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.

Hannes Lowagie joined the Royal Library of Belgium in 2012 and was appointed head of the Bibliographic Information Agency in 2022. A key aspect of his role has been the development of a retrocataloguing application, which is designed to streamline the process of identifying older bibliographic records. He is currently in the process of adapting this application for use with contemporary publications that enter KBR through legal deposit, ensuring that both historical and modern collections are catalogued efficiently and with the most up-to-date tools available.