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Monday
  • Topic of the day: Technologies in Libraries 

  • 9:30–10:00

    Coffee and Registration

  • 10:00–11:30 Morning Block

    MUNI LIB Introduction

    Jiří Poláček

    The presentation will show both the diverse organizational structure of Masaryk University Libraries and the full scope of our activities' portfolio, where book loans are only the beginning. You will learn what – sometimes even unique – possibilities our users have, and everything that is hidden behind the scenes of our workplaces. We will touch upon research support, information education, and the third role of libraries.

  • Tour of the Central Library of the Faculty of Law and the Karel Engliš Auditorium

    Marcela Mečlová

    Jan Kabát

  • 11:30–12:30

    Lunch

  • 12:30–15:00 Afternoon Block

    AI-Assisted Book Cataloguing: Innovations and Challenges

    Marian Nevrlý 

    This presentation explores experimental applications of artificial intelligence at the Scientific Information Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University. It focuses on a working AI-assisted cataloguing tool that leverages large language models to support subject extraction and metadata creation, alongside Python-based matching of subject headings and Universal Decimal Classification, thus streamlining routine librarian workflows. Through concrete implementation examples, the session demonstrates how AI can enhance efficiency in cataloguing while preserving expert human oversight. Attendees will gain insights into system design, selected code examples, and usage statistics. The presentation concludes with reflections on challenges and opportunities for integrating AI into library workflows.

  • Questions Before Tools: An Open Look at Starting with AI in an Academic Library

    Vojtěch Velísek 

    When we say "AI in the library," we might mean a workshop, a chatbot, a policy, or a tool we built ourselves. These are very different things, but we talk about them as if they were one conversation. Drawing on sector-wide data and experience from Masaryk University Library, this talk offers a framework for sorting out what kind of engagement we are actually pursuing, and why that matters before we act.

  • Academic Writing in the Age of AI: Efficiency, Integrity, and the Erosion of Academic Skills

    Martina Kampichler

    The rapid integration of generative AI into academic writing is transforming how knowledge is produced, structured, and communicated. This presentation explores how these tools increase efficiency while also raising concerns about research integrity and the erosion of core academic skills. Using recent cases such as AI-generated false references discussed in Nature as a point of departure, it examines the difference between productive and harmful patterns of AI use and asks how AI can support academic writing without displacing essential cognitive and scholarly practices.

  • Participant presentation

    Ivana Švrková

    The presentation will provide basic information about the Academic Library and Audiovisual Centre of the Jessenius Faculty of
    Medicine, Comenius University in Martin, its services, and its role in the academic environment. It will focus on the library’s spatial facilities, library collection, and publication activities. The aim is to present the functioning of the library and its importance in supporting education, research, and scientific work.

  • Marta Michalcová

    The presentation offers an overview of how the Open Access system operates in Slovakia – from the national central registry to the
    practical processes that shape the everyday work of academic authors. We will present statistics from our faculty and highlight the
    trends we observe in the behavior of our researchers. The final part will focus on the support provided by our academic library and
    the practices that have proven effective. The presentation is intended for fellow librarians and provides a concise look at how Open
    Access is implemented within the Slovak academic environment.

  • Erzsébet Nyitrai

    Empowering Researchers: Scientometrics Support for Publication Success at Corvinus University Library

    In an era of rising publication pressures and open science mandates, academic libraries are pivotal in bridging scientometric expertise with researcher needs. The scientometric working group at Corvinus University of Budapest University Library provides hands-on assistance with publication management (including open access strategies, publication and citation management in the Hungarian Scientific Bibliographic Database (MTMT), and repositories), career advancement, and robust research data management to ensure compliance with FAIR principles and research grant requirements. The working group also delivers institutional results to the University management and provides methodological support in compiling the publication requirements for the different assessment policies.

    Our integrated services have empowered over 500 researchers and around 500 PhD students, boosting publication visibility,
    funding eligibility, and strategic decision-making.

Tuesday
  • Topic of the day: Education and Open Science 

  • 8:30–9:00

    Coffee

  • 9:00–11:30 Morning Block

    Internationalisation in the Spotlight at the MUNI Faculty of Law: Advancing Legal Education through Global Engagement

    Věra Redrupová

    The Faculty of Law is one of the oldest faculties of Masaryk University, situated in Brno, the judicial centre of the Czech Republic. It is an institution promoting internationalisation and global skills via the student and teacher exchanges and internationally focused research and education. This presentation looks at the positive aspects as well as various challenges faced by the Faculty of Law in the international approach to legal education through mobilities. It analyses traditional ways and suggests new trends in the area, which should enhance the Faculty of Law's pride it deserves in educating the best legal practitioners in the Central European region and beyond.

