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Item AI in Focus: Artificial Intelligence and Libraries Conference(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2023-05-24) Cher, Patrick; Uzwyshyn, RayReview of a conference co-organised by the IFLA Information Technology (IT) Section, the Big Data Special Interest Group, the Artificial Intelligence Special Interest Group and the National Library Board (NLB), Singapore took place at the National Library Building on March 2 and 3, 2023. As part of the two-day hybrid conference, participants discussed AI's practical implementation, upcoming opportunities and future ethical considerations.Item Can We Get Some Agile Here? The Application of Agile Project Management Principles for Library IT(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2023-05-24) Uzwyshyn, RayAgile Project Management concepts find applicability in academic libraries where processes could benefit from streamlining through a formalization of Agile Project Management structures and processes. Scrum, Kanban, and Lean are frameworks, structures and methodologies that all benefit Library IT processes. Even though system wide implementation of information technology has been carried out widely in libraries in the past three decades, there is room for a more structured approach utilizing these structures from Agile perspectives. This research highlights a few current directions and synergies from best practices of Agile Project Management and current library technology needs. It highlights the most applicable and innovative areas of Agile techniques that would be useful to pursue.Item Contextualizing Performers in Circus Route Books: Linked Data Entities and the Open Data Environment(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2023-05-24) Yon, Angela; Uzwyshyn, RayMilner Library and Circus World at Illinois State University, and the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, hold the largest circus collections in the United States and collectively decided to share their unique route books to build a digital collection for the "Step Right Up: Digitizing Over 100 Years of Circus Route Books" project.Item Improving Digital Services and Access to Collections at Library and Archives Canada(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2023-05-24) Gendreau, Jean-Sébastien; Sabourin, Mathieu; Timms, Kat; Uzwyshyn, RayLibrary and Archives Canada (LAC) has taken strides to address the current digital reality when it comes to providing client services. LAC formed from the merger of the National Library of Canada and National Archives of Canada in 2004.1 Its mandate includes preserving and making accessible Canadian documentary heritage; facilitating cooperation among Canadian communities, and sharing knowledge; and acting as the memory of the Government of Canada.2 LAC's extensive holdings include archival records from public or private individuals or groups in all media as well as published material by or about Canadians (e.g., books, serials, movies, music, theses, microfilm).3 Providing easy access to LAC’s holdings has to start with a proper online presence. Today’s users expect more online and, although creating these services is not rocket science, putting the building blocks in place is not simple. LAC has struggled for some time to determine how to offer a sign-in application that could provide similar services to what a client experiences at a physical location. Much work devoted to the effort using traditional project development methodologies did not yield substantial results for almost 15 years. By contrast, the Digital Access Agile team created this product in only four months releasing it to the public in February 2022.Item Newsletter: Information Technology Section, January 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2023-12-18) IFLA Information Technology Standing Committee; Uzwyshyn, Ray; Lampert, Cory; De Brasdefer, Maria; Lesneski, Traci; Somaratna, Sajeewanie D.; Cellucci, Vincent; Bodanzky, Alice; Boots, JeroenIFLA Internet Manifesto 2024, Call for Review - Special Issue on Technology-Enhanced Learning Spaces (Introduction: Enhanced Library Technology Spaces; Academic Libraries for GenZ: Information & Learning Centre at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka; Developing Technologically Enhanced Learning Spaces for New Millennia Academic Libraries; XR Cone: Turning Non-standard Collections Into a Hall of Inspirations) - 2023 IFLA South Africa AI Satellite ReviewItem Trends and Issues in Library Technology (TILT) Newsletter, December 2021 / January 