RLUK Digital Shift Forum | How can libraries leverage the benefits of AI?

RLUK’s Digital Shift Forum brings together colleagues from across the information, research, cultural and heritage communities, and third and commercial sectors, to discuss the future of the digital shift in collections, services, and audiences.

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How can libraries leverage the benefits of AI and what is on the horizon? An RLUK, SCONUL and UKSG event

New Digital Frontiers explores the role AI and Machine learning can play in our libraries, the platforms we use, the challenges we face and the opportunities we have. This third event, in partnership with SCONUL and UKSG, explores how can libraries leverage the benefits of AI and what is on the horizon.

AI has had a profound impact on libraries and higher education in a very short space of time. Yet beyond the hype around generative AI, how can libraries benefit from AI in a practical sense and what can they actually do with it? And given the rapid pace of change, what’s likely to be on the horizon?

This panel discussion features representatives from library and educational software vendors and sector bodies. They discuss how libraries can navigate this journey, what role the software sector can play, and how libraries can support the ethical adoption of AI.

Chaired by Wendy White, Director of Library & Learning Services (University Librarian) at the University of Southampton.

Panellists are:

Michael Webb – Director of Technology & Analytics, Jisc
Christine Stohn - Senior Director of Strategy & Innovation, Clarivate
Thomas Padilla - Deputy Director, Archiving and Data Services at the Internet Archive
Ashleigh Faith, Director of AI and Semantic Innovation, EBSCO