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Urbana Free Library staff recommend developing AI policy and public workshops
Summary
A staff presentation outlined three library responses to artificial intelligence — collections development, patron education and internal policy — and recommended the board consider a formal AI policy and public workshops focused on safe and effective use.
Erica (staff presenter) told the Urbana Free Library Board of Trustees on Sept. 9 that libraries are responding to artificial intelligence in three main ways: collections development, patron education and development of organizational policies and best practices.
"People are gonna come into libraries asking for help, with it," Erica said, arguing that libraries should prepare by offering workshops and by training staff. She described examples from other systems: San Jose Public Library workshops on…
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