  • Skill Them Up: The Use of Researcher Skill Frameworks in Library Services

    Tereza Šmilauerová

    In the current striving for inter-field cooperation as well as diversified education, training in transferrable skills and intra-institutional cooperation in its delivering have become topical challenges for most academic institutions. This short paper offers tools for participants’ evaluation of their education opportunities through academic skill frameworks. The frameworks are then exemplified in a case study of Brno University of Technology in relation to the process of the university library interconnecting with other various parts to deliver the maximum of these skills to doctoral students. The participants thus should leave with a clear idea what skill frameworks can be used for in the relation to the library services and how to start implementing them.

  • Doctoral Students and Libraries: Navigating the Research Jungle

    Tereza Schwarzová Matýsová 

    The lecture will introduce the IEIL (Information Education and Information Literacy) working group at the ALCU (Association of Libraries of Czech Universities). It will summarize the activities with which university libraries support doctoral students – both during their studies, at the beginning of their scientific careers and during their first experiences with publishing professional texts. Data from a mini-survey among university libraries and the experiences and examples of good practice of the members of this working group will be presented.

  • From Courses to Critical Moments: How Doctoral Students Actually Develop Their Information Practices

    Pavla Vizváry

    This presentation shares findings from diary and in-depth interview research with doctoral students in the social sciences and humanities, focusing on how they solve information-related problems in real academic situations. The results show that doctoral students prefer situational, just-in-time support over systematic training and often rely on established routines that remain unreflected over time. Libraries play a crucial role as trusted partners in these moments. The presentation discusses practical implications for libraries, highlighting how information literacy education can shift from courses to targeted, context-sensitive interventions that better match doctoral researchers’ needs, time constraints, and self-perceptions.

  • 11:30–12:30

    Lunch

  • 12:30–15:00 Afternoon Block

    Diamond Open Access publishing in the Czech Republic: Masaryk University's perspective

    Martina Dvořáková 

    Diamond open access (OA) is gaining momentum across Europe, yet its uptake remains uneven at the national level. This contribution examines the current state of diamond OA publishing in the Czech Republic, outlining the structural, financial, and cultural challenges that shape the local scholarly communication landscape. Against this backdrop, Masaryk University has emerged as a leading institutional advocate for the diamond model. The presentation will showcase the university's concrete initiatives to support diamond journals: from dedicated infrastructure and editorial services to funding schemes and capacity-building for journal teams. A key highlight is the establishment of the Czech National Capacity Centre for Diamond Open Access – a milestone effort to coordinate and scale diamond OA support at the national level.

  • Participant presentation

    Krisztina Korosi

    The presentation introduces our library’s learning support services and reflects on more than 15 years of experience in
    supporting student learning. It focuses on three interrelated areas: services for Freshmen, E-learning materials on selected
    topics, and the WeCheck Your References service, which helps students correct thesis references before submission.
    In response to the complexity of delivering extensive content in short sessions, we began developing E-learning materials for
    the autumn semester 2025/26. These materials provide essential background information and support self-study through
    interactive Learningapps exercises. The presentation also examines the challenges and achievements of integrating library
    courses into academic syllabi. The session aims to share practical insights that may support the development of educational
    activities in other university libraries.

  • Erzsébet Nyitrai

    Capacitate PhD Researchers: Corvinus University Library's Comprehensive Training Portfolio.

    The Corvinus University of Budapest University Library plays a pivotal role in supporting PhD students' research success through a robust training and consultation portfolio. This presentation outlines our core offerings, including participation in in-curriculum courses on higher-level database research on scholarly databases, citation management tools, open science and open access principles, and publication management via MTMT and researcher IDs. We deliver these through interactive in-person courses, workshops, roundtable discussions, and electronic materials, fostering practical skills.

    To address emerging needs, we are developing new materials on copyright law and open access, including a detailed breakdown of the Creative Commons BY license to guide ethical sharing and compliance.

  • Thiago Cunga

    In my presentation, I will begin with a brief introduction to the NOVA FCSH Libraries and their role in supporting academic activity through training and the development of literacies. I will then present our Artificial Intelligence Literacy training session
    implemented in the 2024/2025 academic year, structured around three main axes: Fundamentals of Generative AI, Practical
    Understanding, and Responsibility and Critical Reflection. This proposal responds to the rapid integration of generative AI tools in higher education and aims to promote their informed, ethical, and effective use, highlighting the evolving role of academic libraries in fostering critical engagement with these technologies. This initiative has enabled the libraries to take on an active role in the faculty’s digital transition process.

