On 11 November 2026, the national final of the First National University Library “AI + Management Services” Competition was held. XJTLU Library was awarded the Special Prize for its project, “LibAI Portal: An AI Assistant for Library Services with Unified Access, an Intelligent Hub and Multidimensional Services.” The award recognises the Library's ongoing efforts to explore AI-driven service innovation and the development of intelligent library services.

2026年11月11日，首届高校图书馆“AI+管理服务”大赛全国总决赛举行。西交利物浦大学图书馆凭借 “LibAI Portal：统一入口・智能中枢・多维服务的图书馆AI助手” 项目荣获特等奖。这一荣誉是对图书馆在人工智能赋能服务创新与智慧图书馆建设方面积极探索的肯定。

The First National University Library “AI + Management Services"

Organised under the Library Management and Service Innovation Forum, the competition was jointly initiated by the CADAL Project Management Centre and 14 university libraries, including those of Renmin University of China, Tsinghua University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Shanghai Jiao Tong University Library hosted the competition, with Hainan University Library as a co-organiser. Since its launch in July 2026, the competition has attracted participation from universities across 30 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China, receiving a total of 440 submissions. Following online preliminary reviews and semi-final presentations, 40 projects advanced to the national final.

本次大赛依托“图书馆管理与服务创新论坛”组织实施，由 CADAL 项目管理中心联合中国人民大学图书馆、清华大学图书馆、上海交通大学图书馆等14所高校图书馆共同发起，上海交通大学图书馆承办，海南大学图书馆协办。大赛自2026年7月启动以来，吸引了全国30个省、自治区、直辖市的高校参与，共收到参赛作品440件。经过初赛网络评审和复赛线上答辩，最终40项作品晋级全国总决赛。

XJTLU Library was awarded the Special Prize

Award-winning Project "LibAI Portal — An AI Assistant for Library Services with Unified Access, an Intelligent Hub and Multidimensional Services" was led by Liping Yang, University Librarian, with Jun Wang, Team Leader of Academic Liaison and Reference Division, Librarian Xiaoying Wei and Zixuan Zhang as team members. The project explores the integration of artificial intelligence into library services through a unified access point that brings together multiple AI-enabled services. It aims to establish an intelligent library service system encompassing intelligent enquiries, resource discovery and research support. By connecting different service scenarios, the project seeks to provide students and staff with a more accessible, seamless and intelligent library experience, while driving innovation in library services and management.

获奖项目“LibAI Portal——统一入口・智能中枢・多维服务的图书馆AI助手”由西交利物浦大学图书馆馆长杨丽萍负责，学术联络与参考部门负责人王俊、馆员韦晓莹、张子璇共同参与。项目以人工智能技术与图书馆服务场景的深度融合为核心，通过统一入口整合多维度AI服务，探索构建集智能咨询、资源发现与研究支持等功能于一体的图书馆智能服务体系。项目致力于打通不同服务场景，为师生提供更加便捷、连贯和智能化的图书馆服务体验，推动图书馆服务模式与管理方式的创新。

LibAI Portal — An AI Assistant for Library Services with Unified Access, an Intelligent Hub and Multidimensional Services

This award marks an important achievement in XJTLU Library's efforts to integrate artificial intelligence into its services and operations. Looking ahead, the Library will continue to deepen the application of AI across resource services, learning support and academic research, further enhance its intelligent service ecosystem, and explore more efficient, personalised and diverse service models to support the University's learning, teaching and research communities.

此次获奖是西浦图书馆推进人工智能与图书馆业务融合的重要成果。未来，图书馆将继续深化AI技术在资源服务、学习支持与学术研究等场景中的应用，持续优化智能服务体系，探索更加高效、个性化和多元化的服务模式，为师生的学习、教学与科研提供有力支持。