Gifting library books is maybe not the best practice, so join us as we get ready for the holiday season by talking with two independent bookstores in amiskwacîwâskahikan: Julie and Moriah from Magpie Books and Ben and Celine from Paper Birch Books. 

Theme Song

Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest

License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en

Production Credits

Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Jennie McCurdy, Brett Sheehan, Ethan Tonack, and Andy Zhang

Music Credits:

Magpie to the Morning by Neko Case 

Chanson de Clara by Michel Jonasz

Join us for our FunDrive episode featuring three of Edmonton’s Alternative Libraries: featuring CJSR’s Music Library, the University of Alberta’s Bike Library and Workshop, and APIRG’s Public Library (including their unique Zine Collection). 

Theme Song 

Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest 

License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported 

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en 

Production Credits 

Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Jennie McCurdy, Brett Sheehan, Ethan Tonack, and Andy Zhang 

Music Credits 

Wish Upon a Storm by Jon Comyn 

Bicycle Race by Queen 

Prairie Skies Forever by Stem Champ 

In a Dream by Trace Mountains 

(This episode aired, originally, on September 27, 2024.) 
Join us for a virtual visit to Edmonton Public Library’s Strathcona Branch! Jessie Enns-Power takes SHOUT correspondent Brett Sheehan on a tour, both historical and current, of EPL’s Strathcona Branch. 

Theme Song 

Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest 

License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported 

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en 

Production Credits 

Brett Sheehan 

Music Credits 

Lipstick by Ghostkeeper 

Phantom Heart by LEATHERS 

Exhale by iskwē 

(The original episode aired in March 2018. This rerun (with update) aired August 23, 2024.)
This month, we dive back into our voices from yester-year by revisiting S02E07 – Libraries And Homelessness. This episode features interviews with Hilary Kirkpatrick, Lee-Ann Wittig, and Natalya Brettle. 

This summer rerun also begins with updates on the interviews and projects (relevant now, in the summer of 2024), so there’s something for all listeners (both new and returning)! 

Theme Song 

Music: Anoop Hariharan (anoopScoop) – Leaves

(The original episode aired in December 2022. This rerun (with update) aired July 25, 2024.)
This month, we dive back into our voices from yester-year by revisiting S07EP04 – Librarians Online. This episode features an interview with Jen Waters (aka “the Feisty Librarian), as well as a roundtable discussion on online resources (like podcasts and books). 

This summer rerun also begins with updates on the interviews and projects (relevant now, in the summer of 2024), as well as some new recommendations from our Shout Team in 2024 as well, so there’s something for all listeners (both new and returning)! 

Theme Song 

Music: Anoop Hariharan (anoopScoop) – Leaves

(The original episode aired in November 2017. This rerun (with update) aired June 27, 2024.)
This month, we dive back into our voices from yester-year by revisiting S02E03 – Indigenous Storytelling. In this episode, we feature interviews with Sheila Laroque, Kayla Larson, and Lese Skidmore, as well as a poetry reading by Norma Dunning. 

This summer rerun also begins with updates on the interviews and projects (relevant now, in the summer of 2024), so there’s something for all listeners (both new and returning)! 

Theme Song 

Music: Anoop Hariharan (anoopScoop) – Leaves

Join us for a look behind the scenes of CJSR’s music library. Chad Brunet, CJSR Program Director and Acting Station Manager, takes SHOUT correspondent Brett Sheehan through a trove of musical treasures in the basement of the University of Alberta Students’ Union Building Join us, field trip style, to learn how music is collected and selected for your favourite campus radio station.

Production Credits

Andy Zhang, Brett Sheehan, Jintia Ross-Van Mierlo, Joelle Reiniger, Michael Kobewka,

Music Credits

Sister to Sister by Mallory Chipman

Wish Upon a Storm by Jom Comyn

Theme Song

Beanbag Fight by Scanglobe

It’s a special time on the Library School calendar. Every year, at about this time, future librarians gather at the Forum for Information Professionals—FIP for short—to share research on everything from censorship to cataloguing. 

The theme for this year’s conference was “All Inclusive, Library Style: Access and Acceptance in 2024.” 

