Janice Kung

AI Competencies for Academic Library Workers AI Competencies for Academic Library Workers Approved by the ACRL Board of Directors, October 2025 PDF Version Contents Foreword Guiding Mindsets Competencies

ACRL approved the new "AI Competencies for Academic Library Workers" www.ala.org/acrl/standar... #genai #AcademicTwitter #academiclibraries

Come to Sperber Library and guess how many teeth are in the jar! They were 3D printed right in our library!#halloween #library

YouTube video by MedPathHos Podcast | Medicine & Healthcare Around The World: The SMHeartCard

Kudos to Dr. Neal Davies for publishing the podcast, "Medicine and HealthCare around the World: The SMHeartCard- the heart attack card" youtu.be/ehgZ-r61Ipg

NEJM and public health group are launching rival to CDC’s MMWR publication Two institutions are coming together to create an alternative to the CDC’s vaunted Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Sad and deeply frustrating that this is needed, but it is NEEDED!

Science-informed voices must step up!

NEJM and public health group are launching rival to CDC’s MMWR publication www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c... via @statnews.com

Mapping the US literature on pharmacists prescribing to initiate medications: A scoping review of terminology, responsibilities, and alignment with international models - PubMed This review has uniquely mapped the US literature on pharmacists initiating medication to the international context, highlighting variation in prescribing terminology and responsibilities. The findings underscore the need for a standardized reporting guide with clear terminology and definitions of p …

New review published! "Mapping the US literature on pharmacists prescribing to initiate medications: A scoping review of terminology, responsibilities, and alignment with international models" pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41115463/

Are you a librarian or library student w/ less than 1 year experience developing systematic review searches & access to Ovid MEDLINE? This study will explore how ChatGPT may improve the search efficiency for early career librarians. Email janice.kung@ualberta.ca for more info

Happy World Mental Health Day! Visit the library today for some words of encouragement! ☺️ #mentalhealth

It's time for the Dr. John A. Bachynsky Lecture!

Happy 2nd Birthday to Sperber Library! Come to the library today for some freebies and make your own button!!

What. Is. Happening.

Getting Started With Generative AI An interactive session on how Generative AI can be used to support Library research. Ethical considerations and limitations will also be addressed. If you wish to participate in...

There's still time to register for the online workshop! "Getting Started With Generative AI" Wed, Sept 17 from 10:00 am - 11:00 am ualberta.libcal.com/event/3928479

Getting Started With Generative AI An interactive session on how Generative AI can be used to support Library research. Ethical considerations and limitations will also be addressed. If you have questions about...

Free workshop! "Getting Started with Generative AI" on Wed, Sept 17 from 10-11am ualberta.libcal.com/event/3928479

Welcome back, students!! Stop by Sperber Library for some freebies!! #backtoschool

Some exciting workshops happening at the Bruce Peel Special Collections this fall term including miniature books, poison books, & making marbled paper! Register today! Spots fill up fast ualberta.libcal.com/calendar/bps...

"Support Your Research with..." workshop series is out now! Register for your favourite session! ualberta.libcal.com/calendar/dsc...

In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses www-technologyreview-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.tech...

Inside a Network of Fake College Websites Dozens of fake college websites, which appear to be connected, are pushing scams. Many of the sites appear to be built with or supplemented by generative AI.

www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...

AI Should Run on 100% Renewable Energy by 2030, UN Chief Says Data centers’ power hunger “is not sustainable — unless we make it so,” according to Secretary-General António Guterres.

AI Should Run on 100% Renewable Energy by 2030, UN Chief Says financialpost.com/pmn/business...

Anthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI models Company hired Google’s book-scanning chief to cut up and digitize “all the books in the world.”…

Anthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI models arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/a...

Hi UAlberta researchers, are you having trouble accessing full-text from Google Scholar after the library migration? You'll need to reconfigure Google Scholar for U of A Library Access. Check here for instructions (only seconds to set up!) www.library.ualberta.ca/google-scholar

Research: The Hidden Penalty of Using AI at Work Researchers conducted an experiment with 1,026 engineers in which participants evaluated a Python code snippet that was purportedly written by another engineer, either with or without AI assistance. T...

"Our research shows that women using AI face nearly twice the reputation damage as men. Older workers in youth-dominated fields face similar bias. The irony is that those who most need AI’s equalizing power can least afford to use it." hbr.org/2025/08/rese...

AI in universities: How large language models are transforming research ‘Deep research’ AI agents combine large language models with sophisticated reasoning frameworks to conduct in-depth, multi-step analyses.

Great article: "AI in universities: How large language models are transforming research" theconversation.com/ai-in-univer...

G7 Leaders’ Statement on AI for Prosperity We must seize the potential of AI in our public sectors to drive efficiency and better serve our publics.

G7 Leaders’ Statement on AI for Prosperity www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...

10 Tips for Keeping Up with Generative AI

Generative AI News https://nicolehennig.com/gen-ai-news/ (my free monthly newsletter) #AI #Substack #newsletters

Up next, Heba Aref is presenting on "Medical Cannabis and Arthritis: Exploring Decision-Making in Older Adults

Interesting use of #chatgpt in a presentation, providing a scenario for augmented renal clearance

Pharmacy Research Day 2025 begins!

Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.

Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was...

"What's undermines the credibility of CDC communications..is the..cessation of...apolitical public health messages in favor of messages that amplify the secretary. That makes it a political channel."
www.npr.org/2025/05/21/n...

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