“Evaluating AI Tools on the LAM (Libraries, Archives, and Museums)"

Fri Apr 17 2026 at 10:00 am to 01:00 pm UTC-04:00

Joseph M. Lobozzo Alumni House | Rochester

AI, Archives, and Museums Working Group
Publisher/HostAI, Archives, and Museums Working Group
\u201cEvaluating AI Tools on the LAM (Libraries, Archives, and Museums)"
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An AM10: AI, Archives and Museums event grounded in our group’s aim to explore the intersections of archives, museums, and AI.
About this Event

Welcome to our 2025-26 event with AI 101 for Archives and Museums! Join us at the Rochester Institute of Technology for a workshop where you'll learn all about how artificial intelligence can revolutionize the way archives and museums operate. Register now to secure your spot!


This is an in-person event only. Please join us: there is ample parking at the event site.

For more information, see https://www.cnycorridor.net/groups/am10-ai-archives-and-museums/
Funding from:

  • University of Rochester
  • RIT Museum Studies Program
  • Wehrheim Fund at RIT

Agenda

🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Meet and Greet with Coffee and Tea
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Welcome and Introductions, Overview

Info: Welcome and intro by Juilee Decker (RIT) and Jeff Suszczynski (UR)


🕑: 10:10 AM - 11:15 AM
Intro and hands-on part focusing on evaluating AI research assistants

Info: Hands-on part focusing on evaluating AI research assistants by Joshua Finnell and Joe Donnelly, Colgate


🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Round Robin: what other tools are people using with AI

Info: Round Robin: what other tools are people using with AI in libraries, archives, and museums? How are you evaluating them? Led by Brett Barrie, SU


🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Angela Fritz, University of Iowa, "Ethical AI in GLAM" (in person & Zoom)

Info: Dr. Angela Fritz, University of Iowa School of Library and Information Science, has held leadership positions at the Wisconsin Historical Society, the University of Notre Dame, and the Office of Presidential Libraries and Museums at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Drawing on this extensive experience, Dr. Fritz has contributed to several scholarly journals and edited volumes and served in several national service roles relating to GLAM leadership development, and digital stewardship advocacy and outreach. She is the author of Sustainable Enterprise Strategies for Optimizing Digital Stewardship: A Guide for Libraries, Archives, and Museums (Rowman and Littlefield, 2021) and AI and Digital Leadership (Bloomsbury, 2025).


🕑: 12:45 PM - 01:00 PM
Wrap Up and Next Steps
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Joseph M. Lobozzo Alumni House, 232 Andrews Memorial Drive, Rochester, United States

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