLA publications ; 0344-6891 185.

IFLA publications, 0344-6891 ; volume 185

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artificial intelligence--Library applications.

Artificial intelligence.

Libraries--Technological innovations.

Libraries.

Physical Description:

vii, 384 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm.

illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Saur, [2025]

Summary:

There is increasing use of AI technologies in many aspects of library operations and types of libraries. This ranges across public, national, research, academic and special libraries and includes public and reference services, automated classification, special and research collections, archives and customer service through chatbots and discovery systems. Vendors are also adding elements of AI in new and existing library products including search and discovery and research platforms and recommender systems. The role and impact of AI present opportunities and challenges and open future possibilities. IT plays a significant role in the development and use of AI technologies, but ethical considerations and wider organizational thinking must also play an equally significant role. AI's uses can have considerable impact and possible unintended consequences on library operations and services and wider societal implications. All of this is considered in this both pragmatic and wider philosophical text. This publication provides an opportunity to explore developing new library AI paradigms, including present use case practical implementation and opportunities on the horizon as well as current large ethics questions and needs for transparency, scenario planning, considerations and implications of bias as library AI systems are developed and implemented presently and for our collective future.

Contents:

Artificial Intelligence and Libraries: An Introduction / Edmund Balnaves

Part I: Current Directions in Artificial Intelligence for Libraries

Current Directions for Artificial Intelligence in Libraries: An Introductory Overview / Leda Bultrini

Artificial Intelligence: Already in Libraries? / Juja Chakarova

Developing Artificial Intelligence in an Ethical Way in European Libraries / Mojca Rupar Korošec

Investing in Artificial Intelligence: Considerations for Libraries and Archives / Bohyun Kim

Part II: The Implications for Use of Artificial Intelligence in Libraries and Education

The Implications for Use of Artificial Intelligence in Libraries and Education: An Introductory Overview / Andrew Cox

The Policy Context of Artificial Intelligence / Fiona Bradley

Toward Bias-free Artificial Intelligence for Student Success in Higher Education / Josette Riep, Annu Prabhakar

Building Library Artificial Intelligence Capacity: Research Data Repositories and Scholarly Ecosystems / Raymond Uzwyshyn

Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Library Services: Reflections on a Practical Project / Neli Tshabalala

Ethics Case Studies of Artificial Intelligence for Library and Information Professionals / Andrew Cox

Part III: Projects in Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing

Projects in Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing in Libraries: An Introductory Overview / Raymond Uzwyshyn

Without Heading? Automatic Creation of a Linked Subject System / Martin Malmsten, Viktoria Lundborg, Elena Fano, Chris Haffenden, Fredrik Klingwall, Robin Kurtz, Niklas Lindström, Faton Rekathati, Love Börjeson

Transferring Applied Machine Learning Research into Subject Indexing Practice / Anna Kasprzik

Topic Modelling in the Ottoman Kadi Registers / Sümeyye Akça

Assessing Machine Learning for Cataloging at the Library of Congress / Caroline Saccucci, Abigail Potter

From Text to Data Inside Bibliographic Records: Entity Recognition and Linking / Thomas Zaragoza, Yann Nicolas, Aline Le Provost

Part IV: Artificial Intelligence in Library Services

Artificial Intelligence in Library Services: An Introductory Overview / Edmund Balnaves

Empowering Library Services: Building a ChatGPT Chatbot / Patrick Cher

Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence for Libraries / Imam Khamis

Developing Digital Literacy Using Mini-AI Games / Helen Sau Ching Cheung, Alex Hok Lam Chan, Kenny Ka Lam Kwan, Yoko Hirose

How Ex Libris Uses Artificial Intelligence and Smart Services to Transform Libraries / Itai Veltzman and Rael Elstein

Artificial Intelligence in Libraries on $5 per Day: Image Matching with Koha / Edmund Balnaves

Glossary

Resources to Get Up to Speed on Artificial Intelligence / International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). Artificial Intelligence Special Interest Group (AI SIG)

Generative AI for Library and Information Professionals / International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). Artificial Intelligence Special Interest Group (AI SIG).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783111335711

3111335712

OCLC:

1451412307

Access Restriction:

Open Access (CC BY license)