Learn from colleagues across the country and join in on the discussion of the impacts, ethics, pitfalls, and potential of AI in academic libraries and classrooms. 

Course Description 

Despite the opposition some might have to AI, it likely isn’t going anywhere. As such, academics need to engage in ongoing conversations about if and how to engage with AI. Library Journal invites presentations about the intersections of AI and academic libraries in our Fall 2025 online conference. We welcome submissions on any topic pertaining to AI and academic libraries, including topics such as:

• Pedagogical approaches and AI in classrooms

• Impacts of AI on library services or operations

• Potential uses of AI in academic libraries 

• Pitfalls and risks of AI in academic libraries and how to combat them

• Ethics of AI in teaching and research

• AI and metadata 

• AI and archives 

• AI and DEI and accessibility 

All presentations will take place via Zoom on Monday, November 17 and Tuesday, November 18 and will be recorded for accessibility. Recordings will be available to conference participants, but they will not be downloadable or available publicly.  

We welcome individual presentations and fully formed panels. 

For individual presentations: Please submit a title, an abstract of no more than 200 words, a brief, 100-word bio, and five pertinent keywords to classify your presentation. Individual presentations will be capped at 20 minutes.

For fully-formed panels: Panels should include 3-4 people and be kept to one hour. Please submit titles and abstracts of no more than 200 words for every presentation in your panel. Please also include a brief, 100-word bio for each participant as well as a panel topic summary or overview of no more than 100 words explaining how the presentations fit together in conversation. 

Submission Deadline: May 12, 2025

Acceptances will be sent out by August 11, 2025.

Who should take this course?

This course will be most relevant for public-facing library personnel. 

Course Features 

This will be a 2-day online conference and will include:

• Live sessions: Guest speaker presentations by leaders in their field. (All sessions are recorded for on demand access for six months after the course ends.) 

• Facilitated discussions: Audience participation in Q&A and discussion with guest speakers.

• Early access on-demand resources: Access to a series of past live session archives from Library Journal and School Library Journal courses to explore at your own pace. 

• Online Classroom: The virtual learning platform that holds all course content and is accessible for six months after the course ends. 

Expected time commitment

If you attend or watch the recordings of all live sessions, you'll spend approximately 10 hours on this course. You'll earn 10 hours of PD credit and a Library Journal certificate of completion. 

On-demand access

All live guest speaker sessions are recorded and available on-demand for six months following the initial broadcast as a part of your purchase.

Certificate of completion 

Complete the course and earn 10 professional development credit hours. We provide a certificate that is emailed to you. 

Accessibility

All guest speaker sessions feature auto captioning and are made available on demand after the initial broadcast. Please email libraryjournal@edmaker.co upon registration if you require any special accommodations and we will make our best efforts to facilitate them.

Support

For support with online courses, please contact libraryjournal@edmaker.co.

Group Rates

We offer discounts for groups of 3 or more. 

For larger groups of 15 or more, we offer the option to apply group rates across multiple courses to receive significant discounts. For more information, select “Bulk Course Credits Packages” in the form below. 

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Course Features

Live session with Andrea Blackman and Tasneem Ansariyah Grace	Live Guest Speakers Sessions Guest speaker presentations by leaders in their field.  Audience participation in Q&A and discussion with guest speakers.

Recordings of guest speakers

Recordings Available On Demand Sessions are recorded for on demand access for six months after the course ends.

Asynchronous workshop

Online Classroom  The virtual learning platform that holds all course content and is accessible for six months after the course ends.  Live session recordings. Peer conversation via discussion forums.

Early Access On-Demand Resources

Early Access On-Demand Resources Bonus: Register early and get access to a series of past live session archives from Library Journal and School Library Journal courses to explore at your own pace.  Some courses include supporting resources in the online classroom.