2024 Core Forum

AI is making lots of headlines, but how can we harness its powers for good? We are working on a series of much-needed renovations and remodels to create user-centered spaces that make our students feel comfortable and welcome. Recently we've begun exploring the use of generative AI to help us envision possibilities for existing spaces and take a "shortcut" through the design process by allowing us to share AI-generated ideas and images with the university's remodel and construction services unit. Ultimately, the use of AI tools in the design process could save both time and money, while opening new possibilities and ideas that we might otherwise overlook.

In this presentation we'll share examples of how our library is experimenting with generative AI tools to support building improvements, get better feedback from users, and support library space design that will support campus diversity and inclusion goals. We'll also host a discussion among attendees about how cutting-edge AI tools could be used, or are already being used, to support facilities enhancements in other libraries.