RSU Library webinar “The Library as a Knowledge Navigator. The New Role of the Academic Library in Research and Studies”

The RSU Library invites librarians and information specialists to participate in the webinar “The Library as a Knowledge Navigator. The New Role of the Academic Library in Research and Studies.”

The seminar will focus on the changing role of the academic library under the influence of artificial intelligence, examining both the opportunities it provides and the challenges it creates in research and studies. The programme topics cover the use of artificial intelligence tools in academic work, copyright issues, the development of library information systems and directions of digital transformation. Special attention will also be paid to international experience, highlighting the expanding role of medical libraries, the involvement of information specialists in the preparation of scientific reviews, and librarians’ cooperation with developers in implementing artificial intelligence-supported solutions.

Seminar lecturers:

• Linda Alksne, Head of the RSU AI and Data Science study field, Director of the study programme Digital Strategy and Artificial Intelligence Management
• Inga Znotiņa, Chief Bibliographer at the RSU Library
• Ilona Pētersone, Head of the Copyright Division of the Ministry of Culture
• Uldis Zariņš, Latvian Academic Libraries Association (LATABA), Director of the University of Latvia Library, Chair of the Latvian Library Council of the Ministry of Culture
• Gabija Jurkšaitīte, Information Specialist at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Library and Information Centre
• Sofija Serra, NOVA Medical School, Coordinator of the Library Research Support Centre, Librarian, Portugal
• Anna Sikorska, Chief Librarian at the Information and Library Centre of the Medical University of Lodz, Poland

• Daiga Šļahota, Chief Librarian at the RSU Library
   

  Registration for the seminar is available here. The access link will be sent by email after registration