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AI Tools for Systematic Review: Opportunities and Challenges
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-06-09) Ali, Muhammad Yousuf
AI Tools for Systematic Review: Opportunities and Challenges by Muhammad Yousuf Ali (Karachi, Pakistan) AI tools have significantly impacted academia and research, providing valuable support for various research activities. In recent years, a variety of AI-based tools have emerged to assist scholars and researchers, making their research processes more efficient. One important technique in research is the systematic review, which is commonly used in both the health sciences and social sciences. Libraries play a crucial role in supporting different types of literature reviews, including narrative reviews, scoping reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. This presentation aims to highlight AI tools used in systematic reviews and how librarians teach these tools to help library users conduct effective systematic reviews by integrating AI technology. Topics covered in this presentation include literature review summary tools such as Semantic Scholar, Elicit, and Research Rabbit, along with screening tools like ASReview, Rayyan, and Covidance for data management. We will also discuss reference and citation management tools like Samwell AI, myBib, and EasyBib.
AI-Assisted Emotional Tagging in Social Sciences Libraries: Enhancing Empathetic Information Access
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-06-09) Suraj, Ashutosh Kumar
AI-Assisted Emotional Tagging in Social Sciences Libraries: Enhancing Empathetic Information Access by Ashutosh Kumar SURAJ (Chandauli, India) In today’s rapidly evolving information landscape, libraries are no longer just repositories of knowledge; they are empathetic spaces that cater to the diverse needs of users. Social Sciences libraries, dealing with sensitive topics such as gender inequality, domestic violence, and mental health, face a challenge in categorizing content in a way that acknowledges its emotional impact on readers. Traditional classification systems focus on academic relevance but overlook the emotional sensitivity required for such topics. This presentation proposes an innovative solution: the integration of AI-assisted emotional tagging in Social Sciences libraries. By applying AI tools like sentiment analysis and contextual emotion recognition, library content can be tagged with emotional labels such as “empathetic,” “neutral,” or “potentially distressing.” This system will allow users to filter materials based on their emotional comfort, empowering them to engage with sensitive content according to their mental and emotional readiness. The presentation will explore the methodology behind developing such a system, including dataset curation, AI training, and the incorporation of user profiles for personalized suggestions. Key innovations like AI-generated content warnings and librarian training for emotional intelligence will also be discussed.
Balancing Interests: Reimagining Legal Deposit in Latvia’s Dynamic Publishing Field
(2025-03-14) Ungure, Elza
The current Legal Deposit Law of Latvia entered into force in mid-2006. While it can be considered relatively progressive for the time it was written, we at the National Library of Latvia are increasingly aware of how it no longer suffices in the ever-changing field of publishing, sometimes limiting our ability to acquire and preserve certain publications and other times creating unnecessary burden for publishers. Therefore, we will share the main points regarding the updates to the Law we are actively working to implement, especially regarding legal deposit regulations of digital publications, including production files, multi-media publications, publications by trade publishers, web-based content, etc. Inseparable from these developments is our ongoing work with the heterogenous publishing community, including in the form of feedback to the legal amendments proposed by us, which has led us to some takeaways we aspire to implement as part of an extensive communication campaign we are designing to target new publishers and groups of publishers that are typically more challenging to work with in particular to foster a more positive perception of the concept of the legal deposit system shifting the focus from legal duties to the idea of individual and common good.
Balancing Interests: Reimagining Legal Deposit in Latvia’s Dynamic Publishing Field [Webinar paper]
(2025-02-27) Ungure, Elza
The current Legal Deposit Law of Latvia entered into force in mid-2006. While it can be considered relatively progressive for the time it was written, we at the National Library of Latvia are increasingly aware of how it no longer suffices in the ever-changing field of publishing, sometimes limiting our ability to acquire and preserve certain publications and other times creating unnecessary burden for publishers. Therefore, we will share the main points regarding the updates to the Law we are actively working to implement, especially regarding legal deposit regulations of digital publications, including production files, multi-media publications, publications by trade publishers, web-based content, etc. Inseparable from these developments is our ongoing work with the heterogenous publishing community, including in the form of feedback to the legal amendments proposed by us, which has led us to some takeaways we aspire to implement as part of an extensive communication campaign we are designing to target new publishers and groups of publishers that are typically more challenging to work with in particular to foster a more positive perception of the concept of the legal deposit system shifting the focus from legal duties to the idea of individual and common good. Note about the author: Elza Ungure is the Head of the Collection Management Department at the National Library of Latvia and a contemporary national publishing industry researcher. Elza is responsible for creating traditional and digital collections by cooperating with publishers to ensure the receipt of legal deposits, acquiring additional copies, assessing and processing publications’ donations, participating in the international exchange process, and selective and domain-based web crawling. Elza also oversees the collection’s stocktaking, the provision of publishing statistics, and the ISBN and ISMN services for publishers. Elza has previous experience in research on practices in different spheres of exchange, labour relations, and political representation.
