Five Lessons from Building and Growing a Library Makerspace
Running a successful makerspace takes more than having the right equipment
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New White Paper: “The Optimized Library: Prescriptive Foundations for Resource Stewardship in an Era of Fiscal Austerity”
Libraries face looming fiscal threats. This white paper shows how to steer around them.
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Check out Choice’s Upcoming Library Technology Webinars
Kick off webinar season with exciting presentations on AI, eBooks, security, and more!
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The Optimized Library: Phased Renovation Schedule
How to get the renovations your library wants with the budget it has
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Reimagining Leadership: Fritz Tackles AI by Transforming Library Leadership
Amy Stalker reviews a new book on fixing long-standing leadership problems
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AI Literacy Across Disciplines: Clinical Science
Insights and best practices for teaching AI literacy to science researchers
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Four Quick Charts on AI Instruction in Academic Libraries
What our micro-course participants had to say about AI literacy instruction
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Building The Artificer’s Intelligence Machine: A Very Meta AI Literacy Adventure
Creating a video game to teach students critical AI literacy
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Recapping Sage’s Critical Thinking Bootcamp for AI Literacy
Check out the full recording and one of the best AI resource lists
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Five Upcoming Academic Books on Data Work, Big Tech, and Misinformation
Our most hotly anticipated books for fall!
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The Optimized Library: Tech Fleet Refresh Cycles
Create a multiyear purchasing plan for hardware replacements
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LTI Webinar Wrap-up: AI Speech-to-Text in Practice
Videos, resources, and tips!
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AI for Academic Libraries: Open-Weight AI Models for Local and Private Use
Evaluating open-weight AI engines and models
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