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International Scientific and Practical Conference “Library Development Strategies: From Concept to Implementation”
The KPI Library and the Ukrainian Library Association invite you to participate in the 4th International Scientific and Practical Conference “Library Development Strategies: From Concept to Implementation,” to be held June 17–19, 2026, in Kyiv at the KPI Library.
Conference theme: “Leadership in the Context of Social Change.”
Working languages: Ukrainian, English.
Format: hybrid – in-person and remote (via Zoom)
Target audience: managers and leading specialists from libraries, information, educational, and sociocultural institutions, as well as anyone interested in library development.
Registration: by May 31, 2026, via the link.
Registration fee:
online participation: 150 UAH (UBA member/partner), 200 UAH (non-member/non-partner);
in-person participation: 300 UAH (UBA member/partner), 400 UAH (non-member/non-partner of the UBA).
Detailed information is available on the conference website.
Verifying Papers in the Age of AI
The KPI Library invites you to join the methodological seminar “Verifying Papers in the Age of AI”, which the StrikePlagiarism.com team will hold specifically for Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.
The meeting will be dedicated to modern approaches to ensuring academic integrity and practical aspects of verifying student papers in higher education institutions.
Key aspects:
- working with a similarity report and its interpretation;
- detecting text manipulations and hidden modifications;
- analyzing AI-generated content;
- practical cases of verifying academic papers;
- modern tools to support academic integrity.
The format of the event includes a practical demonstration of the capabilities of the StrikePlagiarism.com system, discussion of real-world usage scenarios, and exchange of experience in implementing effective academic integrity policies.
Speaker: Olena Artyushenko, PhD — StrikePlagiarism Development Manager.
The venue will be announced to registered participants.
Participation in the event is free. Certificate is not provided.
We are waiting for you!
FAIR data as the norm: fostering a culture of responsible research data management
The KPI Library invites researchers from Igor Sikorsky KPI and anyone interested to join the online lecture “FAIR Data as the Norm: Building a Culture of Proper Research Data Management.”
Key topics:
- the benefits of openness for data and science
- research data management as an international standard
- Research Data Management Policy: structure, requirements, responsibilities
- FAIR principles (Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, Reusability) in everyday scientific practice
- Research Data Management Plan: how to create one step by step
- Tools and resources: DMPonline, Zenodo, re3data
- The role of the university library in supporting researchers.
The event is held as part of the celebration of the 15th anniversary of Ukraine’s participation in the international “Open Government Partnership” initiative.
Speaker: Svitlana Petrunovska, Deputy Director for Information Support of Education and Research at the KPI Library.
Participation in the event is free of charge. No certificate will be issued.
Pre-registration is available via the link.
All registered participants will receive a link to the event via email.
Technological risks: where science ends and responsibility begins
Friends! We invite you to a talk with Olena Parenyuk—a radiobiologist, researcher of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, and co-author of the book “The Terrible, the Beautiful, and the Grotesque in Chernobyl”.
Chernobyl needs no special effects—it is striking in its own right. We’ll have an honest and scientific discussion about radiation, the consequences of the accident, microorganisms, and the myths that still surround this topic.
In her talk about how Chernobyl continues to affect Ukraine today, the researcher combines current scientific data with her personal experience working in the exclusion zone.
Admission is free.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Online Lecture: “Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism: Where Is the Line?”
The KPI Library invites researchers from Igor Sikorsky KPI and anyone interested to join the online lecture “Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism: Where Is the Line?”, which will take place as part of the open lecture series “Academic Integrity: Rules of the Game or a Matter of Honor.”
In today’s academic environment, the issue of academic integrity is one of the most critical. Using others’ or even one’s own previous work without proper citation can lead to serious reputational risks. But where is the line between acceptable use and a violation?
Key aspects:
- what constitutes plagiarism and self-plagiarism in the modern academic context, and what distinguishes them;
- where the line is drawn regarding the permissible reuse of one’s own texts and data;
- how to properly cite references to one’s own previous work;
- what common mistakes researchers make;
- how plagiarism detection systems work;
- how to avoid violations and maintain your academic reputation.
Speaker: Sofia Zherebchuk, Chief Librarian and Coordinator of the Research Data Management Department at the KPI Library.
Online Lecture: “Conflict-Free Authorship
The KPI Library invites researchers from Igor Sikorsky KPI and anyone interested to join the online lecture “Conflict-Free Authorship,” which will take place as part of the open lecture series “Academic Integrity: Rules of the Game or a Matter of Honor.”
The issue of authorship in scientific publications often leads to misunderstandings and conflicts. Who has the right to be a co-author? How can each researcher’s contribution be fairly assessed? And how can disputes be avoided even before the article is submitted?
