OnDemand Webinar
AI Summaries, Scholarly Research, and Discovery: Implications for Academic Libraries
With the rise of ChatGPT search and Google’s AI Overviews, student search habits are shifting in ways that could have significant consequences for scholarship and research. What does this mean for discovery behaviors among students and faculty, and how can academic libraries respond by strengthening instruction in research skills, critical evaluation, and source verification?
Let’s discuss in the September installment of our OA Master Class.
Over the course of this free, 30-minute webinar, we will:
- Analyze current research on AI summaries and their impact, including a new Pew Research Center study that found users who encounter AI-generated summaries to be almost half as likely to click on traditional search results—and far less likely to visit the original sources cited.
- Evaluate how AI-generated summaries may influence access to, and engagement with, scholarly content.
- Examine CloudSource OA as an open access discovery tool that provides transparent, equitable alternatives to AI-driven search, with one click and no authentication.
See how you can position CloudSource OA—the revolutionary OA-forward discovery platform from SirsiDynix—as an alternative to AI-dominated search engines—and better support students and faculty in engaging directly with scholarly materials. Register today.
About the Series
The Open Access Master Class Series for Academic and Special Libraries will help you get acquainted with OA and the ways it can benefit your students, researchers, faculty, and alumni. Whether you’re familiar with OA or just starting your journey, this series will ensure you have all the information you need to develop your collection and provide high-quality, freely accessible content to all.
Presenters
Maryśka Connolly
MLIS, CloudSource Director of Partnerships & Communications, SirsiDynix
Rick Branham
Senior Vice President, Sales Support, Academic & Content Solutions, SirsiDynix