On December 10, at the East Kazakhstan Regional Library for Children  and Youth, a lecture-practicum was held on the topic Digital Transformation of Libraries with the Help of Artificial Intelligence.

The aim is to introduce participants to the potential of artificial intelligence in the library sector and to train them in using AI tools for the digitalization of library processes. The lecture was delivered by Ruslan Kayratovich Chettykbayev, Head of the Competence and Technology Transfer Center in the field of Information Technology at D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University. In his presentation, he addressed the following topics: the role of artificial intelligence in librarianship, and AI-based tools and platforms.

The practical part of the event focused on developing skills in content creation using artificial intelligence. Adak Zhanyl, a specialist at the Reader Services Center of the East Kazakhstan Regional Library  for Children  and Youth, shared her experience with participants on using neural networks in library work.

At the book exhibition accompanying the event, drawings by young readers created during art club sessions and illustrating children’s stories and fairy tales were displayed. Participants could explore them using a QR code.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/vko-cultura-arhiv/press/news/details/1123388?lang=kk