ALTC 2024

We’re at ALTC this year, presenting a session titled “Harnessing the Power of Collaboration between Librarians and IT Professionals”. Join our workshop as we explore how academic libraries and IT departments can work together to meet the current and emerging needs of patrons.

As highlighted in our latest Librarian Futures report, librarian confidence in answering patron questions on the use of generative AI in their studies is low. Meanwhile, many librarians see digital literacies as important skills to cultivate in the near-future.

Within our workshop, our two librarian speakers will provide valuable insights into how librarians and IT professionals can work together to meet emerging challenges for patrons head on and ultimately strengthen inter-library relationships. We will explore the dangers in there being no collaborative partnerships in place between librarian and IT departments and practical examples of combined projects with positive outcomes for both the academic library and patrons. Finally, we will discuss how cross-collaboration between these departments can increase skillsets and confidence in supporting patrons with ethical AI use in their studies.

The workshop will conclude with a Q&A discussion for sharing ideas, lessons and solutions to facilitate collaboration and effective working relationships between librarians and IT professionals.