Bibliographic Activity in Social Sciences in the Era of Neural Networks and API Interfaces
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-06-09) Stepanov, Vadim K.
Bibliographic Activity in Social Sciences in the Era of Neural Networks and API Interfaces by Vadim K. Stepanov (Moscow, Russia) The total digitalization of information transfer processes and the parallel development of several standards and technologies at once have formed a new paradigm of bibliographic and, in general, information services for the scientific sphere. The foundation of the transformation was the adoption of international standards, DOI and ORCID. The method of providing scientific papers has also been unified: in most global scientific journals, when the author uploads a manuscript, along with the full text, all accompanying metadata are entered, launching the entire further cycle of bibliographic information. When a scientific paper is published, information about it is automatically transferred to Crossref (the global DOI registration agency), which has become a giant global repository of bibliographic information continuously received from publishers. Crossref is an open resource, information from which can be obtained by anyone without restrictions. API technology is used to borrow data from the Internet, which has become the basis for the bibliographic data exchange system: due to API, bibliographic information is continuously transferred from resource to resource in previously unimaginable gigantic volumes in the background without any human intervention. The opportunities that have opened up have been taken advantage of by companies that can be described as global discovery services or global bibliographic platforms. Their goal is to unite the entire world's flow of scientific publications to provide a full cycle of information services to any user in strict accordance with their individual information needs. Receiving bibliographic information from many publishers and specialized services, they have already accumulated arrays of hundreds of millions of records. The data is subject to intellectual processing – information obtained from different sources is combined into a single bibliographic record. Based on this array, users are provided with all traditional types of information support for research activities in a fully automated mode. Today, such companies include Semantic Scholar, The Lens, OpenAlex, Scilit, Google Academy, ResearchGate, Scopus, and Web of Science. In Russia, the equivalent of such an academic service is Elibrary. In the future, information support will increasingly shift towards global bibliographic platforms that provide comprehensive data with maximum comfort. Bibliographic services around the world need to take this fact into account and shift the focus to processing printed retrospective data and the flow of serials that are not classified as scientific publications.
Blacklight: A Multi-Institutional Open-Source Collaboration Building a Better Discovery Platform Framework
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-12-04) Ingram, Terence; Favell, Kathryn
This is the presentation made at the webinar titled 'Promoting Discovery Tools'. It was organised by the IFLA Asia Oceania Regional Division Committee and held on 27 November 2024.
BNF binding policy in the last decades : a short overview (2024)
(IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions), 2024-03-01) Vallas, Philipe
Bookbinding Practices 2022 Survey Results
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-04-03) Allain, Céline; Lee, Vicki
Bookbinding is an ancient practice in libraries: it is used to protect the book, optimize its use, giving it robustness and security during consultation and handling, and at the same time contribute aesthetically to improving and embellishing it, sometimes turning it into an artistic object. But after several centuries of practice, how is it still used in libraries today? Is it still used as a form of preservation and for functional reasons? And what materials are used in bookbinding? And by whom? Who are the bookbinders today? This webinar aims to promote the discussion of these topics by presenting the results of a questionnaire launched by IFLA’s Preservation and Conservation section and with contributions from various professionals from around the world. Recording date: 1 March 2024
Building Strong Library Associations (2008-2018) - Module 2 (Building your library association)
(2025-02-11) International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
The second module of the Building Strong Library Associations Programme (2008-2018) focused on different aspects of how to build your library association.
The case of Vanuatu: strategic role of government libraries in providing evidence to support the preparation of VNRs - 1th APFSD Side Event Concept Note (IFLA)
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2023-03-30) Williams, Betty
On 30 March 2023, the Regional Division Committee of IFLA for Asia-Oceania delivered a short regional webinar on “the strategic role of government libraries in providing evidence to support the preparation of Voluntary National Reviews”. The webinar was part of a programme of online events held alongside this year’s Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) organised by the office on United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific – UN ESCAP in Bangkok. The APFSD was a physical meeting in Bangkok (at which IFLA was represented), but the side events were virtual.
Challenges in the conservation of archival bindings at The National Archive of Torre do Tombo
(IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions), 2024-03) Lobo, Carla; Domingues, Sónia; Ribeiro, Anabela
Classifying Kadi Registers Using the BERT Model
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-11-07) Akça, Sümeyye; Valente, Elsa
Presentation from the webinar "Navigating the Risks of Global Inclusiveness: ML/AI Applications in Librarianship and DH/DS Practices", which explored the role of libraries in enhancing social and cultural inclusion through ML/AI adoption. Date: 6 November 2024.
