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AI takes centre stage at CILIP Conference 2025, with Chief Librarian and Chief Innovation Officer of Singapore’s National Library Board (NLB), Gene Tan's keynote speech which will explore NLB’s ambitious generative AI projects - ChatBook and StoryGen.
Watch the webinar ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Libraries’ hosted by CILIP London that covers what the future of AI means for libraries. And from the British Library catch up on ‘Libraries & AI - Opportunities or Threat?’, how libraries should approach AI if they wish to remain trusted information providers.
In the US, public library Ebook services culls AI generated content following 404-media investigation. And San Jose State University Creates 'AI Librarian' Position to promote AI services at the university library.
And from China, ‘Navigating the AI Revolution: Librarian Perspectives in China’s Greater Bay Area’ - A study and survey that aligns with global trends emphasizing the role of libraries in fostering AI literacy and ethical use.
All this and more in the external resources tab below.
Featured Resources
A Vision for AI in Libraries – Gene Tan to give Keynote at CILIP conference 2025
As Chief Innovation Officer, Gene is spearheading the development of LAB25 (Libraries and Archives Blueprint 2025), a new transformative vision for the National Library, National Archives and the public libraries in Singapore.
CILIP joins a new coalition of rights holders including publishers, authors, artists, music producers, specialist interest publications, unions, and photographers to call on government to spur growth in the creative and tech sectors
by protecting copyright ahead of an imminent government consultation.
Three new AI-focussed titles from Facet Publishing in 2025
The new titles will cover practical applications for AI Cataloguing, examine the innovations that AI is bringing from a data perspective, and challenges and opportunities for information access.
A Vision for AI in Libraries – Gene Tan to give Keynote at CILIP conference 2025
As Chief Innovation Officer, Gene is spearheading the development of LAB25 (Libraries and Archives Blueprint 2025), a new transformative vision for the National Library, National Archives and the public libraries in Singapore.
Three new AI-focussed titles from Facet Publishing in 2025
The new titles will cover practical applications for AI Cataloguing, examine the innovations that AI is bringing from a data perspective, and challenges and opportunities for information access.
CILIP joins a new coalition of rights holders including publishers, authors, artists, music producers, specialist interest publications, unions, and photographers to call on government to spur growth in the creative and
tech sectors by protecting copyright ahead of an imminent government consultation.
Creative Rights In AI Coalition (CRAIC) – Principles and Statement
The Creative Rights in AI Coalition's (CRAIC)three principles for AI policy focus on a dynamic licensing market with robust protections for copyright, control and transparency for content creators, and driving growth and
innovation in the creative and tech sectors.
As a Knowledge and Information Management professional, have you ever assessed AI tools in the context of potential copyright infringement? How does current copyright and intellectual property legislation address AI issues?
How do you protect third-party copyrighted works in your AI environment? Are existing copyright exceptions sufficient to implement text and data mining or machine learning?
Open Science and Artificial Intelligence: Supporting Research - AI webinar video recording
The webinar covers the adoption of open science and some interesting investigations into using AI to write lay summaries and media releases from academic research, with some controversial and insightful outcomes.
AI survey launches to help the sector find the answers to the biggest questions
Artificial Intelligence (AI) represents risk, uncertainty, hope, and opportunity in our profession, and we are launching the AI survey to uncover where we stand on this new technology as library and information professionals.
Developing a library strategic response to Artificial Intelligence
It is important to try and be more than reactive and think strategically about the opportunities and problems it is creating. The article poses nine key questions for consideration, and reflects on some answers that might
support a more strategic library approach to AI.
Mind your GPT’s and Qs – Tech Terminology Breakdown
Feeling left behind by all the tech terminology that’s everywhere on the internet, social media, as well as in the workplace? Ever wondered what the difference is between AR, VR and XR? Or what the GPT in ChatGPT stands
for? Know the difference between Pokémon and a Poke bowl? In anticipation of Rewired conference, we look at some of the most common terms to give you the confidence to know what’s going on in the world of library technology.
Would readers prefer an AI version of a Jane Austen novel to the original? Ruth Rikowski, a professional librarian and information professional, and published author spoke at a CILIP London event on libraries and AI, raising
some interesting questions about the future of this technology.
Approaching AI at the National Library of Scotland
The National Library of Scotland announces a statement on the responsible adoption and use of Artificial Intelligence in a blog from Robert Cawston, Director of Digital and Service Transformation.
To dream like a human? Creative reflections on the age of AI
"Sometimes fate is only a failure of imagination. The trajectory of automation is not only uncertain, it is unwritten." - A discussion on the ethics and limitations of generative AI for images from IP Magazine.
LibTech EdTech – transition, challenges and contradictions
"For every rally cry to embrace AI in education, there are concerns for student literacy and the demise of academic skills" - Concerns, potential, & supporting excellence in education with AI, reflections from UKeiG’s open
access journal.
AI and AI policy top the agenda at CILIP Employer Forum
CILIP's outgoing CEO Nick Poole led 'Developing your AI policy', a workshop which provided practical insights and activities for delegates to begin creating their own organisational AI policy.
Why every librarian needs to be involved in shaping your AI Policy
As the initial hype around Chat GPT and large-language models (LLMs) subsides, many organisations and regulators find themselves wresting with the same question – “now we better understand the risks and capabilities, how
do we harness the potential of AI safely and successfully for our users?”.
"Treat AI like an unreliable friend" - Dr Beth Montague-Hellen, CILIP LGBTQ+ Network Chair, shares how ChatGPT, can, can't, and should help you with your research as an academic librarian, in this in-depth analysis.
