WLIC 2025 Joint Satellite Meeting: IFLA Bibliography and Information Technology Sections with Artificial Intelligence Special Interest Group, 14 – 15 August 2025, Astana, Kazakhstan

Satellite Meeting Materials

14 August (afternoon)

Time Title Speakers
14:00 – 14:30 Registration & Coffee – Welcome
14:30 – 15:00 Artificial Intelligence in the Astana IT University: Cultivating Kazakhstan’s Next Generation of AI Innovators Beibit Abdikenov
15:00 – 16:00 Workshop: Ethical AI for the Library Andrew Cox
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break & Astana IT University Library Visit
16:30 – 17:30 Workshop: Taming AI for Metadata Enhancement: RAG and Local LLM Edmund Balnaves
17:30 – 18:30 AI in the Academic Field: Supporting Research and Learning Moderator: Zhuldyz Orazymbetova
1. Transforming Services with AI: The Nazarbayev University Library Journey Yelizaveta Kamilova
2. Artificial Intelligence and the Evolution of Learning Resources Collections at Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd University Mohamed Abdulla Mohamed
3. A Comparative Analysis of AI Tools for Research Support: ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot Sharon Q. Yang, Sharon Whitfield
4. Linguistic Barriers in Academic Research: Can AI Create a More Inclusive Future? Frode Opdahl, Aislinn Marmion
15 August (full day)

Time Title Speakers
8:30 – 9:00 Registration
9:00 – 9:30 Opening Session and Welcome
1. Opening Speech by Vice-Rector for Science and Innovation, Astana IT University Andrii Biloschitsky
2. Satellite Opening Remarks: Chairs of the IFLA Bibliography and Information Technology Sections and the Artificial Intelligence Special Interest Group Rehab Ouf, Cory Lampert, Andrew Cox
3. Welcome Note: Director of Astana IT University Library and Satellite Coordinator Maral Nuralina
⠀4. Messages from Sponsors
9:30 – 10:30 Metadata’s New Frontiers: AI-Driven Systems and Standards Moderator: Rehab Ouf
1. SGCAT: Using AI to Facilitate Cataloguing Ng Hui Ling
2. AI-Powered Bibliographic Control: Automating Cataloging, Standardization, and Data Capture Claudio Daniel Diaz, María Paz Vergara
3. From PDF to Prompt: Toward Universal Bibliographic Control Through Machine-Readable Cataloguing Rules Hannes Lowagie
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:15 Copyright and Other Legal Implications of AI Moderator: Andrew Cox
1. Choose Carefully: AI Regulation, Copyright, and the Recent IFLA Statements Stephen Wyber
2. The U.S. Copyright Office’s Report on AI and Copyright Christopher Weston
3. AI and Copyright Literary in the UK Policy Context Jane Secker, Chris Morrison
12:15 – 13:00 Panel: AI & the Metadata Professional Landscape Moderator: Cory Lampert
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:30 Astana IT University Tour
14:30 – 15:30 Institutional Responses to AI: Libraries, Standards Bodies and Bibliographic Agencies in Transition Moderator: Andrew Cox
1. IFLA Entry Point to Libraries and AI Andrew Cox
2. Catalysing Change: An AI Roadmap for Cataloguers at the National Library Board of Singapore (NLB) Haliza Jailani
3. RDA’s AI Strategy and the Future Development of RDA Renate Behrens
15:30 – 16:30 Curating in the Age of Generative AI: Global Perspectives on Collections, Ethics, Ownership, and Cultural Responsibility Moderator: Rehab Ouf
1. Unexpected AI in the Collections: A Collection Development Case Study on Navigating a New Academic Information Ecosystem Selena Chau
2. Cultural Rhythms at Risk: Libraries, Copyright, and AI in the Preservation of African Music Asmaa Bouaamri, Fredrick Otike
3. Generative Artificial Intelligence, Copyrights and Licenses from Latin America Approach Juan Miguel Palma Peña
4. Reframing Bibliographic Control in the Age of Generative AI: Toward Inclusive Metadata Policies and Practices Mohammed Nasser Al-Suqri
16:30 – 17:00 Coffee Break
17:00 – 18:15 Pushing Boundaries to Next Generation Cataloguing: Experiments at the Edge of AI and Metadata Moderator: Cory Lampert
1. Results of AI Experimentation for Cataloging at the Library of Congress Caroline Saccucci, Abigail Potter
2. Metadata for the Margins: Cyberpunk Cataloging with OpenAI Amy Andres, Liya Louis
3. Improving Performance in AI-based Automatic Classification through Feature Augmentation: A Case Study of KDC Jung Chul, Lee Soo-Sang, Rho Jee-Hyun
4. Accessibility and Digital Repositories: Describing Digital Collections using LLMs Anna Schlaack, Stephanie Luke, Ayla Stein Kenfield
18:15 – 18:30 Closing Remarks Athena Salaba

Speakers Titles and Affiliations

(following the order of sessions)