  • 17:00 – 18:45

    Brno tour

  • 19:00

    Social Event: Networking dinner in Brno

Wednesday
  • Topic of the day: Other services in academic libraries

  • 8:30–9:00

    Coffee

  • 9:00–11:30 Morning Block

    CARDS: A Next-Generation Library Platform

    Miroslav Bartošek

    In 2023, implementation began on the CARDS (Czech Academic and Research Discovery Services) 2023–28 project, aimed at creating a new central library infrastructure for research libraries in the Czech Republic. A key part of the project is a shared centralized software solution (integrating a library system, e-resource management, and a discovery service), for member institutions with a perspective of long-term use and development. At the end of 2025, ExLibris (Clarivate) was selected as the system supplier, using Alma/Primo technology. Currently (January–August), the first migration wave is underway, involving 7 institutions, including Masaryk University, transitioning from the Aleph library system. Subsequent migration waves will follow; the entire system will be fully operational by 2028, encompassing approximately 36 institutions (university and research libraries) collaborating within a shared system featuring centralized administration and core services (a union catalogue with shared cataloging, unified management and access to ER, and more).

  • Digital libraries

    Vlastimil Krejčíř 

    At the Institute of Computer Science at Masaryk University, we have built several digital libraries over the last 15 years, most of them

  • E-loan Service: How It Works

    Marcela Mečlová

    In this paper, we explore the E-loan service, which is available to students and employees of Masaryk University. The service includes more than 10 thousand digitized titles, and it is available through the MU Central Library catalogue. Our contribution contains statistical data, security and the transformation E-loan went through during the Covid-19 pandemic between 2020 and 2022.

  • Makerspace: How Technology Complements Library Services

    Pavla Ukropcová 

    Kateřina Rajsová 

    In this presentation, we will introduce you to the makerspaces at the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Economics and Administration. We will show you how these spaces operate within their faculties, the level of student interest, and the opportunities and challenges we see in them. Can you guess which workshops are the most popular and which tools are used most often?

  • 11:30–12:30

    Lunch

  • 12:30–15:00 Afternoon Block

    Predatory journals

    Lukáš Plch

    The abuse of the open-access model by predatory publishers poses a major challenge to scientific publishing, making it increasingly difficult to distinguish a legitimate journal from a predatory one. Consequently, efforts have emerged within the academic community in recent years to involve artificial intelligence (AI) tools in automated quality assessment. This presentation takes a critical look at the uncritical reliance on AI in detecting predatory journals and analyzes its main limitations.

  • Libraries and Law (Open Access, Creative Commons, Repositories, Copyright)

    Ondřej Woznica

    The lecture addresses key copyright challenges faced by university libraries in the digital environment, with a focus on practical solutions. It covers the use of copyrighted works in library services, digitization, and access to electronic resources, followed by a practical overview of open licences, especially Creative Commons, in research and education. The session also highlights common risk areas and briefly introduces emerging issues related to the use of AI tools in libraries, aiming to provide guidance for everyday decision-making.

  • Participant presentation

    Georgia Alexander

    This presentation provides an overview of The University of the West Indies (UWI), Alma Jordan Library (AJL) and its pivotal role in supporting teaching, learning, research, and Caribbean scholarship.
    The presentation highlights The AJL’s extensive print and digital collections, multidisciplinary databases, specialized Caribbean resources, and innovative library services. It also showcases The AJL’s research support, information literacy initiatives, intellectual property services, and collaborative learning spaces.
    The presentation emphasizes the library’s commitment to academic excellence, digital access, cultural preservation, and global engagement within the Caribbean higher education landscape.
    References:
    The Alma Jordan Library - Home
    The Alma Jordan Library - The UWI Intellectual Property Help Desk

  • Szabolcs Ésik

    The Integrated journal search database at the University Library of Pécs.

    At the University of Pécs, there are numerous ways to acquire, register and provide access to print and electronic journals.
    Over the years, several practices have developed — some even operating in parallel — until, in 2022, the need arose for a consolidated, synthesizing database containing various types of information, which would allow us to share relevant information with both readers and colleagues on a single online platform.

    Since this was a specialized project with some specific requirements, the most practical approach was to develop an in-house IT solution.

    In the end, we were successful, and as a result, the University community can now access both print and electronic journals in one place, whether they are part of a database subscription or obtained through public procurement.

