Argentine Association of Medical Informatics

Associación de Bibliotecas Biomédicas Argentinas

Biomedical libraries of Argentina

Comisión Nacional de Museos y de Monumentos

Grupo de Estudio de Sistemas

Systems science

Federación Argentina de Archiveros (FARA)

Federación Argentina de Archiveros de Universidades

Sociedad Argentina de Información

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Library & Information Resource Network

Alcohol and Drugs Librarians and Information Specialists Network

Arts Libraries Society - Australia and New Zealand

"To promote arts librarianship, particularly by acting as a forum for exchange of information and materials."

Australian Committee on Cataloguing

"The Australian Committee on Cataloguing (ACOC) is a joint Australian Library and Information Association–National Library of Australia committee charged with monitoring and influencing developments in national and international cataloguing and classification."

Australian Information Industry Association

Trade association for the computing and information industry in Australia.

Australian Pattern Recognition Society

Australian Law Librarians' Group Inc   

The organization represents law librarians and expresses that support with its Aims.

Australian School Library Association

"Its aim is to maximize opportunities for students to obtain independent lifelong learning and decision making skills through ASLA's commitment to: high professional standards,  awareness of advances and changes in technology and the competence and ability to teach and use it, effective, cooperative use of school library resource services by the whole school community,    qualified teacher-librarians with an image of excellence,  optimum use of the dual skills of teaching and librarianship."

Australian School Library Association-Tasmania

"Goals: To promote the development of library services in Tasmanian schools and colleges, To improve the conditions of teacher librarians in Tasmania,  To foster the professional development of teacher librarians in Tasmania"

Catholic Primary Teacher Librarians' Association

Council of Australian Museum Directors

Council of Australian University Librarians 

"...has as its mission the advancement of teaching,  learning nd research through planned cooperative endeavours by Australian university libraries."

Council of Australian State Libraries

CASL  is the umbrella organization"... representing State, Territory libraries and the National Library throughout Australia whose major responsibility is collecting the documentary heritage of their state or territory, providing quality reference and research services and assisting in the provision of public library services to the people of Australia". kd

East Asian Library Resources Group of Australia

Engineering Librarian Network

Environmental Librarian's Network

"...a group of librarians interested in environmental issues or with library services or collections covering environmental subjects."

Federal Libraries Information Network

Health Informatics Society of Australia     

The Society brings together a diversity of health professionals, information specialists, information technology vendors academic and research specialists.

International Association of Music Libraries (Australian Chapter)

"IAML is the professional organisation for those working and interested in the field of music librarianship and the provision of information in music libraries, archives and documentation centres."

Museums Association of Australia

Azerbaijan Library Development Association

A general purpose organization founded in 1999.

Azerbaijan Librarians's Society

A general purpose organization.

Bahamas Library Association

Bahamas Association of Law Libraries
Incorporated 2003

Library Association of Bangladesh

Library Association of Barbados

Belarusian Library Association

" is the only social organization in the Republic of  Belarus that consolidates both institutional and individual members in the field of librarianship and information science. The BLA has been founded in order to form the optimal conditions for the development of the library system in Belarus, for coordination of the efforts of librarians to solve the most topical problems of library activity, for social and legal protection of the librarians of the Republic of Belarus."

Belarusian Association for Image Analysis & Recognition

Association of the State Literary Museums of the Republic of Belarus

Association belge des bibliothécaires et des documentalistes juridiques

Association des Bibliothécaires Belges d’Expression Française (ABBEF)

rue Emile Vandevandel 39 B-1470
Genappe Belgique

Association francophone des musées de Belgique

Association Belge de Documentation

There is an information revolution. The ABD proposes to assist its members as they seek to manage that revolution. The ABD provides a summary in English. Parallel français and Nederlandse Versie sites are provided.

Belgium Medical Informatics Association

Belgian Veterinary Computer Association

Belgisch-Nederlandse Vereniging voor Kunstmatige Intelligentie

Artifical intelligence association created after the merger of the Belgian and Dutch associations.

Pattern Recognition Contact Group of the SOGESCI

La Société Francophone de Classification

The organization supports francophone classification professionals in Belgium, France, Canada, and other francophone countries. It represents the interests of francophone classification professionals as a founding member of the International Federation of Classification Societies.

