A little while back I shared the AI Research Tips video series I’ve been working on at Sinclair, and linked the video I did on topic selection with AI (plus your own ideas). My next video was a collaboration with Sinclair’s AI Excellence Institute, which I’ve enjoyed getting the chance to work with on a […]
AI and Librarians
New Project: Claude for Analyzing Academic Library Data, Measuring Impact
A few months ago Sinclair launched an AI pilot project across the Academic Affairs division. Faculty and staff could apply with project ideas for their departments and if accepted, would get access to institutional paid accounts to ChatGPT or Claude to work on those projects. I’d long been thinking about potentially using AI to help […]
Brainstorming and Narrowing a Research Topic with AI (Without Losing Your Own Ideas)
I’ve been recording some short videos for Sinclair focused on using AI tools effectively in the research process. In my librarian role at Sinclair I’ve continued to be involved in a variety of projects focused on AI, and I’ve tried to bring a perspective emphasizing information literacy and critical thinking. I think that focusing exclusively […]
How ChatGPT is Affecting My Information Literacy Instruction
I’ve written about AI’s effects on libraries and librarians more broadly, and today I’ll share some thoughts about how AI is affecting library instruction and approaches to information literacy. There there are a lot of credible fears about AI’s propensity to mislead, but I think there are also opportunities to refresh conversations about authority, search […]
Why OER Textbooks Are Important (and How AI Can Help Create Them)
Open Educational Resources (OER) are educational materials that are free for anyone to use. We most often are referring to textbooks, but they can also be videos, tests, software, or even full courses. Crucially, they are not copyrighted like most publications but instead are released under a license (most often Creative Commons) that allows others […]
Prompt Engineers at the Library: Should Librarians Teach AI Searching?
Over the past year and a half as the capabilities of ChatGPT have thrust artificial intelligence to the forefront of public discourse, new sets of skills have emerged. It’s become increasingly clear that although ChatGPT and similar Large Language Models (LLMs) can do amazing, paradigm-shifting things, the specific prompts that you type in have a […]