AI power hour: Addressing the challenges and opportunities
July 08, 2026
AI power hour: Addressing the challenges and opportunities 8th July 14:30
REGISTER : https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wzv3gNxSREqjFpavgx9KEQ
In this free Higher Education Library Technology webinar, our panellists will use their experience of AI to address the challenges, strains, adaptions, and opportunities for libraries and their users. For example they will cover:
- Scraping and infrastructure: How aggressive AI scraping impacts system performance, and how to balance access with system security.
- Streamlining staff workflows: Practical ways library teams are integrating AI into daily processes and systems management.
- Changing student search: How AI is reshaping expectations and the way students and researchers find information.
- Introducing AI functionality: How to approach integrating AI into library tools.
The panelists:
- Dave Rowe, Libraries Hacked
- Jonathan Field, Open Fifth
- Sam Goldsmith, Open Fifth
- Kerry Steeden, Blackpool & The Fylde College
- Martin Wheatley, Leeds City College
A recording of the webinar will be made available to registrants