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    The ethics of classifying the world: from library catalogues to AI
    (Academic Conferences International Limited, 2022-08-25) Thornley, Clare; Bustillo, Marta; Schmidt Supprian, Christoph
    This paper reports on an initial exploration of knowledge classification ethics: What are the important ethical issues in how we classify knowledge and what kind of cognitive, cultural and social impacts may they have? An important part of Knowledge Management is the classification and organisation of knowledge to make it findable and reveal connections in related subjects. Discussion on the ethical aspects of this issue have recently been brought to the fore in both Library and Information Studies (LIS), in terms of objections to Library classification terms, and also in AI which can classify data using data sets which themselves reflect existing injustices and bias. The ethical implications of both types of knowledge classification can be better understood when the classification ethics debate in LIS and AI are used to inform each other.Findings include that AI provides clarity on measuring adverse outcomes whilst LIS provides nuance on the potential cultural and psychological harm of inappropriate terminology and inaccurate positioning within ‘worlds of knowledge’
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    Collaboration and Commitment: Publishing Diverse Academic Scholarship for the Public Good
    (IFLA Special Interest Group on Library Publishing, 2020) Colman, Jason; Downing, Karen E.; Lopez, William
    The IFLA Special Interest Group on Library Publishing held the Virtual Open Programme on October 15th 2020. The event had been scheduled as part of WLIC 2020 in Dublin which was postponed due to the pandemic. The theme was "Library Publishing: A catalyst for change" and it featured seven 8-minute lightening talks by library publishers from across the world. The event was broken into two parts: Case Studies and Collaborations in Library Publishing.
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    Library Publishing and Editors – A Promising Partnership Built on Open Access
    (IFLA Special Interest Group on Library Publishing, 2020) Ganz, Kathrin; Wenninger, Agnieszka
    The IFLA Special Interest Group on Library Publishing held the Virtual Open Programme on October 15th 2020. The event had been scheduled as part of WLIC 2020 in Dublin which was postponed due to the pandemic. The theme was "Library Publishing: A catalyst for change" and it featured seven 8-minute lightening talks by library publishers from across the world. The event was broken into two parts: Case Studies and Collaborations in Library Publishing.
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    Yilmaz Akkilic City Research Awards and Publications: A Library Publishing Example from Turkey
    (IFLA Special Interest Group on Library Publishing, 2020) Baba Pala, Şafak; Akdoğan, Nazan; Cemgil, Selin Can
    The IFLA Special Interest Group on Library Publishing held the Virtual Open Programme on October 15th 2020. The event had been scheduled as part of WLIC 2020 in Dublin which was postponed due to the pandemic. The theme was "Library Publishing: A catalyst for change" and it featured seven 8-minute lightening talks by library publishers from across the world. The event was broken into two parts: Case Studies and Collaborations in Library Publishing.
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    Publishing as a library: Our reasons to develop PUBLISSO – Publishing and Advice Services
    (IFLA Special Interest Group on Library Publishing, 2020) Arning, Ursula
    The IFLA Special Interest Group on Library Publishing held the Virtual Open Programme on October 15th 2020. The event had been scheduled as part of WLIC 2020 in Dublin which was postponed due to the pandemic. The theme was "Library Publishing: A catalyst for change" and it featured seven 8-minute lightening talks by library publishers from across the world. The event was broken into two parts: Case Studies and Collaborations in Library Publishing.