Vlaamse Museumvereniging

Vlaamse Vereniging voor Bibliotheek-, Archief- en Documentatiewezen (VVBAD)

Document is in Flemish

Vereniging voor Ordinatie en Classificatie

Dutch-Belgian classification society

Association of Librarians of Bosnia and Herzegovina

General purpose organization.

Associação  dos arquivistas Brasileiros

Associação Brasiliense de Arquivologia

Brazilian Society of Health Informatics

Conselho Federal de Biblioteconomia        

General library association  created in 1966

Instituto Brasileiro de Informaçâo em Ciência e Tecnologia (IBICT)

Brazilian State Organizations

Asociacion de Bibliotecarios del Distrito Federal

Asociacion de Bibliotecarios del Estado de Piaui   

Asociacion Profesional de Bibliotecarios de Paraiba (APBPB)   

Asociacion Profesional de Bibliotecarios de Rio Grande del Nort

Bulgarian Artificial Intelligence Association

Bulgarian Association for Pattern Recognition  

Bulgarian Museum Association

Bulgarian Museum Chamber       

Bulgarian Society for Systems Research

Alliance of Libraries, Archives and Records Management/L'alliance des bibliothèques, des archives et de la gestion des documents

"The Alliance of Libraries, Archives and Records Management is an employer/employee forum with representatives from libraries, archives and records management organizations who are working to identify and act on shared human resource issues."

Association of Public Sector Information Professionals

"It promotes the effective application of information technology and information management in the Federal Government of Canada for the benefit of all Canadians." French version available. kd

Bibliographical Society of Canada/La Société bibliographique du Canada

"The principal aims of the Society are to promote bibliographical publications-- to encourage the preservation and to extend the knowledge of printed works and manuscripts, particularly those relating to Canada-- to facilitate the exchange of information concerning rare Canadiana-- to coordinate bibliographical activity and to set standards."

Canadian Art Museum Directors Organization

Canadian Association of Children's Librarians

A division of the CLA.

Canadian Association of College and University Libraries

A division of  CLA.

Canadian Association of Journalists

Canadian Association of Law Libraries   

Founded in 1963, it is an institutional organization with Aims to support  law library professionals.

Canadian Association of Music Libraries, Archives, and Documentation Centres

Canadian Image Processing and Pattern Recognition Society

Canadian Institute of Health Information

Canadian Nursing Informatics Association

Canadian Organization for Advancement of Computers in Health

Canadian Society for Computational Studies of Intelligence

Founded in 1973, interests are AI. It is a CIPS special interest group.


Canadian Society of Telehealth


Canadian School Library Association (CLA Affiliate)

The organization provides information to its members -- librarians and other related school personnel. The CSLA adheres to the CLA mission. values, operating principles statement that extolls service and diversity. Its constitution states objectives in article 2.

Canada Chinese Computer Association

Trade association to promote the interests of Chinese computer professionals in Canada.

Canada's Health Informatics Association

Indexing and Abstracting Society of Canada/Société canadienne pour l'analyse de documents

No association description en français

Internet Professionals Association of Canada

Established in 2000, the organization promotes Internet professionals.

Organization of Military Museums of Canada

Atlantic Provinces Library Association, Objectives, Mission, and Strategic Goals

The Atlantic Provinces Library Association promotes "library and information services throughout the Provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland." Its Website gives a list of objectives for the association as well as a mission statement and strategic goals. kw

Association professionnelle des informaticiens et informaticiennes du Québec (APIIQ)

The Ethics code is a complex and detailed proscriptive and prescriptive document in its third edition. The document is in seven main sections. It begins with a description of the duties of informatics professionals in general, toward the public, toward the client, the profession, colleagues, subordinates, and finally the APIIQ.

Quebec Association of Archivists

This association gives a list of four objectives as its mission statement. The document is published in French. kw

Corporation des Bibliothecaires Professionels du Québec

This is a complex and detailed code of ethics consisting of forty-eight articles. These articles delineate a wide range of professional practices and the relationship of the librarian to the professional organization. The document contains prescriptive, proscriptive, and limited aspirational provisions.

