Welcome!
I'm a librarian and academic at Istanbul Technical University, passionate about the intersection of library science, AI, and NLP. My goal is to enhance information discovery and management.
Classifyes.com is my platform for sharing tools and research to support information professionals.
My Journey
Professional Experience:
Classifyes: AI-Powered Library Automation Platform — Creator / Lead Developer
Architected a comprehensive suite of AI tools to streamline cataloging workflows... Engineered a two-stage hybrid reasoning engine (Retriever + Generative LLM) for authoritative LCSH suggestions. Implemented a Visual-to-MARC pipeline using Vision-Language Models (VLMs) for Turkish resources with ~85% accuracy.
Academic / Librarian — Istanbul Technical University (April 2019 – Present)
Expert in cataloging diverse library materials using RDA, MARC 21, LCC/DDC. Specializing in Applied AI, with a primary focus on NLP and LLMs, developing trustworthy, efficient, and privacy-preserving AI systems for information science.
Researcher (Open Science) — EELISA European University (Sept 2021 – Sept 2022)
Contributed to EELISA innoCORE's "Open Science" work package, focusing on managing and building Open Access databases and guiding researchers toward OA publishing practices.
Cataloging Librarian — Sabancı University (Nov 2016 – April 2019)
Circulation Librarian (Part-Time) — Center for Islamic Studies (April 2012 – Jan 2016)
Education:
PhD, Library and Information Science — Istanbul University (2017 – 2023)
Thesis: "The contribution of public libraries to economic development: The case of the United States"
Master, Library and Information Science — Istanbul University (2014 – 2017)
Thesis: "Information and Records Management education in Istanbul University and Complutense University of Madrid: A comparative analysis"
Erasmus+ Exchange — Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Jan 2016 – June 2016)
Research Highlights & Projects
Research Interests:
Computational Archival Science, Knowledge Graphs, NLP for Low-Resource Languages, Vision Language Models, Hybrid AI Architectures, Automated Cataloging.
Active Project:
A Digital Humanities Platform for Turkish Engineering Heritage
Principal Investigator (Submitted to TÜBİTAK ARDEB 3501). Designing a Hybrid AI approach to construct Knowledge Graphs from unstructured historical texts using OCR/HTR post-correction, Named Entity Recognition (NER), and Relation Extraction.
Selected Publications:
"Automating MARC Records from Turkish Title Pages: A Performance and Efficiency
Comparison of Fine-Tuned BERT vs. VLMs"
(2026, Journal of Library Metadata – In
Press)
"Transformer and statistical models for LCSH assignment: a comparative study in
digital libraries"
(2025, The Electronic Library, Vol. 43 No. 5, pp.
695–714)
"From Bibliographic Islands to Semantic Networks: A Human-in-the-Loop Knowledge
Graph Pipeline for the ITU Engineering History Collection"
(2025, SSRN Preprint – with Özarslantürk, A.
& Kuluman, F.)
"Jesse Shera's understanding of social epistemology"
(Anadolu Akademi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 4(2),
184-193)
"Automated subject indexing in large-scale library collections: A minimal semantic
enhancement strategy at the National Library of Spain"
(Under Review – Library Hi Tech)
Continuously exploring AI's role in evolving information services.
Teaching Experience
Guest Instructor — Istanbul Technical University Library
Workshop on Academic Publishing & Research Methodologies: Designed and delivered online training for graduate students on manuscript preparation and peer-review processes.
About Classifyes.com Tools
Classifyes.com offers AI-powered solutions designed to assist librarians and researchers:
Automated LCSH Suggestions: Leverages AI to analyze titles/abstracts and recommend relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings from over 500,000 entries.
Efficiency in Cataloging: Aims to save time and improve consistency in original and enhanced subject cataloging workflows.
Open Access & Innovation: Committed to providing free tools and fostering the use of AI in library and information science.
Technical Skills
NLP & Generative AI:
Data Science & ML:
Digital Humanities:
Library Standards & Systems:
Languages
Turkish: Native
English: Advanced (C1)
Spanish: Intermediate (B1) – Erasmus experience
German: Beginner (A1)
Beyond the Library
Hobbies include cycling, tennis, singing, guitar, and traveling, which offer fresh perspectives and balance.