Artificial intelligence and librarianship : notes for teaching / Martin Frické

Includes references and index

Courses on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Librarianship in ALA-accredited Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree programs are rare. We have all been surprised by ChatGPT and similar Large Language Models. Such computer programs have been compared in their potential to electricity, the smartphone, etc.. Generative AI is an important new area for librarianship. It is also developing so rapidly that no one can really keep up. Those trying to produce AI courses for the MLIS degree need all the help they can get. This book is a gesture of support. It consists of about 95,000 words on the topic, with a 350-item bibliography. It is up-to-date as of late July 2023. The chapters have guided readings. It has plenty of material that would be good for MLIS graduates to know (what artificial intelligence and machine learning are, large language models, artificial intelligence literacy, bias…). It is open sourced and free, carrying a CC BY 4.0 License, which means that anyone can use it for any purpose, including commercial, provided they give credit to its creator. It has ISBN 978-0-473-68682-6. It is available as a pdf and as a WORD docx (which is easier to copy from and to edit). There is also a pdf of just the contents and the bibliography.

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