Navigating AI in Academic Libraries: Implications for Academic Research

Kathleen Sacco is the Dean of Library and Learning Services at Lake-Sumter State College. Her previous affiliations were with the State University of New York at Fredonia as Systems Librarian and also Assistant Director. She is the winner of the 2010 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Librarianship from the State University of New York. Alison Norton is a Professor in the Classics department at Lake-Sumter State College. Kevin Arms , with over 10 years of experience in library and learning services, is a leader, educator, and creator who specializes in collaboration and partnerships. As the Associate Dean of Library and Learning Services at Lake-Sumter State College, Kevin Arms oversees a joint-use public library that serves a diverse community of students, faculty, and patrons in one of the fastest-growing areas of Florida. The editor has a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) with a focus on special collections and archival sciences, a Master of Arts (MA) in English and Creative Writing, and a certificate from the Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Kevin Arms is passionate about information literacy, digital content creation, and history. Kevin teaches English as an adjunct professor and engage my students in lively discussions of literature. The editor is also the unofficial college archivist and have spearheaded and advocated for the college archives as a place of engagement and access. Kevin has published articles on fantasy fiction and historical fantasy in Public Libraries Online, and has been recognized as a writer by the BlueCat Screenplay Competition, where Kevin’s short screenplay “We Were Never Right” reached the quarter finals in 2021. Kevin enjoys theater, podcasting, and video production as creative outlets, and have earned awards for my work as a playwright.