2022(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2021-12-23) Klapwijk, Wouter; Wingate Gray, Sara; Uzwyshyn, Ray; Wen Sze, Tan; Chee Kiam, Lim; Ying Yi, Chow; Fritz, Samantha; Mason, Ingrid; Leclaire, Céline; Balnaves, Edmund; IFLA Information Technology Section Standing Committee; Uzwyshyn, RayBig Data special issueItem Trends and Issues in Library Technology (TILT) Newsletter, January 2023(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2022-12-28) IFLA Information Technology Section Standing Committee; Balnaves, Edmund; Uzwyshyn, Ray; Boffy, François-Xavier; Sogoba, Souleymane; Akça, Sümeyye; Palma Peña, Juan Miguel; Klapwijk, Wouter; Kleinveldt, Lynn; Uzwyshyn, RayThe January 2023 issue of TILT newsletter collects international articles about natural language processing, topic modeling and cultural heritage archives, open science, metadata, AI, and agile IT management.Item Trends and Issues in Library Technology (TILT) Newsletter, June 2023(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2023-05-24) IFLA Information Technology Section Standing Committee; Cher, Patrick; Balnaves, Edmund; Boffy, François-Xavier; Uzwyshyn, Ray; Chilton, Galadriel; Gendreau, Jean-Sébastien; Sabourin, Mathieu; Timms, Kat; Yon, Angela; Uzwyshyn, RayThis is a thematic issue with several articles about agile project management methodology in libraries. There is also a feedback on mid-term event organized by IT section, AI SIG and Big Data SIG. Table of content : Retrospective of AI Satellite Conference in Singapore (Patrick Cher, National Library Board, Singapore); Using Agile Methods & Tools for Collaborative Collections Project and Organizational Development (Galadriel Chilton, Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation, USA); Improving Digital Services and Access to Collections at Library and Archives Canada (Jean-Sébastien Gendreau, Mathieu Sabourin and Kat Timms, Library and Archives Canada, Canada); Can We Get Some Agile Here? The Application of Agile Project Management Principles for Library IT (Ray Uzwyshyn, Mississippi State University, USA); Contextualizing Performers in Circus Route Books: Linked Data Entities and the Open Data Environment (Angela Yon, Illinois State University, USA).Item Trends and Issues in Library Technology, June 2022(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2022-06-01) IFLA Information Technology Standing Committee; Uzwyshyn, Ray; Balnaves, Edmund; Boffy, François-Xavier; Chakarova, Juja; Kleinveldt, Lynn; Sánchez Nogales, Elena; Pastrana García, Alicia; Cerdán Medina, José Carlos; Lorca González, Marcelo; Malliari, Afrodite; Nitsos, Ilias; Zapounidou, Sofia; Doropoulos, Stavros; Cox, Andrew; International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)For this issue, we have a wide spectrum of great articles on AI topics for libraries. Juja Chakarova, of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, gives a historical overview of AI in the context of libraries. Lynn Kleinveldt, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa, overviews new AI learning environments and libraries. Elena Sánchez Nogales, Alicia Pastrana García, José Carlos Cerdán Medina, of the National Library of Spain, present a project regarding Digital Transformation, Data Reuse and AI at the National Library of Spain. Marcelo Lorca González, from the Library at the National Congress of Chile, details a project on the conversion of MARC to BIBFRAME and implications towards semantic web-linking. From Greece’s International Hellenic and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Datascouting, Afrodite Malliari, Ilias Nitsos, Sofia Zapounidou, Stavros Doropoulos overview an AI-based Open Audio-Visual Archives (OAVA) project for enhanced search and retrieval. And from the University of Sheffield, UK, Andrew Cox forwards a compelling set of ethics scenarios regarding artificial intelligence and the importance of examining ethical implications of AI for information professionals.Item Using Agile Methods & Tools for Collaborative Collections Projects and Organizational Development(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2023-05-24) Chilton, Galadriel; Uzwyshyn, RayIn this article, Galadriel Chilton, the Director of Collections Initiatives (DCI) for the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation (IPLC; a partnership of 13 academic libraries), shares examples of applying Agile principles and tools. Galadriel describes how using Agile coupled with intentional focus on establishing governance and communication processes helps effectively complete projects, build trust, cultivate community, and develop an organization.