Dear Colleagues, I'm excited to report that, with more than six month preparation, the special issue of the *International Journal of Librarianship* on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, and Libraries has just been published.
In this issue, there are six articles relating to the above theme. Among them, one is the transcript of the inspiring speech at the Fantastic Future 2019: the 2nd International Conference on AI for Libraries, Archives, and Museums; one is on library policy and strategy in the AI movement; the third one is a concrete example of machine learning application in the library: using Natural Language Processing (NLP) Summarization technique to automatically generate summaries of the library special pamphlet collection for the MARC field. The other three articles deal with the topic of data science, Geographic Information System (GIS) in particular. If this is the first time you heard about AI and libraries, you may want to start with the editorial which briefly introduces the basic concept of AI and Machine Learning. If you have already started working with AI and Machine Learning, after you read this issue, you may get some better idea of why and how to get more involved in this fantastic AI movement. No matter whether we like it or not, AI movements will soon sweep over every corner of the world and all aspects of our lives. As information professionals and technology advocates and practitioners, let us embrace AI, Machine Learning, and Data Science with enthusiasm and total involvement. Have a great day and happy reading! https://journal.calaijol.org/index.php/ijol Best regards, Yongming Wang Editor, International Journal of Librarianship -- Yongming Wang Systems Librarian The College of New Jersey New Jersey, USA Email: [email protected]
