Janice Kung

Incorporating Environmental Perspectives into AI Literacy - Ithaka S+R The energy and material demands behind artificial intelligence (AI) technology raise serious questions about the environmental impacts of widespread AI

Great initiative! I can't wait to see the content they develop for this! "Incorporating Environmental Perspectives into AI Literacy Announcing a New Mellon-Funded Project" sr.ithaka.org/blog/incorpo...

How Covidence decides what AI to release (and what to hold back) How Covidence decides which AI screening automation to release for systematic reviews, and what accuracy and oversight are required.

More companies should follow #Covidence in AI integration! "In a high-stakes workflow like evidence synthesis “usually works” is not good enough. We chose not to release the model." www.covidence.org/blog/ai-scre...

Guest Post — AI Fatigue and Vocational Awe in Academic Libraries - The Scholarly Kitchen Today's guest blogger says academic librarians don't need another class on how to use AI, but an institutional reflection on the emotional and mental cost of rushing innovations.

Guest Post — AI Fatigue and Vocational Awe in Academic Libraries scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/04/g...

📣CARL is seeking 6–8 teaching & learning librarians to help launch a new Teaching & Learning Community of Practice!

🎓Help strengthen instructional practice, enhance teaching impact & advance digital and AI literacy across Canada.

📩Apply by March 6.

Details: www.carl-abrc.ca/news/call-fo...

CARL welcomes the Bill C-15 amendment protecting reduced postage for library materials & free postage for materials for the blind.📚

Protecting these rates is vital for ILLs & equitable access to information across Canada.

Thanks @joellightbound.bsky.social & Parliament for their support.

#cdnpoli

Absolutely! #medlibs #canmedlibs

#FairDealingWeek (Feb 23–27) highlights the vital role of fair dealing in learning, research & creativity. 📖✨

Join CARL’s webinar on user rights & generative AI on Feb 25 with Prof. Peter K. Yu.

🔗Details and Registration: www.carl-abrc.ca/event/user-r...

#FairUseWeek #FDWorks @arl.org

Public anxious about AI? Yep. 👇

via @economist.com

City of Calgary blocks ChatGPT use on city devices and networks - LiveWire Calgary The City of Calgary has blocked one of the most popular artificial intelligence platforms from city networks and devices, but it doesn’t mean they’re going AI-free. According to the City, ChatGPT was ...

"City of Calgary blocks ChatGPT use on city devices and networks" livewirecalgary.com/2026/02/10/c...

Does ChatGPT enhance equity for global health publications? Copyediting by ChatGPT compared to Grammarly and a human editor English language copyediting poses significant barriers to global health authors in academic publishing. Editing is too expensive for most researchers in low-income countries, and large language model...

"Does ChatGPT enhance equity for global health publications? Copyediting by ChatGPT compared to Grammarly and a human editor" - short answer yes, but with major caveats like data privacy, prompt engineering skill, and high environmental costs. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

How Do Workers Develop Good Judgment in the AI Era? AI is creating a major organizational challenge: People with deep experience get huge productivity gains, while junior employees often can’t tell whether AI‑generated work is any good or how to improv...

We are now facing a paradox when using AI tools, "judgment without experience" hbr.org/2026/02/how-...

What Is a Prompt Injection Attack? | IBM In prompt injection attacks, hackers manipulate generative AI systems by feeding them malicious inputs disguised as legitimate user prompts.

The next biggest problem with #ai is prompt injections. www.ibm.com/think/topics...

Discovering the digital: my visit to the Sperber Library and Digital Scholarship Centre Fyruz attends the Digital Discovery Open House to explore the technologies offered by our libraries.

Great article! "Discovering the digital: my visit to the Sperber Library and Digital Scholarship Centre" www.ualberta.ca/en/youalbert...

Do you have the case of the FOMO because you missed the webinar on "Embedding an Equity Lens to Generative AI's Impact on Libraries"? Not to worry! My slides are available here: ualberta.scholaris.ca/handle/12345...

Higher education and AI in late 2025/early 2026 Another scan of developments aimed at the new year

Higher education and AI in late 2025/early 2026 aiandacademia.substack.com/p/higher-edu...

