In this webinar APA Style experts will discuss how librarians can use APA Style to tackle some of the challenges in supporting students with research and writing in the current social and technological environment. The new APA Style Manual will be discussed which can provide APA Style guidance to all students, updates to AI guidance, and best practices for supporting academic writing in a world with AI and misinformation.
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Colleagues from the information, research, cultural, and heritage communities come together at Research Libraries UK’s Digital Shift Forum to discuss the future of the digital shift in collections, services and audiences.
On Wednesday 8th October the Digital Shift Forum will explore how research libraries can lead and support the use of AI.
Professor Paul Gooding will explore the impact and adoption of AI in libraries through the lens of time: specifically, how the principles of fast and slow design might allow us to spend productive time with AI.
The Digital Shift Forum is open to all, you do not need to belong to an RLUK member institution to attend or participate.
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SPHeRE Network’s Autumn Seminar 2025 is presented by Dr. Padraic Fleming.
This in-person event take place on Friday 26th September @ 1:45pm at Foster Place, Trinity College Dublin (TCD).
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The Ecosystem of Evidence: Navigating the future of the ecosystem of evidence
11th EBHC International Conference, joint meeting with the 11th Conference of the International Society for Evidence-Based Health Care
21st – 24th October 2026, Taormina, Sicily, Italy
This conference will delve into groundbreaking themes such as artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation in research, clinical practice, and healthcare service delivery.
Registration opens 7th May 2025
https://www.ebhcconference.org/
On Thursday 29th May, Julie Glanville presents a lunchtime webinar on whether general purpose AI tools and research-focused AI tools can help with search strategy development for systematic reviews.
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The Library Association of Ireland and CILIP Ireland are hosting their joint conference in the Kingsley Hotel Cork on 10-11 April 2025
The conference theme is “Shining Lights”.
Keynote Speaker: Aphra Kerr, Professor of Digital Media & Communications, UCD
Registration for this event is through Eventbrite.
LAI/CILIP Ireland Member Full Delegate Rate €350
LAI/CILIP Ireland Member Day Delegate Rate €100
The 3rd event in Lancaster University’s Systematic Review Conversations is AI – The Diamond in the Rough or the Monster in the Dark?
Presenter Hannah O’Keeffe (NIHR Innovation Observatory) working from a recent project, will discuss concerns around researchers generic use of AI. What are people worried about? How do we navigate the concerns? Is AI really the way forward or should we stick with traditional methods?
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The last webinar in the series Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods in evidence synthesis will cover:
- Why do we all need to embrace responsible AI?
- What are the recommendations for responsible AI?
- What changes to Cochrane processes and governance will help authors and others use AI responsibly?
The session is presented by Dr. Anna Noel-Storr, Ella Flemyng and Prof. James Thomas and is aimed at evidence synthesists, methodologists, AI developers, or those from organisations, funders or publishers involved in evidence synthesis.
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