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<p class="MsoNormal">ODNFest will be returning to the State Library on September 30, 2025. ODNFest will be held in person at the State Library of Ohio in Columbus, Ohio. While ODNFest gets it’s name from the Ohio Digital Network/Digital Public Library of America
project, and professionals working on or who are interested in digital projects are welcome to attend<b>. Participants do not need to be part of the Ohio Digital Network to attend.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://swonlibraries.member365.org/public/event/details/a365226e2cccb79130ad4b82368c42bd99da8a21/1">Registration is now open</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The second featured speaker at ODNFest will be Rebecca Bakker: When AI Takes Over: What We’re Gaining, What We’re Losing, and What Still Matters<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">AI is here, and it’s already embedded in much of our daily work (or soon may be). From machine-generated metadata to AI-enhanced search systems that reshape how users discover content, we’re in
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<p class="MsoNormal">the middle of a transformation that’s incredibly fast yet often contradictory. This session offers a grounded, practical look at how AI is currently shaping digital collections and archival work, with real-world examples of tools being
tested: large language models that generate subject terms, computer vision systems that identify photos, and conversational interfaces that shift how users interact with collections.
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<p class="MsoNormal">But this conversation isn’t solely technical – it’s also deeply personal. As AI accelerates our processes, what are we gaining in efficiency, and what might we be losing in care, reflection, or insight? What does it mean for our profession
when we no longer interact with materials in the same way? What still matters when our work becomes abstracted or automated?
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<p class="MsoNormal">This session invites participants into a space of critical experimentation, where we explore not only what AI can do, but what it asks of us. How do we sustain a thoughtful, ethical, and emotionally aware practice amid rapid change? How
do we care for ourselves and each other as our roles evolve? Whether you’re cautiously curious, AI-resistant, or already knee-deep in AI experimentation, this session will offer case studies, emerging practices, and space to reflect on what meaningful, human-centered
digital library work looks like in an AI-driven world.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Date: September 30, 2025<br>
Location: State Library of Ohio, 274 E. 1st Ave, Columbus, OH 43214<br>
Time: 9:30-4<br>
Event Cost: $35</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Find out schedule and speaker updates on the <a href="https://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/odnfest-2025/">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">274 E. 1<sup>st</sup> Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">Columbus, OH 43201<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">Tel: 614-441-0793<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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