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"Recommended for all librarians seeking a path to integrate AI into lessons and library management."
— School Library Journal
Grounded in core ALA principles, this guide will empower library administrators, managers, and trustees to craft AI-related policies that effectively serve their library and community.
As AI reshapes how humans learn, work, and interact with information, libraries across the ecosystem—from public to academic, from school to special libraries—must resist the temptation to merely serve as static support and instead claim the center by becoming a dynamic, positive influence. Because, as the authors of this book persuasively argue, libraries are uniquely positioned to lead AI’s ethical and human-centered integration within communities. Blending theory and concepts with an unswervingly pragmatic approach, from this book readers will
- be introduced to foundational principles and frameworks for navigating the so-called “Age of Intelligence” that provide useful guiderails no matter how AI technology actively evolves;
- delve into the complex ethical considerations of AI, including bias, equity, privacy, misinformation, and the potential impact on human agency and dignity;
- receive guidance related to stakeholder engagement, resource allocation, and the need for continuous learning and adaptation;
- discover practical models for evaluating and implementing AI tools thoughtfully and effectively in ways that align with libraries’ values and mission;
- become familiar with STACKS, an approach for learning, problem solving, and innovation with generative AI;
- explore AI literacy as an expression of metaliteracy using seven frames for instruction and learning; and
- walk away with a sense of how libraries can actively define their essential role as leaders and shapers of the AI landscape, ensuring their continued value and preventing marginalization.
This book outlines the key changes over the last 30 years that have led to this moment, what is changing in terms of how data is being used to create new products and services and what this means for how organizations can adapt to the emerging data-driven and AI landscape.
This primer helps to demystify scientific teaching and research processes for LIS students and current academic librarians alike.
Offering holistic coverage of the basics of records management, information governance, and data governance, this cutting-edge text also provides an overview of the evolution of technology and thinking in the field.
This book will be useful reading for all archivists and records managers; LIS professionals in libraries, museums and galleries; and students, researchers and genealogists.
”This easily readable collection provides relevant information for librarians with any previous AI use and implementation levels ... Highly recommended for library school collections, especially those with law library concentrations, and law libraries, both academic and firm."
— Technical Services Quarterly
This book provides librarians, information professionals, and data managers with an accessible guide to building their own automated cataloging systems.
