<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Judith, </div><div><br></div><div>I'm only partially addressing your second question: ProQuest rolled out their new Research Assistant AI today, but institutions can opt out of it in the admin settings. Here are <a href="https://support.proquest.com/s/article/Ebook-Central-Research-Assistant-FAQ?language=en_US#:~:text=Libraries%20can%20adjust%20settings%20in,option%20to%20Enable%20or%20Disable.">their instructions</a> on how to do so. </div><div><br></div><div>Best, </div><div>Alyshia</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><table style="color:rgb(0,0,0);border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px;width:600px;height:auto;border:0px;max-width:600px;font-size:13px;margin:18px 0px;vertical-align:top"><tbody style="color:var(--text,var(--blue));background-color:transparent!important"><tr style="color:var(--text,var(--blue));background-color:transparent!important"><td style="color:var(--text,var(--blue));padding:0px!important;line-height:19px;vertical-align:middle;border-top:0px;border-right:0px!important;border-bottom:0px;border-left:0px;background-color:transparent!important"></td><td style="color:var(--text,var(--blue));padding:0.5em 8px 0.5em 0.5em;line-height:19px;vertical-align:middle;border:0px;background-color:transparent!important"><span style="font-weight:700;font-size:15px">Alyshia Bagley, MLIS</span><br style="color:var(--text,var(--blue))">Assistant Professor, Electronic Resources<br style="color:var(--text,var(--blue))">Collection Services Department, University Libraries<br style="color:var(--text,var(--blue))">Division of Academic Affairs<br><br style="color:var(--text,var(--blue))">6 Library Dr | Savannah, GA 31419<br style="color:var(--text,var(--blue))">(912) 344-3016 | <a href="mailto:abagley@georgiasouthern.edu" target="_blank">abagley@georgiasouthern.edu</a><br style="color:var(--text,var(--blue))"><a href="http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(17,85,204)!important" target="_blank">Georgia Southern University</a><br style="color:var(--text,var(--blue))"><br style="color:var(--text,var(--blue))"><img src="https://cdn.georgiasouthern.edu/img/georgia-southern-signature-long-logo.png" alt="" style="color:var(--text,var(--blue));border:0px;vertical-align:middle;display:inherit;max-width:100%" width="200" height="66"><br><b style="color:rgb(77,81,86);font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">My working hours may look different from yours. Please do not feel obligated to respond outside your normal schedule.</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 3, 2025 at 9:36 AM Electronic Resources in Libraries discussion list via Eril-l <<a href="mailto:eril-l@lists.eril-l.org">eril-l@lists.eril-l.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>We have been receiving daily emails and announcements from vendors that some sort of AI functionality (usually searching & recommendations) has been added to databases, platforms, etc. </div><div>I've seen the information on licensing and AI on this email list (thank you!). I have another question:</div><div><br></div><div>I am wondering if anyone has </div><div>1. a process to check the AI functionality to make sure it is more/less accurate (or, as advertised); </div><div>2. found any vendors or products that allow us to hide or suppress AI functionality (in the Admin settings). Maybe there are options in some sites to configure this. I haven't investigated my options.</div><div><br></div><div>I am asking because I want to provide some help to our research & instruction librarians on these AI functions as well as to address privacy issues of our users: For example: Does this use vendor data only and what is that, does this use open AI data, and how accurate are the algorithms?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks in advance for any information you can provide.</div><div><br></div><div>Judith</div><div><br></div><div>P.S. I realized that AI has been and is a topic in every library conference this year. I am still working through workshops and videos. Apologies for any duplication.</div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Judith Nagata (she/her)<div>Electronic Resources & Serials Librarian</div><div>Dinand Library</div><div>College of the Holy Cross</div><div>Worcester, MA 01610</div><div>p: 508-793-2639</div><div>e: <a href="mailto:jnagata@holycross.edu" target="_blank">jnagata@holycross.edu</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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