Reminder: Ambiguous Intelligence: Roundtable on the Impact of AI in Academic Libraries on Friday, 4/25

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Eric Cruze

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Apr 24, 2025, 9:51:20 AMApr 24

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Hello everyone,

A reminder of the upcoming ERMIG/ITIG event:

We are pleased to present Ambiguous Intelligence: Roundtable on the Impact of AI in Academic Libraries, a virtual event of short presentations and panel discussion organized by ACRL NEC’s Electronic Resources and Information Technology Special Interest Groups. Presenters and participants will explore the current and future impact of artificial intelligence on academic libraries.

Event Date

The event date is Friday, April 25 from 10am - 11:30am EDT. The event will be recorded, and shared with registrants.

Presenters

Sandy Hervieux

Head Librarian, Nahum Gelber Law Library, McGill University, Canada

Amanda Wheatley

Outreach & Engagement Coordinator, Humanities & Social Sciences Library,

McGill University, Canada

Sandy Hervieux and Amanda Wheatley will be presenting on AI Literacy. They are the co-editors of the book The Rise of AI: Implications and Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Academic Libraries. In addition, they recently published the white paper Building an AI Literacy Framework: Perspectives from Instruction Librarians and Current Information Literacy Tools.

Jane Stimpson

Library Instruction and Educational Technology Consultant, Massachusetts Library System

Jane Stimpson will be presenting on the integration of AI assistants into vendor databases. Jane has extensive experience with instruction, reference, and educational technology, and hosts the monthly community chat The AI Hour.

Aaron Tay

Head, Data Services, Singapore Management University, Singapore

Aaron Tay will be presenting on AI’s impact on academic search. Aaron writes the highly-regarded blog Musings about Librarianship, and has done extensive research into AI, large language models, and discovery.