Ontario Association of Library Technicians/Association des Bibiotechniciens de l'Ontario

The OALT Code of ethics is aspiration and in four parts. It describes the relationship library technicians should have with the public and peers, their development as professionals, and their attitudes.

Société des musées québécois

Association des archivistes du Québec (AAQ)

Association des bibliothécaires du Québec (ABQLA)

Association des bibliothèques publiques du Québec (ABPQ)

Association des étudiantes et étudiants de l’EBSI (AEEEBSI)

Association du personnel des services documentaires scolaires (APSDS)

Association pour l’avancement des sciences et des techniques de la documentation (ASTED)

Association professionnelle des techniciennes et techniciens en documentation du Québec (APTDQ)

Centre d’expertise et de veille inforoutes et langues (CEVEIL)

Library Association of Alberta

Manitoba Library Association

Nova Scotia Library Association

Ontario Library Association

Saskatchewan Library Association

Asociación de Bibliotecarios Escolares y Públicos

School and public librarians association.

China Academic Library and Information System (CALIS)

"CALIS is an online information resources shared system based on China Education & Research Network (CERNET). This system is used to provide an  information networking environment for academy, faculty and research staffs of higher education in China. The services include public retrieval, interlibrary loan, archives transmission, electronic resources, cataloging system, full-text  databases and specific themes databases in both Chinese and other languages."

China Archives Society

China Society of Indexers

 

In Chinese

Chinese Society of Library Science

The Society has 10 500 memebers of which are 77 societies. It was founded in 1979."The responsibilities of the Society include: the national and international academic cooperation and communications; editing, translating, publishing books and journals in library and information study; being contributed to decision-making of national strategic development, policy making in culture, education, science and technology, economic construction as well as librarianship; promoting and appraising science research results; conducting continued education; popularizing basic knowledge of librarianship; protecting the librarian's rights; other activities for the members of the Society."

Chinese Society of Museums

Chinese Information and Networking Association (CINA)

"CINA distinguishes itself from other organizations by creating specialized themes every year. Wireless Broadband Access, Optical Networking and Peer-to-Peer Networking are the major themes for 2001." "One of CINA's goal is bringing together all the Chinese associations and CINA is accomplishing this by mutual hosting of events."

China Society for Scientific and Technical Information

"CSSTI is the first and largest national Organization in the circle of China's information science and service. It encourages and organizes STI professionals to carry out academic research and exchange, to advance the exploration and utilization of information resources and technologies."

Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (ISTIC)

 

Web page is in Chinese. Established in 1956 a ISTIC is an  information center for Chinese science and research. It serves as a depository library.

Macau Library and Information Management Association

MLIMA was served “to promote the functions of library to the public, developing the library professional in Macau, and increasing professional status, to provide and exchange information on library science area for members and library staff with better relationship among local and overseas libraries, and to set up rules and standardization for libraries as a reference and a guideline.”

Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence Committee of the Chinese Association of Automation

China Medical Informatics Association

Asociación Colombiana de Museos

Asociasion costarricense de Bibliotecarios

Colegio de Bibliotecarios de Costa Rica

Croatian Museums Association

Savez muzejskih drustava Hrvatske

Croatian Society for Communication, Computing, Electronics, Measurement and Control

Asociación Cubana de Bibliotecarios (ASCUBI)
          c/o Biblioteca Nacional José Martí. Plaza de la Revolución La Habana, Cuba A.Postal 6881
            Founded 1981

Bibliotecas Independientes de Cuba

Cuban Association for Pattern Recognition

Sociedad Cubana de Ciencias de la Información

Sociedad Cubana de Información Científica y Técnica
    Prado y San José, Edificio Capitolio Habana Vieja La Habana, Cuba C.P. 10200 A.Postal 2038
    Founded 1985

       
        Cyprus Library Association

       
        Association of Professional Librarians

        Cyprus Society of Medical Informatics

Association of Library and Information Professionals of the Czech Republic/Svaz knihovniku a informacnich pracovniku Ceske Republiky

"SKIP's mission is an effort to constantly improve levels of library and informational performance and in that manner to increase the professional prestige of these disciplines. It also works toward the goal of better conditions for libraries and information centers and toward better support of libraries and information centers." The homepage links to Czech, English, French, and German versions of the introduction. The balance of the site is in Czech.

