Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Librarians & Information Professionals
Lead the next wave of smart library innovation. NextGen Knowledge Hub (NextGen KH) provides actionable training on Artificial Intelligence in libraries — from prompt engineering for literature discovery to AI-assisted cataloguing, virtual reference assistants, semantic search, and ethical AI policies in academic research.
What You Will Learn in AI for Librarians
Empowering information specialists to deploy smart, ethical AI solutions in digital libraries.
Understanding Generative AI & LLMs in LIS
How Large Language Models (LLMs) work, differences between search engines and generative models, hallucinations, token limits, and applications in modern library workflows.
Prompt Engineering for Information Retrieval
Role-based prompting, few-shot prompting, generating boolean search strings for Scopus/WoS, extracting literature themes, and synthesizing research queries.
AI-Driven Reference & Virtual Chatbots
Building custom GPTs and chatbots trained on institutional library FAQs, OPAC databases, and repository collections to provide 24/7 interactive reference support.
AI for Cataloguing, Metadata & OCR
Automated book indexing, keyword extraction, AI-assisted MARC21 tag recommendation, multi-language translation of metadata, and handwriting OCR for historical manuscripts.
AI Research Assistant Tools
Evaluating and utilizing Consensus, Elicit, Scite.ai, Semantic Scholar, and Connected Papers for academic literature discovery and evidence synthesis.
Ethics, Copyright & Academic Integrity
Detecting AI-generated text, understanding copyright implications in AI training data, UGC/COPE ethical guidelines, and drafting institutional AI policies for university libraries.
Transform Your Library with AI Leadership
Gain cutting-edge artificial intelligence skills designed specifically for library and information professionals.
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