What is it about?
Jon Ernstberger, PhD interviews Amber Spratlin, MLIS and Sara Bronson, MS about the Maryville University Library's AI Search Companion. Spratlin and Bronson co-developed an AI search interface that translates natural language into more complex library search strings. The AI Search Companion serves as an alternative for more complex library search systems. They discuss their development process, roadblocks and solutions.
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Why is it important?
Library systems (while improving) lag behind user experience expectations. The Library AI Search Companion is one solution to improve the user experience for individuals who are new to more traditional research methods.
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This page is a summary of: AI in the Library: Maryville University's student-centered approach, eLearn, July 2025, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery),
DOI: 10.1145/3748495.3757326.
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