Machine Learning Librarian at Hugging Face Daniel van Strien will be joining Digital Curator at the British Library Mia Ridge for a session on Harnessing AI and Machine Learning.
Enhance existing knowledge and information skills with Generative AI
CILIP member, Josiah Richardson, is a Senior Library Assistant at An NHS trust in the Knowledge and Library Service based on the hospital site, whilst also doing the Level 3 Library, Information and Archive Services Assistant
CILIP NVQ. In this case study, Josiah discusses how AI has simplified and sped up reporting and increased his knowledge of Excel
AI adoption and knowledge Gap in libraries and knowledge management
Some sectors are already far ahead of others in the adoption of AI, with legal, academic, and health libraries already using the new technology for a range of activities. From a forum with our Supplier Partners
The launch of Open AI's ChatGPT has put AI in the public consciousness like never before. But for professionals working with knowledge and information, Generative AI is something of an enigma - bringing opportunity and
concerns.
Rebecka Isaksson: Powering the workplace through AI
Whether you think it will enslave you or liberate you, AI is sitting in front of you now, offering to answer your emails, tell you which of your colleagues you need to talk to, or what content may be relevant to you.
Artificial Intelligence Where does it fit into your library strategy
CILIP CEO, Nick Poole's talk to the University of Sheffield about how libraries have always been at the forefront of technical innovation, and how AI is already being used in the industry - and how this new tech is already
making a difference to library and information professionals.
Artificial Intelligence? Now that *would* be a good idea
John Naughton delivered his presentation"Artificial Intelligence? Now that *would* be a good idea" at the CILIP Cymru Wales AGM on 18th May 2023. He is Emeritus Professor of the Public Understanding of Technology at the
Open University, a co-founder of the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy at Cambridge University, and Technology columnist of the Observer.
Phil Bradley delivered his presentation"Making AI work for you" at the CILIP Cymru Wales AGM on 18th May 2023. In addition to a 30 year career as an internet consultant, Phil spends his time playing with new tools and teaching
information professionals about the practicalities of AI and how we can use them to our best advantage.
The AI and Data Revolution: Understanding the New Data Landscape
In this book, Martin De Saulles explores the key changes of the past 30 years that have led to today’s data-driven society, and examines how data is being used to create new products and services and discusses how organisations
can adapt to the emerging AI and data landscape.
AI-Powered Cataloguing: A Practical Guide to Building a Cataloguing Application with Power Apps
In this book, Hannes Lowagie addresses the growing need for innovation and automation in library cataloguing systems, this book provides a step-by-step guide on building AI-powered cataloguing apps using Power Apps.
The book features case studies such as the Royal Library of Belgium and the retrocatalography application, and focusses on modernising cataloguing processes with AI.
Download the slides from ‘AI waits for no-one’ – a free webinar organised by CILIP’s special interest groups K&IM and GIG. The webinar combined an insightful overview of the current state of AI and K&IM (deck 1), followed
by a practical, step-by-step guide of how an AI system could be trained to ‘understand’ a text and then how it applies this training (deck 2).
Enhance existing knowledge and information skills with Generative AI
CILIP member, Josiah Richardson, is a Senior Library Assistant at An NHS trust in the Knowledge and Library Service based on the hospital site, whilst also doing the Level 3 Library, Information and Archive Services Assistant
CILIP NVQ. In this case study, Josiah discusses how AI has simplified and sped up reporting and increased his knowledge of Excel
"Treat AI like an unreliable friend" - Dr Beth Montague-Hellen, CILIP LGBTQ+ Network Chair, shares how ChatGPT, can, can't, and should help you with your research as an academic librarian, in this in-depth analysis.
The impact of AI, machine learning, automation and robotics on the information profession
The full research report, published by CILIP with the support of Health Education England, sets out a detailed and methodical analysis of the challenges and opportunities presented by this new generation of technologies.
Public Library Ebook Service to Cull AI Slop After 404 Media Investigation - Hoopla, a service that provides public libraries around the US with ebooks, announced that it will do more to prevent the spread of low quality AI-generated books after a 404 Media investigation showed that they were common on its platform.
San Jose State University Creates 'AI Librarian' Position - One of the first such positions in the U.S., SJSU's AI librarian will manage digital assets, develop technology resources and promote services related to artificial intelligence at the university's academic library.
Libraries & AI - Opportunities or Threat? – Chaired by writer and broadcaster Timandra Harkness this debate looked into how AI might become more present in libraries, and how libraries should approach AI if they wish to remain trusted information providers. Part of the British Library’s ‘AI Debates’ series. See the full schedule in the previous AI hub update (below)
Navigating the AI Revolution: Librarian Perspectives in China’s Greater Bay Area - Findings suggest a need for clear communication from management around AI strategy and structured training to enhance staff readiness for AI adoption. The study aligns with global trends emphasizing the role of libraries in fostering AI literacy and ethical use.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Libraries - Listen to a discussion about AI and Libraries - learn about how AI is affecting libraries, and what a relationship between the two means. If you have questions about the future of AI, and what this could mean for libraries, this is the talk for you!
British Library AI debates: This series of events brings together experts from different fields to debate with each other and the audience some of the issues in the spotlight due to AI developments. The debates will be chaired
by Timandra Harkness. Timandra Harkness is a writer, broadcaster and presenter.
Academic Librarians, Information Literacy, and ChatGPT: Sounding the Alarm on a New Type of Misinformation - On a regular basis, I get emails from vendors promising to train me “how to use ChatGPT”—as if there’s a secret
prompt that reduces ChatGPT’s propensity for providing inaccurate information. There isn’t, and academic librarians should not be complicit in higher education’s efforts to downplay the negative impact of ChatGPT on
student learning.
