AI and discovery: Our experience at UoN Libraries

Fraser, Katie

Abstract

This presentation explores the real-life application of AI-driven discovery in two settings - healthcare and a university library. It will describe an innovative project to explore the potential of artificial intelligence to improve knowledge discovery in a library services context. It brings to life the voices of real users - students, researchers, clinicians and academics as they describe the ‘problems' they need to solve in a context of resource discovery. It tests assumptions about the potential benefits or ‘value propositions’ of AI in discovery, against real world user issues and suggests the areas where an AI worked best and where it was less successful. Libraries looking to understand how AI might improve discovery will benefit greatly from this real life practical project with its emphasis on the user experience.

These slides cover Part 2 of the session, focused on a university library. Part 1 is linked to under Additional Information.

Citation

Fraser, K. (2021, May). AI and discovery: Our experience at UoN Libraries. Presented at Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) Annual Meeting, Online

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) Annual Meeting
• Conference Location: Online
• Start Date: May 27, 2021
• End Date: May 29, 2021
• Deposit Date: Dec 17, 2021
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/7022857
• Publisher URL: https://ondemand.sspnet.org/Title/949f7281-cfb1-4641-b6ab-52a4e45cd0f7
• Additional Information: These slides cover AI and Discovery Part 2. AI and Library Discovery Part I was presented by Ken Chad of Ken Chad Consulting whose slides can be accessed at https://www.kenchadconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/AI_and_discovery_KenChad_SSP_May2021.pdf. A recording of the full joint presentation is available to subscribers via the SSP website.