LIRT (Library Instruction Round Table)

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The mission of the Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) is to provide a forum for discussion of activities, programs, and problems of instruction in the use of libraries; to contribute to the education and training of librarians for library instruction; to promote instruction in the use of libraries as an essential library service, and to serve as a channel of communication on library instruction between the ALA divisions, ALA and ACRL committees, state clearinghouses, Project LOEX, other organizations concerned with instruction in the use of libraries, and members of the Association.

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Registration Open: Transforming Information: Libraries in the Age of AI

  • 1.  Registration Open: Transforming Information: Libraries in the Age of AI

    Posted Oct 13, 2025 02:08 AM

    Transforming Information: Libraries in the Age of AI

    November 17-18, 2025 (10am-2pm GST)

    Registration is now open! Click here to register for free. 

    Hosted by: New York University Abu Dhabi Library 

    The full schedule of speakers will be posted in the first week of November. 

    Since the release of ChatGpt to the general public in 2022, the use of generative AI has become increasingly common in academic spaces. Inevitably the use of these tools has had a tremendous impact on teaching, learning and research. They've also had an impact on libraries. 

    "Transforming Information: Libraries in the Age of AI," is a two-day virtual conference  that seeks to address the impact that Generative AI has had on libraries as a whole. This conference seeks to explore AI's impact on all types of libraries including school, academic, special, law, medical, military and all others. 

    Speakers will cover the following themes and more: 

    Questions? Contact Grace Adeneye at goa2592@nyu.edu and Amani Magid at am6087@nyu.edu. 



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    Grace Itiola-Adeneye
    Librarian for the Arts
    New York University Abu Dhabi
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