This training outlines new areas of library services and engagement associated with AI use. This training can be omitted in training for researchers.

By the end of this training, learners should:

• Understand challenges for libraries associated with AI
• Understand the concept of AI literacy
• Be aware of new training topics relate to AI
• Be familiar with examples of new library services that can be built on AI

 

Training outline

• AI challenges for libraries
• AI literacy
• AI and library strategies
• Training priorities for libraries to address AI-related challenges
• Examples of new services (chatbots, recommender services, augmented and virtual reality 

 

Resources for facilitators and learners

Publications and blog posts

• Pickering, Ruth, Matthew Ismail, Daniel W. Hook, Simon J. Porter, Catherine Nicole Coleman, Michael A. Keller, James W. Weis, et al. 2022. Artificial Intelligence in Libraries and Publishing. Michigan Publishing Services. https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.12669942
• Frické, Martin. 2024. Artificial Intelligence and Librarianship . 2nd ed.
• Cox, Andrew M., and Suvodeep Mazumdar. 2022. ‘Defining Artificial Intelligence for Librarians’. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 56 (2). https://doi.org/10.1177/09610006221142029
• Halburgi, Suryakanth, and Prashant Mukarambi. 2023.  ‘The Timeless Relevance of Libraries in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A Review.’ IP Indian Journal of Library Science and Information Technology 8 (2): 84–87. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijlsit.2023.014
• Woldetsadik, Mulugeta, 2024. ‘The Digital Librarian in the Age of AI: Embracing Technology for Enhanced Library Services.’ 21st Century Information & Libraries Network _ INFOLIBNET. 
• Affelt, Amy. 2023. ‘AI and the Library Community: The Experts Are In’. Information Today, 43 (10).
• Upshall, Michael. 2022. ‘An AI Toolkit for Libraries’. Insights 35, 18. https://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.592
• ‘Developing a Library Strategic Response to Artificial Intelligence’. IFLA.
• Padilla, Thomas. 2019. Responsible Operations: Data Science, Machine Learning, and AI in Libraries . Dublin, OH: OCLC Research. https://doi.org/10.25333/XK7Z-9G97
• Andersdotter, Karolina. 2023. ‘Artificial Intelligence Skills and Knowledge in Libraries: Experiences and Critical Impressions from a Learning Circle.’ Journal of Information Literacy 17 (2): 108–30. https://doi.org/10.11645/17.2.14
• Tanzi, Nick. 2023. “How Can AI Be Used in Libraries?” The Digital Librarian. 
• ‘Digital Literacy Will Be Key in a World Transformed by AI.’ 2023. Schwartz Reisman Institute. 
• Dixon, neil. 2023. ‘Teaching Digital Literacy in the Context of AI Text-to-Art Generators.’ 2023. Information Today, 43 (1).
• Ehrenpreis, Michelle, and John DeLooper. 2022. ‘Implementing a Chatbot on a Library Website’. Publications and Research, CUNY Academic Works. 
• Uzwyshyn, Raymond. 2023. ‘Academic Research Libraries and Enabling Artificial Intelligence: From Open Science and Datasets to AI and Discovery,’ ResearchGate. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.20360.70404
• Alam, Abid Fakhre, A. Subaveerapandiyan, Dalitso Mvula, and Neelam Tiwary. 2024. ‘AI Literacy and Zambian Librarians: A Study of Perceptions and Applications.’ Open Information Science 8 (1). https://doi.org/10.1515/opis-2022-0166
• ‘A Framework for AI Literacy in Libraries.’ 2024. Library 2.0.
• ‘A Tech Librarian Explains How to Build AI Literacy.’ 2024. Choice 360.
• Scott-Branch, Jamillah, Robert Laws, and Paschalia Terzi. 2023. ‘The Intersection of AI, Information and Digital Literacy: Harnessing ChatGPT and Other Generative Tools to Enhance Teaching and Learning.’ In 88th IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC), 2023 Rotterdam; IFLA.

 

Videos, webinars, online tutorials

• Wyoming State Library, 2024. Practical Applications of AI in Libraries.

 

• Association of College and Research Libraries, 2023. ACRL LDG  A Mutualistic View of AI in the Library or a Continuation of Craft by Thomas Padilla.

 

• CHOICE Media Channel, 2023. Inclusive and Ethical AI for Academic Libraries .

 

• CNI: Coalition for Networked Information, 2020. Artificial Intelligence: Impacts and Roles for Libraries.

 

• CNI: Coalition for Networked Information, 2021. Implementing Artificial Intelligence Technology at a Major Library.

 

• CNI: Coalition for Networked Information, 2023. Towards an Artificial Intelligence-Aware Academic Library.

 

• HKU e-learning, 2023. AI (Artificial Intelligence) Literacy | Holistic Competencies.

 

• Library 2.0, 2024. A Framework for AI Literacy in Libraries.

 

• Touro Libraries, 2023. AI Literacy: Library’s Perspective.

 

• Lance Eaton, 2024. 5 Tips for Using Generative AI in Academic Libraries.

 

• Libraries In Response, 2024. Session 84: Developing a Library Strategic Response to Artificial Intelligence.

• Library 2.0, 2024. Alternatives to Generative AI for Library Research.

 

• ResearchLibrariesUK, 2021. RLUK Digital Shift Forum | Engaging with Artificial Intelligence in Research Libraries.