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AI is becoming part of everyday library work — research support, literature reviews, cataloguing, writing, patron services, marketing and data

Ten years ago, the role of a data librarian barely existed outside a few research institutions. Today, whether the title

Stocktaking has always been one of those jobs nobody particularly looks forward to — shelf by shelf, checking what is

The National Library of Finland has released BIBRA, an open-source tool designed to extract bibliographic metadata automatically from electronic publications.

Let’s skip the philosophy for a moment. If you’re thinking about building a chatbot for your library, there are a

Four developments worth watching today across libraries, information science and AI. 1. India is expanding AI-enabled public services At the

Libraries are built on trust. People trust libraries with their personal information, reading histories, payment details and, increasingly, their digital

AI is showing up fastest in reference work because so much of the job involves finding, checking, and explaining information.

AI in libraries should not begin with the question, “What can this technology do?” A better question is: “How should