X-CGP-ClamAV-Result: CLEAN X-VirusScanner: Niversoft's CGPClamav Helper v1.25a (ClamAV 1.3.1/27381) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=simple/simple; d=cni.org; s=mail; bh=GDdPj4zfe0k7NJaalm4rexgJd29ti8cE8hwXMfF6NXs=; h=Subject:Mime-Version:Content-Type:From:Message-ID:Date:To:Sender; b=ZCUeJT9 b8RmnEhbun8auBZvyeUP1yUZNfizG2R/6Ma/betqxIUtCplOEvNCrIn3DgZ48Z1aJiNJeqrbzISbI GIUmWGrce/1Q01bOOtHu3iJSQhcPB+Gu47XH7kIfWRaO5nGbBPyB01awOVF9YBfKGvHbra5dUPTIQ R6MntIR43g= Return-Path: Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:46:08 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [67.4.154.95] (account paige@cni.org HELO smtpclient.apple) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 7.1.9) with ESMTPSA id 42574062 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:44:07 -0400 From: Paige Pope Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_919A39AE-8FB8-4A8D-A074-D2657E5A424D" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 16.0 \(3731.700.6\)) Subject: CNI August Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series Live X-Original-Message-Id: X-Original-Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:43:45 -0400 X-Original-To: CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3731.700.6) --Apple-Mail=_919A39AE-8FB8-4A8D-A074-D2657E5A424D Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Edition Guide Coalition for Networked Information=E2=80=A8 Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series =E2=80=A8August 2024 We invite you to view the six videos in the August 2024 edition = of our Pre-Recorded = Project Briefing Series. Two briefings provide examples of institutions thoughtfully adopting = artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.=20 Enhancing Library Services with Conversational Artificial Intelligence = shares the = development of an academic library assistant chatbot for the University = of Texas at Austin Libraries. Though chatbots are a common AI entry = point for institutions, aligning them with a library=E2=80=99s values = and needs remains challenging. This briefing provides an in-depth look = at the development process of a customized chatbot that offers = high-quality research assistance while emphasizing ethics and privacy.=20= The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) recently launched a = two-year AI program, with projects covering government document metadata = generation, e-book remediation for accessibility, chatbot integration = for student support, and more. Learn more about the program in Ontario = Universities' Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Task Force Moves = Ahead = . =20 In Sustainable Digital Innovation: Key Factors from a Successful Higher = Education Model = , Wayne Morse = reflects on his extensive experience fostering sustainable digital = scholarship programs and innovative digital pedagogy at Emory = University. He shares insights on building effective teams of scholars, = technologists, and students while navigating financial constraints, = changing institutional leadership, and evolving technology.=20 Developing Career-Ready Students via a Data Fellowship Program at = Florida State University Libraries = describes a model where students develop practical, real-world = data skills essential for professional success. The program uses a = peer-to-peer support model, where "data fellows" provide other students = with research support in data literacy, data science, data analysis, and = open data.=20 Climate Change Means Change: Long-term Planning for Long-term Digital = Preservation = posits climate = change as a serious challenge to long-term digital preservation and = advocates for libraries to rethink preservation practices and = proactively adapt for an uncertain future. =20 Developing a High Touch Multi-Disciplinary Evidence Synthesis (ES) = Service Prompted by Faculty Requests = shares = how the University of Southern California Libraries developed a = sustainable ES service model for researchers conducting systematic = reviews outside of medicine in disciplines such as the social sciences = and engineering. Librarians who completed the integrated training = program have since partnered with faculty as co-principal investigators = and co-authors on Non-Medical Science Systematic Reviews (NMSSR) and = participated in multi-institutional collaborations with organizations = such as the Center for Disease Control and the Department of Defense.=20 We thank the presenters for sharing their work with our community. = Please contact them directly with questions or for further discussion.=20= --Apple-Mail=_919A39AE-8FB8-4A8D-A074-D2657E5A424D Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Edition Guide
Coalition for Networked = Information=E2=80=A8
Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series
=E2=80=A8Aug= ust 2024

We invite you to view the six videos in the August 2024 = edition of our Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series.

Two briefings provide examples = of institutions thoughtfully adopting artificial intelligence (AI) = technologies. 
  • Enhanc= ing Library Services with Conversational Artificial = Intelligence shares the development of an academic = library assistant chatbot for the University of Texas at Austin = Libraries. Though chatbots are a common AI entry point for institutions, = aligning them with a library=E2=80=99s values and needs remains = challenging. This briefing provides an in-depth look at the development = process of a customized chatbot that offers high-quality research = assistance while emphasizing ethics and privacy. 
  • The = Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) recently launched a = two-year AI program, with projects covering government document metadata = generation, e-book remediation for accessibility, chatbot integration = for student support, and more. Learn more about the program in O= ntario Universities' Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Task Force = Moves Ahead.
 
In Sus= tainable Digital Innovation: Key Factors from a Successful Higher = Education Model, Wayne Morse reflects on his extensive = experience fostering sustainable digital scholarship programs and = innovative digital pedagogy at Emory University. He shares insights on = building effective teams of scholars, technologists, and students while = navigating financial constraints, changing institutional leadership, and = evolving technology. 

Developing Career-Ready Students via a Data = Fellowship Program at Florida State University = Libraries describes a model where students develop = practical, real-world data skills essential for professional success. = The program uses a peer-to-peer support model, where "data fellows" = provide other students with research support in data literacy, data = science, data analysis, and open data. 

Climate= Change Means Change: Long-term Planning for Long-term Digital = Preservation posits climate change as a serious = challenge to long-term digital preservation and advocates for libraries = to rethink preservation practices and proactively adapt for an uncertain = future.
 
Developing a High Touch Multi-Disciplinary Evidence Synthesis (ES) = Service Prompted by Faculty Requests shares how the = University of Southern California Libraries developed a sustainable ES = service model for researchers conducting systematic reviews outside of = medicine in disciplines such as the social sciences and engineering. = Librarians who completed the integrated training program have since = partnered with faculty as co-principal investigators and co-authors on = Non-Medical Science Systematic Reviews (NMSSR) and participated in = multi-institutional collaborations with organizations such as the Center = for Disease Control and the Department of Defense. 

We thank the presenters for = sharing their work with our community. Please contact them directly with = questions or for further discussion. 
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