*By invitation only

9:00 -17:00 Emerging Leaders Programmes - Cohort 5

15:00 -17:00 Steering Committee & Working Groups Chairs

15:30 - 17:00 AI Taskforce

(Participants from the Emerging Leaders Programme, Middle Management Training, and Journées)

The Future of Open Science in a World with an Increasing Conflict Level

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*See “Keynote Speakers” for details

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• 1.1) Implementing Rights Retention: A Shared Model for Finnish Universities and Its Broader Potential - Susanna Nykyri, Tampere University, Finland; Tua Hindersson-Söderholm, Aalto University, Finland
• 1.2) Rights Retention and Secondary Publication Rights in Germany: Status Quo, Challenges, and Perspectives - Marc Lange, Helmholtz Association, Germany
• 1.3) Negotiating Openness of Publication Metadata - A Joint Task Force - Bianca Kramer, Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information, The Netherlands; Colleen Campbell, OA2020 

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• 2.1) Providing Visual Cultural Heritage Material for AI in Research - Joona Manner, National Library of Finland, Finland
• 2.2) A Library Led Pilot on Custom GPT Driven Discovery: Strengthening Student Engagement with AI and Information Literacy - Cristina Huidiu, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands; Alicia Gomez, IE University, Spain
• 2.3) Building AI Literacy in the Library World - Dagfinn Dybvig, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

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• 3.1) From Service Innovation to Sustainable Leadership: CRM for Tracking and Analyzing Research Consultations at the National Library of Technology, Prague - Naděžda Firsová and Alexey Ryzhkov, National Library of Technology, Czech Republic
• 3.2) NumaHOP: A Complete Digitization Chain to Promote Open Science - Olesea Dubois, Sciences Po, France; Vincent Tardif, École Normale Supérieure, France
• 3.3) DSpace Reimagined: AI-Powered Search and Accessibility - Piotr Masalski, PCG Academia, Poland

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• 4.1) Supporting Dataset Curation through Automation at KU Leuven - Dieuwertje Bloemen, KU Leuven, Belgium
• 4.2) Building Applications Without Code: How AI Enables Library Professionals to Develop Tools - Piotr Krajewski, Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland
• 4.3) Advancing Digital Preservation of Research Data with EOSC EDEN’s Integrated Framework, Services, Guidelines, and Network - Roxanne Wyns, KU Leuven, Belgium

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• 5.1) Understanding How Academic Libraries in the United States Navigate Uncertain Times: Results from Ithaka S+R’s 2025 US Library Deans and Directors Survey -Tracy Bergstrom and Ellen Carroll, Ithaka S+R, United States of America
• 5.2) Structured Collaboration for Uncertain Times: The Role of Libraries in European Alliances - Christopher Landes, Hertie School gGmbH, Germany; Sophie Forcadell, Sciences Po, France
• 5.3) Libraries United: Sumy State University and the University of Liverpool - Matthew Greenhall, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom; Olha Krytska, and Yana Fandikovia, Sumy State University, Ukraine

A welcome session for all attendees who have not been to a LIBER Annual Conference before

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Who Leads Next? A European Conversation on Succession Planning in Academic Libraries

Moderator: Anja Smit , Dutch National Centre of Expertise and Repository for Research Data (DANS), The Netherlands

Speakers:

• Isabelle Eula, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
• Jeannette Frey, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
• Marie Fuselier, University of Geneva, Switzerland
• Randi Halveg Iversby, University of Oslo, Norway
• Julien Roche, University of Lille, Lille, France
• Frank Scholze, German National Library, Germany
• Anja Smit, Dutch National Centre of Expertise and Repository for Research Data (DANS), The Netherlands

*See “Panel Session I” for details

• Workshop 1.1 | Resilient Libraries: Safety, Ethics and Service Provision in an Uncertain World  – Room R93
• Workshop 1.2 |  Integrating Citizen Science in your Library in Times of Democratic Challenges   – Room R23
• Workshop 1.3 | FAIR and Secure: Data Management under EU Sovereignty and Security Rules   - Room R22
• Workshop 1.4 | LIBERating Metadata Flows to Improve Findability of European Open Textbooks and Exploring Tools to Improve Advocacy and Adoption  – Room R91
• Workshop 1.5 |  Taking Agency in an Uncertain World: Developing a Cyber-Resilience Toolkit for Research Libraries  - Room R90
• Workshop 1.6 |  Alternative Paths Towards the Future of Open Access – Developments for and by Libraries  - Room R92

Please note that the Organ Concert at Nidaros Cathedral (Nidarosdomen) will precede the Conference Reception. The Cathedral is within walking distance (8 minutes) to The Student Society.

