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Libraries Lead Podcast: AI Watch | March 2026
In this month's AI Watch column, the Libraries Lead podcast team discusses whether AI could be making us work more, not less; ChatGPT's testing of ads; and how AI is being used in crime investigations.
AI Watch | December 2025
This month, we focus on: Claude, Sora 2, and the State of AI in business and organizations.
An Introduction to Triptych
In the first of a series of excerpts from his latest book, Triptych: Death, AI, and Librarianship, acclaimed scholar R. David Lankes delivers an urgent call to action for the library profession.
Forged in War: How a Century of War Created Today’s Information Society
This most recent book by Lankes is ideal for readers seeking a more comprehensive look at information dissemination technology, its context, and its impact on the way in which we now live.
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Required reading for all current and future librarians as well as community leaders interested in growing and strengthening the learning environment. This highly recommended guide is sure to inspire all who read it. [See author Q&A on p. 95]
The New Librarianship Field Guide
Required reading for all current and future librarians as well as community leaders interested in growing and strengthening the learning environment. This highly recommended guide is sure to inspire all who read it. [See author Q&A on p. 95]
Charlie Hebdo | Opinion
This morning [January 8] in a Tweet Bredebieb asked me “what should public libraries do,” about the Charlie Hebdo attack. It was frankly a bit of a humbling and scary question. After all, I am not in Paris, and I cannot claim to know everything that French libraries do now. However, it would be an obvious act of cowardice to simply claim ignorance or to respond with some high level non-answer like “help the communities have a conversation.” So I provided some ideas. Still, Twitter is not exactly a place to have a deep discussion of where these ideas come from, nor truly share what I think public libraries should do. So in this post I’d like to give a deeper answer to how I feel public libraries should respond to horrific acts like the attacks on Charlie Hebdo.
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The Atlas of New Librarianship
Essential for all librarians wanting to evolve and continue to serve their communities.
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Reference Renaissance
Exploring the growth and changing nature of reference—and technologies and methods by which to provide reference—this volume will benefit any librarian or future librarian seeking information on changes in reference services, both current and projected.
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