https://www.infotoday.com en-us Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:38:25 GMT This Month at Information Today RSS Feed All Content Copyright 1998-2025 Information Today Inc. 1440 INFORMATION TODAY Kurt Brenneman Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT This year is not only America250, it's the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). FOIA is the law that says federal agencies must disclose their records and information to anyone who asks. https://www.infotoday.com/it/summer26/Brenneman--James-Madisons-Legacy-The-Past-Present-and-Future-of-FOIA.shtml INFORMATION TODAY - INSIGHTS ON CONTENT Michelle Fitzhugh-Craig Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Life is challenging in many areas these days, but the one thing we must not forget is that we are all Americans. And those who have come to this country (even without documents) are able to experience a rich history that needs to be remembered. https://www.infotoday.com/it/summer26/Fitzhugh-Craig--Celebrating-Americas-History-via-Technology.shtml COMPUTERS IN LIBRARIES Debra Bernstein Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI literacy means helping students and faculty members to understand how AI tools work, recognize AI's limitations, and critically engage with AI-generated material. https://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/jul26/Bernstein--A-Librarians-Framework-for-Navigating-Ethical-AI-Use-in-Health-Science-Education.shtml ONLINE SEARCHER Arthur Weiss Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:38:25 GMT Only a few years ago, researchers depended on web search engines such as Google, specialist sources such as Google Scholar, or free dedicated databases such as PubMed. They had to assess multiple sources themselves, and complex research could take days. Today, such research can often be done in a fraction of the time using the deep research functions in leading AI tools. https://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/jul26/Weiss--AI-Deep-Research-and-Why-the-Old-School-Has-Closed.shtml MARKETING LIBRARY SERVICES Tywanda L. Cuffy Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Many of us who work in communications see writing not simply as a task, but as evidence of expertise, creativity, discernment, and professional value. In a field stretched by shrinking capacity and rising expectations, AI can feel less like support and more like a signal that human labor is becoming negotiable. Beneath skepticism lies a quieter fear: that efficiency might eventually matter more than originality, strategy, human insight, or relationships. https://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/jul26/Cuffy--Leveraging-AI-for-Communications-and-Development-Work-in-Academic-Libraries.shtml INFOTODAY.EU Marydee Ojala Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The ever-expanding capabilities of generative and agentic AI, particularly in their ability to reason, makes the role of human in the loop critical. https://www.infotoday.eu/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/When-AI-knowledge-and-information-professionals-converge-questions-arise-175591.aspx