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Call for participation
Asis&T SIG AI Workshop | October 30, 2021
call for participation
Workshop on AI in Information Research and Practice: Fostering Interconnected Communities

SIG AI Workshop at ASIS&T 2021

Salt Lake City, UT (USA) and Hybrid

Saturday, October 30, 2021; 8am-12pm Mountain Time


This half-day workshop aims to support and advance an ASIS&T artificial intelligence (AI) community by connecting AI research and practice in library and information environments. We invite a broad range of participants who are engaged in developing AI applications and solutions, or study their impacts and/or interested in learning about the opportunities and challenges in AI research and development. Through a panel discussion, lightning talks, a brainstorming session, breakout group conversations, and a plenary discussion, the workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to obtain feedback on preliminary and ongoing work, identify pressing challenges and critical questions of AI in library and information environments, and develop new research problems and approaches.


This workshop is sponsored by ASIS&T's new Special Interest Group on Artificial Intelligence (SIG AI).


ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS:

We encourage participants to submit an extended abstract (a maximum of 500 words), which will be published at the workshop website. Submission of an abstract is highly recommended, but not required. Only participants who submit an abstract will have an opportunity to present a lightning talk at the workshop. Please submit your abstract by completing this Qualtrics form.


Abstract may cover one or more aspects of AI including research questions, empirical findings, methodological approaches, applications, solutions, best practices, tools, products, discussion on a specific issue, future directions, and impact and challenges of AI in library and information environments.

TOPICS include, but are not limited to:


    AI applications in library and information environments
    AI ethics, equality, and fairness
    Human-centered AI
    Human-AI interaction
    AI literacies
    AI and learning analytics
    AI-powered information services
    Value-sensitive AI design
    AI for societal benefits
    AI digital assistants
    Algorithmic bias in AI
    Transparent and explainable AI
    AI for search and discovery


IMPORTANT DATES:

Abstract Submissions: August 30, 2021  EXTENDED to: September 7, 2021

Notifications: September 15, 2021

Workshop: Saturday, October 30, 2021; 8 am-12 pm Mountain Time


In-Person/Virtual registration rates for ASIST members and non-members can be found here: www.asist.org/am21/registration. Workshop rates will increase by $25 after August 13.


ORGANIZERS: 

Soo Young Rieh, University of Texas at Austin, USA (rieh@ischool.utexas.edu

Clara M. Chu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA (cmchu@illinois.edu)

Dania Bilal, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, USA (dania@utk.edu)

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2021 workshop in-person/virtual registration at:

www.asist.org/am21/registration

workshop rates will increase by $25 after August 13.