This practical guide instructs on how to build AI-powered cataloguing apps using Power Apps, with a focus on creating inclusive bibliographic records. It will enable the readers to train AI models and develop tools to effectively catalogue and manage their collections.

Addressing the growing need for innovation and automation in library cataloguing systems, this cutting-edge book teaches readers how to build AI-powered cataloguing apps using Microsoft Power Apps.

This authoritative guide provides a step-by-step approach to how cataloguing processes can be modernised by using artificial intelligence, featuring a major retrocataloguing project as the primary case study. Focusing on creating inclusive bibliographic records, this book will enable readers to train AI models, develop tools to improve efficiency and collection management and address challenges such as uncatalogued collections and the demand for more accessible, enriched metadata. Chapters include:

• An introduction to cataloguing and metadata
• Getting started with the Power Platform ecosystem
• Integrating artificial intelligence
• Building, deploying and maintaining the cataloguing app

With a focus on practical applications and user-friendly methodologies, this transformative book provides librarians, information professionals and data managers with an accessible guide to building their own automated cataloguing systems.