{"id":13340,"date":"2025-11-17T15:12:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T19:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=13340"},"modified":"2025-11-17T15:12:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T19:12:32","slug":"imls-funded-project-expands-ai-training-for-librarians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/17\/imls-funded-project-expands-ai-training-for-librarians\/","title":{"rendered":"IMLS-funded project expands AI training for librarians"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/11\/gang-edited-v2.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Gang Shao headshot\" class=\"wp-image-13346\" style=\"width:182px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/11\/gang-edited-v2.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/11\/gang-edited-v2.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/11\/gang-edited-v2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/11\/gang-edited-v2.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gang Shao<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>An IMLS-funded\u00a0project\u00a0led by\u00a0Professor\u00a0Gang Shao\u00a0at Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies\u00a0is set to create new, practical AI learning opportunities for librarians. The project,\u00a0&#8220;TACTIC in Lib\u2014Transforming AI Consumers to Innovative AI Creators in Libraries,&#8221; is supported by the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program and focuses on expanding accessible, hands-on AI training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;TACTIC in Lib&#8221;\u00a0is developing a flexible, dual-path learning framework that offers both code-based and no-code options, providing librarians with multiple entry points into AI skill building. This approach supports librarians with a wide range of backgrounds and interests, encouraging exploration, hands-on practice, and creative application of AI tools in their everyday work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By providing adaptable resources for AI literacy and applied practice, the project will help librarians integrate AI into library services, instruction, and research support. Ultimately,\u00a0&#8220;TACTIC in Lib&#8221;\u00a0strengthens the role of libraries as centers of innovation and equips the library community to confidently navigate\u00a0and shape\u00a0the evolving AI landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An IMLS-funded\u00a0project\u00a0led by\u00a0Professor\u00a0Gang Shao\u00a0at Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies\u00a0is set to create new, practical AI learning opportunities for librarians. The project,\u00a0&#8220;TACTIC in Lib\u2014Transforming AI Consumers to Innovative AI Creators in Libraries,&#8221; is supported by the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program and focuses on expanding accessible, hands-on AI training. &#8220;TACTIC in Lib&#8221;\u00a0is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":166,"featured_media":13344,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[13,13101],"tags":[13102],"class_list":["post-13340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","category-news-and-announcements","tag-general"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_4067.png?fit=2000%2C1125&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pT6ms-3ta","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/166"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13340"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13348,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13340\/revisions\/13348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}