AI Discussions Group Presents - Solutions Showcase #4
Jessica Crouch
Hi All,
We are back with our next monthly Solutions Showcase. Join us Friday, November 21st, 2025 @ 9:00am Eastern for the next Showcase. This Series is a regular virtual event, bringing together individuals and institutions from across the GLAM sector to demo practical solutions they've implemented to mitigate the negative impacts of AI bot harvesting on their systems, including repositories, websites, catalogues, and more.
Details:
Date: Friday, November 21, 2025
Time: 9:00am Eastern
Location: Zoom - https://lyrasis.zoom.us/meeting/register/2H7biEMBRru9YL11ZvfrXw
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Each session will feature a live demo and time for Q&A.
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Demos will span a diverse range of technical approaches, including open and non-open source solutions.
The session will feature demos by representatives from Emory University Library and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Emory University Library - Presenter Beth Crompton will share details of the AWS WAF set up they are using to control bot traffic at their institution.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Presenter(s) Jeff Campbell and Jason Casden will discuss the Cloudflare Turnstile deployment they are using and how they have tuned it for their system.
To read more about the presenters, and see information about previous Solutions Showcases, check out our wiki space: https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/cmtygp/Solutions+Showcase
The Solutions Showcase Series is organized by the AI Discussions Group, a collaborative initiative that emerged from shared concerns about the impact of AI-driven web harvesting on academic institutions. While our initial focus was on academic repositories, we’ve since expanded our scope to include all corners of the GLAM sector.
The group is currently working through three focused sub-groups:
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Solutions – to discuss and share mitigation strategies
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Metrics – to better understand the direct user impacts as a means for education and advocacy
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White Paper – to articulate the challenges and advocate for sector-wide awareness
Read more about some of our initial discussions here: https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/cmtygp/Aggressive+AI+Harvesting+of+Digital+Resources
Have a solution to share?
We’re actively looking for additional presenters! If your institution has addressed AI bot scraping in a creative or effective way, we’d love to feature your work.
Please reach out to Arran Griffith at
arran.g...@lyrasis.org to
book a presentation slot.
Arran Griffith, on behalf of The AI Discussions Group
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Arran Griffith
Program Manager, Fedora Program
Lyrasis
Jessica Crouch
Hi Everyone,
Join us Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 @ 10:00am Eastern for this 2026 kick off. This series is a regular virtual event, bringing together individuals and institutions from across the GLAM sector to demo practical solutions they've implemented to mitigate the negative impacts of AI bot harvesting on their systems, including repositories, websites, catalogues, and more.
Details:
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Time: 10:00am Eastern
Location: Zoom - https://lyrasis.zoom.us/meeting/register/3HAYU8zgTwiD_h3w-zePNg
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Each session will feature a live demo and time for Q&A.
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Demos will span a diverse range of technical approaches, including open and non-open source solutions.
The session will feature demos by representatives from The Internet Archive and the Bodleian Libraries at Oxford University.
The Internet Archive - Presenter Michael Della Bitta will share details of the JA4 + Fingerprinting solutions they have coupled together to mitigate bot activity.
Bodleian Libraries - Presenter Tom Wrobel will discuss the Cloudflare-based WAF they are using for the Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) Public.
To read more about the presenters, and see information about previous Solutions Showcases, check out our wiki space: https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/cmtygp/Solutions+Showcase
The Solutions Showcase Series is organized by the AI Discussions Group, a collaborative initiative that emerged from shared concerns about the impact of AI-driven web harvesting on academic institutions. While our initial focus was on academic repositories, we’ve since expanded our scope to include all corners of the GLAM sector.
The group is currently working through focused areas of action:
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Solutions – to discuss and share mitigation strategies
-
White Paper – to articulate the challenges and advocate for sector-wide awareness
Read more about some of our initial discussions here: https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/cmtygp/Aggressive+AI+Harvesting+of+Digital+Resources
Have a solution to share?
We’re actively looking for additional presenters! If your institution has addressed AI bot scraping in a creative or effective way, we’d love to feature your work.
Please reach out to Arran Griffith at
arran.g...@lyrasis.org to
book a presentation slot.
Arran Griffith, on behalf of The AI Discussions Group
Jessica Crouch
[Posted on behalf of Arran Griffith, the program manager for Fedora]
Colleagues,
We are excited to announce the next two sessions in the AI Discussions Working Group: Solutions Showcase Series. The Solutions Showcase Series is a virtual event series bringing together individuals and institutions from across the GLAM sector to demo practical solutions they've implemented to mitigate the negative impacts of AI bot harvesting on their systems, including repositories, websites, catalogues, and more.
April: Service Provider Focus
Details: Notch8: Cloudflare + Customized Infrastructure & Lyrasis: AWS WAF
Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Time: 12:00 - 1:00pm Eastern
Location: Zoom - https://lyrasis.zoom.us/meeting/register/vDkCUxpeQIenIhRoYCJ4DA
Notch8: This session highlights their approach to mitigating large-scale AI scraping using Cloudflare’s edge protections—combining WAF, rate limiting, and bot management implemented via Infrastructure as Code to protect shared, multi-tenant platforms without degrading legitimate access.
Lyrasis: This session will provide an overview of the AWS/WAF solution used to protect ArchivesSpace hosted clients at Lyrasis.
May: LibLynx; Bot Filter
Details: LibLynx: Bot Filter
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Time: 9:00 - 10:00am Eastern
Location: Zoom: https://lyrasis.zoom.us/meeting/register/3nhNv8SCTAOzG_cB5YCXOA
LibLynx: In this session, the LibLynx team will discuss a tool they have developed called The Bot Filter. It uses a combination of techniques including machine learning and IP address verification, to automatically classify and categorize bot traffic.
*Please note - you must register for each session separately.
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Each session will feature a live demo and time for Q&A.
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Demos will span a diverse range of technical approaches, including open and non-open source solutions.
To read more about the presenters, and find more details about the Solutions Series check out our wiki space: https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/cmtygp/Solutions+Showcase
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The Solutions Showcase Series is organized by the AI Discussions Working Group, a collaborative initiative that emerged from shared concerns about the impact of AI-driven web harvesting on academic institutions. While our initial focus was on academic repositories, we’ve since expanded our scope to include all corners of the GLAM sector.
Read more about the Working Group here: https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/cmtygp/Community+AI+Discussions+Working+Group
Have a solution to share?
We’re actively looking for additional presenters! If your institution has addressed AI bot scraping in a creative or effective
way, we’d love to feature your work. Please reach out to Arran Griffith at
arran.g...@lyrasis.org to
book a presentation slot.
Cheers,
Arran Griffith, on behalf of The AI Discussions Group
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Arran Griffith
Program Manager, Fedora Program
Lyrasis