The document outlines a multi-year vision for integrating AI in academic libraries, addressing its impact on various stakeholders and the organization as a whole. It emphasizes the necessity for strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and the establishment of ethical guidelines for AI use. Key messages include recognizing AI as an integral part of the future while navigating uncertainties and expectations in the academic library context.

1. Charting the AI Frontier in Academic Libraries
A Multi-Year Vision
Johanna Archbold, ATU

2. Talk Structure
7. Key Messages
6. AI Ethics for Academic Libraries
5. Making it Mulit-Year
4. What does AI look like in this?
3. Strategy in Academic Libraries
2. What can we take from this?
1. AI Everywhere - where are we?

3. AI in the Headlines
Nov 2022 ChatGPT
Impact on Industry/Jobs
Impact on Higher Education
Impact on Industry/Jobs
Impact on Knowledge

4. Impact on Academic Libraries
AI in the Headlines

5. What can we take from this?
Expertise v Engagement
Unit & Org responses/engagements
Impact across all aspects of our
libraries & wider orgs
Nobody has the answer yet, but it
is a commercial reality i.e. new costs
AI is here & not going anywhere
Expectations on Academic Library

6. Strategy in Academic Libraries
Understanding Stakeholders Organisation & Sectoral Contexts

7. What does AI look like in this?

8. Making it Multi-Year
Year 2
Year 1
Planning with stakeholders,
particularly for Use Cases
Importance of minimum targets in
different areas
How & why multi-year in uncertain
path forward?
Year 3

9. AI Ethics for Academic Libraries

10. Key Messages
Navigation Needed
Stakeholder Engagement
Reponses across the Library
Not a single role - Staff CPD
Sectoral Responses & Contexts

11. Johanna Archbold, ATU
Johanna.Archbold@atu.ie
@Johanna_speaks
Charting the AI Frontier in Academic Libraries
A Multi-Year Vision