Access Services in Libraries, Inc. (ASIL), a small, volunteer-run nonprofit best known for the Access Services Conference, has long supported practitioner scholarship but lacked a formal publishing venue. In 2025, ASIL began developing a publishing arm, including a new open-access journal and structured conference proceedings. This case study shares how the organization uses AI tools to accelerate planning, documentation, and workflow design while maintaining strong human oversight. The session will outline how AI supported early-stage work such as shaping the journal’s scope, drafting policies and reviewer guidelines, developing metadata and workflow structures, and generating a multi-phase implementation roadmap. It will also discuss the organizational considerations necessary for sustainability, including governance models, staffing, and technical infrastructure.
