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Pre-conference Workshop

Sponsored by: Ohio Health Science Library Association (OHSLA)

 OHSLA

Pre-Conference, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024
OCLC Convention Center, Lakeside Building
6600 Kilgour Place, Dublin, OH

Conference, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024
OCLC Convention Center, Smith Building
6600 Kilgour Place, Dublin, OH

AI and the Future of Academic Libraries: Insights and Strategies

Hands-On Workshop:

What You Need to Know About AI Right Now: Practical Guidance for Academic Librarians
Presented by: Michael Flierl

Program Description:

Explore how Generative AI can impact academic libraries through this hands-on workshop. Designed for academic librarians—this session provides practical approaches to understanding and using various AI tools in different library settings. Participants will:

  • Use and examine different AI models like ChatGPT, Claude, and Mixtral.
  • Describe and debate concerns about Generative AI like intellectual property, interpretability, and data provenance.
  • Practice a variety of different prompt engineering techniques.
  • Brainstorm and explore innovative AI applications for libraries.

Whether an AI novice or expert, this workshop aims to enable participants to interrogate and use AI in new and interesting ways.

Participants are asked to bring a computer or device they can work on during the workshop.

Participants are asked to bring a computer or device they can work on during the workshop.

Panel Discussion:

Librarians and AI: Exploring Perspectives and Experiences

Presented by: Michael Flierl, Anita Slack, Lorien Anderson, Stefanie Hilles, and Roger Justus

SCHEDULE

9:00-10:00 am -- Registration and Coffee
10:00-12:00 pm -- What You Need to Know About AI Right Now: Practical Guidance for Academic Librarians. Presentation from Michael Flier

12:00 -1:00 pm -- Lunch and networking

1:00-2:00 pm – Hands on Portion of the Workshop

2:00-2:15 pm – Break
2:15-3:30 pm – AI Panel Q&A

3:30 pm  Wrap Up and Evaluations


*3:45 pm-4:45 pm – OCLC Tour (by reservation only)

5:00 pm-9:00 pm – ALAO 50th Annual Conference Celebration

Please join us for a free event at Fado’ Irish Pub (6652 Riverside Dr, Dublin, OH. Free Parking in the parking deck) Drinks and food provided, you bring the conversation! 


    OCLC Tour. Thursday, November 7, 2024

    Tour Registration has reached capacity and is now closed.

    The ALAO Conference Program Committee is excited to offer a unique opportunity for preconference and/or conference attendees to participate in a guided tour of OCLC World Headquarters in Dublin, OH.

    Tour Details:

    Time: 3:45 -4:50 pm (after the ALAO Pre-Conference, prior to the social reception)

    Meet in the OCLC Conference Center lobby, where we’ll walk to the OCLC Kilgour Building. The tour includes:

    • A visit to the OCLC Library, Archive and Museum, where you’ll see unique items including the first edition of Classification and Subject Index for a Library, and a museum illustrating OCLC’s rich history;
    • The OCLC Service Operations Center; and
    • The OCLC Data Center, the technology platform for OCLC products and services.


     

    Details

    DATE: Thursday, November 7, 2024

    REGISTRATION: 9 a.m.

    WORKSHOP: 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

    LOCATION: OCLC Conference Center/Smith Building
    6600 Kilgour Place, Dublin, OH

    Registration

    Registration for the pre-conference is capped at 70 participants.

    Pricing:

    • $65 ALAO/MiALA Members
    • $90 Non ALAO Members
    • $38 ALAO Student Members/Retirees
    • $33 CPC Members, code required
    • $0 Conference Volunteer, code required
    • $0 Invited Guests, code required

    Workshop Facilitators

    Michael Flierl

    Michael Flierl is an Associate Professor and Student Learning Librarian at The Ohio State University. Michael has recently explored dual-use foundational AI models from an information literacy lens—consulting on AI for the Department of Defense and presenting on AI to the Ohio State University’s College of Medicine, Columbus City Schools, and the city of Charlotte, NC. His most recent work in the area, "Artificial Intelligence and Information Literacy: Hazards and Opportunities," was presented at the 2023 European Conference on Information Literacy and published in the conference proceedings, Information Experience and Information Literacy. Michael is currently a Fellow at the Institute for Information Literacy at Purdue and the Special Issues Editor for Reference Services Review.


    Anita Slack

    Anita J. Slack is the Life and Health Sciences Librarian and Assistant Professor at Kent State University Libraries.  In this role, she serves as the subject specialist to the Nursing, Public Health, Biological Sciences, and Biomedical Sciences departments. Her research interests include information literacy instruction, evidence-based practice in Nursing, open educational resources and affordable learning, and faculty/librarian collaboration in the health sciences. She holds a BA, MA, and MLIS from Kent State University. Prior to Kent State, she has served as liaison librarian to Nursing at Ashland University and Capital University. Her research interests include information literacy instruction, evidence-based practice in Nursing, open educational resources and affordable learning, and the intersection of the personal and the professional in librarianship.


    Lorien Anderson

    Lorien Anderson is a Reference and Instruction Librarian at Columbus State Community College specializing in information literacy instruction. A focus of their work is to bring critical information literacy perspectives to classroom conversations about current and emerging issues such as AI. They hold an MA in English Literature from Ohio University and an MLIS from Kent State University.


    Stefanie Hilles

    Stefanie Hilles is the Arts and Humanities Librarian at Wertz Art and Architecture Library at Miami University, where she liaisons to the art, architecture and interior design, and theatre departments, manages their collections, and instructs information literacy sessions. Previous to her role at Miami, Stefanie was the Library and Archives Manager at the Akron Art Museum, an Associate Lecturer in Art History at the University of Akron, and Part-time Faculty in Art History at Kent State University. She holds an M.A. in Art History from Case Western Reserve University and an M.L.I.S. from Kent State. She has presented at the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA), the Art Libraries Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland (ARLIS/UK & Ireland), the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), the Library Instruction and Information Literacy Conference (LOEX), and the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS), among others, and has been published in Art Libraries Journal, Art Documentation, and Public Services Quarterly.


    Roger Justus

    Roger Justus is the Data Services Librarian at Miami University (Ohio) where he serves as liaison to the Computer Science and Software Engineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering; Information Systems & Analytics; Mathematics; and Statistics, as well as working with GIS and other technologies. He received his MLS from the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Research interests include, digital humanities and scholarship, Data Management and Open Science, as well as the use of technologies such as GIS and AI to support students and researchers.

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