The organization was first established in 1968 but was quickly suppressed. It re-emerged in 1990.

Ceská spolecnost pro kybernetiku a informatiku

Artificial intelligence.

Association of Czech Moravian and Silesian Museums

Associaction of Museums and Galleries of Czech Republic

Societas Museologia

Czech Pattern Recognition Society

Association of Danish Cultural Museums

Association of Danish Public Library Managers

Bibliotekarforbundet

The Bibliotekarkorbundent is a librarian trade union or guild.

Danish Artificial Intelligence Society

Danish Society for Computer Science

Danish National Council of Museums

Danish Pattern Recognition Society

Danish Society for Informatics in Agrriculture

Danish Society for Medical Informatics

Danish Research Library Association

The organization is divided into two sections: the Association of Danish Research Libraries (SDF) and the Association of Staff Members of Danish Research Libraries (FMDF). The DRLA has four chief functions: "to promote initiatives for the benefit of the research libraries and the whole Danish library sector,  to strengthen cooperation in communication and documentation,  to exchange ideas end experiences within the whole cultural area, [and] to cooperate with other related organisations in Denmark and abroad." 

Danish Library Association/ Biblioteksfo

Founded in 1905. The Association represents interests of librarians and libraries at different levels of government and at internatioanl fora. Brief English introductory remarks. Other information in Danish. kd

Danmarks Skolebibliotekarforening

School (k-12) librarians

Dansk Kulturhistoik Museumsforening

Foreningen af Dansk Kunstmuseer

Foreningen af Dansk Museumsmaend

Foreningen af Danske Naturvidenskabelige Museer

Egyptian Library and Archives Association

Egyptian School Library Association

Asociación de Bibliotecarios de El Salvador

The organization was established in 2002. Article 1 of the ABEL statute outlines Purposes and Functions aWeb site in Spanish.

Estonian Museums Association

Union of Estonian Librarians

Tallinn, Tonismägi 2
Estonia

Ethiopian Library and Information Association

Established 1961

Fiji Library Association

FLA was established in 1972 with an aim to encourage and foster the development of libraries, librarianship and other associated activities within Fiji and the South Pacific. kd

Bibliothecarii Medicinae Fenniae ry
Founded 1980.

Suomen Tekoälyseura ry  ( Finnish Artificial Intelligence Society )

Finnish Museums Association/Suomen Museoammattilaiset

Finnish Music Library Association

"The main objective of our Association is to support the activities of different music libraries in Finland. We also work as the connecting link between national and international music library world as the  national branch of IAML - International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres." 

Finnish Research Library Association/Suomen Tieteellinen Kirjastoseura


"...is an organization for the promotion of library and information services, and all those working in the field are welcome to join." The page is presented in parallel English and Finnish.

Finnish Society for Information Services Homepage

"It seeks to promote information services, the professional skills of its members and research and publishing in the sector and acts as a general liaison in the field of information." Founded 1947.

Informaatioalan akateemiset ry (League of Information Professionals)

Pattern Recognition Society of Finland
"The purpose of Pattern Recognition Society of Finland is to promote research into the methods of pattern recognition and the analysis of pattern information, and the use of their applications in Finland in all branches of science, technology, enterprises and public services."

Finnish Health Informatics Association

Association Nationale des Documentalistes de l'Enseignement Privé

Association des Archivistes Français   

Association of French Archivists.

Association des bibliothécaires adjoints de France
Founded 2001. Purpose: "...défense des intérêts moraux et matériels des fonctionnaires appartenant au corps des bibliothécaires adjoints" ...the defense of the moral and material interests of librarian adjuncts. 

Association des conservateurs de bibliothèques    

Founded 1969. Library conservation

Association des conservateurs d'antiquités et objets d'art 

Association Française d'Informatique Graphique

Association Française d'Informatique Théorique
Founded 1992 as the French chapter of the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science.

Association Française pour l'Intelligence Artificielle

Association Française de Science des Systèmes Cybernétiques, Cognitifs et Techniques

Association pour le développement des documents numériques en bibliothèques   

Founded 1996. Databases in libraries.

