When GenAI first became widely available, there was a great deal of discussion about how it would “hallucinate”—that is, make up content and sound very sure of itself when doing so.
Kevin Adams, Information Specialist with the Institute of Environmental Science and Research, about the value of SLA membership and participation.
Recommended reading for special librarians, from a library expert, teacher and writer. Five titles relevant to librarians, including one on AI.
Editors of Health Literacy and Libraries on evidence-based practices for health literacy work in libraries, including instruction and outreach.
Librarians need to understand the needs and abilities of differently abled patrons; interview with author of a primer on fostering equity in libraries
Interview with Laura Estill, Jennifer Guiliano, editors of Digital Humanities Workshops, Lessons Learned; why these workshops are important
Interview with Jane Dysart and Brian Pichman about the upcoming Computers in Libraries Conference; trends and what to expect.
Transformational learning in a library may occur around information access, information privilege, source evaluation, bias, digital divides, etc.
With the spiral learning method, library instructors circle back to topics and add new information each time.
Visual literacy is simply deriving meaning from visual information; images, information literacy and the internet intersect and affect one another.
Health sciences librarians fill a multitude of roles within their institutions, and directly impact community health.
Interview with the author of collected stories and methods for a successful library diversity audit plus what works and historic background
Technical services departments increasingly expected to do more with less, shrinking budgets, staff turnover, lack of visibility, no advocacy