Combining Trusted Contents and Generative AI in the Primo Research Assistant
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-12-04) Lecaudey, Timothee
This is the presentation made at the webinar titled 'Promoting Discovery Tools'. It was organised by the IFLA Asia Oceania Regional Division Committee and held on 27 November 2024.
Current challenges of Legal Deposit in Germany: a report for revising legislation to address issues in collecting books-on-demand, podcasts and digital music
(2025-03-14) Springer, Sabine; Wohlstein, Christoph
The German National Library has the right of legal deposit for the territory of Germany. A globalizing publishing market and changing trends in the field of digital publications present it with new challenges in terms of acquisition on the basis of current law. An internal working group is therefore currently evaluating the legal basis, isolating practical problem areas and developing proposals for changes where law and reality are increasingly diverging. The lecture is intended as a workshop report from this working group, presenting examples of some particularly challenging case groups (book-on-demand, podcasts, digital music) and can provide input for the audience's own critical reflection as well as an opportunity for solution-oriented discussions with the plenary. Note about the authors: Sabine Springer completed her legal clerkship at the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (German Publishers and Booksellers Association) after her first state examination in law and passed her second state examination specialising in media law. She has been a legal consultant at the German National Library since 2016 and is head of its legal department since 2021. After his first state examination in law, Christoph Wohlstein was a research assistant at the University of Freiburg, where he was in charge of an edition project in the field of digital humanities. After his second state examination, he has been a legal consultant at the German National Library since 2020 and its data protection officer since 2021.After his first state examination in law, Christoph Wohlstein was a research assistant at the University of Freiburg, where he was in charge of an edition project in the field of digital humanities. After his second state examination, he has been a legal consultant at the German National Library since 2020 and its data protection officer since 2021.
Current challenges of Legal Deposit in Germany: a report for revising legislation to address issues in collecting books-on-demand, podcasts and digital music [Webinar paper]
(2025-02-27) Springer, Sabine; Wohlstein, Christoph
The German National Library has the right of legal deposit for the territory of Germany. A globalizing publishing market and changing trends in the field of digital publications present it with new challenges in terms of acquisition on the basis of current law. An internal working group is therefore currently evaluating the legal basis, isolating practical problem areas and developing proposals for changes where law and reality are increasingly diverging. The lecture is intended as a workshop report from this working group, presenting examples of some particularly challenging case groups (book-on-demand, podcasts, digital music) and can provide input for the audience's own critical reflection as well as an opportunity for solution-oriented discussions with the plenary. Note about the authors: Sabine completed her legal clerkship at the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (German Publishers and Booksellers Association) after her first state examination in law and passed her second state examination specialising in media law. She has been a legal consultant at the German National Library since 2016 and is head of its legal department since 2021. After his first state examination in law, Christoph was a research assistant at the University of Freiburg, where he was in charge of an edition project in the field of digital humanities. After his second state examination, he has been a legal consultant at the German National Library since 2020 and its data protection officer since 2021.
Discovery Tools for Libraries - RDA in Practice: Teaching RDA
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-06-04) Sze, Elisa
This presentation by Elisa Sze explores practical strategies for teaching and implementing the Official RDA Toolkit, with a focus on the Canadian context. It introduces foundational concepts such as the IFLA Library Reference Model (LRM), RDA entities and elements, and the rationale for using RDA as an international metadata standard. The session highlights the differences between pedagogical and andragogical approaches to instruction, and shares detailed case studies from Canadian libraries and educational institutions. Examples include national training efforts, workshops, and classroom strategies at the University of Toronto. The presentation also outlines the role of key RDA bodies such as the RDA Steering Committee, RDA Registry, and the RDA Training in Canada Working Group. It concludes with recommendations and resources to support RDA adoption in both cataloguing practice and library education.
Educating independent publishers about legal deposit
(2025-02-27) Gibbs, Rebecca
The book publishing industry is undergoing significant change. Where it was once driven by traditional publishers, it is now shifting closer to the hands of individuals who use self-publishing platforms to make their stories available. Self-publishers, or independent publishers, form a diverse and fast-growing sector of publishing. The National Library of Australia is faced with a great challenge: a vast country full of potential publishers haven't heard of legal deposit, many of whom participate in international writing communities and services where Australian legal deposit requirements are not a natural topic. How do we, as a National Library, reach these individuals who are far removed from Canberra and ensure we continue to build a diverse and comprehensive collection of Australian publications? The National Library has undertaken a two-phase project to firstly scope and understand the publishing environment and secondly focus on broad outreach targeting a range of audiences on a large scale. The outreach included the creation of promotional resources, articles and engagement with community groups and professional organisations, blogs targeting genre fiction communities, attendance at festivals and conferences, industry newsletters promotions and paid marketing in newspapers and festival programs. This presentation will discuss the different strategies for outreach, what impact they had and what we learned along the way. Note about the author: Rebecca is Assistant Director, Collect and Acquire leading the team that acquires published and archival collections, including the legal deposit program. Rebecca started her library career at the Australian Music Centre, Sydney and has worked at the National Library of Australia since 2006. Her previous roles span digitisation, acquisition and description of published materials, training, and policy projects. She holds a Master of Applied Science (Library and Information Management) from Charles Sturt University.