Just out from IFLA/De Gruyter: New Horizons in Artificial Intelligence in Libraries - Originating from an IFLA Artificial Intelligence SIG Satellite Conference and the IFLA Information Technology Section membership,
this volume brings together insights from leading experts around the globe. It explores the cutting-edge intersection of AI technologies, digital infrastructures, and library services, offering both theoretical
frameworks and practical implementations.
Printable resource for librarians: ‘6 things to know about AI’ - This infographic provides an overview of how this technology works and offers six news literacy takeaways to keep in mind as these tools evolve:
AI as a Teaching Tool: Transforming Coding Literacy in the Libraries - A great AI in practice case study - Carnegie Melon University Libraries has been running the workshop ‘Python for All: Democratizing Coding
Mastery with AI Chatbot Support,’ both in the library and in other departments.
AI-Generated Slop Is Already In Your Public Library – In the US Low quality books that appear to be AI generated are making their way into public libraries via their digital catalogs, forcing librarians
who are already understaffed to either sort through a functionally infinite number of books to determine what is written by humans and what is generated by AI, or to spend taxpayer dollars to provide
patrons with information they don’t realize is AI-generated.
Library Tech Trends for 2025 - From AI disruption to increasing financial strain on our digital collections, the year 2025 promises to be filled with both challenges and opportunities for libraries.
A Tipping Point for Digital Collections; Rise of Library-Specific AI Tools, and Evaluative Frameworks; Navigating a More Treacherous Information Environment; Reassessing What it Means to Be Computer
Literate; Updating Our Approach to Internet Safety
Secure AI in the NHS: Cybersecurity challenges and solutions - AI is transforming healthcare, but cybersecurity risks pose significant challenges to adoption in the NHS. How can digital leaders ensure
safe, effective integration? Join Tom Russell, Policy Lead in NHS England's Joint Cyber Unit, to explore the cybersecurity barriers to AI adoption and strategies to overcome them. Thurs 27 Feb
| 12 – 1pm | Online
Hold steady: Centering the human in the hype of AI - Visions of AI, a succinct and engaging presentation by Mia Ridge, Digital Curator for Western Heritage Collections at the British Library,
takes a step back from the hype cycle to explore questions like: how can AI make cultural heritage collections more findable and accessible? How can heritage organisations make ethical decisions
in line with their mission and values when AI and machine learning technologies change so quickly? How do we create a future in which AI tools help staff rather than attempt to replace them,
and create better experiences for visitors and researchers?
Canadian authors warn readers that AI dupes of their books are popping up on Amazon - Getting fake books taken down is ‘a game of whack-a-mole,' says writers’ The Writers' Union of Canada
in response to authors noticing AI rip-offs of their work appearing for sale on Amazon.
Frameworks for Analyzing the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Libraries - “The generative aspect is largely a marketing ploy to encourage comfort with tools that are raw computing
but with a veneer of entertainment. Understanding what is really going on is impossible[…] – an article on the ethical implications and technical challenges librarians face when assessing
AI tools and applications.
Humans at the centre: the role of librarians in shaping academic AI - “AI is not going to replace humans, but humans with AI are going to replace humans without AI” - a concise summary
of all things AI is doing and will do for librarians as the technology continues to grow."
This article from the University of New Mexico presents a comprehensive framework for AI literacy in academic libraries, encompassing technical knowledge, ethical awareness, critical
thinking, practical skills, and societal impact
AI Hopes & Fears Speaker Series - The first session of the year is: AI is Trash: The Environmental Externalities of Machine Learning Tools with Dr. Anne Pasek, who discusses
he environmental costs of machine learning and deep learning technologies. This virtual talk series explores the implications of artificial intelligence by tackling questions
around ethics, democracy, social justice, environmental impact, and accessibility.
Is AI literacy an information skill? - To capitalise on GenAI’s strengths, and understand its limitations, students need to develop their research and critical thinking
skills in practical, embedded and subject-specific ways.
Hey Kids: It's Bag O'Glass! - The hype for generative AI in education continues, even as we learn unsettling things about tools suggested for classroom use. The disconnect
between AI apps’ suggested classroom applications and the harmful outputs the apps generate is profound.
Guardians of Scholarship: Librarians and Copyright in the Age of AI – “The best approach is to anticipate the issues and offer education and support that is meaningful
to diverse audiences – academics, students, researchers, professional services staff – while also acknowledging that there are cultural differences: different
people have very different ideas about IP,” writes Copyright Support Officer at University College London, Christina Daouti.
Could Artificial Intelligence Help Catalog Thousands of Digital Library Books? An Interview with Abigail Potter and Caroline Saccucci from the Library of Congress
Webinar Review: AI and Workforce Development in Libraries: Overcoming Barriers and Embracing Lifelong Learning 2024 – analysis on the Importance of AI
Literacy, barrier, and adult education strategies for AI and libraries.
Artificial intelligence, Real library - Final report for Project Laibro at the NTNU University in Norway - The report presents a knowledge foundation
and covers: AI development; AI in academic libraries (experiences, expectations, and competence needs), mapping of the library's areas of operation
and assessment of the possibilities for using AI in various task, and structural investments, and the recommendation for the way forward.
Developing AI Literacy With People Who Have Low Or No Digital Skills - A report with recommendations and findings by the Good Things Foundation,
that involved a wide range of community organisations and people supported with digital inclusion.
The Near Future of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education: Part Two - A look at how AI-related technologies can coalesce and ultimately
impact education in many and varied ways in the near future, including Offline AI, AI Agents, and wearable tech.
