CDS Survey - AI Applications in Libraries - Bodleian Libraries
Charlotte Oertel
Charlotte Oertel, Metadata Innovation Researcher, Centre for Digital Scholarship | Bodleian Libraries, Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BG
Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to invite you to participate in our expert survey on AI Applications in Libraries.
The survey is conducted by the Centre for Digital Scholarship at the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. The results of this research will inform the Bodleian Libraries’ decisions and will also be shared with the wider library community.
We are seeking input from library professionals across a wide range of institutions and technical backgrounds. All experiences with Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Language Models (LM) in libraries are valuable—from extensive engagement to no direct experience. We are especially interested in insights into how library professionals are approaching, experiencing, and viewing the application of AI and LMs in conducting, supplementing, or supporting institutional library work.
The survey should take approximately 10–15 minutes to complete. Participation is voluntary, and responses will be anonymised and aggregated before internal analysis. Any published materials will include only anonymised findings, unless explicit consent is obtained separately.
Please access the survey here: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/horizon-scanning-ai-in-libraries
We would also be grateful if you could share this invitation with colleagues at your institution or with other library professionals who may be interested in contributing.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the project researcher, Charlotte Oertel (charlott...@tss.ox.ac.uk), or me (megan...@bodleian.ox.ac.uk).
Thank you very much for your time and valuable input.
Best
regards,
Megan Gooch, Principal Investigator
Centre for Digital Scholarship
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
AI Applications in Libraries Ethics Reference: SSH IDREC 2192252
Charlotte Oertel
Dear all,
The Centre for Digital Scholarship wanted to share a quick reminder of our expert survey on AI Applications in Libraries.
The survey closes on 15 October, and currently the EU and Australasia participation is exceeding the equally important voices from US and UK colleagues – therefore we would be particularly grateful for any support in circulating the call amongst your colleagues, including technical team members working on AI projects, or through any channels available, such as LinkedIn (http://tiny.cc/AIinLibraries).
Survey results will be shared back with the library community. Please note that participants have the option to respond completely anonymously. If any of the sections do not apply to you, please feel free to skip ahead to the questions at the end!
With sincere thanks and wishing you all a lovely rest of your week,
Charlotte
Charlotte Oertel
Metadata Innovation Researcher
Centre for Digital Scholarship | Bodleian Libraries
Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BG
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The Centre for Digital Scholarship at the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, is conducting a survey on AI Applications in Libraries.
We invite library professionals from all backgrounds and levels of technical experience to contribute. The survey takes 10–15 minutes to complete and runs until 15 October. Responses will be anonymised and aggregated.
Take the survey here:
https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/horizon-scanning-ai-in-libraries
Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues who may also be interested.
Thank you for your valuable input!
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Please share with colleagues!
Survey link LinkedIn: http://tiny.cc/AIinLibraries
Bluseky link here: https://bsky.app/profile/discoxford.bsky.social/post/3lyufc7ixxa2v
And for Twitter here: https://x.com/toknowmyyname/status/1973745188633030739