[CASL-L] Fwd: Announcing the "AI and Libraries" Mini-Conference from Library 2.0

[Jenny Lussier]

Free and it will be recorded!
Jenny
[image: 12360210069?profile=RESIZE_710x]
<https://www.library20.com/ai-and-libraries>

Our first Library 2.024 mini-conference: "*AI and Libraries: Applications,
Implications, and Possibilities*," will be held online (and for free) on
Thursday, March 21st, 2024, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time.

How has artificial intelligence impacted library services, resources, and
work so far? How have libraries responded to these evolving technologies to
better support their communities? It's been over a year since generative
artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT and Dall-E have been introduced
in public spaces and consciousness, but AI has been around long before
these tools yet there are still lingering concerns, challenges, and
considerations. Join us for this free virtual conference to learn how
libraries and library workers are engaging with artificial intelligence
tools in their libraries from research support to information literacy to
technical services. The conversations held in the conference will address
the practical implications of these tools in the profession.

Our special conference chair is Dr. Raymond Pun, the Academic and Research
Librarian at Alder Graduate School of Education, and the Immediate Past
President of the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) and a Past
President of the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA).

We look forward to gathering online with you for this event!

*This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.*
*REGISTER HERE <https://aiandlibraries.eventbrite.com/>*
to attend live and/or to receive the recording links afterward.
Please also join the Library 2.0 community <https://www.library20.com/> to
be kept updated on this and future events.

Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0 conference events,
which are designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among
information professionals worldwide. Each three-hour event consists of a
keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a
closing keynote.

Participants are encouraged to use #library2024
<https://x.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=library2024&src=typd> and
#aiandlibraries
<https://x.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=aiandlibraries&src=typd> on
their social media posts about the event.

*OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL:*
[image: 12360212699?profile=RESIZE_400x] <http://raypun.info/>*Ray Pun,
Ed.D., MLS*
ALA Presidential Candidate 2025-2026
Librarian, Alder Graduate School of Education
Immediate Past President, Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA)
Past President, Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA)
*OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL & SPECIAL ORGANIZER*

Dr. Ray Pun (he/him) is the academic and research librarian at the Alder
Graduate School of Education, a teacher residency program in California,
where he supports all library services from scholarly communication to
acquisition by engaging with graduate students and teacher educators.
Previously, Pun worked and taught at Stanford University, Fresno State, New
York University Shanghai, and the New York Public Library in various roles.
Pun is an active member of the American Library Association (ALA) and
Library Freedom Project (LFP) and is the Past President of the
Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) and the Chinese
American Librarians Association (CALA). In addition, Pun is an ALA
Presidential candidate for 2025-2026.

[image: 12360223854?profile=RESIZE_400x]*IdaMae Craddock*
Librarian, Albemarle County Public Schools, Community Lab Schools, Virginia
*OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL*

A 22 year veteran of Albemarle County, IdaMae Craddock, M.Ed is the
librarian at the Community Lab Schools. Ms. Craddock has conducted seminars
at the White House, the Bay Area MakerFaire, and South Carolina Association
of School Libraries. Ms. Craddock is Virginia's 2019 Librarian of the Year
and was named a Darden Fellow at Old Dominion University in 2019 as well.
Winner of the Magna Award from the National Association of School Boards,
her publishing credits include Library High-Tech, School Library Journal,
and Knowledge Quest. The focus of her research is Maker Education and the
role of school libraries in the community. Her program has been profiled by
School Library Journal, Library Media Connection, NPR, and Edutopia. She
has a precocious daughter, an understanding husband, and a lazy dog named
Peacha.

[image: 12360223459?profile=RESIZE_400x]*Dr. Brandy McNeil*
Deputy Director, Programs & Services. The New York Public Library
*OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL*

Dr. Brandy McNeil focuses on community needs through game-changing
innovations to build successful adult education programs in the 89 branches
under her stewardship across NYC. Building the highly successful
TechConnect program, Dr. McNeil has established partnerships with Apple,
Spotify, Google, and Microsoft to name a few. Through her inspirational
leadership, she has made it her mission to help underserved communities to
ensure equitable access to technology, knowledge, and opportunity. Dr.
McNeil is also a contributing writer of the book titled Libraryland; It's
All About The Story published in 2020 and has appeared in various
publications. Dr. McNeil holds a Doctorate in Business and an M.B.A. in
Entrepreneurship. Previously, she worked for several Fortune 500 companies
and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Public Library
Association and was on the Black Caucus of ALA Executive Board. In her
spare time, she is an entrepreneur, consultant, and motivational speaker.

[image: 12360223700?profile=RESIZE_400x]*Leo S. Lo*
Dean/Professor, College of University Libraries & Learning Sciences,
University of New Mexico
*OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL*

Dr. Leo S. Lo (he, him, his) joined the University of New Mexico as Dean
and Professor of the College of University Libraries and Learning Services
(CULLS) in September 2021. He oversees over 120 full time faculty and staff
and provides leadership for all University Libraries operations,
Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences (OILS) program, and the
UNM Press.
*CALL FOR PROPOSALS*
Proposals for 30-minute concurrent presentations will start being accepted
on February 1st and more information will be given here.

We are encouraging conference session submissions that focus on:

   - How artificial intelligence has specifically impacted library
   services, resources, and work so far;
   - How libraries have responded to these evolving technologies to better
   support their communities;
   - How libraries and library workers are engaging with artificial
   intelligence tools in their libraries, from research support to information
   literacy to technical services;
   - Practical implications of these tools in the profession;
   - Specific concerns, challenges, and considerations that libraries,
   library staff, and library leaders have faced with artificial intelligence.

*This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.*
*REGISTER HERE <https://aiandlibraries.eventbrite.com/>*
to attend live and/or to receive the recording links afterward.
Please also join the Library 2.0 community <https://www.library20.com/> to
be kept updated on this and future events.

The School of Information at San José State University
<http://ischool.sjsu.edu/> is the founding conference sponsor. Please
register as a member of the Library 2.0 network
<https://www.library20.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network> to be kept informed
of future events. Recordings from previous years are available under the
Archives tab at Library 2.0 and at the Library 2.0 YouTube channel.
<https://www.youtube.com/user/library20conference>

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Jenny Lussier

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Brewster and John Lyman Elementary Schools

jlussier at rsd13.org

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