Tracking the Licensing of Scholarly Content to LLMs - With lawsuits and government regulation on the horizon, several publishers have
announced that they are licensing their scholarly content for use as training data for LLMs. This collaborative tracker keeps a
record of which publishers have opted into using their content for AI training.
Assuring a responsible future for AI: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has published a report, which
surveys the state of the UK AI assurance market and sets out how DSIT will drive its future growth.
‘An existential threat’: anger over UK government plans to allow AI firms to scrape content: BBC among those opposing plan
that would see AI models trained on content from publishers and artists by default
AI revolution creates demand for hot new job: AI librarian - “[…]the emergence of AI librarians and robust knowledge
management systems is a game-changer, as they can provide quick access to up-to-date information on complex issues
like international labor laws, payroll regulations and compliance requirements.”
AI’s triple threat: behind the scenes, on display, and in the office – a different perspective from the museums
and heritage sectors’ ai adoption and use.
In one week! Navigating the Risks of Global Inclusiveness: ML/AI Applications in Librarianship and DH/DS Practices
- Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications are revolutionising
librarianship, offering opportunities for personalized user services and streamlined workflows. However,
as libraries embrace these technologies, it’s essential to consider the risks associated with global inclusiveness.
Weds 6 November, online
Libraries"balancing optimism in AI with caution" - Research Information’s top level analysis of Clarivate’s
recent AI survey into libraries and AI. The article looks at different takeaways including the role
of IT leadership in AI, and how AI is advancing library missions.
Download and read volume 90 issue 2 of South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science focuses
on AI in Libraries, with articles on the use of artificial intelligence in libraries, a proposed
framework for a digital literacy course for artificial intelligence in academic libraries, and
leveraging artificial intelligence for sustainable knowledge organisation in academic libraries.
Tired of tagging? How generative AI will finally deep-six metadata - “I can’t wait for metadata
to be obsolete. No one will miss the tedious one-by-one tagging that went into it, and with
generative AI sifting through images alongside us, we can free our time to work, live, and
create,” writes Isaiah Steinfeld is the Global Head of Startups Experience at Amazon Web Services.
The application of machine learning and other techniques in research offers opportunities for
libraries to expand their services - how Dr. Borui Zhang from the University of Florida
led a campus-wide initiative to invest in building AI skills and education across all faculties
IFLA webinar: Navigating Risks of Global Inclusiveness - This webinar will explore the
role of libraries in enhancing social and cultural inclusion through ML/AI adoption.
Join us to delve into practical strategies for leveraging ML/AI to foster diversity,
equity, and accessibility in libraries and society.
New Urban Libraries Council (ULC) Brief: “The Role of Libraries as Public Spaces in
Countering Misinformation, Disinformation, and Social Isolation in the Age of Generative
AI” - with social isolation on the rise, this brief examines how public libraries
are uniquely positioned to combat these issues through the promotion of digital
literacy and the cultivation of community connections.
27 September Webinar: The AI Orphan? - Webinar on protecting science and research
in an AI debate dominated by the entertainment industry, from KR21. This webinar
will outline a number of the pressures that publicly funded institutions and
researchers face in the current AI environment and suggest a pragmatic way
forward.
House of Commons Library AI reading list - The house of commons library has
published a reading list on AI, that covers: Overviews of artificial intelligence
2 UK Government policy and regulation 3 Use of AI in different sectors
4 Safety and ethics. Download now.
Majority of Libraries Planning for AI Integration - Over 60 per cent of
libraries are currently evaluating or planning for artificial intelligence
(AI) implementation, according to a global survey of more than 1,500
librarians by Clarivate
Restraining the uncanny guest: AI ethics and university practice -
“The child prodigy is capable of so much, but is still a child
and critically, still requires prodigious supervision”, writes
David Webster Director of Education, Quality & Enhancement at the
University of Liverpool.
Copyright and AI, Part 2: Perceived Challenges, Suggested Approaches
and the Role of Copyright literacy - The UCL Office for Open
Science and Scholarship and the UCL Copyright team, continue
their exploration of important aspects of copyright and its
implications for open research and scholarship.
Research integrity and AI – webinar and ebook from springernature
on Publishing and integrity, resource availability and
recognising the crucial role libraries play in fostering
and upholding research integrity.
AI Transparency in Academic Search Systems: An Initial
Exploration – findings from a study on transparency
of ten AI-enhanced academic search systems, that
suggest the academic community is recommending
tools with opaque functionalities.
Teaching and Generative AI: Subtitle:Pedagogical
Possibilities and Productive Tensions is an
open-source multi-author book that has chapters
covering everything from ethics, to bias, with
research studies and practical applications,
including a chapter on different disciplinary
approaches.
From the IFLA blog: Embrace AI in Libraries:
Freeing Staff for Meaningful Work While
Preserving Human Touch. Corey Halaychik
Head of Content Management at The University
of Texas at Austin Libraries and the Founder
of The Library Collective, writes how AI
can be exploited to bring the human touch
back to librarianship.
AI in libraries: Improving tradition through
innovation: Interviews commissioned
by Springer Nature with 27 research
librarians from Europe, North America,
and India showed diverse perspectives
on AI usage. These librarians are taking
a practical approach and highlighted
three main ways they’re using generative
AI tools in their work.
Managing the risks of AI in libraries:
Is AI a friend or foe to library
users – and how can the benefits
outweigh the risks? These and other
vital questions were the subject
of keynote speeches and panel discussions
at the Access Lab 2024 conference,
organised by OpenAthens
What do Large Language Models tell
us about ourselves? – We normally
benchmark AI against human
intelligence, but what if we
turned things around, and did
not measure AI by the standard
of human intelligence, but
human intelligence by the standard
of AI?
