Abstract
Even though academic librarians are educators, they are often forgotten when discussing pedagogical approaches and activities in Higher Education. Academic librarians are information professionals whose duties include supporting faculty and students by offering a variety of library instruction, from in-class presentations on research strategies to topic-specific workshops. With the arrival of Generative AI chatbots and similar tools, academic librarians, like most educators, found themselves in the position to address a disruptive technology that brings with it challenges and opportunities to educate students and faculty on how to take advantage of these new tools. Librarians can guide students away from using AI tools intuitively toward a more holistic approach to avoid frustration due to wasted time spent finding fictitious resources. This research highlights our experiences incorporating and assessing Generative AI for library instruction and identifying challenges and opportunities to train our peers, and other academic librarians, to embrace these new technologies and teach the best ways to apply them to improve the research experience for the university community. Dr. Marisol Ramos will discuss incorporating AI tools in her literature review workshops. Dr. Araceli Benitez Arzate, who was a research librarian for 15 years and currently, a Humanities professor, will report how she incorporated commercial database AI tools in her classroom with promising results. Finally, Dr. Alma C. Ortega will present how her library created a task force to improve training opportunities for librarians to operationalize the use of AI in their practice.
Presenters
Marisol RamosSubject Librarian, Collection Strategies Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, United States Araceli Benítez Arzate
Docente, Facultad de Ciencias Humanas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Baja California, Mexico Alma Ortega
Research Librarian, Research Instruction and Engagement, University of San Diego, California, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Adult, Community, and Professional Learning
KEYWORDS
Information Literacy, Computer Literacy, Generative AI, Peer-to-Peer Training, Graduate Education
