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Dublin Core Academy: Linked Data and AI: Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
This course provides a systematic introduction to the technical principles and application scenarios of RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation). Through hands-on demonstrations and guided practical sessions...
Webinar: ImageSnippets: Experiences with a Linked Data Image Annotation System (SIG-CMR)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
In metadata schemas, descriptive information about images is often either condensed into keywords and subject classifications or stored in description fields that, despite being conceptually rich and contextually relevant, are typically formatted only...
SIG-MET Distinguished Speaker Series: Lecture by Dr. Yong-Yeol (YY) Ahn
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
We have invited a very famous scholar in scientometrics field, Prof. Cassidy Sugimoto, to give a virtual talk to our broad audiences.
Europe Chapter - Coffee with the Editors of "Exploring Contemporary Classification Practices"
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
We have invited a very famous scholar in scientometrics field, Prof. Cassidy Sugimoto, to give a virtual talk to our broad audiences.
Webinar: Passing it On: Preparing for Promotion in the Academy
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Academics experience many changes over the course of a long career. For mid-career professionals working towards their next career milestone, maintaining momentum, avoiding burnout, and adjusting to changing workloads can be challenging...
Welcome Wednesday - April 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Learn more about ASIS&T and your membership benefits by attending a New Member Welcome Wednesday.
Webinar: Generating Smart Data for Diverse Cultural Heritage Resources in the New Era of AI -- Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Smart data means the trusted, contextualized, relevant, cognitive, predictive, and consumable data at any scale, revealing the most important V(value) of big data. In the new era of AI, smart data may be efficiently processed using AI technology while...
2026 IDEA Institute - Virtual Certificate Course on AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a disruptive but transformative technology that can bring value to libraries by enabling increased library use, optimizing collection analysis, and enhancing the user experience. Library and information ...
Webinar: AI and ML Approaches for Improving Biomedicine and Healthcare (SIG-HLTH)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Major advances in AI are linked inseparably to biomedicine and healthcare. The use cases in the earliest AI experimental research initiatives investigated automated diagnosis of infections. In the current times...
Webinar: Passing it On: Up, Down, and Sideways: A Dean’s-eye View of Working with Leadership and Peers
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
As part of the Passing it On series, Dean Eric T. Meyer of the UC Berkeley School of Information will share insights based on his eight years as a dean at two large research-intensive universities on how to work with campus leadership such as provosts...
Webinar: Cognitive Architecture for Digital Engagement: Structuring Information for Retention in Mobile-First Environments
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Information systems are often evaluated using exposure-based metrics, such as page views, and interaction-based metrics, such as clicks, likes, and shares. However, these measures do not reliably reflect meaningful knowledge acquisition and retention...
Webinar: Meet the Author: Behind the Startup: How Venture Capital Shapes Work, Innovation, and Inequality
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
In recent years, dreams about our technological future have soured as digital platforms have undermined privacy, eroded labor rights, and weakened democratic discourse. In light of the negative consequences of innovation, some blame harmful algorithms ...