When do people turn to AI for help finding library resources? 🔍 As we continue to develop ScottAI, our AI-powered reference agent at Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, usage data is giving us a better picture of when people turn to it. Wednesday sees the most conversations during the week, and activity tends to peak around 2 p.m. But understanding when people use ScottAI is only part of what we’re learning. STEM Librarian Haoyong Lan and his colleagues are also studying how people interact with the agent, where it falls short and how librarians’ expertise can help make AI-powered discovery more useful. In this video, Lan shares what the usage data is revealing. Then, read the full story to learn how we’re building and refining our own approach to AI-powered discovery. ⬇️ 💻 https://lnkd.in/grx3nq5w
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Hunt Library is the largest library, housing four floors of volumes comprising the university's collections in the arts, humanities, and social science. Special Collections, University Archives, and the video collection are located in Hunt Library. The university's IDeATe program, which offers nine undergraduate minors in domains that merge technology and arts expertise, is housed in the basement. The building opened in 1961, thanks to the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hunt. The Roger Sorrells Engineering and Science Library, located on the fourth floor of Wean Hall, focuses on research support for the fields of computer science, engineering, mathematical sciences, physics and robotics. The 2016 renovation of Sorrells Library resulted in a 25% increase in individual study spaces as well as new technology-equipped group study and project rooms for collaborative work. The library is named in honor of the late Roger Sorrells, thanks to a generous gift from his longtime partner, Dean emeritus of University Libraries Gloriana St. Clair. Read more about Roger Sorrells. The Mellon Institute Library was established in 1913 when the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research was located in a wooden frame house and moved into its current space in 1937. As the Mellon Institute expanded in size and importance, the library rapidly evolved as well. By the 1950s, it was generally regarded as one of the best libraries in the nation for chemistry literature, and had expanded its collection to include materials related to physics and biology. The Qatar campus Library is a physical and virtual space to help you learn, research, study, collaborate, innovate, and succeed. The Library is located on the ground floor of the CMU-Q building in Education City. The Library houses a physical collection of more than 15,000 print volumes on topics related to the major programs.
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This is truly wonderful news for all at Carnegie Mellon University - we’re truly grateful for the generous support from Oen Griffin and Griffin Catalyst. The journey starts now!
Today, Carnegie Mellon University and Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel and founder of Griffin Catalyst, announced a historic $3 billion gift to elevate Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh and launch Carnegie Mellon University Miami. The new campus will pioneer a model for higher education built for the next era of American innovation. The largest gift by an individual in the history of higher education will provide: • $1 billion for Carnegie Mellon University's Pittsburgh campus, including $500 million in flexible support for the university’s highest priorities and $500 million for its top-ranked School of Computer Science. The school will be renamed the Kenneth C. Griffin School of Computer Science. • $2 billion to launch CMU Miami, a comprehensive university campus where education and research will be equally central to the mission. Planned for more than 35 acres in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood, CMU Miami will organize learning and inquiry around society’s defining challenges. Interdisciplinary teams of students, researchers, industry leaders and government partners will draw on the full breadth of Carnegie Mellon. They will bring together advanced computing and foundational sciences with the humanities, arts and design to move ideas toward meaningful impact. This historic investment builds on more than 125 years of Carnegie Mellon leadership. It will create new opportunities to prepare students, accelerate discovery and advance American competitiveness. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dZn43pmb #CMUMiami
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Three Distinctive Collections projects have been recognized in the 2026 University & College Designers Association (UCDA) Design Awards! 👏 The UCDA supports designers and design educators working within educational institutions across North America and around the world through professional development, community, best practices and advocacy for the design profession and design education. “Room to Imagine: 125 Years of Carnegie Mellon University,” the University Archives’ exhibition celebrating CMU’s 125th anniversary, was awarded a Silver Award. The exhibition’s accompanying newspaper was also recognized with an Award of Excellence. Both projects were created by Michael and Lonna Smith University Archivist and Associate Dean for Distinctive Collections Julia Corrin, Associate Director of Creative Heidi Wiren Kébé, Editorial Director Brad King, and Student Designer Amanda Qian. “Rare Books & Ancestral Machines,” the Posner Center for Special Collections’ inaugural exhibition, received a Silver Award. Kébé and King were also involved in this project, along with Curator of Special Collections and Director of the Posner Center for Special Collections Sam Lemley, Special Collections Coordinator Catherine Blauvelt, and Designer Emily Wiggers.
