People often wonder about the modern library, curious whether Google has made libraries and their human-provided services obsolete. ChatGPT has recently amplified the question. The traditional concept of libraries–a building with lots of books, a reference librarian and a circulation…
What is the Public Domain? On January 1, 2023 copyrighted artifacts from 1927 entered the Public Domain. This means that online repositories such as Internet Archive, HathiTrust, and Google Books can make works fully available online without fear of financial…
The Sudden Surge of Artificial Intelligence Back in the end of November of last year, when many of us were busily studying and preparing for the end of the fall semester, OpenAI launched a new chatbot called ChatGPT that has…
Silver lining It can be a struggle to find the good in a disaster that continues to unfold, but adapting to a more online world has had some unanticipated silver linings, one of which is Staff Picks, an online display…
If you’re looking for opportunities for learning and using digital techniques and tools, the good news is that BC Libraries’ growth in this area has resulted in collaborations all over campus. Below are BC Libraries and related programs that provide…