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Registration is now open for the third annual Generative AI in Libraries (GAIL) Conference. This year features two keynotes by AI experts in our field. GAIL is a free virtual conference aimed specifically at librarians that seeks to explore the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in libraries. It is also an opportunity for librarians to share their experiences with generative AI technologies and their applications in the library setting.
Scheduled to take place July 13, 14, 15, and 16, 2026, from 1:00-4:00 pm EDT each day, GAIL aims to promote a deeper understanding of how generative AI can revolutionize library services like instruction, research support, collection management, access services, outreach and collaboration, while also addressing the challenges and ethical considerations this new technology brings to libraries. View more details at the conference website and register online.
Live participation is limited to 1,000 people.
Keynote Speakers
Opening Keynote: Reclaiming Human Dialogue in the Age of AI: A Human Framework for AI Disruptions and Transformations with Chadd Engel, AI Initiatives and Outcomes Assessment Manager
Chadd Engel sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence and human learning, serving as the AI Initiatives and Outcomes Assessment Manager at Waubonsee Community College. His work focuses on helping institutions and organizations move beyond surface-level AI adoption toward meaningful, human-centered integration.
He earned his PhD in Curriculum Studies from DePaul University, where his research examined how generative AI is reshaping teaching, learning, and knowledge construction in real time. His framework emphasizes transparency, dialogue, and the preservation of human agency in increasingly automated environments.
Chadd has presented at conferences, colleges, and industry events across the country, engaging audiences in conversations that balance innovation with responsibility. His work challenges organizations to rethink not just how AI is used, but why-and to ensure that its use ultimately strengthens human connection and learning.
Closing Keynote: Mike Caulfield, Academic & Collaborative Technology Manager
Mike Caulfield leads Academic and Collaborative Technology at the University of Washington Bothell. He has spent more than a decade working on how to use search to contextualize artifacts, events, and claims. With Sam Wineburg, he wrote the definitive book on using internet search for verification of claims (Verified, University of Chicago Press).
His SIFT method is used in hundreds of universities, and over the past decade has become one of two primary ways that information literacy in taught in U.S. universities and around much of the world.
His current work focuses on how students and citizens can use AI as a tool for reasoning and critical thinking, learning to tap into the power of LLMs to discover and contextualize evidence, and to model and critique arguments.
For inquiries or further information, please contact: gailconferencesupport@googlegroups.com. We look forward to engaging in insightful discussions at the conference!
Sincerely,
Your Generative AI in Libraries (GAIL) Committee
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Breanne Kirsch
Head of Learning and Engagement, Associate Librarian
Miami University
210 King Library
She/Her/Hers
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