Applying Language Models for Knowledge Organization System Maintenance and Development: Approaching Roles and Competencies for Editorial Review Boards

At the IFLA 2025 symposium in Athens, this “Competencies Matters” presentation explores how AI is reshaping the maintenance of knowledge organization systems like thesauri. As manual subject indexing declines, new machine-assisted workflows and skills are needed. The ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics shares its first experience evaluating AI-generated vocabulary for its Thesaurus for Economics, highlighting the editorial approach, initial findings, and emerging competency requirements.