Not Quite ‘Ask a Librarian’: AI on the Nature, Value, and Future of LIS
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DOI: 10.1002/pra2.441
Abstract: AI language models trained on Web data generate prose that reflects human knowledge and public sentiments, but can also contain novel insights and predictions. We asked the world's best language model, GPT‐3, fifteen difficult questions… read more here.
Keywords: librarian nature; value future; quite ask; ask librarian ... See more keywords
“Ask a Professional—Ask a Librarian”: Librarianship and the Chronic Struggle for Professional Status
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DOI: 10.1177/0893318918776798
Abstract: Professionalizing occupations strive to convince the public, policy makers, and each other of their distinctiveness and legitimacy. Efforts to maintain professional status are a key facet of professional identity negotiation, which is complicated by technological,… read more here.
Keywords: status; professional status; professional ask; profession ... See more keywords