The ALA IRC United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Subcommittee presents
"Generative AI supercharging the mission of libraries: risks and opportunities"
May 21 at 2:00pm New York/ 1:00pm Chicago
Register here: ala-events.zoom.us/meeting/register/...
Join us for an event presented in the days leading to the AI for Good Global Summit, an event by the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Library experts from different regions of the world will provide the most recent updates about AI and recommendations for all types of libraries. This will help librarians to understand how to harness Generative AI for bettering the education of library users and improving the lives and prospects of everyone, everywhere as per the UN Sustainable Development Goals call to action.
Our Keynoters and Distinguished Speakers will present top highlights about AI and the following themes: research, information integrity, open access, literacy, library strategy, copyright, privacy, ethics and misinformation, library operations, sustainability, information retrieval in non-english texts, indigenous populations, cyber security, LIS education, and library associations.
Last September at the NYPL, the US Department of State convened an event focused on AI's potential to accelerate progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Participants from different countries and organizations such as the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations Population Fund, and The World Health Organization were part of the group discussing a new commitment by countries, companies, and the multi-stakeholder community to ensure that AI serves the interests of humanity. Libraries have an important role to play. Join us to hear more about how to support sustainability efforts.
Moderator: Loida Garcia-Febo, Chair ALA IRC UN SDGs Subcommittee.
Agenda
Keynotes:
Dr. Leo Lo, Dean and Professor at the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico. He is also the President-Elect of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL).
Dr. Thanos Giannakopoulos, Chief Librarian of the United Nations Headquarters, UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library
Distinguished speakers:
Liz Jolly, Chief Librarian, The British Library. UK
Cindy Hohl: ALA President-Elect. Director of Policy Analysis and Operational Support at the Kansas City Public Library
Gene Tan: Chief Librarian & Chief Innovation Officer, National Library Board Singapore
Fiona Bradley: Chair IFLA Open Access Committee. Director, Research & Infrastructure, UNSW Library. Australia
Dr. Anthony Chow : Director and Professor, School of Information San José State University
Robin Kear: Faculty Librarian, University Senate President at the University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Shaddy Shadrach: Sustainability Expert. India
Dr. Andrew Cox: Chair IFLA AI SIG. UK
Dr. Jonathan Hernandez: Chair IFLA Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression Committee. Professor at the IIBIS, Universidad Autonoma de Mexico
Dr. Reysa Alenzuela, Head Librarian of Oriental Institute of the Academy of Sciences in the Czech Republic, and a consultant on Research and Publication at Central Philippine University. Czech Republic
Sara Benson, Head IFLA Delegation to WIPO. Copyright Librarian and an Associate Professor at the University of Illinois Library and an affiliate Professor of the School of Information Science, European Union Center, and the Center for Global Studies at the University of Illinois
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Robin Kear
Liaison Librarian
University of Pittsburgh
She/Her/Hers
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