Journal club meetings

HSLG Virtual Journal Club, Friday 16th October 2026 – AI and generative AI in Health and Medical Libraries

HSLG Virtual Journal Club, 16th October 2026, 11:00 – 11:45am

Our next journal club meeting will be hosted by Niamh O’Sullivan, Research Officer/Librarian at the Irish Blood Transfusion Service.

Article:
Sen, S. (2025) “AI and generative AI in health and medical libraries: a scoping review of present use and emerging potential”,  Journal of EAHIL, 21(2). doi:10.32384/jeahil21675.

Discussion Questions

  1. Which of the AI applications discussed in the article seems most useful or realistic to use in your own library service? Why?
  2. What library activities should AI not be trusted to perform without human oversight?
  3. How can we benefit from AI while managing hallucinations, bias, confidentiality and copyright?
  4. Could AI strengthen rather than diminish the role of the health librarian? What skills will become more important?
  5. If you could trial one AI application in your library tomorrow, what would it be?
  6. Give us your best tool or tip for AI use in Libraries to save you time and effort.

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