Academic authors 'shocked'
after Taylor & Francis
sells access to their research
to Microsoft AI - The Society
of Authors said it is"concerned
to see publishers signing
deals with tech companies
without consulting authors
and creators first".
How AI is Changing Cancer
Medicine: The Quiet
Revolution – how AI
can trawl through huge
datasets, removing
human error, going
beyond the usual patient
data and improving
iteratively, by analysing
ever-smaller fragments
of information.
Google’s emissions
climb nearly 50%
in five years due
to AI energy demand
- AI will result
in data centres
using 4.5% of global
energy generation
by 2030, according
to calculations
by research firm
SemiAnalysis.
In this expansive
playlist, the
Coalition for
Networked Information
(CNI) explores
the practical
applications
of AI technologies
in areas such
as driving
discovery and
enhancing scholarly
communication.
This playlist
includes videos
on extracting
Japanese American
WWII Incarceree
data, implementing
AI at a major
library, and
curating large
image datasets.
Worth a browse
if not a listen.
Inside the
library
where cutting-edge
tech is
unlocking
the secrets
of ancient
scrolls
– The Times
writes
how Libraries
are at
the cutting
edge of
tech to
unlock
the secrets
of the
scrolls
of Herculaneum.
Chatbots:
To
Cite
Or
Not
To
Cite?
- Are
chatbots
sources
or
are
they
tools?
A review
of
17
academic
publishers’
AI
policy
found
that
there
is
consensus
that
chatbots
do
not
meet
the
minimum
requirements
for
authorship,
but
that
there
was
ambiguity
about
whether
they
should
be
cited.
UC
Irvine
launches
customized
generative
artificial
intelligence
tool
-
ZotGPT
Chat
enables
faculty
and
staff
to
explore
AI
in
a
secure
environment,
allowing
them
to:
access
Internet-enabled
responses,
generate
images,
use
custom
chatbots
for
departmental
data
or
websites,
use
ZotGPT
in
research.
Something
to
dip
into:
Imagining
library
futures
using
AI
and
machine
learning
is
a
write
up
from
an
OCLC
discussion
forum
with
cross-sector
participants,
covering
tools
used,
the
loneliness
of
upskilling,
discovery
and
evaluation
and
more.
AI
Reskilling
in
Libraries:
When
the
Dean’s
Assistant
Gets
an
AI
Assistant:
Recent
research
has
shown
that
30
per
cent
of
activities
across
most
jobs
could
be
handled
by
machines,
and
more
than
15%
of
jobs
could
be
fully
automated,
but
library
workers
are
still
unprepared
for
AI-assisted
workflows
and
roles.
DEI
Book
Display:
Technology
&
Ethics:
This
book
display
covers
some
interesting
titles
on
ethics
and
diversity
and
AI,
a
great
starting
place
for
researchers
and
inspiration
to
get
started
on
the
topic.
Taking
libraries
into
the
future,
part
1:
“If
a
student
came
to
me
for
advice
on
AI,
my
first
question
would
be:
How
are
you
already
using
it?
I
don’t
think
there
is
enough
understanding
about
what
students
are
already
doing.”
–
first
in
a
series
of
interviews
with
Mark
Hughes,
University
Librarian
at
Cardiff
Metropolitan
University.
Library
sector
seeks
more
cooperation
to
capitalize
on
AI
influence:
China
and
Russia
are
seeking
more
cooperation
in
facing
the
challenges
and
potential
opportunities
that
artificial
intelligence
(AI)
is
bringing
to
the
library
sector.
The
House
of
Commons'
Science,
Innovation
and
Technology
Committee
published
a
report
into
the
governance
of
AI
(28
May).
It
identifies
concerns
and
confusions
and
lists
12
challenges
that
need
to
be
addressed
in
regulating
AI.
The
AI
Seoul
Summit
reaffirmed
the
international
community's
commitment
to
shaping
the
trajectory
of
AI
development.
Read
about
the
main
outcomes
that
include
a
Global
Commitment
to
AI
Safety,
an
international
network
of
AI
safety
institutes
and
more.
For
those
looking
for
a
new
job
or
helping
others
on
the
job
search,
the
AI
school
Librarian
has
produced
a
simple
guide
for
using
ChatGPT
to
make
this
process
smoother:
‘ChatGPT
in
medical
libraries,
possibilities
and
future
directions’
elucidates
the
applications
of
ChatGPT
in
medical
libraries
and
discusses
and
shows
how
the
integration
of
ChatGPT
into
medical
library
services
holds
promise
for
enhancing
information
retrieval
and
user
experience.
Ethical
Implications
of
ChatGPT
in
Higher
Education:
A
Scoping
Review
-
Scoping
review
of
Japanese,
English
and
Chinese
literature
on
AI
shows
that
the
majority
of
the
papers
on
the
subject
are
discussion
papers,
but
some
early
empirical
work
is
now
being
undertaken.
How
to
Implement
AI
—
Responsibly
-
Following
research
that
showed
businesses
are
still
not
proactively
implementing
principled
AI
policy,
the
Harvard
Business
Review
surveyed
businesses
at
different
stages
of
creating
AI
policy,
and
identified
four
key
moves:
translate, integrate, calibrate and proliferate
Guidelines
For
Litigants:
Responsible
Use
Of
Artificial
Intelligence
In
Litigation
-
“Generative
AI
does
not
relieve
the
responsible
legal
practitioner
of
the
need
to
exercise
judgment
and
professional
skill
in
reviewing
the
final
product
to
be
provided
to
the
Court.”
-
The
Supreme
Court
of
Victoria,
Australia,
has
published
guidelines
for
responsible
use
of
AI
in
litigation
–
with
a
checklist
to
make
sure
that
AI
content
is
appropriate
for
legal
use.
