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IGeLU 2026
October 19–22, 2026
Taipei
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Our annual event is held in a hybrid format, with most sessions accessible both to on-site attendees and to those joining via Zoom.
How to Train Your AI Cataloger - Local Theses Cataloging Automation and Subject Heading
Event part
Conference
Abstract
The University of Haifa Library catalogs hundreds of M.A. and Ph.D. theses yearly. As we are not programmers, we used AI-assisted development to create a pipeline that ingests a thesis PDF and lands an enriched MARC record in Alma.
The automation interleaves scripts with LLM calls for judgment-heavy work. We use three parallel subject sources: LCSH, Israeli NLI and our local theses subjects - all are synthesized by a Master Archivist agent, with layered guardrails against hallucination and a fully auditable decision trail.
We will share experiences, results, and honest reflections.
Track
IGeLU 2026 theme: "Pearls of Technology: Think deeply, explore widely"
Products or Areas of Focus
General / Other
Presenters
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6e6a2f40a187aff7590faee6f94f15bd.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Amit Niv, University of Haifa, Metadata Librarian")
Amit Niv, University of Haifa, Metadata Librarian
![[photo]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocIAu3eFfvhqY4nMqV1zZuZVMwUA0JqjACKZopaNDxX70JK61A=s50-mo "Michal Lahav, University of Haifa, Information Systems Librarian")