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What’s of interest? RDMLA: AI for Librarians - Free Online Courses for Educators | Canvas Network

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The Research Data Management Librarian Academy (RDMLA) is a free online professional development program for librarians, information professionals, or other professionals who work in a data-intensive environment throughout the world. RDMLA features a unique partnership between a LIS academic program, academic health sciences and research libraries, faculty and scholars, and Elsevier.

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RDMLA: AI for Librarians is an extension of RDMLA, designed to help librarians build practical AI skills for the modern library. As AI rapidly transforms data and information science, this course provides a hands-on introduction to AI applications in library settings, with a strong focus on ethical and responsible use. Through real-world scenarios, participants will explore how AI can enhance library workflows and user services, equipping librarians to confidently integrate AI into their work.

Where is it?: RDMLA: AI for Librarians - Free Online Courses for Educators | Canvas Network

At the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

  • Introduce core AI concepts tailored to library professionals, highlighting ethical and responsible practices.
  • Demonstrate AI applications through practical, real-world scenarios specific to library environments.
  • Showcase how AI can streamline library workflows and enhance user services.

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While offered via Canvas RDMLA’s AI for Librarians is a free course, and I just noticed there are links to Chinese and Spanish language versions of the course.

A hat tip to Paul Pival (University of Calgary) who published a post about this course on his blog The Distant Librarian.