Key aspects:
- who can be considered an author of a scientific publication;
- what international criteria exist for determining authorship;
- what roles and contributions qualify for co-authorship;
- how authorship differs from acknowledgments;
- how to avoid “honorary” and “ghost” authorship;
- how to properly agree on the order of authors in an article;
- what practices help prevent conflicts within a team.
Speaker: Sofia Zherebchuk, Chief Librarian and Coordinator of the Research Data Management Department at the KPI Library.
All registered participants will receive a link via email.
Participation in the webinar is free of charge. No certificate will be issued.
Online Lecture: “OpenAlex—The Largest Open-Access Database of Scientific Papers”
The KPI Library invites researchers from Igor Sikorsky KPI and anyone interested to join the online lecture “OpenAlex: The Largest Open Database of Scientific Papers.”
In this online lecture, we will discuss OpenAlex—an open alternative to commercial scientometric platforms that brings together hundreds of millions of publications, authors, and institutions and is accessible to everyone via API and open data. The lecture will be useful for researchers, librarians, analysts, and anyone who works with scientific data.
Key points:
- how search works in OpenAlex;
- what is known about data quality, its limitations, and biases;
- why openness does not mean accuracy;
- how to properly use OpenAlex for research and evaluation.
We will also discuss how OpenAlex fits into the modern open science ecosystem and why the issue today is no longer about access to data, but about its interpretation.
Speaker: Serhii Nazarovets, Ph.D. in Social Communications, Senior Researcher at the Library of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University
Registration
All registered participants will receive a link via email. Participation in the webinar is free of charge. No certificate will be issued.
Creative Commons Licenses: A Path to Open Science for Ukrainian Authors and Publishers
The KPI Library invites researchers from Igor Sikorsky KPI and anyone interested to join the international online event “Creative Commons Licenses: A Path to Open Science for Ukrainian Authors and Publishers,” organized in collaboration with Creative Commons experts.
Creative Commons is an international nonprofit organization that develops open licenses and tools enabling authors to legally share their works, scientific findings, and research data. Creative Commons licenses are used worldwide to support open science, education, and access to knowledge.
Key aspects:
- Open science: the global context and the transition to transparent research models;
- Open licensing: practical application of Creative Commons tools for the legal dissemination of results;
- Research data management: the culture of handling scientific information and data;
- Learning from international experience: familiarization with global practices in license usage;
- Local adaptation: mechanisms for implementing open licenses at Ukrainian universities.
Speaker: Jennryn Wetzler, Director of Learning and Training at Creative Commons
The event will be conducted in English (translation of the presentation and Q&A session will be provided)
Registration.
All registered participants will receive a link via email.
Participation in the webinar is free of charge. No certificate will be issued.
“Altmetrics for Researchers: Practical, Honest, and Without Illusions”
The KPI Library invites researchers from Igor Sikorsky KPI and anyone interested to join the online lecture “Altmetrics for Researchers: Practical, Honest, and Without Illusions.”
Do likes, reposts, and mentions in blogs or news articles really say anything about the quality of scientific research? Altmetrics are often presented as an “alternative” to traditional citations, but what do they actually measure? And should researchers rely on these metrics?
In this online lecture, we will discuss:
- what altmetrics are and where they came from;
- what they actually measure (and what they cannot measure);
- whether there is a connection between altmetrics and scientific citations;
- why a viral article may be scientifically weak, or vice versa;
- how researchers can work with altmetrics tools without self-deception.
We will also examine real-world case studies on the use of social media data in science.
After this session, you will have a clear understanding of when altmetrics are useful and when they are misleading.
Speaker: Serhii Nazarovets, Ph.D. in Social Communications, Senior Researcher at the Library of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University.
Registration.
All registered participants will receive a link via email.
Participation in the webinar is free of charge. No certificate will be issued.
Webinar: “Updating Author Profiles in the Digital Environment”
The KPI Library invites researchers from Igor Sikorsky KPI and anyone interested to participate in the practical webinar “Updating Author Profiles in the Digital Environment”!
The event is dedicated to the effective management of a researcher’s digital identity. Properly configured profiles not only enhance authors’ visibility in the global scientific community but also directly impact the university’s ranking metrics.
Key topics:
- Creating and updating a Google Scholar profile;
- Creating, organizing, and using an ORCID profile;
- Author profiles in the Scopus and Web of Science databases.
Speakers: Tetiana Nizhynska and Svitlana Kyryliuk, consultants at the Department of Information Support for Education and Research, KPI Library
Registration.
All registered participants will receive a link via email.
Participation in the webinar is free of charge. No certificate will be issued.
