FLW: Unlocking the Potential of ChatGPT in Libraries: Enhancing and Automating Resources and Services

Join us for an informative webinar on how ChatGPT, the powerful language model developed by OpenAI, can be utilized in libraries. During the session, we will explore:

• the capabilities of ChatGPT and how it can be used to generate human-like text for a variety of applications such as chatbots, automated content creation, and more.
• how ChatGPT can be used to enhance the services provided by a variety of libraries, such as automated reference assistance and research support.
• available frameworks that make it easy to integrate ChatGPT into existing software and services used in libraries.

No matter your technical level or position, this session will help you use and make sense of ChatGPT in your daily life. 

Presenter: Chad Mairn 
Chad Mairn is an Information Services Librarian, Assistant Professor, and manages the Innovation Lab at St. Petersburg College.

While an undergraduate studying Humanities at the University of South Florida (USF), Chad was awarded a Library of Congress Fellowship archiving Leonard Bernstein’s personal papers. During his Library and Information Science (LIS) graduate work, also at USF, Chad became a technology liaison between the Bill Gates Learning Foundation and Florida public libraries.

Chad also plays drums in two bands: Low Season and It Will Flood.