IATUL Fall Seminar - 2023

Opening Speeches

"Significant Monument for the Collective Memory of Izmir" | Ezgi Ergin - Librarian, Izmir National Library

"Libraries as Transformers" | Gultekin Gurdal - Library Director, Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH)

"Overview of IATUL" | Dr. Anna Walek - IATUL President, ACC Cyfronet AGH    

"Science Diplomacy" | Prof.Dr. Yusuf Baran - Rector, IZTECH

Session Chair: Dr. Charles Eckman - Dean and University Librarian, University of Miami

“Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Information Organization and Retrieval” | Invited Speaker: Prof. Dr. Yasar Tonta - Department of Information Management, Hacettepe University

"Open Science in the AI World" | Invited Speaker: Natalia Manola - CEO, OpenAIRE A.M.K.E

"COAR Notify: Enabling Peer Review of Repository Content" | Paul Walk - Director, Antleaf Ltd.

"Increase Impact of your CRIS with AI" | Invited Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tolga Ayav - Department of Computer Engineering, IZTECH

Lunch

Session Chair: Gerda Winkler - Head of University Library, Free University of Bozen
 

“The Battle of Algorithms: How Libraries and AI Collaborate to Win the War on Misinformation” | Invited Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sebnem Ozdemir - Management Information Systems, Head of Data Science Department, Istinye University, AIPA Board Member, MIT CSAIL Res. Coll.

"How Reference Librarians Can Use Artificial Intelligence to Enrich Reference Services" | Ebru Gonul Turk - Academic Engagement and Reference Librarian, Koc University Suna Kırac Library
 

"1 Hard, 2 Soft – Management Skills for Library Leaders" | Caroline Pang - University Librarian, Nanyang Technological University Singapore (Board Member, IATUL, Asia Pacific Representative)

"Effective Change Management for Libraries and an Ever Changing World" | Prof. Maria Frahm-Arp Executive Director of the Library and Information Centre, University of Johannesburg 

Session Chair: Kara Jones - University Librarian, American University of Sharjah
 

"Research Visibility and Impact" | Invited Speaker: Adjunct Lecturer Nader Ale Ebrahim - Research and Technology Department, Alzahra University and “Research Visibility and Impact” Freelancer Consultant

"Ranking for University Libraries"  | Invited Speaker: Dr. Sami Cuhadar - Library Director, Istanbul Bilgi University

"Evaluation of the Role and Position of Academic Libraries in the Global Ranking Systems of Universities and Higher Education Institutions" | Assoc. Prof. Rasoul Zavaraqi -  Knowledge and Information Science Department, and Director of Central Library, Documentation and Publication Center, University of Tabriz 

Gala Dinner 

Place: Izmir Historical Elevator Building

P.C.: If you want to watch the sunset, we recommend you to be at the restaurant at 19:15.

Session Chair: Gultekin Gurdal, - Library Director, IZTECH
 

"Is There Any Good Practices for Funding APCs for Open Access Publications and Which Model or Publishers Should be Chosen? A Case Study in the Sector of Sciences and Technologies of UCLouvain (Belgium)" | Dr. Frédéric Brodkom - Librarian and Learning Center Manager, Université Catholique de Louvain 

"Publisher Packages Offered by EBSCO and Read & Publish Agreements" | Sultan Suleyman Okten -  Regional Sales Manager, EBSCO

"Transformative Agreements" | Invited Speaker: Colleen Campbell - OA2020 Partner Development, Max Planck Digital Library

"Achieving SDGs in University Libraries" | Invited Speakers: Tuba Akbayturk Canak - Library Director, Koc University and Ertuğrul Cimen - Library Director, MEF University

Session Chair: Caroline Pang - University Librarian, Nanyang Technological University 

"Role of  Repositories in Open Scholarship" | Invited Speaker: Dr. Jenny Basford - Repository Services Lead, British Library

"The Role of Academic Libraries in Supporting RDM" | Invited Speaker: Dr. Anna Walek -  IATUL President

"University Library 4.0: Adaptation of Thai University Libraries to the Digital Society" | Asst. Prof. Saowapha Limwichitr - Information Landscape Research Unit, Department of Library Science, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
 

"Libraries and Data Visualization as New Management Competence: Sierra – PowerBI Implementation at Koc University Libraries" | Sina Mater - Digital Collections and Information Services Team Leader, Koc University Suna Kirac Library

"The Importance of Video in Research and Education" | Melita PARLAK - Curriculum Specialist, JoVE 

Session Chair: Kate Robinson - University Librarian, University of Bath

"Digital Solutions for Modern and Ottoman Turkish: Hiperkitap, Wikilala, Kelime.com and eOsmanlica" | Dr. Harun Tuncer - HiperKitap

"Chatbots in Libraries" | Aysel Senoglu - Librarian, Atilim University

"Best Practices of Innovative Libraries: Examples of University Libraries in the USA" | Kubra Zayim Gedik - Lecturer, Bezmialem Vakif University; Nilay Cevher, Ph.D. - Research Assistant, Izmir Katip Celebi University

"Enhancing Value of Libraries via Open Science" | Saide Sak - Customer Success Manager, Elsevier

Session Chair: Dr. Anna Walek - IATUL President, ACC Cyfronet AGH   

"Content Development Marathon for New Generation Cultural Spaces: The Case of Konya Creathon" | Ali Guney - Director, Social Innovation Agency Director; Şeyma Gençoğlu - Researcher, Social Innovation Agency; Mehmet Tekkaymaz - Social Innovation Agency; Merve Ciraci - Researcher, Konya Necmettin Erbakan University and Social Innovation Agency

"The Pathology of Publishing Status of Medical Books in Iran with Phenomenological Approach" | Assoc. Prof. Fatemeh Sheikhshoaei - Department of Medical Library and Information Science, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences

"Recommendation as-a-Service (RaaS): Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Library Transformation" | Ali Bugra Kanburoglu - Research, Tech Lead; Cagri Yesil - Senior Research Engineer, Huawei Türkiye R&D Center; Servet Cankurt - Library Director, Isik University