LIBRARIAN COMMITTEES ON A.I.
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Multiple professional committees are exploring engagement with A.I. as a librarian domain.
They are hosting mailing lists and other forums for exchange, they are developing guidelines and frameworks, they define standards, and identify roadblocks ahead.
This is an overview on these committees, so you can inform yourself on their work.
"The AILTG is charged with developing a sustainable structure and resources for AI literacy and the support of AI-literate instruction and research at UVic Libraries."
(From the Terms of Reference)
"Provides a forum for researching potential applications of Machine and Deep Learning in library science, including discussions, publications, and outreach to the wider Library community. Its goal is to educate librarians on uses of the complex techniques of machine learning and to provide a space for critically thinking both about new applications, and about the ethical and social impact of these technologies, as the field rapidly expands in the coming decade."
(From the Core website)
"...the purpose of this task force is to articulate a set of scenarios for possible futures for the research enterprise that are heavily shaped by recent developments in AI and machine learning, with a particular emphasis on generative AI. The purpose is to help the ARL and CNI communities—and, indeed, the broader public—to better understand the possible outcomes of developments and policy choices, rather than to predict the future. The hope is that these materials will also be useful as a starting point for further discussions and strategic planning among [...] member institutions."
(From the Call for Expresson of Interest)
"Some main objectives of the SIG are:
1. Provide a focal point for developing ideas in line with the recommendations in the IFLA Statement on Libraries and AI. The SIG will help address the key areas of innovation and concern for libraries including learning more about the artificial forms of knowledge generation in society over and above the traditional research and publication processes, and the associated new forms of knowledge organization and representation those will demand from libraries. The SIG will also explore the risks and opportunities of AI through the lens of traditional professional and ethical practices of library and archival professionals.
2. Provide an international platform in IFLA to increase AI awareness, education, best practices, and literacy. Libraries will increasingly be engaged in organization and client understanding of the role of AI in society and the use of AI in libraries. It is important to learn how AI can supplement libraries’ existing knowledge databases and information systems in a responsible manner as well as to investigate how libraries can be important data providers for AI applications and services.
(From the IFLA AI SIG website
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