    In my presentation, I would like to introduce this database, briefly mentioning the difficulties, the goals and the functioning.

Thursday
  • Topic of the day: Individual Consultation and Library Tour
Friday
  • Topic of the day: Individual Consultation and Library Tour 

If you have any questions related to the event, please contact Bc. Jiří Hotárek.

The conference week will offer a programme consisting of sections including:

Participants’ Presentations

One of the main objectives of our meeting is to talk about diversity and differences, as well as similarities.
To get to know more about what our libraries and librarian jobs are like, we ask all participants to prepare a short presentation. Try to follow instructions given below:

    • 10–15 minutes
    • MS PowerPoint (or pdf, Canva etc.)
    • The presentation should focus on the topic you chose during registration. The topics were: New technologies (AI, automatization), Education, Open science, Digitalization, Services.
    • Deadline: send us your presentations via e-mail by 25 May, 2026.

Presenters 

in alphabetical order

RNDr. Miroslav Bartošek, CSc.

IT architect senior at Library Systems and Open Science Dept.

Miroslav Bartošek has been a member of the MU Department of Computer Technology since 1981. He started his career as a system programmer and since 1991 he has been involved in IT support of MU libraries. He founded and for more than a quarter of a century headed Library Information Centre - a methodological and system centre for library support. He is currently involved in the coordination of the purchase of EIR for science, research and teaching at MU, cooperates in the implementation of open science at MU and is also the main expert guarantor of the national CARDS project aimed at the acquisition and deployment of the next-generation Library Platform for a consortium of academic and research libraries in the Czech Republic.

 

Mgr. Martina Dvořáková

Editor, University Press

Martina Dvořáková is an editor at Masaryk University Press, where she focuses on scholarly and popular science book production. In addition to her editorial responsibilities, she coordinates the Czech National Diamond Open Access Capacity Centre hosted by Masaryk University. Martina was involved in the EU-funded CRAFT-OA project, contributing to the development and dissemination of tools that support Diamond OA journal publishing. She also serves as Secretary to the Board of the Association of European University Presses (AEUP), where she supports collaboration and knowledge sharing among European university publishers. 
https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6521-2773

 

Mag. Martina Kampichler, Ph.D.

Assistant professor, Institute for Research in Inclusive Education

Martina Kampichler is an academic staff member at the Faculty of Education, Masaryk University, where she teaches the course AI in Academic Writing. Through her teaching and ongoing engagement with current developments in the field, she explores how generative AI is reshaping academic writing, education, and knowledge work, with particular attention to critical and responsible use, research integrity, and the protection of core academic skills

 

Mgr. Vlastimil Krejčíř

IT analyst junior, Library Systems and Open Science

He has been interested in systems for building digital libraries and repositories for almost 20 years and is one of the first adopters of DSpace in the Czech Republic. He has collaborated on a number of digital libraries: Czech Digital Mathematics Library (DML-CZ) including European Digital Mathematics Library (EuDML), two digital libraries for Masaryk university and a number of digital libraries and data repositories within the LINDAT/Clariah project which are targeted to humanities. He is currently developing and setting up a sustainable framework for building digital libraries and data repositories on top of the Islandora system.

 

Marcela Mečlová, DiS.

Librarian, Central Library, Faculty of Law

Marcela is a librarian at the Central Library of the Faculty of Law at Masaryk University. Her main responsibilities include providing library services to the university’s students, academic staff, and the general public, digitalization of books for the Digital Library, and more recent publications to the E-loans services platform. Marcela also takes care of the library’s social media accounts and organizes various educational courses and social events.

 

JUDr. Jan Kabát, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor at the Department of History of the State and Law

Department of the History of the State and Law

 

Mgr. Marian Nevrlý

Data analyst and AI methodologist, Scientific Information Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration

Marian Nevrlý works as a data analyst and AI consultant at the Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University. His work focuses primarily on descriptive data analysis and data visualisation. He graduated with a master’s degree in teacher education, specialising in English linguistics and literature, along with the social sciences. His interest in languages eventually led him to natural language processing and Python. At the conference, he will present two contributions: Library System Data Visualisation and AI in Libraries. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, studying Standard Chinese, and exploring the applications of artificial intelligence in education and language.

 

Mgr. Lukáš Plch, Ph.D.

Subject-specialist librarian, University Campus Library

Lukáš Plch works as a librarian-specialist at the University Campus Library of Masaryk University. His professional focus includes scientific information support, research support services, open science, research data management, and information literacy education. He holds a degree in Information Studies and Librarianship from the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, and completed his Ph.D. at the Department of Educational Sciences at the same faculty.

