Sign up for the first session in the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) AI Exchange Program.
Open to any academic library worker interested in locally developed AI-related training and expertise, the AI Exchange Program is designed to help attendees consider the ethical, academic, and operational implications of AI technologies.
Session Information
Emerging AI Applications in Digitization and Accessibility Workflows
- Date and time: Thursday, February 12, 10-11 a.m. Eastern Time
- Presenter: Mark Pellegrino, Digitization Services Librarian (McMaster University)
- Format: Online via Zoom
In this one-hour presentation, Digitization Services Librarian Mark Pellegrino will highlight how the McMaster Digitization Centre is leveraging AI tools to enhance accessibility in digital collections.
You’ll hear about the challenges and unpredictability of programming for AI, lessons learned from costly early trials, and how the McMaster team is deepening their understanding of OpenAI API in a Python development environment. The session will also explore work with AI-powered PDF remediation, including a promising tool to transform inaccessible PDFs into WCAG-compliant documents with optical character recognition, semantic tagging, and alternative text.
This presentation will not be recorded – make sure to sign up and join the OCUL AI Exchange on February 12!
About the AI Exchange Program
The OCUL AI Exchange is a professional development program designed to foster cross-institutional learning and collaboration around AI in academic libraries. The AI Exchange Program is part of OCUL’s AI and Machine Learning Initiative that promotes responsible, ethical AI and machine learning use in the academic library environment while building related knowledge and skills across the OCUL membership and beyond. Read more about the AI and Machine Learning Initiative.
For More Information
For questions about the exchange program or the AI and Machine Learning Initiative, please email Program Manager Kari D. Weaver: kari.weaver@ocul.on.ca.