JEDDAH: The 28th annual conference and exhibition of the Special Libraries Association-Arabian Gulf Chapter began on Tuesday in Jeddah.
Organized in collaboration with the Libraries Commission of the Ministry of Culture, the event is themed “Towards the sustainability of knowledge and the preservation of culture and heritage: Managing rare documents, manuscripts and heritage materials in the era of emerging technologies and artificial intelligence.”
Attendees included CEO of the Libraries Commission, Dr. Abdulrahman Alasem, and president of the SLA/AGC, Dr. Hassan Al-Sereihi.
Al-Sereihi said that this was the conference’s first event in the Kingdom, highlighting its origins at Aramco and subsequent move to Bahrain.
He praised the commission’s efforts and emphasized the need to address modern developments in content and information management, particularly in artificial intelligence.
The conference runs for three days at the Crowne Plaza Jeddah, featuring more than 70 scientific papers, 18 workshops, an exhibition of information systems, and a cultural program that includes a tour of historic Jeddah and traditional arts performances.
