Catch up on Choice’s Library Technology Webinars

A perfect snow day activity

Posted on February 9, 2026 in Webinars

As we enter into snow day season, we wanted to humbly suggest a fun professional activity you might do on your cozy day off: catching up on recent Choice webinars. Regular LibTech Insights readers might be familiar with our LTI-branded webinars—covering topics such as AI prompt engineering, content strategy, and Indigenous data sovereignty, among others—but may not know that Choice regularly hosts webinars on library technology and other hot topics.

Below are some recent favorites from our webinar series. Check out our webinar page to stay up to date.

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💡 Enhancing Discovery and Accessible Research Pathways through Metadata

Summary

From MARC records to AI-assisted indexing, metadata is the engine that drives discoverability and is vital to successful and accessible research pathways. This webinar offers an end-to-end look at how AM creates and enhances metadata for its primary source collections to connect diverse collections and content types with scholars.

We’ll explore how catalogue records from libraries and archives are transformed to interact with online platforms and digital discovery pathways, the challenges and opportunities in supplying MARC and KBART data to library systems, and the role of subject vocabularies in balancing precision, inclusivity, and accessibility. We will look at several case studies, including AI-assisted indexing, and consider the contribution of transcripts to the discoverability of multi-format primary source content.

Featuring

• Hannah Phillips, Associate Director for Editorial Production, AM Digital
• Gail Beadnell, Publishing Manager, Metadata and Discovery, AM Digital
• Jennifer Wedge, Metadata Manager, AM Digital

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🛠️ AI in the Library: Balancing Use and Institutional Adoption of Digital Tools

Summary

AI tools in the academic space continue to evolve and adapt to new use cases. While faculty are slowly turning to AI to assist with course creation and grading, they often cast a wary eye on students using it for coursework. Yet, student use of AI continues to grow.

This confusing landscape presents an opportunity for libraries to lead campus-wide AI literacy, helping students use new technologies effectively, ethically and in a way that faculty can embrace.

Join us as we explore how libraries are guiding students’ use of AI and building faculty comfort with these new technologies.

Featuring

• Rachael Clark, Collections Strategy & Assessment Librarian, Wayne State University
• Stephen Kemsley, Senior Manager of User Experience Design, Clarivate
• Mac Cormier (moderator), Director of Product Management, Clarivate

👩🏻‍🏫 Innovative Teaching: Exploring Women’s Histories with Newly Digitized Primary Source Archives and Media

Summary

This webinar invites educators, librarians, and scholars to explore new ways to teach women’s history with newly available archival and media content, including the digitized Irene Tinker Papers (1936–2004), primary source materials in Women and Social Movements in the U.S. Since 1600, and the digitized archive of Ms. magazine. This session highlights how expanded access to primary sources can help scholars and students deepen their understanding of women’s history.

Presenters will show how these resources connect historical inquiry to ongoing conversations around social issues and media representation. Topics include New Deal activism, economic empowerment, international development, and decades of coverage of women’s issues.

Attendees will gain practical strategies for integrating these sources into research, classroom teaching, and interdisciplinary projects, broadening how women’s legacies are taught and understood.

Featuring

• Patricia Schechter, Portland State University
• Jill Jensen, University of Redlands
• Carrie N. Baker, Smith College
• Samantha Lubrano (moderator), Product Manager, ProQuest

🗣️ Upholding Academic Integrity: How Libraries Are Leading the AI Conversation

Summary

Academic integrity is a cornerstone of higher education, and its intersection with academic libraries is rapidly evolving to meet contemporary challenges, including generative artificial intelligence. This webinar will explore how libraries are expanding their roles to proactively foster integrity and support their institutions.

Key topics covered:

• The evolving role of academic libraries in promoting academic integrity
• Strategies for fostering a culture of integrity among students and faculty
• Best practices for guiding institutions in policy development
• The impact of generative artificial intelligence on integrity education
• Practical examples of institutional initiatives led by academic libraries
• Insights from the editors and authors of Academic Integrity and the Role of the Academic Library

Featuring

• Jason Openo, Dean of the School of Health and Community Services, Medicine Hat College
• Josh Seeland, Manager of Library Services, Assiniboine College
• Jane Costello, Senior Instructional Design Specialist, the Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning, Memorial University of Newfoundland
• Erin Alcock, Head, Public Services, QEII Library & Science Research Liason Librarian, Memorial University of Newfoundland

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