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Dec 18, 2024 - 2:00 pm ET/1:00 pm CT

Transforming Library Spaces: Merging Help and Circulation Desks

Many academic institutions have paired their library and technology support services into one physical space. In fall 2022, the ITS Help Desk at Union College moved from its departmental office on campus to the Schaffer Library Circulation Desk. Hathaway explores the factors motivating this decision, considerations for the move, implementation, and the impact on student […]

Nov 25, 2024 - 2:00 pm ET/1:00 pm CT

Respectful Conversation: Creating a collection of high-quality, open-access resources

Summary Funded by a 2023 ALA Carnegie-Whitney Grant, the presenters created the Respectful Conversation site (respectfulconversation.charlotte.edu), a curated collection of open-access resources on the interconnected concepts of free expression, constructive dialogue, media literacy, and critical thinking. These topics are highly relevant to citizens in today’s polarized society. The site is designed to provide learning opportunities […]

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Nov 22, 2024 - 1:00 pm ET/12:00 pm CT

What’s up with Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) after the Hachette decision?

Join ASERL and the Library Copyright Institute for a discussion on the recent Hachette v. Internet Archive decision and its impacts on Controlled Digital Lending and libraries. Speakers: Brandon Butler, Re:Create Coalition / Jaszi Butler PLLC Chris Freeland, Internet Archive Charlie Barlow, Boston Library Consortium REGISTER:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3067584007608706135

Oct 15, 2024 - 2:00 pm ET/1:00 pm CT

Federal Register, Artificial Intelligence and Business Intelligence: How AI and BI are tracking, simplifying, and visualizing rulemaking

Summary In an ever-evolving regulatory landscape, staying ahead of complex legal requirements is a frequent research challenge for businesses, legal professionals, and law libraries. Join us for an insightful webinar that explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) + Business Intelligence (BI) integrate text analytics and visualization to simplify regulatory language and enhance rule navigation. This session […]

Sep 25, 2024 - 2:00 pm ET/1:00 pm CT

A Developing Community: Accessibility and Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality (VR) has become a trending topic as talk about Web 3.0 and the metaverse became unavoidable in the last few years. However, despite the ambitions of technocrats to use this technology to change the way we socialize, shop, and live our lives, who does "we" include? Over the last 5 years, a steady […]

Aug 14, 2024 - 2:00 pm ET/1:00 pm CT

A Place Called Vertigo: A Skeptic’s Guide to AI, Large Language Models, and Research Libraries

Summary The hype surrounding generative A.I. is relentless. Described in equal measure euphorically and apocalyptically since their emergence in November 2022, AI applications have proven to be disruptive new technologies. Technology giants like Microsoft and Google have transformed their products to leverage the possibilities offered by large language models, with scholarly publishing conglomerates like Elsevier […]

Jun 12, 2024 - 2:00 pm ET/1:00 pm CT

Retrofitting Learning Objects for Better Engagement and Efficiency

  Summary Librarians are increasingly being asked to do more: reach more patrons, teach more classes, offer more learning modalities.  Keep tutorials, research guides, and videos updated as technologies evolve and user expectations change.  At the University of West Georgia, the librarians took a comprehensive look at their services and resources to identify and retrofit existing […]

May 20, 2024 - 2:00 pm ET/1:00 pm CT

The Reality of VR: Librarian Involvement in Virtual Reality Projects

  Summary As an instruction librarian in a makerspace and later as science liaison librarian at both large and small universities, the author has participated in various virtual reality projects for education, including doing workshops and class-related instruction on virtual reality and creating 360 video tours, creating an asynchronous virtual reality paper prototyping assignment, and […]

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Apr 29, 2024 - 2:00 pm ET/1:00 pm CT

What is Scite? Demo & ASERL experiences with a new AI-powered search and citation tool

Join us for a live webinar to learn about Scite, an award-winning AI-powered search and discovery platform that enhances research discoverability and evaluation. Our experts, Sean Rife, co-founder of Scite, and Tony Landolt from Research Solutions, will guide you through Scite's integration into Research Solutions' product portfolio.  Elias Tzoc, Associate Dean for Teaching, Learning, and […]

Feb 14, 2024 - 2:00 pm ET/1:00 pm CT

Digital Humanities and Emerging Technologies: Collaboration, Vision, and the Future

NOTE:  This webinar will not be recorded! Summary  This talk presents recent examples of digital humanities research that uses augmented reality and other emerging technologies in unique domains for archival and visualization purposes. Specifically, it will highlight a collaboration using augmented reality between Ohio State design professor Matt Lewis and staff from the Reynolds-Finley Historical […]

Feb 7, 2024 - 2:00 pm ET/1:00 pm CT

AI Challenges: Taking a Critical Look at Racial Bias and Ethics

  Join us for a conversation about the basics of AI tools and the challenges around Ethics and Racial Bias. The presentation will focus on the following topics: Introduction to AI Algorithmic Bias and its Impact Representation in Training Data Fairness and Equity Ethical Use of AI Transparency Community Engagement Education and Awareness Ongoing Monitoring […]

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