Call for Proposals: Core Metadata Interest Group, ALA Annual 2027

The ALA Core Metadata Interest Group
<https://connect.ala.org/core/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=a38252d1-29e5-42e7-8b5d-a43a19f99aea>
(MIG) invites proposals for two presentations for our program at the ALA
Annual Conference 2027 <https://2027.alaannual.org/>.


Program Title: Who Gets to Use Our Metadata? Data Stewardship in the Age of
AI

As artificial intelligence systems seek access to and train on increasingly
large bodies of data, libraries and cultural institutions face new
questions about the metadata and collections they steward. When should
library data be made available for AI training, retrieval, fine-tuning, or
evaluation? What impact does AI using library collections for training have
on consent, copyright, attribution, donor agreements, and institutional
control once data enters an AI system?

Through two presentations, this program will examine how libraries,
archives, and museums are developing approaches to governing the use of
metadata and digital collections by AI systems. Speakers will explore
emerging policies, existing scholarship, and decision-making frameworks
that address these new challenges.

This session will feature two presentations offering complementary
perspectives, ideally one focused on ethical considerations of AI
applications in MARC metadata environments and one focused on ethical
considerations of AI applications in non-MARC metadata environments (e.g.,
digital libraries, archives, or institutional repositories).

Speakers are encouraged to share specific use cases or experiments from
their institutional contexts, including but not limited to:


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   Evaluation of proposed AI uses, partnerships, or vendor arrangements
   involving institutional metadata
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   Considerations surrounding donor consent and copyright/attribution
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   Frameworks to protect sensitive metadata
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   Institutional control of shared metadata
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   Impact on existing workflows and best practices


Each speaker will have 20 minutes to present, followed by an audience Q&A.
Submissions from all institution types are welcome. ALA Core membership is
not required to present at or attend ALA Core programming.

If you are interested in sharing your work, please submit a brief proposal
here <https://forms.gle/mTbojY2PvHAj2NSp6> by December 4, 2026, or share
with colleagues who may be interested.

On behalf of the ALA Core Metadata Interest Group,
-- 
Amber Jones
Metadata Librarian
VCU Libraries
901 Park Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23284-2033
Phone: 804-828-1706 Email: jonesae_at_vcu.edu
Pronouns:
*she/her/hers*