...-scale machine reading. Design/methodology/approach The paper is a critical viewpoint, drawing on recent peer-reviewed literature (2025–2025), legal commentary, publisher policy development and library sector survey data to analyze three flashpoints where OA and generative AI collide: authorship...

... , p . 103185 , doi: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103185 . Boateng , F. (2025), “ The transformative potential of generative AI in academic library access services: opportunities and challenges ”, Information Services and Use , Vol. 45 Nos 1-2 , pp . 140 - 147 , doi: 10.1177...

..., this study is among the first to apply AI personas in the context of improving training for online chat reference. The experience contrasts with other efforts to use generative AI to provide answers directly to patrons without human intervention or involvement. Eric Prosser can be contacted...

... artificial intelligence (AI). Findings Disappointed in the IFLA and IFA conferences and instead find that the email newsletter from Shelly Palmer is much better in keeping up with exponential growth in ChatGPT and other generative AI tools. Research limitations/implications This study may provide...