Register for the upcoming virtual workshop to learn how to search in the new CINAHL interface. Thur, Feb 26 from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm MT ualberta.libcal.com/event/3995702

Why Authors Aren't Disclosing AI Use and What Publishers Should (Not) do About it - The Scholarly Kitchen Only a negligible percentage of authors seem to actually be disclosing their AI use. Here's why I think that's the case.

Why Authors Aren’t Disclosing AI Use and What Publishers Should (Not) do About it scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/01/27/w...

How can libraries adopt GenAI without widening equity gaps?
Join us Feb 3 to explore the big questions with Janice Kung.
Bias, ethics, inclusion — all on the table. buff.ly/c70Ma1D

Are librarians the key for teaching AI literacy? | CBC News Librarians teach students about research, media literacy, copyright and technology. This makes them perfect for teaching about the power and pitfalls of AI. Yet students — from kindergarteners to post...

Thrilled to be part of this CBC News Story about the importance of librarians in teaching AI literacy! #libraries #librarians #AI #literacy www.cbc.ca/9.7055661

Is AI hurting your ability to think? How to reclaim your brain AI is replacing tasks we have grown reluctant to do ourselves – thinking, writing, creating, analysing.

Is AI hurting your ability to think? How to reclaim your brain theconversation.com/is-ai-hurtin...

Getting Started With Citation & Reference Management Learn about strategies for keeping track of information sources, options for creating citations, and ways to organize information sources using reference management software. The...

There's still time to register! "Citation & Reference Management" Wed, Jan 28 from 12 - 1 pm MT ualberta.libcal.com/event/3972450

US withdraws from the World Health Organization The United States officially left the World Health Organization on Thursday after a year of warnings that doing so would hurt public health in the U.S. and globally, saying its decision reflected fail...

This is bad

www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Guest Post - The Ghost in the Machine: Why Generative AI is a Crisis of Authorship, Not Just a Tool - The Scholarly Kitchen Today's guest author raises the question of whether a researcher submitting an article that was significantly drafted by an LLM without clear disclosure is effectively engaging in a contemporary form ...

The Ghost in the Machine: Why Generative AI is a Crisis of Authorship, Not Just a Tool scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/01/22/g... @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social

GenAI is transforming libraries' approach to creating, organizing, and sharing information, with a focus on equitable implementation. Feb 3, 2026 – 1 PM EST Join Janice Kung, Health Librarian at the UofAlberta - let's envision a fair, accessible AI future for libraries. ✨https://buff.ly/c70Ma1D

Gender-Affirming Feminization Voice Surgery: A Scoping Review of Preoperative Assessments - PubMed There is significant variability in preoperative criteria across studies, with limited reporting on key factors like prior voice training or psychological evaluation.

We are published! "Gender-Affirming Feminization Voice Surgery: A Scoping Review of Preoperative Assessments" It was a pleasure working with this incredible team! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41532610/

The Quality of Evidence of and Engagement With Video Medical Claims This quality improvement study evaluates the hierarchical level of evidence supporting the claims presented in videos posted by health care professionals.

Are medical claims in health care professional–created videos supported by strong scientific evidence?

[Spoiler: mostly NOPE.]

"62% of claims relied on very little or no evidence"

"< 20% were supported by high-quality evidence."

Bad videos = > engagement!

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Feb 3 webinar from 1-2 pm ET - “Embedding an Equity Lens to Generative AI’s Impact on Libraries” vimloc.org/2026/01/16/e... @vimloc.bsky.social

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Embedding an Equity Lens to Generative AI’s Impact on Libraries. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Generative AI (GenAI) is fundamentally reshaping how information is created, organized, and accessed. As this technology evolves, how can libraries ensure their services and resources remain equitable...

Register for an upcoming webinar from yours truly, "Embedding an Equity Lens to Generative AI’s Impact on Libraries."

Feb 3 from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

uvic.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

An ABC of PK/PD A reference manual on drug action for clinical healthcare students and professionals

Check out this open educational resource, "An ABC of PK/PD: Core Concepts in Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics for Students of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy" doi.org/10.29173/oer41 #openscience #oer

📣 Applications now open for the Evidence Synthesis Institute Canada – Spring 2026 (English)!

A virtual institute by CARL & @uvic.ca libraries focused on building practical evidence synthesis skills for library and research professionals across Canada.

👉Apply by Feb 2: libguides.uvic.ca/ESICanada