On today’s episode of SHOUT for Libraries, Shout correspondent and FIP co-chair, Michael Kobewka, will sit down with FIP presenters to dig into issues of access and inclusion in libraries and archives. 

This guest episode discusses the impact that artificial intelligence has on our youngest digital citizens. Join us as we delve into children’s reactions to AI devices, the benefits and risks, and the role libraries can play as digital literacy educators.

Created by:
Mikaela LeBlanc
Gift Nwokoloh
Joelle Reiniger
Amanda Robinson

References:
American Library Association. (February 4, 2019). “Artificial Intelligence.” https://www.ala.org/tools/future/trends/artificialintelligence.

Andries, V., & Robertson, J. (2023). “Alexa doesn’t have that many feelings”: Children’s understanding of AI through interactions with smart speakers in their homes. Available as ArXiv preprint: https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.05597

CFLA-FCAB. (n.d.). CFLA Statement: AI and Copyright and its application in Cultural Heritage Institutions. http://cfla-fcab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CFLA-FCAB_Statement_on_AI__Authorship-1.docx.pdf

CFLA-FCAB & CARL-ABRC. (2022). Brief to the Government of Canada: Consultation on a Modern Framework for Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things. http://cfla-fcab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CFLA-CARL-Brief-Artificial-Intelligence-and-the-Internet-of-Things.pdf

International Federation of Library Associations. (2020). IFLA Statement on Artificial Intelligence. https://repository.ifla.org/bitstream/123456789/1646/1/ifla_statement_on_libraries_and_artificial_intelligence-full-text.pdf.

Kewalramani, S., Kidman, G., & Palaiologou, I. (2021). Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Interfaced Robotic Toys in Early Childhood Settings: A Case for Children’s Inquiry Literacy. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 29(5), 652–668. https://doi-org.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/10.1080/1350293X.2021.1968458

Komando, K. (2023, July 6). “AI GPT-powered smart toys are coming for the holidays. How to keep your kids safe.” USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2023/07/06/ai-toys-kids-parents/70374598007/.

Nelson, J. (2023, August 5).” How Does AI Affect Kids? Psychologists Weigh In.” Emerge. https://decrypt.co/151434/ai-effects-on-kids-children.

Szklarski, C. (2023, August 24). Parents take crash course on advancing tech as AI, chatbots enter classroom.(News)(artificial intelligence). Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada), A6. https://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edscpi&AN=edscpi.A761982198&site=eds-live&scope=site

Smith, J., & de Villiers-Botha, T. (2023). Hey, Google, leave those kids alone: Against hypernudging children in the age of big data. AI & SOCIETY: Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Communication, 38(4), 1639–1649. https://doi-org.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/10.1007/s00146-021-01314-w

Yadav, S., & Chakraborty, P. (2022). Using Google voice search to support informal learning in four to ten year old children. Education and Information Technologies: The Official Journal of the IFIP Technical Committee on Education, 27(3), 4347–4363. https://doi-org.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/10.1007/s10639-021-10789-5

Yang, W. (2022). Artificial Intelligence education for young children: Why, what, and how in curriculum design and implementation. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 3(100061-). https://doi-org.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/10.1016/j.caeai.2022.100061

Yuchen, X. (2023). Application of immersive artificial intelligence based on machine vision in education management of children with autism. International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, 1–10. https://doi-org.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/10.1007

This episode of Shout for Libraries was produced by Joelle Reiniger, Jintia Ross-Van Mierlo, Lothian Taylor with guest producers Mikaela LeBlanc, Gift Nwokoloh and Amanda Robinson.

Music Credits: 

Beanbag Fight by ScanGlobe

Librarians navigate the complex world of information ethics and digital citizenship has more than its share of ethical landmines. 

Luckily, there’s a course for that. In LIS 530: Technology Information and Society delves into contemporary debates in the area of digital sociology. 

Today’s guest episode is a podcast produced for LIS 530. It’s a deep dive into share-enting culture, and the issues of privacy and consent.

The voices you’ll hear are Monica Maddaford and one of our Shout team members, Lothian Taylor.