CARLI AI Symposium

Welcome and Introduction by the CARLI Public Services Committee

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Presentation 1: Are AI detection Tools the Answer? How Librarians can Alleviate Concerns of AI Usage in the Classroom

Sponsored by the CARLI Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

Abstract: This webinar examined AI detection tools, exploring their prevalence and the reasons faculty are increasingly utilizing these resources. It also addressed the implications of AI detections tools on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and their potential impact on student work. Participants left the session with actionable insights on how to assist faculty in alleviating concerns regarding student use of AI in coursework, including the development of alternative assignments and innovative applications and uses of AI tools.

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Blanca Hernandez (He/Him/El) is the Instruction and Outreach Librarian for the Erikson Institute located in Chicago, IL. Blanca holds over four years of experience working in academic libraries, assisting students with research needs in various capacities. One of his guiding principles is making information accessible and equitable to all, prompting him to take the lead in conversations happening around Artificial Intelligence (AI) on his campus. Blanca has facilitated workshops for students, faculty, and staff on AI tools and assisted in co-writing the institute's student AI policy. He has also taught a semester-long Information Literacy course that included conversations on how AI is changing the information landscape. He hopes to continue these conversations with the greater Erikson community and beyond.

Shekinah Lawrence is a faculty librarian at Triton College and the chairperson of the Library, responsible for library operations and instruction. A practicing librarian since 2020 with master's degrees in communications and library science, Shekinah is an effective communicator who can present diverse viewpoints while maintaining a respectful attitude and open mind toward all perspectives. She is involved in several shared governance teams across campus that are researching and educating various departments about the impacts of artificial intelligence on education and information literacy.

Mitchell Haas (he/they) has been working in academic libraries in various capacities for 10 years and received their MSLIS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a BS in History from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. They are currently the Online Learning Librarian and an Assistant Professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Mitchell also has taught in the University Honors Program and is a veteran of the United States Army. Mitchell has served on many university committees, including serving as a Faculty Senator, and is presently a mentor for CARLI Counts Cohort 5 and is the co-chair of the CARLI DEI Committee.

Presentation 2: AI in Action: Transforming Instruction in Academic Libraries

Sponsored by the CARLI Instruction Committee

Abstract: The Instruction Committee hosted "AI in Action: Transforming Instruction in Academic Libraries." The advent of generative AI has led to questions about many aspects of instruction: What are practical uses of AI in instruction? How do we instruct on the pitfalls of AI tools? What AI research tools are available and how do students at different levels interact with them? How do we connect AI and media literacy? How will AI change discovery and reference services? How do we balance AI tools and human instruction? This session explored the evolving relationship between teaching and AI, and how to get the most use out of it with the least pain.
 
Baylor University's Amy James, Online Librarian for Education and Information Literacy, and Ellen Hampton Filgo, Director of the Liaison Program, presented their experience compiling The AI and Library Instruction Cookbook (forthcoming).

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Amy James is the Online Librarian for Education and Information Literacy at Baylor University, specializing in information literacy instruction, evidence synthesis, artificial intelligence integration into library instruction, and faculty/liaison outreach and collaboration. As the library liaison to the School of Education, she partners with faculty to create tailored resources, lead research consultations, and provide subject-specific instruction. Amy co-authored The AI and Library Instruction Cookbook (forthcoming from ACRL) and has presented nationally on using AI tools like ChatGPT to advance the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy. In 2022, she received the American Library Association’s Innovation in Instruction Award, recognizing her and her colleagues work on automating curriculum mapping to enhance library instruction. Through her work, she empowers students and educators to navigate emerging technologies and develop deeper information literacy skills.

Ellen Hampton Filgo is the Director of the Liaison Program for the Baylor University Libraries. As such, she provides administrative leadership over the liaison librarian program in the Research & Engagement department, managing a team of liaisons who reach out to and engage with their assigned schools, departments, and major programs on campus to provide high quality and effective research, information literacy, collections, and scholarly communication services. She is the author of Liaison Engagement Success: A Practical Guide for Librarians and the co-editor of the forthcoming ACRL volume The AI and Library Instruction Cookbook. She received her BA in Comparative Literature from Oberlin College and her MSLS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Presentation 3: Patron Data, Privacy Concerns, & Vendor Tools in Libraries

Sponsored by the CARLI Commercial Products Committee

Abstract: In this session presenters addressed concerns and solutions to protect patron data and ensure data privacy. To start, a review of copyright and fair use definitions was established in order to set the stage for a wider conversation regarding how vendors and publishers are implementing AI library tools and how they use the data submitted. Participants learned about the practical issues of publishers' AI development, which includes training their AI on data from our patrons, and how copyright plays a role. Presenters offered suggestions on how to protect patrons' data, contractual considerations to be aware of when negotiating new agreements, and policy reform strategies to use at your library or campus organization.

