Best of Core Forum: Transforming Libraries with AI: Enhancing Access, Efficiency, and Community Engagement

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Explore how artificial intelligence can revolutionize libraries by enhancing accessibility, streamlining operations, and fostering community connections.

Explore how artificial intelligence can revolutionize libraries by enhancing accessibility, streamlining operations, and fostering community connections. In this session, Brian Pichman will share innovative AI applications tailored for libraries, focusing on open and transparent solutions that empower both public and academic institutions. Discover strategies for integrating AI technologies in marketing, user interaction, and information dissemination, ensuring libraries remain at the forefront of knowledge and technology in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. This webinar was previously presented in-person as a session at the 2024 Core Forum. We are hosting this webinar, with the session adapted and presented live as a virtual event, to extend its reach.

This webinar was previously presented in-person as a session at the 2024 Core Forum. We are hosting this webinar, with the session adapted and presented live as a virtual event, to extend its reach.

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this session, the attendee will be able to

  • Discover strategies for integrating AI technologies in marketing, user interaction, and information dissemination,
  • Ensure libraries remain at the forefront of knowledge and technology in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Who Should Attend: Leadership and Management, Marketing and Technology Staff

Presenter:

Brian Pichman, a forward-thinking technologist and champion for progress, breathes new life into libraries and educational institutions through his groundbreaking work across his careers. By seamlessly integrating state-of-the-art technology, fostering dynamic collaboration, and nurturing a culture of innovation, Brian masterfully transforms organizations into vibrant centers of creativity, knowledge-sharing, and community engagement that inspire lifelong learning. His unwavering commitment to reimagining the role of libraries and educational institutions in the modern world has a profound impact on communities, reshaping the way organizations operate and cementing his legacy as a transformative force for change in the world of education.

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Event tags:
Academic Library
Cataloging
Collection Management
Public Library
Rural Library
School Library
Special Library
Tribal Library
Urban Library
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July 09, 2025
1:00 - 2:00pm CDT
$57.67 Core member, $71.10 ALA member, $79 nonmember
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