Gaviña, Fabricio Ernesto “La inteligencia artificial generativa y la bibliotecología o una oportunidad que no se puede volver a perder”., 2026 (Unpublished) [Report]
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English abstract
Generative artificial intelligence is reshaping the ways in which information is accessed, produced, and evaluated, while simultaneously challenging the traditional role of librarianship. This paper argues that the emergence of generative AI constitutes a critical turning point and a unique opportunity for the field to redefine and strengthen its professional identity. Historically, librarianship has identified major technological transformations but has often failed to occupy a central role within them. In the context of AI, this pattern can no longer be sustained. Large language models produce fluent and persuasive texts regardless of their factual accuracy, frequently generating hallucinations, biases, and unverifiable content. As a result, the distinction between reliable and fabricated information becomes increasingly difficult for users to detect. In this scenario, mediation is no longer optional but essential. Librarians are uniquely equipped to respond to this challenge through their expertise in information literacy, critical evaluation of sources, and contextualization of information. The paper highlights the urgent need to rethink information literacy in AI-mediated environments, emphasizing risks such as the erosion of critical thinking, the normalization of unverified content, and the reproduction of structural biases embedded in training data. It also examines the transformation of core professional practices, including reference services, user education, and institutional support, as well as the need for continuous professional development and curricular updates in library education. Rather than diminishing the relevance of librarianship, generative AI reinforces its social and epistemic role. The profession is called to move beyond a model centered on access to information and to assume a more active position as a critical mediator, educator, and guarantor of trustworthy knowledge in an increasingly automated information ecosystem.
Spanish abstract
Vemos cotidianamente como la inteligencia artificial generativa está cambiando no solo las condiciones de acceso, producción y evaluación de la información, sino también las formas en que podemos intervenir como profesionales ante estos cambios. Desde esta posición considero que este cambio es la mayor oportunidad que tiene la bibliotecología en varias décadas para redefinir y intensificar su rol profesional ante una IA que entre sus respuestas puede, y frecuentemente lo hace, acciones como alucinar, sesgar y desinformar necesita encontrarse con un profesional que tenga los conocimientos suficientes y porque no la gimnasia que hace el hábito para saber cómo evaluarla. Y ese profesional es o debería ser el bibliotecario, cuyas capacidades en cuanto a la promoción de lectura, alfabetización mediática e informacional y mediación crítica se han vuelto más urgentemente necesarias que en cualquier otro tiempo. El perfil del bibliotecario que requiere nuestra época debe ser repensado, no solo desde la práctica, sino desde los planes de estudio para que la profesión no repita el proceso repetitivo de llegar tarde a los cambios tal como lo ha hecho hasta ahora.
| Item type: | Report |
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| Keywords: | Inteligencia artificial generativa, Bibliotecología, Alfabetización informacional, Mediación crítica, Desinformación, Rol del bibliotecario, Generative artificial intelligence, Librarianship, Information literacy, Critical mediation, Misinformation, Librarian role |
| Subjects: | C. Users, literacy and reading. C. Users, literacy and reading. > CD. User training, promotion, activities, education. G. Industry, profession and education. G. Industry, profession and education. > GG. Curricula aspects. G. Industry, profession and education. > GH. Education. L. Information technology and library technology L. Information technology and library technology > LL. Automated language processing. |
| Depositing user: | Unnamed user with email fabrycioche@gmail.com |
| Date deposited: | 06 Apr 2026 12:29 |
| Last modified: | 06 Apr 2026 12:29 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10760/47758 |
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