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Thane Montaner is Collection Management Librarian at Prairie State College. Prior to becoming a librarian, he earned an MA in philosophy from the University of Illinois Chicago.
 
Scott Thomson is the director of the library at Rush University Medical Center. He has been a medical librarian for over 20 years, and has worked at CARLI member institutions for over 14 years. In addition to his experience in library science, he holds master's degree in healthcare administration, and a certification in copyright and fair use from the University of Maryland University College.

Presentation 4: Critically Evaluating AI-Powered Discovery Tools

Sponsored by the CARLI Discovery Primo VE Committee

Abstract: AI tools are increasingly offered as opt-in features in discovery platforms and databases, leaving libraries to determine if these tools merit adoption and promotion. Margaret Heller (DePaul University) and Allan Berry (Loyola University Chicago) from the CARLI Discovery Primo VE Committee discussed strategies for evaluating new features and standalone tools. The session introduced emerging frameworks for critical evaluation, using the Primo VE Research Assistant as a test case, and considered the implications of enabling or endorsing AI-powered discovery tools as libraries.

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Margaret Heller is Head of Digital Services at DePaul University. Margaret received her MLIS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2008, and her BA in Classical Languages from the College of Wooster. Margaret spent 2013-2023 as Digital Services Librarian at Loyola University Chicago. Prior to that she worked as Web Services Librarian at Dominican University. She has taught undergraduate courses at Dominican University and in the MA in Digital Humanities program at Loyola University Chicago. Margaret is the author of the 2019 book Community Technology Projects: Making them Work (ALA Editions) as well as numerous library technology related articles and blog posts. She reviews regularly for Library Journal. Margaret served as President of Core, a division of the American Library Association from 2022-2023, and prior to that served on the LITA board. She is active in Ex Libris Group North America and other professional associations.

Allan Berry is the Digital Services Librarian at Loyola University Chicago Libraries, where he advances digital systems to meet the needs of diverse communities. His work includes improving library websites, enhancing discovery tools, and preserving digital resources, with a focus on access, usability, and sustainability.  With a background in web development, library systems, and digital humanities, Allan helps libraries adopt emerging technologies while staying true to their mission and values. He has led large-scale website migrations, developed unified design systems, and conducted user research to create effective and equitable digital tools.

Allan earned an MS in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, an MA in Art History from the University of Illinois Chicago, and a BFA from the University of Michigan.

When not immersed in digital systems, Allan enjoys exploring maps, cities, museums, and fictional worlds.  He is a dad of two boys, and a novice in Shotokan karate.

Presentation 5: The Preservation of Trustworthy Digital Records: 25 Years of InterPARES Research

Sponsored by the CARLI Preservation Committee

Abstract: This presentation identified the goal and key products of each of the 5 phases of the InterPARES Project, a multinational and multidisciplinary research endeavor on the long-term preservation of reliable, accurate and authentic digital records. It then focused on examples of case studies and general studies that are being carried out by the researchers of the 5th phase of the project, I Trust AI, which is in course. I Trust AI aims to design, develop and leverage AI tools to ensure the long-term availability and accessibility of trustworthy digital records.

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Dr. Luciana Duranti, a graduate of Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, is Professor Emerita on post-retirement appointment, in the field of archival science, in the School of Information of the University of British Columbia (UBC), in Vancouver, Canada; and Affiliate Full Professor in the School of Information of the University of Washington at Seattle, United States. She started her career as State Archivist of Rome in 1978. In 1982, she became a Professor Researcher of Archival Science at the Sapienza University of Rome, until she moved to UBC in 1987 to teach in the newly minted Master of Archival Studies. Professor Duranti is the Principal Investigator of the InterPARES research project, which, since 1998, has developed theory and methods for the creation, maintenance and preservation of trustworthy digital records across technologies. She has published extensively on archival and diplomatics theory and on the use of their concepts for understanding the products of new technologies. She has been the President of the Society of American Archivists and of the Association of Canadian Archivists. Since 2015, she is the Chair of the Canadian Government Standards Board committee for Electronic Records as Documentary Evidence.

Discussion and Wrap-Up by the CARLI Public Services Committee

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