Artificial intelligence has the potential to impact many functions of the library. Are librarians ready to seize the opportunities?
(24 Jul 2024) AI has the potential to impact libraries across many aspects of the information research workflow, such as searching and research, library reference services, circulation, and cataloguing, among others. It is with this understanding of AI’s pervasive impact across all library services and functions that the National University of Singapore (NUS) Libraries team explored how they navigate this uncharted territory as an academic library at a research-intensive institution. Titled “An ‘Aye’ for AI?”, the NUS Libraries team approached the topic by addressing four key questions pertaining to AI and librarianship.
Question 1: How can librarians navigate information literacy in an era of AI while staying true to our values and heritage?
Question 2: What skills should librarians build-in to adapt in an age of AI?
Question 3: How can we apply AI technology in library services and operations?
Question 4: How do librarians acquire the necessary skills to be effective information professionals that both incorporate AI as part of the information literacy landscape, and leverages AI in their work?
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