*See “Social Events” for details

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• 6.1) From Library Collection to College Curriculum - Rene Tanner, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States of America
• 6.2) Leaving Read & Publish Agreements to Preserve Academic Freedom and Access to Knowledge - Aurélie Terrier, Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne, Switzerland
• 6.3) Shaping Sustainable Scholarly Publishing through the European Diamond Capacity Hub and National Capacity Centres - Pierre Mounier, European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH)

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• 7.1) Developing Preservation Services for Sensitive Research Data - Mari Elisa Kuusniemi, Helsinki University Library, Finland
• 7.2) Research Data @NTNU: Enabling One Stop Research Support - Ane Møller Gabrielsen, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
• 7.3) “Driving the Machine”: Libraries and their Partnerships as Key Actors in Strategies for Trustworthy AI in Universities - Sébastien Perrin, Couperin, France

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• 8.1) SubjectSeeker AI: No-Code AI for Subject Matching Rare Books at KU Leuven Libraries Special Collections - An Smets, KU Leuven Libraries, Belgium
• 8.2) What is the Impact of AI on Digital Collections? Lessons Learned from a Research Project in Oxford - Megan Gooch, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
• 8.3) AI and Archives: Utilizing AI to Make Retroactive Finding Aid Conversion Simpler - Alyssa Hyduk, University of Regina, Canada

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• 9.1) Small Conscious Steps Towards a Sustainable Future: The Case of Malmö University Library - Sara Kjellberg, Malmö University Library, Sweden
• 9.2) Sustainable Empowerment of the Library Landscape in Slovenia - Mojca Rupar Korošec, National and University Library, Slovenia
• 9.3) Develop to Sustain: Collaboration, Projects and Fundraising in Libraries as Means to Encounter a World in Change - Päivi Maria Pihlaja, National Library of Finland, Finland

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• 10.1) Navigating Change: Academic Libraries and AI - Mauritza Jadefrid, Linnaeus University, Sweden
• 10.2) Remodeling Library Services through Artificial Intelligence - Adeyemi Adewale Akinola, Mountain Top University, Nigeria
• 10.3) Using LLMs to Design an Indicator for Clinical Relevance -Silvia Fattori, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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LIBER’s ongoing commitment to highlighting the valuable work within its community has inspired this dynamic session, designed to showcase key initiatives and spark opportunities for further exploration and collaboration. The session will feature five concise presentations from LIBER Working Groups and community members, each spotlighting a specific initiative that reflects the diversity and impact of LIBER’s activities.

The Power of Libraries in an Uncertain World

*See “Keynote Speakers” for details

CPC Meeting* - Room D1-185

Other Meetings* - Room TBD

From Data to Discovery: Trusted AI in Library Platforms

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Speaker: Claus Wolf, Director of Library Services Engineering

As AI increasingly shapes research workflows, libraries must balance innovation with trust, transparency, and scholarly integrity. This presentation examines how EBSCO applies AI responsibly within library platforms and behind the scenes, guided by clear principles around quality, equity, data integrity, and human oversight. Addressing concerns that AI search risks replicating legacy discovery models, the session focuses on improving retrieval, ranking, and relevance rather than query translation alone. By combining AI with linked data, controlled vocabularies, and expert subject indexing, EBSCO delivers enhanced subject precision and more trustworthy discovery - strengthening libraries’ role as stewards of research in an uncertain world.

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Reimagining Open Science: Open Collaboration, AI, and Research Integrity

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Speaker: Kamila Markram, CEO, Frontiers

Humanity has entered an era of unprecedented global challenges. The pace, quality, and trustworthiness of science will define our collective future. The question is no longer only what we discover, but how we mobilize knowledge at scale.

This transformation will depend on the availability of high-quality, interoperable data and the responsible use of AI - grounded in strong human oversight - to ensure that technological advances reinforce trust, accountability, and scientific rigor. In this plenary, Kamila Markram will set out a bold vision for the next phase of open science, where artificial intelligence augments peer review, strengthens research integrity, and enables a step-change in the reliability, accessibility, and scalability of knowledge. She will also highlight Frontiers’ FAIR² initiative, designed to support institutions in data stewardship and advance AI-readiness to enhance interoperability, machine-readability, and guarantee full compliance with evolving data-sharing mandates.

