ACRL Artificial Intelligence (AI) Interest Group

Greetings, ACRL AI DG folks!  Thank you to everyone who took a moment to vote for our May DG meetup discussion topic (from among the AI-focused publications in this year's ACRL Conference Proceedings) - - we've had a chance to tally up the votes from the DG board post and votes that came in via direct message, and the winner is (drumroll....):

Reframing Information Seeking in the Age of Generative AI: A Critical and Humanistic Approach, by Joseph Kevin Sebastian!

If you're planning to join our May DG Meetup (May 27, 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM (ET)), set aside some time between now and then to read through Kevin's article.  We'll update this thread a little bit closer to the 27th with some discussion prompts as well, so that you can consider them in advance of the meetup.

Looking forward to reading and discussing with you all soon!

Warmly,

Heather and Ginny 

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Heather Sardis
Associate Director for Technology and Strategic Planning
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Hi folks!  Just adding our agenda for today's meeting (including our discussion prompts)...

Agenda for May 27th, 2025 ACRL AI Discussion Group Meetup

• Welcome, Introductions (Heather - 5min)

• News Roundup (Ginny - 15min)

• Folks invited to share news items of interest

• Guided discussion (Heather, Ginny - 30min) on Reframing Information-Seeking in the Age of Generative AI: A Critical and Humanistic Approach, Joseph Kevin Sebastian

• What counts as knowledge production, and who counts as a knowledge producer, in the age of GenAI?  What are the implications for academic integrity, authorship, and scholarly practice in considering generative AI to be a "co-author" or "collaborator"?

• How might libraries grow information literacy instruction to accommodate a shift from retrieval-based models (search engines) to dialogue-based discovery with generative AI tools?

• What risks do traditional models of information-seeking pose for marginalized communities in AI-mediated research environments?  Are these risks mitigated or worsened by the introduction of GenAI to information seeking?

• What does "credibility" mean when using AI-generated content, especially when there's no clear author or source to evaluate?  How can librarians and libraries help students to navigate these new grey areas?

• What new ethical principles might be needed, to reframe information-seeking in an age of GenAI?

• Closing (Heather - 10min)

• Preparation for AI DG meetup at ALA Annual in June, in Philadelphia!

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Heather Sardis
Associate Director for Technology and Strategic Planning
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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