IFLA Journal Volume 51, No.3 (October 2025)
Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence (AI): Transforming Global Librarianship
(open access)
Editorial
Artificial intelligence in libraries: The emerging research agenda
Andrew M Cox and Xuemao Wang
Original Article
Do we trust ourselves? Is the human the weak link?
Kate Mercer, Kari D Weaver, Ashley Rose Mehlenbacher and Makhan Virdi
Review Article
AI literacy guidelines and policies for academic libraries: A scoping review
Muhammad Yousuf Ali and Joanna Richardson
Case Study
Skills and AI literacy of engineering students
Thuy Thanh Bui, Son Hong Do and Ly Dieu Dinh
Original Articles
Artificial intelligence literacy among South Asian library and information science students: Socio-demographic influences and educational implications
Zakir Hossain, Md Sakib Biswas, Nadim Akhtar Khan and Ghalib Khan
Generative artificial intelligence and university libraries in Latin America
Humberto Martínez-Camacho, César Saavedra-Alamillas, Josmel Pacheco-Mendoza and Juan D Machin-Mastromatteo
Use of artificial intelligence innovations in public academic libraries
Amogelang Isaac Molaudzi and Patrick Ngulube
The potential of GPTs for enhanced information access and user services at academic libraries
Faten Hamad and Ahmed Shehata
Bridging the AI gap: Comparative analysis of AI integration, education, and outreach in academic libraries
Jairo Buitrago-Ciro, Marta Samokishyn, Rachel Moylan, Jonathan Hernández Pérez, Oluwabunmi Bakare-Fatungase and Carmel Firdawsi
Preserving indigenous knowledge: Leveraging digital technology and artificial intelligence
Adeyinka Tella, Esther Oluwayemi Jatto and Yusuf Ayodeji Ajani
The development of policies on generative artificial intelligence in UK universities
Thomas D Wilson
Essay
Cutting through the noise: Assessing tools that employ artificial intelligence
Leticia Antunes Nogueira, Stine Thordarson Moltubakk, Andreas Fagervik and Inga Buset Langfeldt
Original Articles
Exploring the potential of artificial intelligence usage in the knowledge and evidence services of a public health body: A working group approach
Zalaya Simmons, Charlotte Bruce, Samuel Thomas, Patricia Lacey, Wendy Marsh, Scott Rosenberg and Daphne Duval
ChatGPT’s potential in the deep exploration of Islamic manuscripts
Elsayed Elsawy, Yousry Elseadawy and Sarah Attia
Facing the era of generative artificial intelligence: Strategies of information and digital literacy in Chinese studies
Bing Wang, Cecilia Zhang, Khamo and Shuqi Ye
Case Study
AI and labor: Captioning library audiovisual content with Whisper
Nina Rao, Simon O’Riordan and Jonathan Coulis
Original Articles
Transforming parliamentary libraries: Enhancing processes delivering new services with artificial intelligence
Francisco Cifuentes-Silva, Hernán Astudillo and Jose Emilio Labra Gayo
Enhancing library services with artificial intelligence: A framework for an automated news delivery system
PJ Jhan, MG Sreekumar and Rosemary Kuriakose
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