EDITOR'S NOTES
Libraries and the Latest Tech
by Dick Kaser
We are pleased this issue to feature a number of papers originally presented at Information Today, Inc.’s (ITI) virtual library conference Internet Librarian Connect last October. ITI’s library shows always feature speakers who are practitioners and who generously agree to share their experiences in implementing technology solutions with attendees. There are always plenty of takeaways from the talks. Here are just a few of those that focused on AI.
Conference program chair Brian Pichman (Evolve Project) shares highlights from his opening night session, Are You Smarter Than an AI? Test your own AI-spotting expertise by following along with his script.
Librarian Laura Warner summarizes her talk on defining AI for library staffers and patrons by providing you with a cheat sheet of AI terms and definitions.
Based on his session, David Lee King (Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library) walks you through the AI apps that will help you with designing your website, improving your social media efforts and otherwise engaging users.
Not all of the talks at the conference were about AI, since many other technologies were discussed as well. As just one example, based on his presentation, Robert Anstett (Broward County Libraries) shares his four inspiration points for attracting and engaging patrons with the latest tech, such as VR.
You can regard this content as a preview of the many engaging speakers and meaty tip-filled talks you will see at the live and in-person Computers in Libraries show in March.
With this edition of the magazine, we welcome subscribers from the long-running Marketing Library Services newsletter and its intrepid editor Kathy Dempsey, who will be curating our new MLS section.
As always, the issue also covers many other topics and points of view. I hope you enjoy the read, and I look forward to seeing you at Computers in Libraries 2025.
Happy New Year,
Dick Kaser, Executive Editor
kaser@infotoday.com
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