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{"title":"University students' perceptions on how generative artificial intelligence shape learning and research practices: A case study in Hong Kong","authors":"Renee Sze Kei Yeung ,&nbsp;Ruwen Tian ,&nbsp;Dickson K.W. Chiu ,&nbsp;Samuel Ping-Man Choi","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103082","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103082","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The launch of chat-based Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in November 2022 has garnered significant attention and adoption across various sectors, particularly the academic community. Considering the potential transformative impact of GenAI on university students' learning and research practices, this research examines the patterns of use, perceived benefits, and drawbacks of GenAI among undergraduates and postgraduates at universities in Hong Kong. This research employs the 5E instructional model to systematically investigate the effectiveness of GenAI tools in supporting learning and research among local university students. The 170 valid responses revealed generally positive perceptions of the benefits of using GenAI in learning and research-related activities. However, they also acknowledged its potential drawbacks on ethical issues such as plagiarism and academic dishonesty. In addition, respondents agreed that GenAI could effectively support their learning and research activities despite concerns about potential skill deficits, such as diminished critical thinking and analytical abilities caused by the excessive use of GenAI. These findings highlight the increasingly critical role that academic communities like libraries could play in promoting ethical, effective, and literate use of GenAI technologies through targeted training, tool curation, and research support services.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 5","pages":"Article 103082"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144255050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Artificial Intelligence adoption, perceptions, and ethical literacy among Arab academic librarians: A survey","authors":"Amany M. Elsayed ,&nbsp;Majed Mohammed Abusharhah","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103083","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103083","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The study explored how Arab academic libraries are adopting artificial intelligence (AI) and examined the awareness of AI ethical considerations from the perspectives of Arab academic librarians. It utilized a survey-based approach, employing a snowball sampling technique across 48 academic libraries in 17 Arab countries. The research instrument was a web-based questionnaire, which received responses from a total of 272 participants.</div><div>The findings revealed that 37.5 % of respondents indicated that their libraries use AI, with cataloging and generating metadata being the most common applications used by 43 % of libraries. The study highlighted several challenges to AI adoption in Arab academic libraries, including a lack of necessary infrastructure and staff training. Moreover, about 81 % of Arab academic librarians believed that intellectual property and copyright are the most important ethical considerations regarding AI. However, only 12% of participants reported having encountered ethical issues related to AI use in their library work. The results indicated that the primary actions taken by Arab academic libraries were offering face-to-face or online seminars and workshops on AI ethics, as well as providing ethical considerations and resources related to academic integrity through their websites. The study recommended that Arab academic libraries organize appropriate training programs to improve AI literacy among staff, develop the necessary infrastructure for AI adoption, and prepare relevant policy documents to guide the ethical use of AI technologies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 5","pages":"Article 103083"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144255049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The role of the academic librarian in online courses: Student perspectives at a state flagship university","authors":"Jennifer Elaine Steele","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103087","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103087","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The current study seeks to utilize an online survey of students at Louisiana State University regarding the use of librarians in online courses. Survey questions focused on what library services are currently being provided for online students, what strategies for incorporating librarians into online courses have been utilized, and gathered perspectives from students in order to better establish best practices for providing the growing number of online students with the library services they need.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 5","pages":"Article 103087"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144239912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The power of inclusive practices in academic libraries for LGBTQIA+ communities","authors":"Vanessa Kitzie,&nbsp;Caroline Crouse","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103086","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103086","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This research investigates the experiences of LGBTQIA+ academic library patrons with reference librarians and other staff to identify strategies for improving services and communication. Through qualitative interviews with ten LGBTQIA+ students at a Southeastern university, findings highlight positive and negative interactions with library staff, focusing on factors such as body language, language use, and implicit biases. The research identifies key barriers, including outdated cataloging practices, limited visible LGBTQIA+ support, and discomfort in approaching staff. It emphasizes the importance of proactive librarian engagement through inclusive language, cultural humility training, and outreach to LGBTQIA+ student organizations. Participants recommend libraries host relevant events, expand LGBTQIA+-focused resources, and improve structural processes like name change procedures. Findings addresses critical research gaps, such as the limited exploration of LGBTQIA+ students' experiences in academic libraries and the absence of detailed analyses of librarian behaviors reflecting cultural humility. By investigating these gaps, findings contribute to understanding how librarian-patron dynamics, including power imbalances, influence students' comfort and access to resources. Findings conclude that fostering inclusive practices and positive librarian-student relationships is vital for reducing information barriers and enhancing the library experience for LGBTQIA+ patrons.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 5","pages":"Article 103086"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144212264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Research on library management paradigm in the AIGC era: Theoretical construction and practical exploration","authors":"Yujia Zhai","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103085","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103085","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article is based on the AIGC era and explores the theoretical construction and practical exploration of library management paradigms. From the perspective of the triple theory of technology organization cognition, this paper analyzes the technological penetration, organizational change, and cognitive mode of AIGC in libraries, constructs a three-level linkage model of library management driven by AIGC, and uses CodeGeeX to develop a technical support management system as a case study to analyze the validation effectiveness of the model. The research results indicate that the model improves the efficiency and quality of library management tasks, providing theoretical support and practical guidance for the library industry to cope with the AIGC transformation. The article provides useful references for the continuous innovation and development of library management from theoretical revisions and case studies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 