[Eril-l] Primary Research Group Inc. has published the Survey of Academic Library Leadership 2025, Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence, ISBN 979-8-88517-278-3

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This report looks at how academic library directors and other leading
officials are using and plan to use generative artificial intelligence in
their work.  The report looks the impact of AI on library productivity, and
its use in a broad range of library functions, including but not limited to
cataloging, data analysis, marketing, content creation, image tagging,
research support and chatbot development.   The report also presents
detailed data on the extent of use of ChatGPT Gemini, CoPilot, Claude and
other applications.  The study also offers hard data on the extent of
prompt sharing, and the degree to which internet searches start with an AI
application rather than a traditional search engine.



Just a few of this 81-page report’s many findings are that:



·         16% of libraries use AI for personalized recommendations, with
higher adoption in larger institutions.

·         AI in Image Management and Digitization: AI adoption for image
tagging is at 12%, and for digitization tasks at 6%.

·         Chatbots and Predictive Maintenance: 16% of libraries use AI
chatbots, particularly in larger institutions, while only 2% use AI for
predictive equipment maintenance.1011

·         32% of libraries use AI for data analysis, with research
universities leading at 40%. AI is also used by 36% of libraries for
research support, especially in larger institutions.1213

·         AI Budget and Spending: Only 8% of libraries have a specific
budget for AI, with research universities dominating spending. Most
institutions allocate minimal to no official budgetary funding for AI.



The librarians surveyed foresee a broad range of impacts but especially in
research and discovery, writing, information literacy and cataloging.  AI
is expected to have transformative effects in research and instruction
services.  Its use as a research tool was by far the most important and
broadly used function to date.



Data in the report is reported in the aggregate for the entire sample and
broken out by many institutional criteria such as enrollment size, tuition
level, Carnegie class and other  variables.



To view a table of contents and an excerpt, follow the following link:
https://www.primaryresearch.com/AddCart.aspx?ReportID=829
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