Drawing on Frontiers’ global initiatives, including the Science House at the World Economic Forum in Davos and the Frontiers Planet Prize, this talk will outline how science is evolving into a truly integrated, mission-driven enterprise: accelerating innovation, informing policy, maximizing societal impact, and delivering tangible solutions for healthy lives on a healthy planet.

This session will offer an opportunity to reflect on how the role of libraries - as trusted stewards of research, supporting open, transparent, and responsible knowledge systems at scale - will evolve.

Giving Knowledge and Truth Visibility and a Place in Society: Case Studies in Civic Engagement Leadership

Moderator: Juliane Tiemann, University of Bergen Library, Norway

Speakers:

• Layla Bloom, University of Leeds Library, United Kingdom
• Eleonora Gandolfi, University of Surrey Library, United Kingdom
• Laura Shanahan, Library of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland


*See “Panel Session II” for details

• Workshop 2.1 | Using the OpenAlex API to Explore Metadata for 250M+ Research Publications - R90
• Workshop 2.2 | Imagining and Co-creating LIBER’s AI Futures: A World Café for Futures Thinking and Strategic Priorities – R22
• Workshop 2.3 | Sustainable Leadership in an Uncertain World – R91
• Workshop 2.4 | Generative Humans: Mediating Automation & AI Through Impactful Engagement and Experience with Cultural Collections – R92
• Workshop 2.5 | Libraries Leading Equitable Scholarly Publishing: Implementing the Diamond Open Access Standard – R23
• Workshop 2.6 | The Editor in the Age of Generative AI: Past, Present, and Possible Futures – R93

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• 11.1) Building a Future-Ready Library: Lessons and Challenges from the BCUL 2024 User Survey - Adrian Baumann, Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne, Switzerland
• 11.2) From Structure to Strategy: Building Future-Ready Library Teams at UAB - Núria Casaldàliga Rojas and Anna Florensa Farré, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
• 11.3) Beyond Hierarchy, Not Beyond Responsibility: Ethical Leadership in a Role‑Based Academic Library - Gabriela Lüthi-Esposito, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

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• 12.1) AI 4 RDM: Exploring AI for Research Data Management Support at KU Leuven Libraries - Miara Fraikin, KU Leuven Libraries, Belgium
• 12.2) Human-Centred AI for Data Management Plan Assessment and Support - Anne-Marie Tuikka, University of Turku, Finland
• 12.3) Librarians in the Loop: Hybrid AI for Reliable Data Extraction from Historical Loan Registers - Christopher Kermorvant, TEKLIA, France

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• 13.1) Monitoring Strategic Technologies Using Open Research Information - Matthijs de Zwaan, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 13.2) Trajectory Modelling of OA Publishing Costs Using Open Research Information - Cameron Neylon, Independent, Sweden
• 13.3) Beyond Licences and APIs: A Human-Centred Decision Framework for Finance Data in Research Libraries - Tsvetanka Slavcheva, Sofia University, Bulgaria

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• 14.1) Reshaping Research Assessment: Monitoring and Rewarding Openness - Evgenios Vlachos, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
• 14.2)Let’s not Recreate Rankings: The Principles of Open Science Monitoring - Laetitia Bracco, University of Lorraine, France
• 14.3) HAL as an Open Infrastructure for Automated Open-Science Monitoring: Insights from Université Paris-Saclay's BiSO - Hélène Bégnis, CCSD/CNRS, France; Delphine Le Piolet and Henri Bretel, University of Paris-Saclay, France

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• 15.1) Hackathons as Methodology: Advancing Collections as Data Through International Participation - Ayla Karaman, Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, United Kingdom; Roman Kuhn, Berlin State Library, Germany
• 15.2) Mapping Stakeholder Tension in Automatic Text Recognition (ATR) Practice - Joseph Nockels, University of Sheffield, Digital Humanities Institute, United Kingdom
• 15.3) From Local Memory to Research-Ready Knowledge: Community-Driven Urban History in a Research Library Repository - Agnes Koreny, Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library, Budapest

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Speakers: Anna Løken, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway; Johanne Raade, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Norway; Jannicke Røgler, Trondheim Public Library, Norway

In this session, four library directors will provide an insight into the Norwegian library field. From their respective perspectives in the academic as well as the public library sector, they will talk about networks, collaborative projects and committee work in which they are involved. The purpose of these collaborative projects is to find good joint solutions for the benefit of libraries and library users in Norway. Joint solutions offer both opportunities and challenges and the speakers will reflect on this in their talks.

“Missing Pages: The Global Assault on Research Libraries“

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