Futurescape Libraries AI Workshop: Ottawa

The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), together with University of Ottawa, Library and Archives Canada, and Carleton University, are pleased to offer ARL/CNI’s Futurescape Libraries AI Toolkit Workshop in Ottawa. This is the first Futurescape Libraries AI Toolkit Workshop to take place in Canada, and the last of these workshops offered by ARL in 2025.

The workshop is designed for senior library leaders and those leading strategic development in AI. Spaces are limited to a maximum of one or two attendees per institution. To confirm your place, a nominal commitment fee of CAD $150 is required. Please send any questions about this workshop to CARL at info@carl-abrc.ca.

Location

Library and Archives Canada
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0J1, Canada

Date and Time

Monday, December 15: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)
Tuesday, December 16: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Registration

Register here. For more information, visit the CARL website.

About Futurescape

ARL/CNI’s Futurescape Libraries Artificial Intelligence (AI) Scenarios Toolkit Workshops are taking place at locations nationwide and online. The toolkit features practical re-usable activities and templates research libraries can use to plan for consequences, challenges, and opportunities vis-a-vis AI futures.

The Toolkit workshops engage participants collaboratively to gain experience using the toolkit hands-on. Participants  learn tips and techniques for bringing AI future-planning “back home”  to their own organization for iterative re-use. Participants gain facilitated experience for using the toolkit to create actionable, cross-cutting, and scenario-specific plans, projects, and activities at their research libraries.

Visit the Futurescape Libraries Artificial Intelligence Scenarios Toolkit and Workshops page for more information.