Report on the BOBCATSSS 2025 Conference – Artificial Intelligence in Library and Information Science

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https://doi.org/10.12775/FT.2025.008

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artificial intelligence, library and information science, information literacy, knowledge management, open science, ethical issues, digital inclusion, academic networking

Abstract

The BOBCATSSS 2025 international conference, held in Istanbul, Turkey (January 21–23, 2025), examined the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and library and information science (LIS). Organized by LIS students from Istanbul University, Ankara University, and Gustave Eiffel University, the event drew 200–300 participants from Europe, Asia, and beyond. Keynotes, panels, workshops and case studies discussed AI applications in libraries, ethical and legal challenges, information literacy, knowledge management and open science. Special emphasis was placed on inclusive services, digital exclusion, and algorithmic transparency. Hungarian contributions highlighted national innovations in AI-driven library services. With peer-reviewed presentations and diverse research methods, BOBCATSSS 2025 enhanced academic discussion while promoting networking among students, professionals, and researchers. The conference emphasized the profession’s need to address the ethical, technological and social implications of AI integration.

Author Biographies

Erzsébet Dani, University of Debrecen, Hungary

Erzsébet Dani is an associate university professor at the University of Debrecen, Hungary, who teaches several courses in Library and Information Science, Culture, and Literature. She graduated from Eszterházy Károly College, at Eötvös Lóránd University, and was awarded her PhD degree in Eötvös Loránd University Doctoral Program for Literature and Cultural Studies (2008). She got her habilitation degree (sociology, 2016) at the University of Debrecen. She is the Head of the Department of Library and Information Science and the Director of the Bács-Kiskun County Library. Her general research interests are reading research/digital reading narratives, dissemination of scientific results, cultural identity, and institutional history in the Carpathian Basin. She has two scientific monographs and several published studies.

Dóra Szabó, University of Debrecen, Hungary

Dóra Szabó is a teaching assistant at the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Debrecen (Hungary). She graduated in 2020 as a German language and culture teacher and Library and Information Science teacher. She is currently a researcher in the following projects; CHERD-Hungary, MTA-DE Parent-Teacher Cooperation Research Group, HERA Hungarian Association of Researchers in Education, and Associate Editor of the Central European Journal of Educational Research and “Pedagógusképzés” journal. Member of the BOBCATSSS Association Board (European Association for Library and Information Science Education and Research). She is also active in Erasmus+ and summer university programs. Her research interests are twofold; on the one hand, she focuses on future teachers and their digital attitudes, digital literacies and media and information literacy, and educational influencers, and on the other hand, she focuses on libraries, literacy education, and book influencers.

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2025-11-04

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Dani, E., & Szabó, D. (2025). Report on the BOBCATSSS 2025 Conference – Artificial Intelligence in Library and Information Science. Folia Toruniensia, 25, 179–186. https://doi.org/10.12775/FT.2025.008

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