Conference Agenda

Session

Round Table: AI and Repository Takedown Requests: Policies, Practices, and Shared Challenges

Time:

Monday, 08/June/2026:

19:00 - 19:50

Session Chair A: Maureen Walsh, The Ohio State University
Session Chair B: Torsten Reimer, University of Chicago

Location: Parallel Session 2

Presentations

AI and Repository Takedown Requests: Policies, Practices, and Shared Challenges

Kirsten Markusic, Lisa Chinn

University of Chicago

As generative AI technologies are increasingly used to harvest and repurpose scholarly content, institutional repositories face an increase in takedown requests with concerns of AI usage. This roundtable discussion will explore institutional policy responses, technical barriers, and evolving practices to balance open scholarship with privacy and credit concerns. Participants are invited to share best practices, policy frameworks, technical solutions, and effective communication strategies for managing AI-related takedown requests in the context of advancing FAIR principles and openness