Association pour le Développement de l'Informatique Juridique  

Founded 1970, Legal informatics.

Association Generale des Conservateurs des Collections Publique de France

Association pour le respect de l'intégrité du patrimoine artistique

Association des musées automobiles de France

Association des musées et centres pour le développement de la culture scientifique, technique et industrielle

Association des Professionels de l'Information et de la Documentation

using the acronym ADBS, identifies five purposes: to develop exchanges among members, to promote the interests of the profession, to develop and distribute new technologies, to enhance its members professionalism, and to publish relevant materials. The ADBS has adopted the code of ethics of the European Council of Information Associations (ECIA) as its own.

Association des Professionnels de la GED

A trade association. "APROGED is the French association for Electronic Document and Information Management." "Its mission is to [organize] and develop the french EDMS market, in order to improve its rank and give it the place it deserves in the European market."

Association des Directeurs des Bibliothèques Départementales de Prêt

The ADBDP brings together three quarters of the 96 Directors of Regional Libraries. The activities offered allow its members to deal with the organization of a public reading service and a regionally networked documentation service at a time when a considerable number of very different program choices are available." kw

Article 2 of the Association's Statute provides objectives.

Association Pour la Promotion et la Recherche en Informatique Libre

Association pour la Recherche Cognitive

Association pour le Traitement Automatique des Langues

Association des Technologies de l'Information pour l'Education et la Formation

Fédération des écomusées et des musées de société

Fédération des maisons d'écrivain et des patrimoines littéraires

Association Française des  Sciences et Technologies de l'Information

French Association for Pattern Recognition and Interpretation

French Medical Informatics Association

French Society for Information and Systems Sciences and Technology

ACTA Informatique- French Society for Informatics in Agriculture

Interbibly

Founded 1995.

The SFSIC describes itself as at the cutting edge of  information and communications research and practice. It maintains a general membership in order to promote and foment scientific exchange both within and outside France.

French Departements & Territoires d'Outre Mer

Guadeloupe

<>Agence de coopération de la Guadeloupe pour le livre, la lecture, l'information et la documentation -AGECOOP

French Guyana

Association Nationalle de Bibliotheques Guyane Francaise
2 Rue Madame Paye
Cayenne, Guyane Francaise

Martinique          

Association Martiniquaise des Professionnels du Libre et de la Documentation
B.P. 217
97262 Fort-de-France, Martinique

Regional

Agence de Coopération des Bibliothèques de Bretagne (COBB)

Agence de coopération pour le livre en Languedoc-Roussillon (C2LR )

Agence Rhône-Alpes pour le livre et la documentation (ARALD)

Agence régionale pour l'écrit et le livre en Aquitaine (ARPEL)

Aquitaine Europe Communication (AEC)

Association Comtoise de Coopération pour la Lecture, l’Audiovisuel et la Documentation (ACCOLAD)

Association Régionale des Documentalistes de l’Enseignement Privé de l’Ain, de la Loire et du Rhône (ARDEP Lyon)

Association Régionale des Documentalistes de l’Enseignement Privé du Nord Pas-de-Calais (ARDEP en Nord)

InfoCom Paris

Interdoc - Association des documentalistes de collectivités territoriales

Paris bibliothèques

Association des documentalistes du Gabon
BP 1188 Libreville
 Founded 1984.

Information Scientifique et Technique

Science-technology documentalist organization founded 1996.

Association of Information Specialists

AIS is the national professional organization for librarians and information specialists in Georgia established in 1997. See Russian and Georgian versions of the website. kd

Georgian Association for Informatics in Agriculture, Food and the Environment

Georgian Association of Medical Informatics

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AG BDB - Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Blindenschrift-Druckereien und Bibliotheken

AGMB - Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Medizinisches Bibliothekswesen

AjBD - Arbeitsgemeinschaft für juristisches Bibliotheks- und Dokumentationswesen

AKMB - Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Kunst- und Museumsbibliotheken

AMB - Arbeitsgemeinschaft meereskundlicher Bibliotheken

Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Fachbibliotheken

Arbeitsgemeinschaft Sammlung Deutscher Drucke

Arbeitsgemeinschaft Fachreferat Naturwissenschaften

Arbeitskreis Filmbibliotheken

Arbeitskreis Geo- und Umweltbibliotheken

Artothekenverband Deutschland

Arbeitsgemeinschaft Katholisch-Theologischer Bibliotheken (AKThB)

Initiative Fortbildung für wissenschaftliche Spezialbibliotheken und verwandte Einrichtungen e.V.