Empowering Communities: Shaping Open Scholarly Publishing in Europe and Beyond [Webinar]
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-11-20) Stone, Graham; Stern, Niels; Bargheer, Margo; Pierre Mounier; Library Publishing Coalition; IFLA Library Publishing Special Interest Group Standing Committee
A joint webinar of the Library Publishing Coalition and the IFLA Library Publishing SIG on the groundbreaking European Open Access projects, DIAMAS, CRAFT-OA, and PALOMERA, held on Tuesday, 19 November 2024. The DIAMAS project focuses on institutional Diamond Open Access publishing that is free to read and free to publish. It aims to define the Diamond OA publishing landscape in the European Research Area (ERA) and to support it through the development of standards and toolkits. Pierre Mounier (OPERAS) provided an overview of DIAMAS. CRAFT-OA (Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access) aims to make the Open Access landscape more resilient by centralizing expertise, collaboration and a joint visibility/indexing layer. Margo Bargheer offered insights into CRAFT-OA. PALOMERA (Policy Alignment of Open Access Monographs in the European Research Area) focuses on OA books, and it seeks to create actionable recommendations to ensure that OA monographs are included in OA Funders' policies. Niels Stern provided an overview of this important project.
Enhancing Social Science Research in Library Discovery: The Application of Generative AI for Contextual and Exploratory Search
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-06-09) Cruz, Luis Ezra D.
Enhancing Social Science Research in Library Discovery: The Application of Generative AI for Contextual and Exploratory Search by Mr. Luis Ezra D. Cruz (Manila, Philippines) Emerging models of information retrieval are reshaping how researchers in the social sciences navigate complex and interdisciplinary literature. As scholarly output grows in volume and complexity, traditional keyword-based search methods often fall short in meeting the needs of exploratory and context-driven inquiry. This prompts libraries to adopt AI-enhanced discovery tools that support more intuitive research workflows. This paper examines the Primo Research Assistant, a generative AI-supported tool integrated into the Primo-based discovery platform of an academic library in Southeast Asia. The tool is designed to facilitate exploratory search through natural language querying and contextualized content delivery. Operating within the Primo VE discovery layer, it enables users to pose research questions in natural language. Using a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) framework, it identifies and synthesizes content drawn from indexed academic sources in the Central Discovery Index (CDI). The resulting output presents a concise, structured overview derived from article abstracts, accompanied by inline citations and links to the full records, allowing users to verify and further explore the presented content. The paper focuses on the tool’s application in research contexts, particularly its role in supporting preliminary literature scanning, clarifying unfamiliar topics, and enabling associative discovery, an information behaviour commonly observed in social sciences scholarship. Use cases include users refining research questions, identifying entry points into emerging subject areas, and surfacing relevant materials when initial keyword strategies yield limited results. The tool also proves helpful in guiding users toward adjacent topics and concepts that may not have been part of their original query formulation. Preliminary observations indicate that the tool is valued for its ability to summarize dispersed content, reduce time spent navigating search results, and provide starting points for deeper inquiry. Users describe it as particularly useful in situations involving topic selection, scoping reviews, and initial background research.
Environmentally Inspiring and Engaging Buildings, Research, Education and Library Services
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2021-05-06) France, Fenella G; Vitiello, Giuseppe; Ma, Leo F.H.; Mirza, Muhammad Sajid; Pinto, Leonor Gaspar; Ochoa, Paula; Kutner, Laurie; Harrington, Elaine; Hough, John; Männikkö, Minna; Sahavirta, Harri; Hauke, Petra; Byrd, Vivienne; Pun, Priscilla
IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries (ENSULIB) and Preservation & Conservation (P&C) Sections joint webinar on 6 May 2021. Our speakers presented papers on a wide range of sustainability and library issues, such as environmentally sustainable libraries and library services, sustainable library and LIS projects, library educational programs, and sustainable technologies (both digital and physical) for library material preservation and conservation. Level of interaction: Webinar – discussion with Q&A Speakers: --Fenella G France Ph.D., MBA FAIC & Andrew Forsberg, Library of Congress, USA --Giuseppe Vitiello, European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA) --Leo F.H. Ma, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China --Muhammad Sajid Mirza Ph.D., Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University, Pakistan --Leonor Gaspar Pinto & Paula Ochoa, Centro de Humanidades, Portugal --Laurie Kutner, Howe Library, University of Vermont, USA --Elaine Harrington & John Hough, University College Cork, Ireland --Minna Männikkö, Oulu City Library, Finland Duration of event: 120 Minutes

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