4","pages":"Article 103085"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144195529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Corrigendum to “What's in a name? Exploring how voluntary library data literacy workshop titles and descriptions affect learner motivations to enroll” [The Journal of Academic Librarianship 51, issue 3 (2025) 103045]","authors":"Michelle Kelly Schultz","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103081","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103081","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 4","pages":"Article 103081"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144254972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Trends and requirements in intellectual property (IP) librarianship: an analysis of IP-related job postings in academic libraries","authors":"Şahika Eroğlu ,&nbsp;Mustafa Kerem Kahvecioğlu","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103080","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103080","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the preservation of knowledge and culture, Intellectual property (IP) rights play a crucial role, as well as in the promotion of innovation. Libraries play a central role in managing these rights by protecting the rights of creators while facilitating users' access to information. This study analyzes job advertisements for IP-related positions in academic libraries to identify hiring trends and expertise requirements within the field. This research adopts a quantitative approach, performing a content analysis of data from the American Library Association's JobLIST platform covering the period from 2006 to 2023. Text-mining techniques were employed to process and analyze the data. The research findings highlight that intellectual property management in academic libraries has become more complex and strategic due to digitalization processes, necessitating more excellent expertise and institutional structuring in IP librarianship.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 4","pages":"Article 103080"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144124673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Using behavioral economics to build social capital between academic librarians and international students in the US","authors":"Wesley Oliphant","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103066","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103066","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper is the first to apply behavioral economics to social capital for academic libraries. Specifically, the paper employs several cognitive biases from behavioral economics to increase the social capital between librarians and international students. The paper does so to provide a way to improve the library experience of international students and thereby improve their academic success. Several cognitive biases are used such as the social proof bias, anchoring bias, loss aversion, reciprocity, and framing bias.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 4","pages":"Article 103066"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144107601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Towards digital information literacy guidelines for African libraries: a survey of the relationship between digital and information literacy of university students in Ghana","authors":"Martin Gameli Akakpo,&nbsp;Dorothy Owusuah Ahardy,&nbsp;Sita Sarpong Kumankumah","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103067","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103067","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The relationship between digital literacy and information literacy has been suggested in many studies. Despite this suggestion, research providing context-related data and research findings for university librarians and educators in Ghana is inadequate. This has left many academic librarians with the difficult task of training students for the digital world on their own, with insufficient resources to provide guidance. The insufficient resources include context-relevant data to guide policy, clear research findings to support actions and evidence to convince university policy makers about the need for course reform and increased access to technology.</div><div>This paper uses a correlational design in a sample of Ghanaian university students. It investigates the relationship between digital literacy, information literacy, access to and use of technology and intention to use technology. Pearson correlation coefficients were computed for pairwise relationships between the variables. The relationship between information literacy and digital literacy was conceptualized as digital information literacy and backed with data from the study.</div><div>Correlations between digital literacy and information literacy were supported, and a simple linear regression further showed that information literacy predicts digital literacy. A correlation between the intention to use technology and digital literacy, as well as information literacy and intention to use technology, was supported.</div><div>The findings suggest that academic librarians in Africa improve information literacy training to cover digital topics. University policy makers are advised to improve access to and use of digital technology, be open to the ethical use of digital sources of information and ensure that all students receive training in digital sources of information and new approaches.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 4","pages":"Article 103067"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144107602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Supporting early career academic librarians: A scoping review of research literature on early career professional development initiatives","authors":"Sally Smith ,&nbsp;Lindsey Baird ,&nbsp;Karen Burton ,&nbsp;Amanda McLeod ,&nbsp;Shelby Carroll ,&nbsp;Annabelle Holt","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103069","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103069","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This scoping review aims to identify how academic libraries in the United States and Canada have supported early career academic librarians through professional development interventions.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>To locate relevant literature, the team utilized bibliographic database searching and grey literature searching procedures. Databases searched include Academic Search Complete (EBSCO), Library Literature and Information Science (LLIS) Full Text (EBSCO), Library, Information Science, and Technology Abstracts with Full Text (EBSCO), ERIC (EBSCO), Education Research Complete (EBSCO), PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and ProQuest's Dissertations and Theses (ProQuest). The team also employed hand searching of relevant journals and targeted web searching. Study eligibility was assessed using pre-identified inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data extraction was performed via Covidence, and the team utilized qualitative coding to identify major themes.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>64 relevant articles, book chapters, posters, and blog posts were included. These articles discuss five types of professional development interventions for early-career librarians: residency programs (<em>n</em> = 26), mentoring (<em>n</em> = 21), workshops (<em>n</em> = 7), conference attendance and networking (<em>n</em> = 1) and on-the-job training (n = 2) A sixth category labeled “Other” (<em>n</em> = 7) was included to reflect evidence that discusses multiple interventions.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Early career academic librarians are involved in professional development activities as participants and organizers of activities. Included evidence illustrates that existing professional development activities are often flexible, incorporating multiple activity types and topics. Definitions of “early career” varied within the included evidence, and identified barriers to professional development activities overwhelmingly point to weaknesses in the overall structure and administration of activities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 4","pages":"Article 103069"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144084120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}