Making Sense of GenAI Amidst AI Hype and AI Personalization
By Sarah Morris In Brief: Artificial intelligence (AI) literacy frameworks emphasize the importance of understanding Generative AI (GenAI) technologies. But our collective and individual understanding... Read More
Seeking Approval, Confronting Objectivity: Neutrality in the Library of Congress Subject Headings Approval Process
In Brief: This study examines the concept of neutrality in Library of Congress Subject Headings and the subject approval process by analyzing proposed headings that... Read More
Lived Patron Experiences of Dysconscious Ableism in Public Library Spaces
In Brief This paper explores the lived experiences of disabled patrons in public library spaces, investigating how dysconscious ableism manifests in their daily interactions. Dysconscious... Read More
The Digital Opaque: Refusing the Biomedical Object
In Brief This essay examines the extractive practices employed in biomedical research to reconsider how librarians, archivists, and knowledge professionals engage with the unethical materials... Read More
Interest Convergence, Intersectionality, and Counter-Storytelling: Critical Race Theory as Practice in Scholarly Communications Librarianship
In Brief: Despite the ever-increasing presence of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) rhetoric in librarianship, library workers who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color... Read More
Book Club Pláticas: Reflexiones on Culturally-centered Methodologies
In Brief In spring 2024, two Latinx colleagues at California State University, East Bay, developed a pilot program focused around hosting a book club which... Read More
Investigating the “Feeling Rules” of Generative AI and Imagining Alternative Futures
In Brief Since the public debut of ChatGPT in November 2022, the calls for librarians to adopt and promote generative AI (GenAI) technologies and to... Read More
Towards a Librarianship of the Future: Fostering Cultural Adaptation to Climate Change
In Brief The field of library science is paying increasing attention to anthropogenic climate change by exploring best practices for mitigating damage from environmental disasters... Read More
Puzzlement and Praxis in the Academic Library: Critically Reimagining Collection Practices with Students
In Brief This article mobilizes critical librarianship and critical/decolonial pedagogical strategies for disrupting and reconceiving collection practices in academic libraries. The authors—an academic librarian and... Read More
Nurturing Student Development in Academic Libraries: A Practice in the Ethics of Care
In Brief This paper explores an ethics of care framework in academic libraries, specifically with the implementation of a professional development initiative for student employees.... Read More