Can
Artificial
Intelligence
lead
us
to
a
smarter
ILL
future
or
other
library
services?
-
The
IFLA
Document
Delivery
and
Resource
Sharing
(DDRS)
Section
Webinar
Series
continues:
The
webinar
covers
the
latest
AI
driven
innovations
in
the
library
sector
and
will
also
discuss
personalised
recommendations
for
library
users
based
on
their
research
habits
and
interests.
For
research
Librarians
(but
of
value
to
anyone
looking
to
create
an
AI
policy),
the
Association
of
Research
Librarians
has
published
‘Guiding
Principles
for
Artificial
Intelligence’
to
help
shape
policy
and
advocate
for
an
ethical
and
responsible
use
of
AI
in
libraries.
Knowledge
Rights
21
has
published
two
reports:
one,
an
overview
of
policy
issues
around
AI
and
the
second,
an
in-depth
document
that
looks
at
a
sector-specific
approach
to
identify
the
requirements
of
a
European
AI
environment,
which
proactively
supports
science,
research
and
knowledge
valorisation.
UNESCO
releases
guidance
to
support
educators
in
creating
their
own
ai
policies.
The
paper
identifies
a
range
of
controversial
ethical
and
policy
issues
around
both
AI
in
general,
and
GenAI
specifically,
and
includes
steps
and
key
elements
to
be
examined
when
seeking
to
regulate
GenAI
based
on
a
human-centred
and
ethical
approach.
Information
professionals
are
building
a
body
of
work
around
AI’s
reliability,
and
still
finding
that
there
are
no
robust
systems
to
prevent
them
generating
disinformation.
A
study
from
the
health
sector.
‘What
do
AI
chatbots
really
mean
for
students
and
cheating?’
from
Stanford
Graduate
School
of
Education
takes
a
pragmatic
approach
to
students
who
use
ChatGPT.
Do
the
words
‘intricate
complexities’
mean
anything
to
you,
or
have
you
been
ever
noticed
the
word
‘delve’
is
used
a
lot?
Sometimes
AI
generated
work
is
easy
enough
for
a
human
to
spot.
A
comparative
analysis
of
mainly
academic
libraries
of
two
separate
surveys
that
brings
up
some
actionable
insights
into
the
current
situation
of
AI
and
librarianship.
‘Have
we
reached
Peak
AI’
covers
what
tech
CEOs
have
been
saying
to
the
public
and
their
workforces,
challenges
the
hype
and
suggests
that
the
practicalities
of
the
technology
have
reached
their
limits.
EU
legislation
to
regulate
AI
was
endorsed
by
the
European
Parliament
last
week
and
will
go
into
force
in
the
coming
weeks.
Although
it
brings
some
degree
of
pushback
against
the
threats
of
AI,
it
contains
some
exemptions,
for
example
that
still
allow
police
to
use
it
for
facial
recognition.
The
latest
edition
of
American
Libraries
Magazine
Podcast
covers
an
initiative
which
provides
neurodivergent
youth
with
access
to
robots
that
help
them
build
social-emotional
skills.
AI
ready
library
collections;
the
practicalities
-
What
are
the
practical
considerations
when
getting
your
collections
machine
ready
in
the
light
of
increasing
computational
approaches
to
Humanities,
Arts
&
Social
Science
research.
Captain's
log:
the
irreducible
weirdness
of
prompting
AIs
-
Not
only
did
the
AI-generated
prompts
beat
the
human-made
ones,
but
those
prompts
were
weird.
Really
weird.
Harvard
University
launches
WARC-GPT,
a
tool
that
allows
users
to
explore
Web
Archive
collections
using
natural
language
instead
of
keyword
searches
and
metadata
filters.
WARC-GPT
lists
its
sources
to
verify
information
provided
and
identify
points
of
interest
within
a
collection
of
web
archives.
‘AI
Is
Going
to
Cause
the
Next
Digital
Divide’
-
an
article
on
the
the
potential
for
AI
to
create
a
new
digital
divide:
“If
you
build
your
AI
system
off
the
content
on
the
web,
you’re
embedding
inequalities
in
that,”
‘From
novelty
to
the
new
normal:
the
current
and
future
state
of
generative
AI’
-
Keynote
speech
delivered
at
the
Association
of
Australasian
Parliamentary
Libraries
Conference
by
Director
Research
&
Infrastructure
(Library)
at
UNSW
Sydney,
Fiona
Bradley.
‘What
is
AI
Literacy?
A
Comprehensive
Guide
for
Beginners’
goes
into
detail
about
its
components,
its
role
in
education
and
business,
and
how
to
develop
it
within
organizations.
A
comprehensive
guide
with
some
useful
infographics.
Generative
AI
Is
a
Crisis
for
Copyright
Law
-
Generative
artificial
intelligence
is
driving
copyright
into
a
crisis.
More
than
a
dozen
copyright
cases
about
AI
were
filed
in
the
United
States
last
year,
up
severalfold
from
all
filings
from
2020
to
2022.
Artificial
Intelligence
and
Librarianship
-
Free
and
Open
source
book
for
librarians,
its
easy
to
dip
into
and
read
up
on
what
you
need
to
know
with
chapters
covering
librarianship,
technicalicaties
of
AI
systems
and
issues
like
bias.
Great
reference
book.
Highly
Recommended
New
nonpartisan
AI
nonprofit
TrueMedia,
led
by
Oren
Etzioni,
is
making
a
political
deepfake
detector
-
Will
it
be
possible
to
tell
if
a
piece
of
content
has
been
created
with
AI?
