Information Technology and Big Data SIG summer business meeting
When
28 August 2020
Where
Online - Zoom
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IFLA IT Section SC Business Meeting 28 Aug 2020, 08:30-09:30 EST, Online
+ Big Data SIG Business Meeting 28 Aug 2020, 09:30-10:00 EST, Online
AGENDA
- [08:30 EST] Welcome
- Approval of the Agenda
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Approval of the 2019 Annual Report and Minutes for IT Section
These were previously approved via email, submitted to IFLA HQ and posted on website (https://bit.ly/3fRcZim; https://www.ifla.org/node/37088). -
Updates/Reports [10 min]
- From HQ/Professional Committee (Chang, et al.)
- From Information Coordinator (Boffy)
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Action Plan, 2019-20 (https://bit.ly/2PIYYbO) [10 mins]
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WLIC2020 events postponed/rescheduled/changed to virtual event
- Joint open session with Preservation & Conservation Section on Preserving complex digital objects in libraries [Boffy]
- Joint open session with KM Section on The effect of library systems to the delivery of services to user communities [Bultrini]
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Projects/activities completed
- Guidelines/principles on cybersecurity for libraries [Balnaves]
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WLIC2020 events postponed/rescheduled/changed to virtual event
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Action Plan, 2020-21 [30 min]
- Series of webinars on IT related topics [LynnK]
- Publication of “Robots in libraries” by DeGruyter [Seeliger]
- Create standards that certify interoperability for technologies [Weinraub Lajoie]
- Research data and libraries [Bultrini]
- Proposal: Sunset IT Section Skills Register [Chang]
- Proposal: Develop series of technology-related checklists in collaboration with IFLA Policy Office [Chang]
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WLIC2021, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Suggestions for satellite meeting and/or open session
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Any other business
- Next meeting — September?
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[09:30 EST] Big Data SIG program and business meeting
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Open session (data project) [40 min]
- Presentation from Edward Junhao Lim (IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Section) on bringing Library Carpentry workshops to IFLA to increase data skills
- Presentation “Towards ethical data management, distribution, and use for AI applications” by Dr. Maria Esteva and Dr. Sharen Strover, University of Texas, Austin
- Presentation “Feasibility of applying off-the-shelf Artificial Intelligence tools on digital library images collections” by Harish Maringanti (University of Utah)
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Business meeting
- Updates on SIG team, WLIC 2020, and action plan
- Invitation to participate in future work
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Open session (data project) [40 min]
- Any other business