Leipziger Arbeitskreis zur Geschichte des Buchwesens

Meister der Einbandkunst (Internationale Vereinigung)

Regionale Arbeitsgruppe Zeitungen Berlin-Brandenburg

Arbeitsgemeinschaft für juristisches Bibliotheks- und Dokumentationswesen  

Arbeitsgemeinschaft kirchlicher Museen und Schatzkammern

Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Spezialbibliotheken

Bibliotheksdienste

Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mustererkennung

Pattern recognition

Gesellschaft für Informatik

Document is in German. Site points to an "unofficial site" in Canada. The Canadian site is subsumed inside frames and is therefore not accessed separately from the German page. According to  an unofficial English site," the purpose of GI  "is to support the field of computer science through the organization of scientific conferences, seminars and talks,  the cooperation in the organization of national and international events,   the sponsorship of scientific publications, the creation of special interest groups, committees and working groups, the cooperation with standardization committees,  the development of statements on computer science education and computer science professions,  the promotion of computer science classes outside universities, and  the information of the public about computer science and information processing."

German Informatics Society brief English version.

Deutsche Burgenvereinigung e.V.

museum organization

Deutscher Museumsbund

museum organization.

German Society for Informatics in Agriculture

Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialkybernetik

Systems science

Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft (LAG) Schulbibliotheken in Hessen

School librarians in Hessen

Museumspädagogische Gesellschaft

museum organization.

Verband Deutscher Präparatoren

museum organization.

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Informationswissenschaft  und Informationspraxis e.V. (DGI)

English version (Association for Information Science and Practice)

Verein der Deutscher Bibliotekare

Verein der Bibliotekare und Assitenenen

public libraries

German Association of Lesbian and Gay Journalists

Gesellschaft für Klassifikation

The German Classification Society / Gesellschaft für Klassifikation (GfKl) was founded in 1977 to develop research activities related to the classification and ordering of data, to the processing of statistical or conceptual information, and to the construction of databases and information (retrieval) systems.

German Association for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology

Association des conservateurs d'antiquités

Greek Library Association

"The Greek Library Association is the only scientific and union body in Greece representing, since 1968, the Librarians in the public and private sector. Its aim is to promote the upgrading and restructuring of Greek libraries as well as to safeguard the profession."  kw

Greek Society for Information Technology in Agriculture

Hellenic Artificial Intelligence Society

NUKAKA - Semmenslutningen af Gronlandske Lokalmuseer

Museum organization.

Guam Library Association

" purpose of this organization shall be to foster closer relations between Guam's libraries, to promote knowledge of the functions, resources, services and needs of the libraries-- to lead in the development of a program for the extension and improvement of library services and resources on island-- and to provide continuing library-related education" kd

Asociación Bibliotecológica de Guatemala

A general organization founded in 1948. Objectives listed.

Asociación de Museos de Guatemala

Association Guineenne des Documentalistes, Archivistes et Bibliothecaires

Founded 1994

Direcçao Geral da Cultura c/o Bibliothèque Publique du INEP
B.P. 104, Bissau, Guinée-Bissau

Asociacion de Bibliiotecarios y Archivistas de Honduras

Hong Kong Teacher-Librarians' Association

The HKTLA is designed as a forum to improve teacher-librarian skills through member interactions, through communications, and through other resources.  The organization also has a social/recreational function.

School Librarians in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Society for Multimedia and Image Computing

Magyar Könyvtárosok Egyesülete/Association of Hungarian Librarians

Objectives are provided in English and include promotion of libraries in Hungary, improve professional skills, and development of external links.

Artificial Intelligence & Pattern Recognition

Association of Hungarian Archivists

Hungarian Association of Agroinformatics

Hungarian Museums Association

Neumann János Számítógéptudományi Társaság

Computer science, pattern recognition, artificial intelligence