Hershey, PA -- May 20, 2025. IGI Global Scientific Publishing—"Publishing Tomorrow's Research Today" internationally since 1988—in collaboration with our partner eContent Pro, a trusted provider of professional copy editing and editorial services, recently co-hosted a thought-provoking live webinar titled Will AI Replace Librarians? Benefits and Pitfalls of This Technological Revolution. As automation and intelligent technologies become increasingly integrated in library operations, the role of AI in reshaping librarianship is coming into sharp focus.
This engaging event brought together a panel of leading experts to examine how these AI advancements are transforming the profession—highlighting both the opportunities for innovation and the challenges they present. From streamlining routine tasks and personalizing research assistance to unlocking new possibilities in data analysis, AI offers promising benefits—but not without raising serious ethical, professional, and societal concerns.
We are now pleased to offer the webinar as a free on-demand virtual event. Join us as we examine the opportunities and challenges this technology presents and explore what the future holds for librarians in an AI-powered world.
Learn More and Watch the Free On-Demand Virtual Event.
We invite members of the media, academic, library, and tech communities to join this important conversation and share this news with your networks.
IGI Global Scientific Publishing and eContent Pro encourage you to stay tuned to our webinar series, with new events hosted every two months addressing the most trending topics in academia.
For further information or media inquiries, please contact Savannah Pecknold at specknold@igi-global.com.
About IGI Global Scientific Publishing – Publishing Tomorrow's Research Today
Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA with offices in New York, New York, USA, Beijing, China (IGI Science and Technology, Ltd.), and soon London, UK, IGI Global Scientific Publishing is a rapidly growing, mid-sized, independent international academic publisher dedicated to releasing high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarly research publications in the three major academic subject areas of Business & Management, Science, Technology, & Medicine (STM), and Education & Social Sciences. Our commitment is to advance the discovery of pioneering scientific research promptly through swift and agile processes, with books released in approximately 6-9 months from start to finish. With more than 200,000 research collaborations with experts from leading institutions around the world, we will publish over 1,000 books during the 2025 copyright year, positioning our publishing output among the industry's giants with centuries of history. Our Open Access Journal Program includes nearly 200 fully open access journals, making IGI Global Scientific Publishing one of the largest 100% open access journal publishers in the world. Through traditional book publishing and open access options, we strive to bring cutting-edge high-quality research at the pace of innovation, ensuring that tomorrow's research is published today.
About eContent Pro
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