Register for Connect & Communicate: Tools, Not Oracles: Framing AI Within Information Literacy

Join CRD’s Connect & Communicate Series for a Webinar on
Tools, Not Oracles: Framing AI Within Information Literacy
Tuesday, August 18, 2026 from 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

The presenters of this session will focus on how to teach information literacy in the age of AI around the four foundational principles: topic identification, how/where to locate sources, how to evaluate sources, and how to use the information effectively. Julie Durci, Electronic Services Librarian at Gannon University and Emmett Lombard, Outreach Librarian at Gannon University will examine the concepts of AI literacy, metaliteracy, and the Gravitational Model for AI Literacy, emphasizing why AI should be viewed as a tool that accelerates student learning and research rather than as a substitute for the research process itself.

Register at the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/gfEwKL5aRGqO-ieKkkSm-A

Upon submitting your registration, you will receive an email confirmation that includes details about connecting to the webinar. This is the only notification you will receive. If you do not receive the confirmation email, please contact Elliott Rose at elliott.c.rose@gmail.com.

For this program, you will need speakers or headphones to hear the presenter. Participants are encouraged to ask questions via the chatbox; moderators will monitor the chatbox and facilitate question and response at the end of the panel discussion.

Please continue to share your ideas for programming topics, speakers, or formats with us! If you or someone you know is doing something great in Pennsylvania’s academic libraries, tell us about it! The Connect & Communicate Series of online programming offered by the PaLA College & Research Division aims to help foster a community of academic librarians in Pennsylvania. Please contact Elliott Rose at elliott.c.rose@gmail.com with questions.