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Ioana Cornelia Cristina Crihană, The National Association of Public Librarians and Libraries in Romania, RomaniaAbstract
The digital transformation of public libraries is a complex process, situated at the intersection of accelerated technological progress and the need for creative industries to adapt. The implementation of emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), presents both significant opportunities and challenges for the library ecosystem. On the one hand, AI is the guarantor of rapid access to knowledge, promising important steps towards the automation of operational processes and the improvement of the user experience through personalized solutions. On the other hand, this race for innovation comes with risks related to ethics, data security and the unprecedented transformation of librarians' professional skills. In this context, this paper analyses the practical and strategic challenges of integrating AI into libraries, based on the experience of ANBPR (anbpr.org.ro) within the SHIFT: MetamorphoSis of cultural Heritage Into augmented hypermedia assets For enhanced accessibiliTy and inclusion. The pre-pilot, representing a Romanian use case, led by ANBPR within the ANBPR BiblioPublica National Conference (11-12 November 2024, National Library of Romania), provided a space for analysis and dialogue on how the Romanian public library network can become a dynamic infrastructure for testing and validating the latest AI-based technological solutions. Through the presentations and technological demonstrations carried out during this pre-pilot – in particular those dedicated to the Romanian case study for libraries, facilitated by Iosif Tsangko, researcher in the field of artificial intelligence at the Technical University of Munich, technical partner within the SHIFT consortium - highlighted the importance of collaboration between libraries and technology partners in testing and implementing artificial intelligence solutions.
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Conference: ECE2025Stream: Challenging & Preserving: Culture
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Crihană I. (2025) Challenges of Integrating Emerging Technologies in Libraries: Between the AI Race and the Imperative of Creative Industries Reform ISSN: 2188-1162 The European Conference on Education 2025: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 307-313) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2188-1162.2025.26
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2188-1162.2025.26
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