Forward Together: Libraries at the Intersection of AI and Open Scholarship

Presenter Information

Leo S. Lo Ed.D, University of New MexicoFollow
lorraine j. haricombe PhD, University of Texas at AustinFollow

Location

KIPJ Theatre

Session Type

Event

Start Date

30-4-2024 1:00 PM

End Date

30-4-2024 1:40 PM

Abstract

1. The Implications of Generative AI on Open Access (Leo S. Lo)

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) will likely alter the fundamentals of academic publishing, this presentation examines the nuanced and significant impact of AI technologies on the open access framework. We scrutinize the perspectives of key stakeholders – including publishers, libraries, and academic entities – to dissect how AI is recalibrating the economics and ethics of scholarly communication. The talk navigates through potential shifts in publishers' financial strategies, the effects on library resource allocation, and the burgeoning ethical considerations that AI introduces into academic research. By offering an overview of the interplay between AI and open access, the presentation forecasts emerging trends and suggests strategic responses for effectively embracing these developments in the academic world.

1. Centering Academic Libraries to Support Open Science (Lorraine J Haricombe)

Academic libraries have a long and strong history of supporting openness, most notably open access, open educational resources, research data management services and policy development. Thanks to planning grants from the Andrew F. Sloan Foundation, several universities have recently created an Open Science program Office (OSPO) as a central organizational structure to foster a culture of open collaboration and knowledge sharing aligned with their institution’s mission. This presentation will briefly explore the evolution of the role of academic libraries as key stakeholders to support open science and the OSPO as a single, branded, and coordinated effort across the campus to mentor, encourage, and enable increased depth of participation in the open science.

Comments

Dr. Leo Lo serves as the Dean and Professor at the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico. He is also the President-Elect of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL). Currently, he leads his university’s AI Empowerment Initiatives, which aim to elevate the community’s AI literacy and teach intelligent, responsible use of the technology. Dr. Lo holds a doctorate degree in Higher Education Management from the University of Pennsylvania, an MLIS from Florida State University, and master’s degrees in both Screenwriting and Survey Research.

Dr. lorraine j. haricombe serves as the Vice Provost and Director of the University of Texas Libraries in Austin, Texas where she provides strategic leadership and effective advocacy to position UT Libraries for global impact. She has held library leadership positions on two continents and most recently served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in north America and as President of the Board in 2019-2020. She has served as Chair of the Steering Committee of the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) from 2013-2016, and continues to serve on the SPARC Africa committee to support open and equitable access to scholarship in the global south. In 2014-15 she served as Chair of PubMed Central National Advisory Committee (NIH, NLM, NCBI) in Bethesda, Maryland. She provides counsel on several Library Advisory Councils and has served on the Visiting Committee for Harvard Library from 2016-2022 and continues to serve as a member of the Hesburgh Libraries Advisory Council at Notre Dame University in South Bend, Indiana, the Atlanta University Center’s Woodruff Library Board in Atlanta Georgia, and the National Council of Washington University Libraries in St. Louis, Missouri. In 2022 she served on an international peer review panel for Stellenbosch University Library and Information Services in South Africa and also for the University of British Columbia Library in Vancouver, Canada. In 2009-2010 she led the implementation of the first campus-wide Open Access Policy at a public institution at the University of Kansas. In 2021 she co-authored a report on Sustainable Open Scholarship at the university of Texas and serves as the University of Texas’ representative on the Higher Education Leadership Initiative for Open Scholarship (HELIOS). She is an elected member of the International Federation of Library Associations’ (IFLA) Standing Committee on Academic and Research Libraries. She holds a Ph.D. and master’s degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, and B.Bibl. and B.Bibl. Honors degrees from the University of the Western Cape in South Africa.