30 January 2026, Friday
WVA Auditorium, Dhanmondi
About the Conference
On the occasion of its Ruby Jubilee, the Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists, and Documentalists (BALID), established in 1986, is organizing a day-long conference on "Digital Transformation of Libraries with Artificial Intelligence" at the WVA Auditorium, Dhanmondi, Dhaka, on January 30, 2026.
The reason for choosing this conference topic is that Artificial intelligence is transforming library services by automating their operations and activities, enhancing user experience, creating a new era of efficiency, accessibility, and innovation through personalized recommendations and AI-powered chatbots, and improving research support, collection management, and information discovery. These applications make libraries more efficient and data-driven, allowing library personnel to focus on more complex tasks and providing patrons with more relevant and instant services. This topic will cover the areas of using AI tools, such as chatbots and image recognition in library operations, addressing issues like transparency, bias, and the ethical implications of AI in libraries, and understanding AI technologies. BALID believes this conference will help to raise AI awareness among librarianship professionals in Bangladesh.
Conference Theme:
Digital Transformation of Libraries with Artificial Intelligence
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