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Congratulations to Pittsburgh SWE Section - Society of Women Engineers, which will celebrate 75 years with a gala this weekend. Carnegie Mellon engineers have richly contributed to this chapter's history. 📸 In this 1979 snapshot, members of CMU's Society of Women Engineers prepare their entry for the university's beloved buggy racing competition. Photo via Carnegie Mellon University Libraries / CMU Archives
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What happens when AI changes not only how research is produced, but how it is discovered, evaluated and consumed? At the 2026 Research to Reader Conference in London, Helen and Henry Posner Jr. Dean of the University Libraries Keith Webster explored that question in “Facing AI Futures Together: Using Scenarios to Rethink Libraries, Publishers, and the Scholarly Record.” Drawing on scenario-planning work developed with the Association of Research Libraries and the Coalition for Networked Information, Dean Webster examines four possible AI futures for the research and knowledge ecosystem — and what has changed since those scenarios were first published in 2024.
My talk, Facing AI Futures Together: Using Scenarios to Rethink Libraries, Publishers, and the Scholarly Record, delivered at the 2026 Research 2 Reader conference in London, is now available to stream. https://lnkd.in/dqsv6JGR #futures #AI #R2R2026
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Hello from Zagreb! Currently at #oaspa2026, where yesterday I presented our Carnegie Mellon University Libraries poster, “From Dumping Ground to Discovery Engine: Rethinking the Institutional Repository as Connective Open Infrastructure.” Today, we’re digging deep into two of my favorite topics, research assessment reform and publishing reform. (Here’s the poster: https://lnkd.in/ew-3N-RD) If you’re here, say hi! #openscience Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association
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Research Data Services Librarian Alfredo González-Espinoza recently published an article in open science journal PLOS One titled “Quantifying the evolution of harmony and novelty in western classical music.” The study uses an algorithm to identify musical trends and relationships between composers, and the data and code used in the research are publicly available. 💻 Read the article: https://lnkd.in/gKrR-TTe
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Save the Date for the Carnegie Mellon x NVIDIA x AWS Federated Learning Hackathon for Biomedical Applications! Join us on January 6-8, 2027 for an in-person (remote for folks who can’t travel) hackathon at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh PA, hosted by CMU Libraries in partnership with NVIDIA and Amazon Web Services (AWS). This hackathon focuses on leveraging NVIDIA FLARE to enable collaborative, privacy-preserving computation across multiple biobanks for disease subtyping and genetic analysis, with an emphasis on rare diseases, cancer, and polygenic traits. Open to graduate students, research scientists, and data librarians in academia, government, and industry.
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STEM Librarian Haoyong Lan recently conducted a Congress Programme Session presentation titled "From Search to Scrutiny: AI Tool Assessment as an Emerging Reference Practice" at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) World Library and Information Congress 2026 in Busan, South Korea.
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STEM Librarian Chasz Griego recently presented a paper at the 2026 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, titled “Measuring the Impact of the NSF GRFP in Engineering: A Bibliometric Analysis Amid Program Uncertainty.” The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) has been a critical mechanism for funding STEM graduate students. In the past two years, the program and its awarding standards have experienced significant dynamics, affecting many prospective fellows. This paper shared results of a bibliometric investigation of publications from NSF GRFP awardees in engineering from 2000 to 2025, quantifying the impact of this fellowship on engineering graduate education and scholarly output. This paper won best conference paper for the Engineering Libraries Division of ASEE.
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