Scholars Portal Days 2024

Last modified by Gabby Crowley on 2024-05-30, 12:21

Scholars Portal Days 2024: Collaborative Intelligence

Wednesday, May 1 & Thursday, May 2, 2024

12:00pm - 3:00pm Eastern Time

As information landscapes and technologies continue to shift rapidly around us, we are taking the plunge into the ever-evolving world of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AIML). Along the way we’ve felt excitement, anticipation, and promise, alongside concern, frustration, and apprehension. How can we balance a range of positionalities with shared professional values to support strategic and mindful integrations of AI into our services and workflows?

We have always relied on collaboration, between people and between institutions, in order to create and support technologies and projects greater than what one person can do alone. This year for Scholars Portal Days we’re coming together to leverage our knowledge, insights, and skills as information professionals to invest in our collective, collaborative intelligence as we look to the future of AIML in libraries.

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Agenda

Wednesday, May 1

Time	Session Description
12:00-12:10	Opening Remarks Catherine Davidson, Ontario Tech University Chair, SPOD
12:10-1:10	Panel Discussion Artificial Intelligence: Apprehension and Anticipation Moderator: Michael Ridley - Librarian Emeritus, University of Guelph Panelists: Mita Williams - Acting Law Librarian, University of Windsor (Slides) Dr. Maura Grossman - Research Professor with the School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo
1:10-1:20	Break
1:20-1:40	Update from the OCUL AIML Task Force Catherine Steeves, Western Libraries Chair, OCUL Task Force on AI and Machine Learning
1:40-2:10	Lightning Talks: Actionable AI Moderator: Lynne Serviss, McMaster University AI-Assisted Metadata Generation for Digitization Projects (Andrea Mills, Internet Archive Canada) Searchable Handwriting: An AI-Powered ICR Project with Transkribus Software (Jason Friedman, CRKN) TurboCurator for Metadata Curation in Dataverse (Amber Leahey, Scholars Portal/Borealis)
2:10-2:25	Break & Spring Slideshow
2:25-3:00	Lightning Talks: AI Concepts & Conversations Moderator: Andrew Colgoni, Brock University Doing It Ourselves: A (very) Brief Introduction to Locally Hosted Large Language Models and their Customization (John Fink, McMaster University) The AI Helper: Fostering Connections and Access to Digital Spaces (Lisl Schoner-Saunders, Algoma University) AI, the Trickster, and Embracing Chaos (Bobby Glushko, Western University)

Thursday, May 2

Time	Session Description
12:00-12:40	Opening Remarks Kate Davis, Director of Scholars Portal Scholars Portal Updates: Collaborative Infrastructure & Collections Preservation Services Scholars GeoPortal
12:40-1:00	Lightning Talks: Collaboration for Research & Impact Moderator: Jacqueline Whyte Appleby, Scholars Portal The making of “A Response Will Be Forthcoming: Geospatial Information, Provincially Significant Wetland Boundaries and the Fight to Protect Wetlands in Ontario” (Francine Berish, Queen’s University, and Laura Jean Cameron, Belle Park Project) ORCID Implementation (Mary Ochana, Laura Bredahl, and Ian Milligan, University of Waterloo)
1:00-1:20	Scholaris LOGO REVEAL Julia Gilmore, Scholars Portal
1:20-1:40	Break & Pet Parade
1:40-2:00	Lightning Talks: Enhancing Scholars Portal Services Moderator: Jacqueline Whyte Appleby, Scholars Portal The Power of Positive Feedback: A System Theory Perspective in Virtual Reference Services (Guinsly Mondésir, Scholars Portal) The ACE Table of Contents Tool (Ravit David, Siena Smith, and Milica Ivetic, Scholars Portal)
2:00-2:20	Update from the OCUL Executive Director Amy Greenberg, OCUL
2:20-2:50	Scholars Portal Updates: Assessment & Supporting Collaboration Assessment of the Accessible Content ePortal Project RAMP Into the Sunset: Saying Goodbye to RACER, Nesstar, and Confluence
2:50-3:00	Closing Remarks Lynne Serviss, McMaster University & Andrew Colgoni, Brock University Chairs, OCUL-SP Committee