| FEATURES |
The Q&A on AI
by Justin Hoenke |
Page 14 |
Curiosity at Every Age: The Importance of Lifelong Learning in the Library
by Jessica Hilburn |
Page 18 |
How AI Chatbots Echo Human Despair and Expose the Absence of Safeguards
by Kashyap Kompella |
Page 21 |
| SHORT TAKES |
Editor’s Note
Never Stop Learning
by Brandi Scardilli |
Page 1 |
EBSCO Information Services and Sustainability
by Brandi Scardilli |
Page 11 |
| COLUMNS |
A Day in the Life
Developing Lasting Connections
Joe O'Brien
Interviewed by Justin Hoenke |
Page 4 |
We the People
The Maker Moment
by Phil Shapiro |
Page 8 |
DEI Perspectives
Respectful Representation: Acquiring and Displaying Native American Art and Artifacts
by Marci Wilding |
Page 9 |
After Hours
Looking for an Uncommon Gift?
by Thomas Pack |
Page 12 |
Help Desk
Finding the Right Words
by Sophia Guevara |
Page 13 |
Legal lssues
Political Violence and Its Effects on the Freedom of Speech
by Tom Gaylord |
Page 22 |
Database Review
Data Rescue Project Thwarts Government Censorship Wave
by Mick O’Leary |
Page 24 |
| CONFERENCES |
| Information Today, Inc. Conferences |
Page 6 |
Report From the Field
AALL 2025: Bold Visions , Hard Truths, and the Librarians Who Hold the Line
by Marci Wilding |
Page 6 |
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Pursuing Preprints: Some Tools for Open Discovery Across Multiple Preprint Servers
by David Haden |
Page 26 |
Let’s Get Strategic
Navigating the Differences Among Policy, Consumer, and Personal Positions on AI Disclosure
by Linda Pophal |
Page 28 |
Outside the Box
Tech That Makes Fun Holiday Gifts
by Michelle Fitzhugh-Craig |
Page 30 |
Notes on Digital Transformation
Effective Habits That Last
by Marianne Kay |
Page 32 |