BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1011@m25lib.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250619T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250619T160000 DTSTAMP:20250616T094801Z URL:https://www.m25lib.org.uk/events/sla-conference-2025-tg4/ SUMMARY:SLA Conference 2025 - AI in Libraries: Friend or Foe [TG4/SLA25] - *Event registration now closed* DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n*Registration has now closed. Please contact cpd25@l ondon.ac.uk with any queries*\n\n \;\nAnnual SLA Conference 2025 – A I in Libraries : Friend or Foe \ncpd25 is pleased to bring you our annual SLA (Senior Library Assistant) Conference on 19th June 2025\, designed fo r those who supervise staff\, services or both. This is a popular and well -loved event\, giving attendees the invaluable opportunity to meet and net work in-person. This year will focus on Artificial Intelligence in librari es.\nIf you would like to contribute to the day by sharing a 5 minute pres entation on how you have been motivated to use AI in your work please cont act us at cpd25@london.ac.uk with details by Tuesday 10th June.\nThe event will be held at the London College of Fashion  (Eastbank Olympic Park )\nFounded in 1906\, London College of Fashion\, UAL is a leader in fashio n design\, media and business education. East Bank is the UK’s newest cu ltural quarter at the heart of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.\nThere will a lso be an opportunity to visit LCF Library\, including the Materials lib rary which contains extraordinary materials from a range of plant-based\, paper\, fabrics and textiles. During the lunch break\, you are also welcom e to look at any exhibitions in the building or explore the local area.\nT he conference will be in-person and will be a highly participative day wit h plenty of opportunities for networking – enabling attendees to share t heir experience and best practice. This event is open to all\, but would b enefit in particular Senior Library Assistants\, Information Services Supe rvisors\, Library Assistants\, Information Assistants or their equivalent. \nProgramme:\n9.30am   Registration and coffee\n\n10am       Welcome and introduction\n\n10.10am  Keynote: 'Practical and Ethical AI: Support ing Staff and Students in a Changing Library Landscape'\, Dr Julie Wall\, University of West London.\n\nAs AI becomes increasingly embedded in highe r education\, libraries are at the forefront of navigating both its promis es and its pitfalls. This session explores how frontline library staff can meaningfully engage with AI tools in ways that enhance service delivery w ithout compromising ethics or equity.\n\nDrawing on practical examples and real-world use cases\, the talk will highlight how tools such as Microsof t Copilot and AI-powered chatbots can streamline everyday library tasks\, from answering repetitive queries to generating help guides\, summarising meetings\, and supporting accessibility. At the same time\, the session wi ll stress the importance of responsible use\, including awareness of bias\ , data protection\, and the continued need for human oversight.\n\n10.40am    Coffee break\n\n11am          Library visit\n\n12.30pm    Lunc h\n\n1.30pm      Delegate presentations:\n\nMarcin Tumidajski\, Univers ity of West London\n\nTaiwo Lasisi\, The Ohio State University\n2pm           Exchange of experience \n2.35pm      Tea/coffee break\n2.50 pm      Interactive session exploring GenAI literacy. Led by LC Chung f rom Libraries &\; Collections\, King's College London.\nThis session cr eates a space to critically engage with generative AI tools through crafti ng inputs or questions\, known as 'prompts'\, alongside considering the li mitations in these tools and processes\, including bias and sustainable pr actice.\nBy the end of the lesson\, participants will be able to:\n\n\n U nderstand what we mean by ‘genAI’.\n Engineer prompts for a variety o f tasks\n Discuss the uses and limitations of genAI\n\n3.50pm Closing com ments\n4pm   End\n \;\n\nSpeaker biographies:\n\nDr Julie Wall is Pr ofessor of AI and Advanced Computing at the University of West London\, wh ere she leads work on applied machine learning and natural language proces sing. Her research focuses on developing responsible and accessible AI sys tems\, with a particular interest in language technologies\, AI ethics\, a nd practical tools for education and public services.\n\nJulie has played a key role in establishing the university’s Centre for AI and Natural La nguage Technologies (CAINT)\, and regularly collaborates with academic\, i ndustry\, and public-sector partners on AI adoption in projects related to education\, accessibility and the financial services. She is also a BSI e xpert contributing to the development of AI standards.\n\nLC Chung is a Le arning &\; Teaching Librarian at King’s College London Libraries and Collections\, with a focus on information literacy and helping students ma ke the most of the Library. Having designed and run workshops around Chemi stry\, Classics\, Engineering and Health Sciences\, LC is currently workin g with colleagues in King’s to create a new workshop on GenAI Literacy. She is particularly keen to explore pedagogical approaches and interactive ways to help today’s learners engage critically and curiously with new technologies and resources.\n\nMarcin Tumidajski works at the University o f West London as an Assistant Librarian\, where he develops video content and guides to help students make the most of library services. He’s part icularly interested in how AI can enhance accessibility and inclusion in a cademic libraries. Outside of work\, he enjoys music and returns often to favourite books like The Lord of the Rings and The Master and Margarita.\n \nCost:\n\n£200 members\n£400 non member institutions\n\nCost includes l unch and refreshments\n\nInformation for joining:\n\n Electronic CPD atte ndance certificates can be provided on request. Please request via cpd25@l ondon.ac.uk\n\nCancellations less than one week before the event will be c harged a 50% cancellation fee. In the event of a ‘no-show’ on the day\ , the full fee will be charged.\n\nTo book a place please use our online b ooking forms. Please remember to include your PO number as bookings cannot be confirmed without this. \n\nIf you would also like to contribute to th e day by sharing a 5 minute presentation on how you have been motivated to use AI in your work\, please email cpd25@london.ac.uk.\n\n \;\n\n*Reg istration has now closed. Please contact cpd25@london.ac.uk with any queri es* CATEGORIES:cpd25 Events LOCATION:London College of Fashion\, 105 Carpenters Road\, London\, E20 2AR \, United Kingdom GEO:51.541669;-0.01304 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=105 Carpenters Road\, Londo n\, E20 2AR\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=London College of Fashion:geo:51.541669,-0.01304 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR