2026-06-05 –, Room #2 Language: English
Introduction:
In 2025, the creation of the RAISE (Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Evidence Synthesis) guidelines signaled increased interest in exploring ethical use of artificial intelligence tools for improving sustainability in knowledge synthesis (KS) work. Over the last 3 years, there has been an increase in the development and availability of generative AI tools, including chatbots, AI academic search engines, and AI add-ons/assistants connected to traditional databases. As librarians who support KS, we were interested in finding out whether health librarians were using generative-AI tools in their KS practice, and if so, when and how.
Methods:
We used a cross-sectional survey for our study. Eligibility was restricted to librarians currently supporting at least one health sciences program, and involved in knowledge synthesis as a consultant, collaborator, or both. The survey included questions related to demographics and librarians’ use of generative AI tools in the context of their roles as educational consultants and collaborators.
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Zahra Premji is currently the Health Research Librarian at the University of Victoria, where she supports the public health, social dimensions of health, exercise & physical health education, and physical therapy programs. She is currently the co-chair for the CHLA Knowledge Synthesis Interest Group, and an information specialist with the Campbell Collaboration. Her research interests include information retrieval methods, especially in the context of evidence synthesis reviews.
Kaitlin Fuller (she/her) is a Scholarly Communications and Health Sciences Librarian at St. Francis Xavier University (StFX). Before joining StFX, she worked as a liaison librarian for the MD Program at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include librarian teaching practices, research integrity, and the evaluation of academic AI search engines.
Erica Nekolaichuk is a faculty liaison & instructional librarian at the University of Toronto. She is liaison to the Rehab Sciences Sector and the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education.