Working Title: Critical Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence in LibrarianshipEditors: Tessa Withorn & Maria T. AccardiSubmission Deadline: October 1, 2025Publisher: Litwin Books/Library Juice PressSite: https://sites.google.com/view/critlibaibook/homeChapter submissions are welcome to be published in the forthcoming Critical Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence in Librarianship, an edited volume to be published by Litwin Books/Library Juice Press.Book DescriptionAs artificial intelligence (AI) continues to pervade the information landscape, librarians, archivists, and other library workers are grappling with how to assimilate, mitigate, or adapt to the impact. While some embrace AI and others reject it, a critical approach to librarianship offers an opportunity to investigate “the messy middle,” a nuanced gray area marked by uncertainty or precarity, where interacting with AI does not have to be either/or, but maybe, or sometimes, or under certain circumstances. This edited collection proposes to create space for a variety of library voices in this messy middle. These chapters will use a variety of critical lenses to consider the impact of AI on information literacy instruction, how the ethical use of information might be shaped or reshaped by AI, how we might illuminate or mitigate the environmental impact of AI, how the use of AI might be approached in a variety library contexts or settings, who benefits from the use of AI while who is harmed, how concerns about cognitive offloading are being addressed or examined, and more.Tentative Book SectionsThe collection will tentatively be organized into three sections: Lenses, Lay Bare, and Lessons. If your proposed contribution doesn’t fit neatly in one of these categories, we welcome your ideas! Lenses: 5-7 chapters that examine AI from one or more specific critical lenses (e.g., critical, feminist, queer, anti-racist, disability justice, etc.).Lay Bare: 5-7 chapters that seek to answer questions such as: Who benefits? Who is harmed? What responsibilities do librarians have to shine light on how AI works and the ethical implications thereof? Lessons: 5-7 chapters that provide critical applications of AI in different types of libraries, contexts, settings, or audiences. Submission GuidelinesA variety of formats, including scholarly and creative pieces, are invited.Full-length chapters should be between 3,000 to 9,000 words. Creative works do not have a minimum length but should be substantive and may include an author(s)’ note.All submissions must adhere to the Library Juice Press Author Guidelines and use APA Style (7th edition).Both individual and co-authored pieces are welcome.Proposal GuidelinesA 300-500 word proposal for your chapter should include the following:A tentative titleA brief bio for all contributorsAn overview of your argumentWhat critical theories you plan to employWhich section your chapter might fit inAny additional research you plan to conduct, if applicableAny sources you plan to consult, if knownYour intended audienceIf/how you plan to use AI for your proposed contribution Important DatesProposal Submission Deadline: October 1, 2025Acceptance Notification: Mid December 2025Full Chapter Drafts Due: March 31, 2026Review and Revisions Period: April – June 2026Anticipated Publication: Spring 2027Contact and SubmissionQuestions and completed proposals should be directed to the editors at critlibaibook@gmail.com as a Word document (.docx) email attachment or in the body of your email. Read original article: Read More
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