Conference Main Themes - SLA / Arabian Gulf Chapter

SLA / Arabian Gulf Chapter

1. Content & Collections Management:

Electronic Resource Management (ERM).
Applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in content management.
Recent technical developments in organizing content.
The impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on electronic resources.

2. The Interactive Participation of Users and Information Resources:

The Metaverse and cyberspace in information institutions.
Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies in information institutions.
Smart applications for Big Data analysis in information institutions.
Emerging technologies and interactive participation in holdings management.
Smart applications in supporting open access to information resources.
The impact of artificial intelligence and chatbots on information services.

3. Information Security and Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Information Institutions:

The influence of smart technologies on misleading and fake informational content.
The impact of artificial intelligence on the security of systems and networks in information institutions.
The impact of artificial intelligence on data privacy and beneficiaries.
Security dilemmas of artificial intelligence and their implications on national security.

4. Smart Cities and Libraries of the Future:

Future library buildings in smart cities.
Future library services in smart cities.
The role of professionals in future libraries in smart cities.
Security of information institutions in smart cities.

5. Keeping Pace with Academic and Professional Programs in the field of Libraries and Information Technology:

The impact of artificial intelligence on academic programs.
Challenges and obstacles facing academic programs in responding to developments in the field.
Competencies required for faculty members and academics programs to cope with the impact of smart technologies.
Building capacities and developing professional competencies to employ artificial intelligence technologies.

6. Opportunities, Challenges and Risks in Employing Artificial Intelligence Technologies:

Employing artificial intelligence technologies in managing informational crises.
Artificial intelligence and the challenges of scientific publishing.
Ethical and legislative aspects of superintelligence applications in information institutions.
Employing artificial intelligence in strategic planning and analysis in information institutions.
The role of information institutions in raising awareness of the ethical use of smart technologies.

Important Dates & Submission Deadlines:

Abstracts submission deadline: August 20, 2023.
Abstracts acceptance and authors notification no later than September 10, 2023.
Full paper submission deadline: December 31, 2023.
Review, revision and final acceptance: January 28, 2024.
Note: Results will be notified progressively