Author Archives: Nick Faulk

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How Instructors can Communicate Expectations to Students about Generative AI and Library Databases

As more library databases incorporate Large Language Models (LLM), generative artificial intelligence (AI), and other emerging technologies, your students may question how using the library tools they know may interact with your syllabus’s AI policy. We anticipate that most library databases will begin using LLMs in some part of the information discovery or user guidance […]

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Semantic Search & Research Insights : How Large Language Models are Changing Library Search Experiences

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: “Your research question or thesis statement is useful but insufficient for starting your library search. You’ll need to extract some words or phrases from that sentence and probably look up a few synonyms or related terms for those keywords as backups.” In the first quarter of the […]

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Build Your Skills in Generative AI With On-Demand Video Courses From the Library

You may know the library database O’Reilly for its extensive ebook collection, but did you know it also provides access to thousands of on-demand courses? O’Reilly has recently developed and published several courses about generative artificial intelligence (AI), covering both getting started with this emerging technology and getting the most out of generative AI with […]

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Meet our New Library Director, Emily Crist

“Information is power,” says Emily Crist, library director. Emily was appointed Library Director of Miller Information Commons in December 2019, but has been at the library since 2016. She was Champlain College’s Experience Design Librarian until 2018 and has continued making strides for the library ever since. Emily recalls, “Early on in training [for the […]

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11th Annual Library Chili Cook-off: Thursday, Nov. 8

The weather may be getting colder, but the chili will be hot! The library is excited to present the 11th Annual Chili Cook-Off on Thursday, November 8th from 3-4pm in the Miller Information Commons.  The Chili Cook-Off is a longstanding library tradition beloved by many at Champlain College. Each fall, faculty and staff members enter their homemade chili to be judged by […]

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Discover More About African-American History through Books, Videos, and Primary Sources

February is African-American History Month, a government-sponsored commemoration and a time when we “(pay) tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society.” There are so many great ways to learn more about African-American history, from watching RETN’s Black History Month Sunday Video Series, which is […]

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Watch Criterion Collection films online through the Champlain College Library

Did you know that Kanopy, Champlain College Library’s streaming media service, offers instant access to hundreds of films in the Criterion Collection? That means that Champlain users can watch some of the greatest films in world cinema for coursework or for personal development through the library.   Not sure where to begin? Champlain College librarians and […]

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