Hello everyone,

 

We hope you were able to join us for our quarterly Infrastructure IG meeting this past Monday where Dr. Lise Jaillant of Loughborough University and Glen Layne-Worthey of the University of Illinois led a discussion on the AEOLIAN Network.

 

If not, we will be posting a recording to our YouTube playlist in the coming week.

 

As part of the discussion, the following Call for Papers was mentioned. If you are interested in contributing, please see the details below from Dr. Jaillant.

 

All best,

Eric Lopatin & Robin Ruggaber

Infrastructure Interest Group co-chairs

 

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Eric Lopatin | Product Manager, Digital Preservation

California Digital Library | University of California Curation Center (UC3)

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Dear all,

 

I am pleased to let you know that the special issue “When data turns into archives: making digital records more accessible with AI” has been accepted in the journal AI & Society.

 

The Call for Papers can be found here:

 

https://link.springer.com/journal/146/updates/26671434

 

The overall aim of this special issue is to explore how AI can help improve the preservation, access and usability of digital and born-digital archives. It focuses on the perspective and the challenges that AI can offer in unlocking archival data in various sectors (including government).

 

Bringing together digital humanists and social scientists, AI experts, professionals in Information Management, archivists, librarians, and museum professionals, this special issue welcomes contributions that explore themes including, but not limited to:

 

_AI applied to archival data created by government, cultural heritage organizations or other institutions;

_“Digital Heap” and the issue of disorganized data;

_Making archival data more accessible for public good;

_Risks associated with AI applied to born-digital records;

_Mitigating these risks: AI and ethics /Designing responsible AI systems;

_Research methods (including AI approaches) to use archival data;

_Qualitative approaches, for example to survey professional attitudes towards AI and archives.

 

IMPORTANT DATES:

 

Abstract submission: 30th June 2024

Manuscript submission: 30th September 2024

 

For inquiries and to submit your abstract (300 words) by email, please contact l.jaillant[at] lboro.ac.uk

 

The proposed special issue is a key research output of the LUSTRE project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) in the UK. The overall aim of the LUSTRE project is to connect policy makers with computer scientists, digital humanists and professionals in the GLAM sector (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums). More information on the project can be found on our website: https://lustre-network.net/

 

Best wishes,

 

Dr Lise Jaillant | Reader in Digital Humanities (Associate Professor)

School of Social Sciences and Humanities | Loughborough University, UK

 

Recent AHRC-funded projects:

 

  1. LUSTRE (Unlocking our Digital Past with AI), in partnership with the Cabinet Office
  2. EyCon (Visual AI and Early Conflict Photography) in partnership with French researchers
  3. AEOLIAN (UK/ US: AI for Cultural Organizations)

 

Latest articles: https://www.lisejaillant.com/p/articles-and-book-chapters.html

  

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