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Artificial intelligence in academia: chatbot applications in libraries

We live in the age of robots. Thanks to advances in AI, it is now theoretically possible to, say, make an entire ...

Public libraries and cybersecurity: Keeping patrons' data safe

Cybersecurity is one of the growing concerns of our digital age, and public libraries are not immune to attacks or ...

Summer reads: Library activities keep kids engaged while school's out

It's called the "summer slide". That might sound like a piece of seasonal playground equipment, but it's actually ...

Providing trusted sources of information: Public libraries and democracy

“There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library. A library outranks any other one ...

Diverse perspectives: Academic libraries help shape global citizens

What does it mean to be global citizen? It really depends on who you ask. As higher-education policy expert Madeleine ...

Four ways to make a public library budget go farther

Communities lose a lot when library budgets are cut. Case in point: New York. Last month, the presidents of the city’s ...

The evolution of libraries to the 21st century (Infographic)

A time traveler from 1895 (the year H.G. Wells published his sci-fi classic The Time Machine) would likely have a tough ...

Seven new library programs to consider adding to your branch

It’s no secret that libraries have had to change drastically over the past few years — but change is something that ...

Product feature update: Primo Discovery service integration

We are excited to share that PressReader content can now be accessed within Primo and Primo VE. Students and ...

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