Why Library?

• One isn't better than the other

  • Different information needs require different places to search.

• The library is a resource for you as CCNY students

  • Utilize all the tools available to you. 

  • Librarians are nice and helpful!

LLMs & AI

• Fake sources

• Cognitive offloading

  • What do you give up when you outsource thinking and the process of learning to a machine?

• Process, 'friction', failure

  • How we learn!

• Environmental concerns

  • Is it worth it?

Research

• Research as inquiry

  • Research is iterative and depends upon asking increasingly complex or new questions whose answers in turn develop additional questions or lines of inquiry.

• Searching as (strategic) exploration

  • Searching for information is often nonlinear, requiring the evaluation of sources and the flexibility to pursue alternate avenues as needed.

LLMs & AI

• Cognitive offloading

  • What do you give up when you outsource thinking and the process of learning to a machine?

• Process, 'friction', failure

  • How we learn!

• Environmental concerns

  • Is it worth it?

• Research specific AI tools

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A ship in port is safe. But that's not what ships were built for.

– John A. Shedd

Scholarly

Popular

• Author & Audience

  • by journalists for the general public

• Publication

  • newspaper or magazine

• Content

  • human interest hook, photos, little or no specialized language, background on topic

• Citations

  • links within the text

• Author & Audience

  • by academics & researchers for other academics & researchers

• Publication

  • peer reviewed journal

• Content

  • original research, data, findings, theoretical framework, specialized language
    

• Citations

  • Works cited or bibliography

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