Category: Meetings

SIG PIE had monthly meetings/discussions on Feb 16, March 8, and April 5, on various issues. The theme of the next meeting on May 3rd (Friday), is “AI and Scholarly Writing: have we done this to ourselves?”

Please feel free to bring any resources/readings you think relevant to the topic to share with us. We suggest the following readings:

https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-papers-ai

https://time.com/6695917/chatgpt-ai-scientific-study

Come join us! If you have not received the Zoom link through our SIG group emails, please contact our officers.

We had the first meeting of the new year, on January 19, 2024. The theme of the meeting was “The IFLA-Dubai Affair.” On June 23, 2023, ALISE announced: “The Association for Library and Information Science Education will not be sending its IFLA representative to participate in IFLA WLIC 2024 (which will take place in Dubai), due to strong concerns over UAE’s present issues with human rights, women’s rights, and LGBTQIA+ rights.” Below are some of the statements we discussed:

IFLA & IFLA LGBTQ+ Users SIG Statements

• A statement on WLIC 2024 from the IFLA President and President-elect
  https://www.ifla.org/news/dubai-statement-from-president-and-president-elect/
• Invitation to host IFLA WLIC 2024 in Dubai withdrawn
  https://www.ifla.org/news/wlic-2024-withdrawn/
• The IFLA LGBTQ+ Users Special Interest Group Response to the announcement about IFLA WLIC 2024 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates:

Response to the announcement about IFLA WLIC 2024 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Selected Association Body Statements

• ALA (US)
  https://www.ala.org/aboutala/sites/ala.org.aboutala/files/content/Resolution%20on%20the%20Selection%20of%20Dubai%20as%20the%20location%20for%20the%20IFLA%202024%20World%20Library%20and%20Information%20Congress%20%28WLIC%29.pdf
•  CLFA (Canada)
  http://cfla-fcab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Canadian-Statement-on-Decision-for-IFLA-WLIC-2024-to-be-held-in-Dubai.pdf
• ALIA (Australia)
  https://read.alia.org.au/alia-statement-ifla-world-library-and-information-congress-2024
• CILIP (UK) https://www.cilip.org.uk/news/644188/CILIP-statement-on-Dubai-as-the-venue-for-IFLA-World-Library-and-Information-Congress-2024.htm
• LIBER (EU)

LIBER releases position statement on the IFLA WLIC in Dubai

We’ve been having monthly discussions on PIE-related topics, issues, articles, and books, normally on the 2nd Friday at noon Central/1 pm ET.

At the first meeting for the Year 2023-24, on Nov 17, 2023, we had a rousing discussion of this short article: Roxanne, Data and Society, 2022.

At the 2nd meeting, to be held on December 8, noon CT/1p ET, on Zoom, we will discuss The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens (ISBN: 978-0525560678) by Richard N. Haass. All members or non-members are welcome. Join us at https://umsystem.zoom.us/j/96530254336!