Can AI Become an Information Literacy Ally? A Survey of Library Instructor Perspectives on ChatGPT

Authors

Melissa S. Del Castillo, Florida International UniversityFollow
Hope Y. Kelly, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow

Author ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1230-4899

Date of this Version

5-2-2024

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Libraries can play a role in navigating the AI era by integrating these tools into information literacy (IL) programs. To implement generative AI tools like ChatGPT effectively, it is important to understand the attitudes of library professionals involved in IL instruction toward this tool and their intention to use it for instruction. This study explored perceptions of ChatGPT using survey data that included acceptance factors and potential uses derived from the emerging literature. While some librarians saw potential, others found it too unreliable to be useful; yet the vast majority imagined utilizing the tool in the future.

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Recommended Citation

Del Castillo, Melissa S. and Kelly, Hope Y., "Can AI Become an Information Literacy Ally? A Survey of Library Instructor Perspectives on ChatGPT" (2024). Works of the FIU Libraries. 147.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/glworks/147