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VOL. 9, ISSUE 6 (2024)
The role of librarians in the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is undergoing significant transformation
Authors
Rasheed Ahmed
Abstract
This study aims to explores the emerging role of librarians in this
AI-driven era, highlighting how they play a role in fostering an informed,
ethically aware, and technologically proficient society. The future of
librarianship will depend on their ability to embrace these innovations, while
maintaining their core mission of supporting lifelong learning and equitable
access to information. AI has revolutionized librarianship, yet it is the same
information managed. Reference, cataloging, and management now target digital
resources. It shall be ethical to make use of AI in facilitating the use of
library information. The facility enhances reference services by applying
natural language processing, machine learning, and virtual assistants. This
will help the librarians interpret the AI output and effectively conduct an
information search that satisfies patrons' requests. AI Tagging clearly raised
the quality of the metadata as it automatically organized the content. With the
AI-related tasks of Information Verification and Classification, the records
librarian was thrown into a sea of changing virtual realities. Artificial
Intelligence also brings updates in the training of new technologies for
librarians, ensuring data safety in order to bridge the digital gap. Ethics
would try to bring a balance to the librarian in deciding upon AI and its use,
with problems it's capable of bringing forth, algorithmic bias included, and
how it will touch traditional services. Newer topics have displayed serious
impacts on many aspects while librarians have prepared themselves to enter the
role of managing information resources. AI will alter information storage,
retrieval, and dissemination, hence justifying the change in librarians.
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Pages:8-15
How to cite this article:
Rasheed Ahmed "The role of librarians in the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is undergoing significant transformation". International Journal of Academic Research and Development, Vol 9, Issue 6, 2024, Pages 8-15
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