 

Mgr. Jiří Poláček, Ph.D.

Head of Library Systems and Open Science Dept.

Jiří Poláček is a graduate in mathematics, computer science, and pedagogy, but he has been working in a library for over twenty years, currently as its head. He is interested in data analytics, information literacy, support in the field of open science, and, most recently, in the strategic development of library services at Masaryk University.

 

Mgr. Pavla Ukropcová

Subject-specialist librarian, Scientific Information Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration

Pavla works as a subject-specialist librarian at the Faculty of Economics and Administration. In her current role, she is responsible for managing various aspects of information literacy, including designing and delivering educational programs for students. She also oversees integrating electronic resources into the library's services, manages social media communication, and contributes to writing articles and newsletters to keep library users informed about library updates and services. Moreover, she leads workshops in the library's makerspace, where librarians provide hands-on training on technologies such as 3D printing, laser engraving, etc.

 

Mgr. Kateřina Rajsová

Librarian at the Central library, Faculty of Arts

Kateřina is a librarian at the Central Library of Faculty of Arts. Her job involves working at the information and reference desk, where she is responsible for the reading rooms and the students. She answers various questions, locates books, and handles many other (unexpected) tasks. She is in regular contact with LIS students who come to the library for their practicum. She doesn't teach in Makerspace, but she's responsible for organizing lessons and workshops there.

 

Mgr. Věra Redrupová, B.A.

Division head, Office for International Relations

Vera Redrupova is an experienced international relations officer at Masaryk University, with over 20 years of expertise in building and managing global academic partnerships. At the Faculty of Law, she has played a key role in shaping and implementing internationalisation strategies that have increased the Faculty’s engagement with international students, staff, and research collaborators. Her portfolio includes coordinating diverse initiatives such as exchange programs, blended intensive programs, and courses delivered by visiting professors, all contributing to enhanced global visibility and impact of the university.

 

Mgr. Tereza Schwarzová Matýsová

Subject-specialist librarian, Central Library

Tereza studied library science at the Department of Information Studies and Librarianship at FoA MU. At the faculty of Arts' Central Library, she is in charge of managing information education. She mainly teaches courses focused on critical work with information and effective reading strategies. Tereza also deals with research strategies, citations, citation ethics, or mindmaps.You can find her professional portfolio on the library website (Czech language only)

 

Mgr. Tereza Šmilauerová, Ph.D.

Information specialist for doctoral students pod Central Library of BUT

With a background from several fields of humanities, Dr. Tereza Smilauerova currently helps doctoral students and young researchers to develop their full potential for science at Brno University of Technology. She serves students at the Central Library as well as the Doctoral school of BUT and EDUcational workshop. Rather than an intensive focus of singular area, she specializes in and trains variety of transferrable skills for researchers.

 

 

Mgr. Vojtěch Velísek

Marketing and Information Education specialist, Central Library, Faculty of Science

Vojtěch Velísek is an academic librarian at Central Library of Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, where he also serves as an AI consultant at the faculty level. He has spent three years teaching and researching information and digital literacy, and over the past year has focused on AI education and awareness across his faculty. His approach is rooted in human-centered design and a commitment to evidence over enthusiasm. He is particularly interested in what makes AI adoption in academic settings succeed or fail, and in building practices that colleagues can realistically adopt.

 

PhDr. Pavla Vizváry, Ph.D. LL.M.

Assistant professor, Department of Information and Library Studies

Pavla Vizváry is an assistant professor at the Department of Information and Library Studies at Masaryk University. She earned a PhD in library and information science from Charles University in 2015 and an LL.M. from EDU Effective Business School in 2023. She researches, participates in projects, and publishes in the Czech and international environment on information behaviour, information literacy and education, law aspects of information services, and information safety. She is a member of the CoLIS research team (the Information Literacy Association) and a member of the program committee for the European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL).

 

Mgr. Ondřej Woznica, Ph.D.

Lawyer, Economic and Legal Division

Ondřej Woznica is a legal expert in intellectual property and ICT law, holding a Ph.D. from Masaryk University, where he focuses on digital copyright and platform regulation. He works as an in-house lawyer at the Technology Transfer Office and as a researcher at the Faculty of Law, while also advising on ICT law and compliance in practice. His experience includes software licensing, ICT procurement and regulatory matters such as GDPR and NIS2, alongside active involvement in research projects on digital copyright, online platforms, and AI.

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