New
tech
by
TrueMedia’s
promises
just
that,
it
aims
analyze
media
uploaded
by
users
and
indicate
the
likelihood
that
the
content
is
manipulated
by
artificial
intelligence,
along
with
an
explanation
of
its
assessment.
Interesting
discussion
about
plagiarism
in
AI
imagery.
Created
by
a
youtuber
with
nearly
a
million
followers,
it
explains
succinctly
how
AI
image
generation
systems
work,
with
a
little
internet
humour
thrown
in.
Great
for
showing
students.
Who
is
the
Greatest
Economist
of
all
Time
and
Why
Does
it
Matter?
-
Do
you
yearn
for
something
more
than
a
book?
And
yet
still
love
books?
How
about
a
book
you
can
query,
and
it
will
answer
away
to
your
heart’s
content?
How
about
a
book
that
will
create
its
own
content,
on
demand,
or
allow
you
to
rewrite
it?
A
book
that
will
tell
you
why
it
is
(sometimes)
wrong?
AI
challenges
to
information
literacy
-
The
world
is
now
embroiled
in
intense
discussions
about
ChatGPT.
Canadian
librarian
Bill
Badke
adds
his
comments,
from
a
library,
information
literacy
and
educator
perspective.
He
looks
at
unproductive
approaches
to
students'
use
of
AI
tools,
worries
about
the
future
of
research
projects
in
academia
and
notes
how
AI-generated
text
could
benefit
international
students.
Students
see
the
benefits
of
AI-generated
learning
content
-
Students
might
already
show
a
preference
for
AI-generated
online
learning
content,
so
academic
colleagues
and
institutions
need
to
capitalise
on
this
to
improve
resource
management
and
staff
well-being,
write
Dean
Fido
and
Gary
F.
Fisher
2024
National
Conference
on
Generative
Artificial
Intelligence
in
Education
-
Understand
how
AI
tools
and
natural
language
processing
capabilities
enable
personalized
and
interactive
learning
experiences
through
a
series
of
keynotes,
talks,
discussion
panels
and
hands
on
workshops,
demonstrations,
practitioner
showcases,
a
hackathon
on
AI
+
Assessment
and
networking
events
with
leading
academics,
researchers
and
industry
experts
in
this
area.
What’s
next
for
AI
in
2024
-
MIT
Technology
Review’s
What’s
Next
series
looks
across
industries,
trends,
and
technologies
to
give
you
a
first
look
at
the
future.
You
can
read
the
rest
of
our
series
here.
Video
Webinar-
Inclusive
and
Ethical
AI
for
Academic
Libraries
-
Academic
libraries
have
historically
been
early
adopters
and
implementers
of
new
and
emerging
technologies.
Yet,
many
are
caught
in
a
whirlwind
of
uncertainty
as
the
world
accelerates
the
adoption
of
generative
and
other
forms
of
AI.
Some
library
staff
and
leaders
report
concerns,
frustrations,
and
fears
about
the
encroaching
AI
future
for
libraries,
especially
regarding
inclusive
workplace
practices.
The
social,
legal,
and
DEI-related
AI
issues
in
higher
education
and
academic
libraries
are
vast
and
complex
as
we
contend
with
upholding
our
DEI-centered
promises
and
beliefs
with
our
practices.
Teaching
with
AI
-
the
ChatGPT's
very
own
team
have
produced
this
guide
for
using
ChatGPT
in
the
classroom
to
teach
a
variety
of
topics
and
make
it
a
trustworthy
and
reliable
tool
for
learning
and
research.
AI
and
the
Library
Community:
The
Experts
Are
In
-
A
write
up
of
discussions
with
information
professionals
and
librarians
on
the
state
of
AI
currently
and
its
future
potential.
Practical
and
evidence-based
insights.
Pilot
Testing
of
a
Tool
to
Standardize
the
Assessment
of
the
Quality
of
Health
Information
Generated
by
Artificial
Intelligence-Based
Models
-
This
pilot
study
aimed
to
test
a
new
tool
with
key
themes
for
inclusion
as
follows:
Completeness
of
content,
Lack
of
false
information
in
the
content,
Evidence
supporting
the
content,
Appropriateness
of
the
content,
and
Relevance,
referred
to
as
"CLEAR
",
designed
to
assess
the
quality
of
health
information
delivered
by
AI-based
models.
Call
for
papers
–
Artificial
Intelligence
and
Libraries:
Transforming
Information
Access
and
Discovery
to
be
presented
at
the
International
symposium
on
AI
and
Libraries,
organised
by
The
IFLA
Information
Technology
Section
and
IFLA
Artificial
Intelligence
(AI)
Special
Interest
Group
in
collaboration
with
the
University
of
Chile
and
Library
of
the
National
Congress
of
Chile
LC
Labs
Artificial
Intelligence
Planning
Framework
-
LC
Labs
has
been
developing
a
planning
framework
to
support
the
responsible
exploration
and
potential
adoption
of
AI
at
the
Library.
At
a
high
level,
the
framework
includes
three
planning
phases:
1)
Understand
2)
Experiment
and
3)
Implement,
each
supports
the
evaluation
of
three
elements
of
ML:
1)
Data;
2)
Models;
and
3)
People.
AI
in
Education
-
A
curated
reading
list
by
Librarians
at
the
TDSB
Professional
Library
in
the
Library
Learning
Resources
and
Global
Education
Department
of
the
Toronto
District
School
Board.
Microsoft,
OpenAI,
Google
and
Anthropic
have
stepped
up
a
united
push
towards
safety
standards
for
artificial
intelligence
and
appointed
a
director
as
their
alliance
seeks
to
fill
“a
gap”
in
global
regulation.
