ACRL/PPIRS AI Literacy Discussion Group

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To provide a forum for fellow PPIRS librarians to share their experiences and ideas about how AI technologies affect their professional work. This group discussion will focus on recent advances in free and subscription generative AI tools that are actively in use by students, faculty, and staff in higher education. As these tools and their underlying technologies are advancing quickly, it is helpful to have an ongoing conversation with our peers to compare best practices and discoveries.
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This year's meetings and working document

  • 1.  This year's meetings and working document

    Posted Oct 29, 2024 01:07 PM

    Welcome to the discussion group. This is a reminder that we'll be generally meeting on the 3rd Friday of each month at 2pm Eastern via Zoom. Our tentative topics are:

    ·         October 25, 2024: AI and Us - Review a sample of Libguides available on AI Literacy to assess the different ways librarian colleagues are contending with this topic.

    ·         November 15, 2024: Literature Reviews with AI and Large Language models, contending with model collapse and evaluating outcomes and Research Writing and AI

    ·         January 17, 2025: Developing Search and Critical Thinking Skills in a world of AI – From Natural Language to Prompt Engineering skills and the PPIRS ACRL Framework Companion.  How to motivate students to do their own work to develop their critical thinking skills but also engage with them on constructive use of AI.

    ·         February 21, 2025: Ethics, Privacy, copyright and issues around inequitable access to for-fee AI software tools for those with disposable funds to pay.

    ·         March 21, 2025: Licensing and how libraries should respond to new AI features in our subscription resources.

    ·         April 18, 2025: AI influence on Pedagogy and working with professors and curriculum

    ·         May 16, 2025: AI tools used in "the field", e.g. Policy Research (https://onthinktanks.org/articles/ai-use-in-think-tanks-six-key-survey-findings/), Politics and International Affairs.

    ·         June 13, 2025: How has our work changed in the age of AI and where do we go from here?

    You can stay informed and share links and other resources here on ALA Connect and/or on the working document on Google.



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    Kimberly MacVaugh
    SFS and Government Librarian
    Georgetown University
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