KPDI 17 Produces Recommendations for Library Transformation in the AI Era
The 17th Indonesian Digital Library Conference (KPDI), organised by the Indonesian Digital Library Forum (FPDI) at Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY), has produced five strategic recommendations to strengthen digital library transformation in the era of artificial intelligence (AI).
The recommendations are the result of deliberations among librarians, academics, researchers, information technology practitioners, and various stakeholders in formulating the direction for developing Indonesian digital libraries that are adaptive to technological advances and aligned with the interests of society.
FPDI Deputy Chair Ida Fajar Priyanto said in a statement in Jakarta on Wednesday that the development of AI must be seized as an opportunity to improve the quality of library services while strengthening a national knowledge ecosystem that is inclusive, collaborative, and sustainable.
“The first recommendation affirms that artificial intelligence can be utilised for knowledge development and to help libraries provide better, easier, and more effective services to the public. The use of this technology is expected to expand access to information while improving the quality of library services across various sectors,” he said.
Third, librarians are encouraged to build various AI-based applications capable of supporting the creation of new knowledge while preserving existing and continuously developing knowledge. Such innovations are expected to strengthen the library’s function as a knowledge management centre that is adaptive to digital technology developments.
Fourth, libraries need to anticipate changes in public behaviour within the information culture so that the use of information technology can increase productivity and have a positive impact on society. Service transformation must be carried out continuously so that libraries remain relevant as learning spaces, literacy centres, and partners for the public in facing changes in the information ecosystem.
The fifth recommendation affirms that library transformation must provide inclusive benefits for all levels of society. The development of information technology must be able to expand access to knowledge without leaving behind groups in society that have long faced various limitations.
Meanwhile, FPDI Chair Joko Santoso stressed that the development of AI must continue to place humans at the centre of the information ecosystem so that technology truly delivers benefits for people’s lives.
“Digital library transformation must remain human-centred and must not be oriented solely towards the development of information technology or artificial intelligence, but must continue to provide real benefits for people,” said Joko.
According to him, the implementation of AI must always be balanced with human values so that technology not only produces information and recommendations, but is also used wisely, ethically, and responsibly.