Representatives
from
the
European
Parliament,
the
European
Council,
and
the
European
Commission
agreed
on
wording
to
Article
6
of
the
draft
AI
Act
addressing
important
classification
rules
for
high-risk
artificial
intelligence
(AI)
systems,
but
other
issues
remain
open.
UK
Government
officially
publishes
report
on
capabilities
and
risks
from
frontier
AI
for
the
first
time,
drawing
on
sources
including
intelligence
assessments.
This
is
in
advance
of
a
high
profile
meeting
later
in
November
New
tool
aims
to
disrupt
data-scraping
of
images
off
the
internet,
called
Nightshade,
it
messes
up
training
data
in
ways
that
could
cause
serious
damage
to
image-generating
AI
models.
Generative
AI
in
Higher
Education
course
-
The
course
takes
participants
through
some
foundational
concepts,
through
to
some
of
the
big
debates
and
issues,
and
then
on
to
the
applications
of
generative
AI
to
teaching,
learning
and
assessment
practices.
School
Library
Social
Media
Posts
Made
Easy
with
AI
-
One
for
the
school
librarians:
examples
of
prompts
and
a
walkthrough
of
how
to
use
AI
to
generate
engaging
social
media
posts,
especially
interesting
is
using
it
to
generate
one
post
a
day
for
a
week
How
are
healthcare
professionals
using
generative
AI
-
a
breakdown
of
current
uses
and
trends
based
on
discussions
with
healthcare
professionals
and
Knowledge
&
library
Staff
-
a
great
overview
for
what's
going
on
in
the
NHS
The
Future
of
A.I.
in
Information
Services
-
Overview
of
AI
in
higher
education
and
issues
such
as
cost,
opportunities
and
the
threat
of
AI
to
jobs
in
academia,
by
Essex
University.
How
AI
reduces
the
world
to
stereotypes
-
we
should
know
this
by
now
since
AI
is
statistics,
a
great
article
that
visually
represents
how
AI
is
biased
and
built
on
stereotypes,
with
some
useful
analysis
too.
Along
similar
lines
to
our
own
AI
report
of
a
couple
of
years
ago,
the
report
takes
an
optimistic,
professional
and
ethical
view
on
the
opportunities
for
AI
to
transform
learning
support
in
HE
libraries.
FAIR
USE:
TRAINING
GENERATIVE
AI
-
A
different
to
approach
to
AI
and
copyright
-
how
copyright
is
described
as
for
the
public
good
in
US
law
and
fair
use
fits
in
-
especially
relevant
to
the
internet
and
to
images
technical
look
at
which
search
engines
use
AI
(large
language
models)
with
some
discussion
on
how
citations
in
AI
work
and
how
these
services
deal
with
hallucinations
"List
of
academic
search
engines
that
use
Large
Language
models
for
generative
answers
"
Artificial
Intelligence
rocking
your
boat?
Join
us
October
12th
to
see
how
the
Internet
Archive
is
using
AI
to
build
new
capabilities
into
our
library,
and
how
students
and
scholars
all
over
the
world
use
the
Archive's'
petabytes
of
data
to
inform
their
own
research.
(americans
only,
its
on
at
3am
British
Summer
time!)
Keep
an
eye
out
for
the
recording
Artificial
Intelligence
and
Libraries
Bibliography
-
The
Artificial
Intelligence
and
Libraries
Bibliography
includes
over
125
selected
English-language
articles
and
books.
It
covers
works
from
January
2018
through
August
2023.
AI
and
Publishing:
Moving
forward
requires
looking
backward
-
Is
AI
the
disruption
scholarly
publishing
needs?
A
look
at
the
impact
of
AI
on
Openness,
the
threat
of
fraud,
and
a
challenge
to
publishing
Librarians
Can
Play
a
Key
Role
Implementing
Artificial
Intelligence
in
Schools
-
Some
examples
of
AI
in
schools
and
a
discussion
on
raising
AI
literacy.
Lots
of
context
with
some
useful
insights.
Researchers
at
Moorfields
Eye
Hospital
and
UCL
Institute
of
Ophthalmology
have
developed
an
artificial
intelligence
(AI)
system
that
has
the
potential
to
not
only
identify
sight-threatening
eye
diseases
but
also
predict
general
health,
including
heart
attacks,
stroke,
and
Parkinson's
disease.
Fantastic
application
of
AI
in
libraries
and
archives.
The
free
web
resource
Project
Gutenberg
has
partnered
with
various
organisations
to
deliver
parts
of
their
collection
as
audio-books.
Note
the
disclaimer!
Fantastic
application
of
AI
in
libraries
and
archives.
The
free
web
resource
Project
Gutenberg
has
partnered
with
various
organisations
to
deliver
parts
of
their
collection
as
audio-books.
Note
the
disclaimer!
DNA.I.
-
Early
findings
and
emerging
questions
on
the
use
of
AI
in
genomics
-
in
depth
report
on
the
implications
of
AI
on
genomics
as
well
as
a
policy
framework
analysis
Artificial
Intelligence
in
Libraries
and
Publishing
-
open
access
book
from
the
University
of
Michigan
that
looks
at
the
current
state
of
AI
and
Publishing
and
covers
strategies
and
applications
in
libraries
and
publishing
Fifty
Must-Know
Crucial
Golden
Nuggets
About
AI
And
The
Law
That
You
Need
To
Know
-
in
depth
general
piece
on
legal
implications,
well
written,
easy
read
Turnitin
Session:
AI
friend
or
foe?
-
video
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hear
from
a
straight-talking
mathemician
for
some
really
great
explanations
of
the
issues
around
AI
&
some
ideas
how
you
can
make
your
assessmenets
AI-proof
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