Library and Information Science Organization Meeting Featuring Tyler Millhouse & Sara Swayden

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Library and Information Science Organization

When

5 to 6 p.m., Nov. 15, 2023

Join the Library and Information Science Organization, a student club, for our next meeting, featuring guest speakers on large language models and archives as a career.

All students are welcome!

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About the Speakers and Their Presentations

Tyler Millhouse will speak about Large Language Models (LLMs) and how they might interact with the library field. Large language models (LLMs) are dominating headlines and surprising us with their ability to answer sophisticated questions using natural language. Increasingly, people are using LLMs to identify sources, acquire information and even generate research output (e.g., legal briefs, business memos or school papers). This has raised serious questions about the future of workers with expertise in these areas (e.g., those working with libraries or databases). In this talk, Millhouse will discuss (i) recent findings on the interaction between human workers and LLMs, (ii) the pitfalls of relying on LLMs to the exclusion of human experts and (iii) new job opportunities created by the LLM revolution.  

Sara Swayden, MLIS alumna, has a background in archives and is an archivist for the University of Arizona Museum of Art. Swayden will be joining us to talk about her career and working in the archive field. View her career trajectory and connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-a-guzman-26402887/.

About LISO

The American Library Association Student Chapter at the University of Arizona, Library and Information Science Organization (LISO), is dedicated to the promoting and celebrating of the library and information science profession. We advocate for students’ interests and needs as our members help to create career development opportunities, networking events and a repository for helpful information. We provide an inclusive space for the enhancement of our careers after graduation, and are always looking for new members and new perspectives. We invite you to bring your skills, energy and your enthusiasm to our chapter!