Facing the Questions Together: Faculty and Student Perspectives on Integrating Generative AI in LIS Education

Abstract: In this paper, a faculty member and recent MLIS graduate cowrite about a potential rationale for integrating generative artificial intelligence literacies and knowledge into curricula for professional degrees in library and information science; what this process might require in terms of curricular evaluation, faculty readiness, and potential program updates; and how programs and faculty might employ learning opportunities leveraging generative artificial intelligence while maintaining core values of library and information professions and student-centered teaching practices.