Academic AI in Action: Vienna University Library’s Alma Specto Experience
Libraries hold immense cultural and historical value in their digital assets. Yet, much of it remains invisible, trapped behind manual cataloging, incomplete metadata, and limited discovery tools. As Wolfgang Mayer, Head of Content & Data at Vienna University Library, explains: “Most of the collections we receive from faculty members have metadata quality that is very, very low…”
This new whitepaper “Turning Hidden Gems into Strategic Assets” explores how Vienna University Library has enhanced their special collections into dynamic assets.
Digital collections are no longer just about preservation. They are central to a university’s mission, supporting scholarship, teaching and community engagement. Yet, as Wolfgang Mayer of Vienna University Library notes, traditional workflows often struggle to keep pace with the demands of modern digitization projects.
“It’s not only about metadata creation, but also metadata correction. There were thousands and thousands of hours spent by cataloguers during the last decades to either correct false data or to adopt rules that have changed. These things could be made so much easier with AI if AI is trained by the correct guidebooks.”
Wolfgang Mayer, Head of Content & Data, Vienna University Library
Cataloging, metadata enrichment and exhibition building require significant expertise and time, resources that are increasingly stretched in today’s academic environment. Download this free whitepaper and learn how you can also turn your hidden gems into strategic assets for your academic community.