ITAL &

The “ITAL &” column is a contributed (not peer-reviewed) featured column that focuses on ways in which the library’s role continues to expand and develop in the information technology landscape. The emphasis will be on emerging ideas and issues, with a particular aim to recruit new-to-the-profession columnists.

2026

• Librarian Leadership in the Age of AI, by Jeremiah Rood

2025

• Open for Who? Reality of Knowledge Access in the Prison Industrial Complex, by sam hidde tripp
• Learning, Listening, and Leading: A Systems Librarian’s First Year, by Amber Wu
• Free Online Graphic Design Software: Canva versus Adobe Express, by Jess Barth
• Relationality Over Neutrality: On Technology, by Kailyn Slater

2024

• The Jack in the Black Box: Teaching College Students to Use ChatGPT Critically, by Shu Wan
• Beyond the Minimum: New Rule Requires Web Content (I’m Looking at You, LibGuides) to Meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA Standards, by Urszula Lechtenberg and Helene Gold