Letter from the Editors

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https://doi.org/10.5860/ital.v44i4.17594

Abstract

We announce the call for proposals for a future special issue on how Generative AI could transform our professional landscape, and summarizing the content of the December 2025 issue.

Author Biography

Kenneth J. Varnum, University of Michigan

Ken Varnum is the Senior Program Manager and Discovery Strategist at the University of Michigan Library. Ken's research and professional interests include discovery systems, library analytics, and technology in the library setting. He has written or edited six books, the most recent of which, "Beyond Reality: Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality in the Library" and the LITA Guide "New Top Technologies Every Librarian Needs to Know," were published in 2019. He can be found on Twitter at @varnum.

References

Ken Varnum et al., “Generative Artificial Intelligence and Web-Scale Discovery,” (NISO Open Discovery Initiative Standing Committee, August 2025), https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/m0fs2pqtaqp2mkbdd35o3/NISO-ODI-Survey-Report-GenAI-and-Discovery_August2025.pdf?rlkey=4qlcvtj3ji55umugugk9flmjv&e=1&st=ay2c4s9x&dl=0.

Peter J. Musser, ed., “Libraries and Artificial Intelligence,” special issue, Information Technology and Libraries 43, no. 3 (2024), https://ital.corejournals.org/index.php/ital/issue/view/1316.

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2025-12-15

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Varnum, K. J., & DiPasquale, J. (2025). Letter from the Editors. Information Technology and Libraries, 44(4). https://doi.org/10.5860/ital.v44i4.17594

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Vol. 44 No. 4 (2025)

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Editorials

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