The IAML Online Events Committee is pleased to announce its upcoming event on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at 14:30 UTC/GMT. See other time zones by clicking here.
Participation is free and open to all. Registration is required to take part in the meeting. Once registered you will get the event as a calendar item in your own time.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/VVCHgAxoRTGYhlxq0AEyyQ
Webinar: "Artificial Intelligence: Transforming the Future of Libraries and Archives"
Duration: 100 minutes
- Opening remarks: brief information from the Board about the IAML 75th Anniversary Outreach Fundraiser. Janneka Guise, Vice-President
- Webinar: Moderator: Teresa Delgado, National Library of Spain
Panelists:
· David Rizo Valero
Topic: General concepts of AI.
Description: This session introduces the fundamental concepts of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its applications in music and musicology. It will trace the evolution of AI from its early conceptual stages to recent developments that have transformed its role across industries, with a particular focus on music-related contexts. Participants will also examine the social and ethical implications of AI, considering its potential benefits and challenges. The session will conclude with an open discussion, inviting participants to exchange ideas on the future and possibilities of AI in the field..
Speaker Bio: David Rizo, engineer and PhD in Computer Science from the University of Alicante, he will present the fundamentals of artificial intelligence, reviewing its evolution, current applications, and impact across different sectors, including libraries, music, and musicology. He has extensive experience in software development and teaching, serving as a Professor of Computer Media at the School of Art and Design in Alicante and as a part-time lecturer at the University of Alicante in the field of computer music.
· Andrew M. Cox
Topic: AI and libraries.
Description: The presentation will review the range of ways that AI may be integrated into library work, from using generative AI for day to day tasks, using it to improve library workflows and services, through to promoting AI literacy among users. It will discuss which of these might be priorities and which more long term projects. It will also discuss strategies to raise library AI capability to grasp the opportunities and manage the undoubted ethical and other risks.
Speaker Bio: Andrew M. Cox, Andrew Cox is a senior lecturer at the School of Information, Journalism and Communication, University of Sheffield, UK. He is convenor of the IFLA Special Interest Group on AI and a former chair of ASIS&T's AI SIG. As well as author of many recent peer reviewed journal articles on AI and libraries, he is co-author of the 2025 book, AI for Knowledge, published by CRC press.
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IAML Online Events Committee
Maria Teresa Delgado-Sánchez, Chair
Houman Behzadi, Chair
Anders Cato, ex officio
Anna Pensaert, ex officio