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The mission of the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) is to (1) To provide a forum for discussion of problems, concerns, and for exchange of ideas by librarians working with government documents; (2) to provide a force for initiating and supporting programs to increase availability, use, and bibliographic control of documents; (3) to increase communication between documents librarians and other librarians; (4) to contribute to the extension and improvement of education and training of documents librarians.

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Symposia: Bringing Together AI, STEM, and Government Information

  • 1.  Symposia: Bringing Together AI, STEM, and Government Information

    Posted Jun 02, 2025 06:59 AM

    Dear Colleagues (and apologies for the cross-posting),

     

    The Science and Technology Government Information Committee of ACRL (the Association of College & Research Libraries) proudly presents our symposia on June 24, 20-25, 2-4pm EDT:

    Bringing Together AI, STEM, and Government Information.

    Register here

     

    Keynote Speaker

    Dr. Leo Lo, ACRL president, Dean of the College of University Libraries & Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico, and Board liaison on the ACRL AI Competencies for Library Workers Task Force, will begin the session with a 30-minute keynote presentation, Whose Content Is It Anyway? Copyright, Ethics, and AI

     

    Invited Guest Speaker

    We are pleased to have Nalini Mummalaneri, Senior Legal Advisor, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as our guest speaker.  Ms. Mummalneri will address the topic of AI at the USPTO.  

     

    Lightning Talks

    Helen Power, Engineering & Science Librarian, University of Saskatchewan
    ApprAIse: Integrating GenAI into Engineering Capstone Courses

     

    Christy Caldwell and Wynn Tranfield, both STEM Librarians at the University of California, Santa Cruz
    AI Research Tools Under Review: A Systematic Approach to Evaluating Relevance

     

    Christian Headley, Head of Customer Success, Keenious

    Charting AI Views Among Tomorrow's Librarians: the findings from a comparative study of Norwegian library and information science (LIS) students

     

    Kind regards,

    Jen, STS Gov Info co-chair

     

    Jennifer Simms, MLS | Head, Sciences Library | Associate Librarian, Sciences

    Make an Appointment

    Sciences liaison for astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth & atmospheric, math, molecular & cellular biochemistry, and physics

    "The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries" Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

     

    Indiana University Bloomington Libraries

    Chemistry 002E – Sciences Library

    800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7102

    812-855-5609 | simms29@iu.edu | https://iu.zoom.us/j/8128555609