14 August

Name Title
Beibit Abdikenov Dr. Beibit Abdikenov, Assistant Professor, Director of the Scientific Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence at Astana IT University, Kazakhstan
Andrew Cox Andrew Cox, Senior Lecturer at the school of Information, Journalism and Communication, University of Sheffield, UK Convener, IFLA Artificial Intelligence Special Interest Group
Edmund Balnaves Edmund Balnaves, Director, Information Technology, Prosentient Systems Pty Ltd, Australia Chair, IFLA Professional Division G
Zhuldyz Orazymbetova Zhuldyz Orazymbetova is the Head of the Patron Services Office at Nazarbayev University Library in Astana, Kazakhstan
Yelizaveta Kamilova Teaching & Learning Support Librarian at Nazarbayev University Library in Astana, Kazakhstan
Mohamed Abdulla Mohamed Dr. Mohamed Abdulla Mohamed, Manager of Learning Resources Center, Prince Mohamed Bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia
Sharon Q. Yang Dr. Sharon Q. Yang is a Systems Librarian and Professor at the Rider University Library & Learning Commons in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA
Sharon Whitfield Dr. Sharon Whitfield is an Associate Professor and the Electronic Resources & User Access Librarian at Rider University and Learning Commons in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA
Aislinn Marmion Aislinn Marmion works as Compliance and Business Development Lead at the startup company Keenious
Frode Opdahl Frode Opdahl is the Co-Founder and CEO at Keenious
15 August

Name Title
Andrii Biloschitsky Prof. Dr. Andrii Biloschitsky, Vice-Rector for Science and Innovation, Astana IT University, Kazakhstan
Rehab Ouf Rehab Ouf, Chief Research Officer, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt Chair, IFLA Bibliography Section
Cory Lampert Cory Lampert is the Head of Digital Collections and Professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries, USA Chair, IFLA Information Technology Section
Andrew Cox Andrew Cox, Senior Lecturer at the school of Information, Journalism and Communication, University of Sheffield, UK Convener, IFLA Artificial Intelligence Special Interest Group
Maral Nuralina Director of Astana IT University Library and Satellite Coordinator
Ng Hui Ling Ng Hui Ling is the Deputy Director, Resource Discovery at the National Library Board of Singapore
Claudio Daniel Diaz Claudio Daniel Henríquez Díaz is the Deputy Director of Information Management Systems and Technology – CRAI, Universidad Autónoma de Chile
María Paz Vergara Maria Paz Rioseco Vergara is Coordinator for Collections Management and Information Analysis – CRAI, Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Hannes Lowagie Hannes Lowagie is the Head of Bibliographic Information Agency of Belgium, Royal Belgium Library (KBR), Belgium
Stephen Wyber IFLA External Affairs Director, Policy and Advocacy, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
Christopher Weston Christopher Weston is Senior Counsel for Policy and International Affairs at U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress, USA
Jane Secker Jane Secker is Senior Lecturer Educational Development, City St George’s, University of London, UK
Chris Morrison Chris Morrison is Head of Copyright and Licensing, Bodleian Library, Oxford, UK
Haliza Jailani Haliza Jailani is Senior Deputy Director/Senior Principal Librarian, Resource Discovery and Management at the National Library Board, Singapore
Renate Behrens Renate Behrens is Chair of The RDA Steering Committee, Germany
Selena Chau Selena Chau is Collection Strategist Librarian at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Asmaa Bouaamri Asmaa Bouaamri is an information professional and anthropologist, Independent Researcher and Librarian, Dedan University, Kenya and Canada
Fredrick Otike Fredrick Wawire Otike is a professional librarian and scholar in the field of Library and Information Science, Kenya
Juan Miguel Palma Peña Juan Miguel Palma Peña, Academic Librarian and Information System Specialist at National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico
Mohammed Nasser Al-Suqri Mohammed Nasser Al-Suqri, Professor and Acting Dean of College of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Caroline Saccucci Caroline Saccucci, Chief, U.S. Programs, Law and Literature Division, Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate, Library of Congress, USA
Abigail Potter Abigail Potter is a Senior Innovation Specialist with the Library of Congress Digital Innovation Lab, USA
Amy Andres Amy Andress is Director of Libraries and Associate University Librarian, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar
Liya Louis Liya Louis is the Library Systems, Data, and Web Coordinator at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar
Jung Chul Jund Chul is Ph.D. Candidate at the Department of Library, Archive and Information Science, Busan National University in Korea
Lee Soo-Sang Dr. Lee Soo-Sang is a professor in the Department of Library and Information Science at Pusan National University in Korea
Rho Jee-Hyun Dr. Rho Jee-Hyun is a professor in the Department of Library and Information Science at Pusan National University in Korea
Anna Schlaack Anna Oates Schlaack is the Cataloging and Metadata Librarian and an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
Stephanie Luke Stephanie M. Luke, Metadata Data Librarian and Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
Ayla Stein Kenfield Ayla Stein Kenfield is the Repository Services Librarian and an Associate Professor, University Library at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
Athena Salaba Dr. Athena Salaba is Professor at the School of Information, Kent State University, USA, At IFLA, she is Chair of Professional Division H and Incoming Chair of the IFLA Professional Council