Moving towards critical AI literacy in LIS education: a scoping review and syllabi analysis.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate generative artificial intelligence (AI) literacy integration within library and information science (LIS) educational programs, examining how academic curricula prepare future professionals to engage critically and competently with AI technologies...

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Publicado en:Electronic Library Vol. 43; no. 5; pp. 798 - 818
Autores principales: Bridges, Laurie, Lopezosa, Carlos, Centelles Velilla, Miquel, Ferran-Ferrer, Núria
Formato: research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Emerald Publishing Limited 2025
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        atl: Moving towards critical AI literacy in LIS education: a scoping review and syllabi analysis.
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          Bridges, Laurie
          Lopezosa, Carlos
          Centelles Velilla, Miquel
          Ferran-Ferrer, Núria
        affil: Faculty of Information and Audiovisual Media, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, and Libraries and Press, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
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          Computer Literacy Evaluation
          Librarianship Education
          Artificial Intelligence, Generative Utilization
          Teaching Materials Evaluation
          Curriculum Evaluation
          Professional Competence Evaluation
          Course Content Evaluation
          Human
          Scoping Review
          Conceptual Framework
          Teaching Methods
          Interinstitutional Relations
          Education, Interdisciplinary
          Ethics, Professional
          Social Justice
          Psychological Well-Being
          Algorithms
          Privacy and Confidentiality
          Funding Source
          Curriculum Development
          Learning Environment
          Education, Baccalaureate
          Education, Masters
          Education, Post-Doctoral
          Content Analysis
          Critical Race Theory
          Sex Factors
          Politics
          Software Design
          Culture
          Outcomes of Education
          Environmental Sustainability
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      ab: Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate generative artificial intelligence (AI) literacy integration within library and information science (LIS) educational programs, examining how academic curricula prepare future professionals to engage critically and competently with AI technologies. Design/methodology/approach: A dual methodological approach combining a systematic scoping review of AI literature in LIS and a detailed analysis of syllabi from leading international LIS programs is used. The review identifies emerging trends and frameworks, while the syllabi analysis examines practical implementation. Findings: The investigation reveals significant pedagogical fragmentation and global inequities in the integration of AI literacy in LIS programs, characterized by a lack of consensus around the frameworks used, institutional disparities and false dichotomies between technical and critical pedagogies. Research limitations/implications: This study highlights the risks of stratification, where some programs offer sophisticated interdisciplinary training, while others provide only technical instruction, potentially fragmenting the global LIS community, at a time when coordinated responses to AI's implications are crucial. Practical implications: While many programs have implemented basic AI literacy, there is uneven global integration of critical AI literacy, which more closely aligns with the profession's values of social justice and democratic well-being (ALA, 2023; IFLA, 2025). Social implications: Research addresses the profession's obligation to serve as ethical information stewards in an algorithmic age, emphasizing that graduates must leverage AI capabilities while critically examining implications for information equity, privacy and democratic participation (ALA, 2023; IFLA, 2025). Originality/value: This research bridges the gap between conceptual developments in LIS research and practical educational implementation, providing the first comprehensive analysis of AI literacy operationalization across international LIS curricula.
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