Creating Effective Prompt Engineering for Academic Research Librarians

Effective LLM prompts can improve communication and collaboration among academic librarians, faculty, and students through AI techniques like tokenization and parameter tuning for coherent and meaningful responses. Research librarians face a myriad of information needs, ranging from specific topics to unique format preferences. Additionally, accessing obscure resources can take time and effort. Research is essential to develop effective LLM prompts that address these librarian-specific needs. AI is not designed to replace librarians but rather to help them perform their duties more efficiently. Further investigation can pinpoint specific areas where AI can support librarians, such as database searches, reference interview guidance, or interdisciplinary research assistance. Conducting user testing and accuracy assessments to evaluate the effectiveness of these prompts is crucial.

Presenter(s): 

Christian Price, PhD Student

Poster Time: 

Friday, May 31, 2024 - 11:00am to 12:00pm

Library/Organization of Presenter: 

University of South Carolina iSchool