The Future of Libraries and Archives in the Age of AI
The Future of Libraries and Archives in the Age of AI
AI is transforming the way libraries and archives preserve and provide access to the record of knowledge.
This year’s Whyte Lecture explores how these institutions can harness emerging technologies to strengthen preservation, access and discovery – while critically examining the risks AI poses to authenticity, integrity and trust.
Guests will enjoy canapés, beverages and networking opportunities.
Host
Associate Professor Tom Chandler
Monash University
Associate Professor Chandler's research explores 3D modelling and virtual environments in research visualisation.
He has also developed a range of interdisciplinary collaborations, primarily in archaeology and history, with the Visualising Angkor Project, but also in Indigenous Studies with the Monash Country Lines Archive, in zoology, with colleagues at La Trobe University, and in ecology, working with CSIRO and the Australian Ecosystems Models Framework.
Speakers
Jessica Coates
Australian Library & Information Associations
Jessica Coates is a law and policy expert with over two decades of experience working in Australia and overseas. She has recently taken on the role of the Director of Policy, Education and Research for the Australian Library and Information Association, following a year working on AI implementation for the Australian government.
This tops a career dedicated to supporting libraries, whether as the Senior Rights Advisor for the National Library of Australia, as the Copyright and Policy Advisor of the Australian Libraries Copyright Committee, or as the Global Network Manager of open access non-profit Creative Commons. Jessica has a Master of Laws from Melbourne University.
Associate Professor Joanne Evans
Monash University
Associate Professor Evans is an archival and recordkeeping researcher and educator in the Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University. She is currently the lead of the Digital Transformation group in the Department of Human Centred Computing.
Through an ARC Future Fellowship from 2015-18, she has established the interdisciplinary Recordkeeping and the Rights of the Child Research Program to address the lifelong identity, memory and accountability needs of childhood out of home care. This involves the exploration of participatory design and research strategies to develop dynamic evidence and memory management frameworks, processes and systems supportive of multiple rights in records and recordkeeping."