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The IDEA Institute on AI is such a necessary resource for the library field

July 16, 2021

by Trevor Watkins Prior to the pandemic in August 2019, I, on behalf of my research partners, presented a poster at the International Federation of Library Association and Institutions World…

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AI in library from learning to application

July 16, 2021

by Gang Shao With the increasing computational capacity, AI and machine learning, particularly deep learning, are becoming leading technics and have more and more impacts in our daily life, from…

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AI Communication Facilitation between Stakeholders

July 15, 2021

by Martha Anderson Can AI facilitate communication between the organization’s internal and external stakeholders while managing change? Organizational restructuring is not necessarily new to libraries. However, creating a cohesive team…

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Robots are headed out of Makerspaces and into the stacks

July 15, 2021

by Dorothy Ogdon   Robots are automated machines usually intended to replace or lessen human effort in tasks. Cobots are automated machines designed to work collaboratively alongside humans. Twenty-one years past the start of the…

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OK Google! write this blog post for me

July 15, 2021

by Peter Hyun How should I start this blog post? Maybe I don’t need to start it at all… “Artificial intelligence today is more complex than ever before, and there’s…

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Automating born-digital archival description

July 15, 2021

by Shelly Black Many digital humanities and grant-funded projects have involved the application of machine learning techniques to analyze and reveal new insights from the historical record. These efforts often…

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AI for All Children – For a More Hopeful Future

July 15, 2021

by Julie Marie Frye Nearly five years ago, I observed Jamie McQueen, introducing Whitby School 7th grade learners to Boston Analytics’ Atlas during his Language & Literature course. Learners were captivated with Atlas’s technology and…

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Alexa, Please Understand Me

July 14, 2021

by Win Shih For non-native speakers, people with regional lilts, dialects, drawls, or people with speech impairments or mobility issues, it can be frustrating sometimes when voice assistant seems not…

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Integrating AI Technology in School Librarian Preparation Program

July 14, 2021

by Gigi Mohamad According to AASL, school librarians are instructional leaders, technology integrationists, Collaborators, and program administrators. Budget cuts in many school libraries deprived librarians of any personnel assistance and…

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Close to the Machine

July 13, 2021

by Anchalee (Joy) Panigabutra-Roberts I thought about AI (artificial intelligence) and it took me back to a book I read many moons ago by Ellen Ullman, a woman computer programmer,…

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