In another whirlwind year for advances in artificial intelligence, librarians took bold steps to find innovative applications for AI tools. The final webinar of 2024, the Year of the Dragon, was a brilliant exchange of strategy for mastering AI in libraries. Unusually, the most recent webinar featured three sessions and four speakers before concluding withContinue reading "Taming the Dragon: librarians, creativity and AI"
Guardians of Scholarship: how librarians protect and promote copyright in the complex and fast-changing world of Artificial Intelligence
Academic librarians are not only law-abiding but also extremely well-informed. Academics have long relied on librarians’ support as they navigate the choppy waters of open access and copyright; and the recent addition of Artificial Intelligence to the scholarly publishing landscape has made the librarian’s contribution yet more invaluable. Publishers are also deeply indebted to librariansContinue reading " Guardians of Scholarship: how librarians protect and promote copyright in the complex and fast-changing world of Artificial Intelligence"
Taming the dragon: librarians, creativity and AI
5 December 2024, 15.00-16.30 CET(2pm-3.30pm BST) Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter Brill The grand finale of last year’s De Gruyter Brill webinar series for librarians addressed the emerging phenomenon of AI. Boon or world-buster? Enable or destroyer? The myths about AI persist and some are grounded in logic: AI needs carefulContinue reading "Taming the dragon: librarians, creativity and AI"
Open Access: poised for a great future!
We conclude this series to celebrate Open Access week with an interview with Colleen Campbell, who leads external engagement in the OA transition at the Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL). As coordinator of the OA2020 Initiative, she focuses on capacity-building activities to empower librarians and other stakeholders with strategic insights and essential skills as theyContinue reading " Open Access: poised for a great future!"
Losing the Forest Through the Trees: Bringing the Goals of the OA Movement Back into Focus
After looking through this year’s OA Week events, I made a note to come back to a few events like “All research results should be made public. CHANGE MY MIND!”. While there were other events that were both eye-catching and worthwhile in the events roster, there was a noticeable lack of content on furthering theContinue reading "Losing the Forest Through the Trees: Bringing the Goals of the OA Movement Back into Focus"
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