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Bohyun Kim
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Works at a library; AUL for IT; formerly CTO/Professor & LITA President (now @ALA_Core); Technology & Power column; Pronounced bo+h+yun (as in 'yearn' w/o r; not as in d'une'). bohyunkim.net/blog
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New blog post! “What I Think About AI When I Hear About AI: A Slightly Unconventional View” - www.bohyunkim.net/blog/archive... (or read on Substack bohyunkima2.substack.com/p/what-i-thi...) #libraries #AI #ML
What I Think About AI When I Hear About AI: A Slightly Unconventional View
The first occasion that led me to think about artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in the context of libraries came in early 2017, shortly after AlphaGo had beat the world champion o...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Wrote a short post : “About Going All In: The ordinariness of all that is extraordinary”
- open.substack.com/pub/bohyunki...
About Going All In
The ordinariness of all that is extraordinary
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July 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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A long weekend, so I wrote something. Not about library or technology but hope some find it interesting. open.substack.com/pub/bohyunki...
The Strangeness of Contemporary Art
Tips for how to enjoy it
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July 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Come by to discuss AI in the context of library user needs and goals - today 1pm at PCC 115A! “The Future of Library Services: Innovating with AI, UX, and the Service Design” - RUSA President’s Program
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RUSA President’s Program “The Future of Library Services: Innovating with AI, User Experience and the Service Design”, Sunday, June 29, 2025 1-2 pm - Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 115 A (https://cdmcd.co/zEXmAq)
June 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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MASL is well represented at American Library Association’s annual conference in Philadelphia! 📚Shoutout to our very own Governor Gretchen Whitmer for being a keynote speaker at this year’s conference! 🤩 #ALAAC25 @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
June 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Attending “AILA President's Program: Truth, Identity, and Responsibility: Libraries and the Issue of Pretendians” at #alaac25. A great program (slides at docs.google.com/presentation...)
Citizenship & Blood Quantum Native Americans are not a 'race' of people, but citizens of sovereign nations - much like being American, Canadian, or Mexican. • Each Native nation defines its own criteria for citizenship, often utilizing blood quantum. • Important note: Native Identity is reciprocal. You can claim a community, but a community also needs to claim you back. The Harm of Pretendians • Patterns of Deception in order to gain wealth and fame (authors, professors, influencers) • Real Community Examples • An Artist/Community Curator • A Library Program • Well known authors • The Trail of Metadata What can and should we be doing? • Educate yourself • Attend training, consult resources • Inventory and evaluate your collection • Have concrete policies within your collection development that reflect the importance of authentic Indigenous Identity and Experience • Make a plan or a procedure to follow when books/authors are questioned • Ask for community references when inviting Native speakers to your library Resources from Dr. Debbie Reese Debbie Reese: Native or Not? https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/p/native-or-not-resource-list.html List specific to Bruchac/Vermont groups: https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2023/09/is-joseph-brucha C-trulv-abenaki.html From Debbie: "And I ought to do a page with a list of people who wrote children's books and claimed to be Native but I don't have one yet. There's lots of stand-alone pages, like this one I did in 2007 on Forrest Carter who wrote The Education of Little Tree. The comments are good because many are from librarians trying to figure out where to put that book." https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2007/11/where-is-your-copy-of-education-of.html
June 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Woohoo!!! Core 5-Year Anniversary! Come to the Core Gala event if you can; the tickets are still available. : ) 🎉 #alaac25
Core 5th year anniversary
June 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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“Machine access to publisher content, it matters:
• Who asks •How you ask •
Where you ask from” - #OpenRepos2025
June 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Listening to Heather Joseph’s @hjoseph.bsky.social opening plenary at #OpenRepos2025 and it’s so good!
Some things in our ecosystem will break from the current pressures.
June 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Slides for my talk “AI: The Good, the Bad, and the Surprise”
(part of “AI for Good: Empowering Libraries to Advance Equity, Access, and Innovation“ - a ALA webinar back in May) for those interested! deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/ha...
#AI #libraries
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June 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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For those interested! Webinar this Thursday: AI for Good: Empowering Libraries to Advance Equity, Access, and Innovation -
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: AI for Good: Empowering Libraries to Advance Equity, Access, and Innovation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webi...
Join the American Library Association's IRC United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Subcommittee for a dynamic conversation at the intersection of artificial intelligence and the public good. Bui...
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May 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Brief from the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and more than 80 universities says arrests and deportations of student protesters create a “climate of fear” at universities across the country. This is a big deal—the first time universities have weighed in. knightcolumbia.org/documents/eh...
April 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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A good read - cepr.org/voxeu/column...
Not Triffin, not Miran: Rethinking US external imbalances in a new monetary order
In a recent Vox column, Bordo and McCauley argued that foreign central banks no longer drive US external deficits, and that fears voiced by Stephen Miran, Chair of the US Council of Economic Advisers, of a revived Triffin dilemma are misplaced. This column takes a different view: while agreeing that the Triffin logic no longer applies, it argues that the deeper reason lies in the structural evolution of global finance. We no longer live in a world where the reserve status of the dollar hinges on the US current account. That status now depends on the credibility of US institutions, the depth of its markets, and the robustness of the infrastructure that underpins the global dollar system.
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April 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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President Trump's executive order to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services would have disastrous effects for communities nationwide. We call on all Americans who value reading & learning to reach out to their elected leaders.

Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
ALA response to White House assault on IMLS To dismiss the mission of an agency that advances opportunity and learning is to dismiss the aspirations and everyday needs of millions of Americans. And those who will feel that loss most keenly live in rural communities.  As seedbeds of literacy and innovation, our nation’s 125,000 public, school, academic and special libraries deserve more, not less support. Libraries translate 0.003% of the federal budget into programs and services used by more than 1.2 billion people every year. Show Up for Our Libraries, ALA American Library Association, #ForOurLibraries
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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We are hiring for the position of Director, Design and Discovery position at the University of Michigan Library. Full remote alllowed (salary range: $85k-120k). Please spread the word! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
Director, Design and Discovery | U-M Careers
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January 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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For those interested in library IT topics! Offered by IFLA IT section: www.ifla.org/events/24-ho...
August 16, 2024 at 3:17 PM
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Here are the slides for my presentation at #alaac24 -“Early Adoption of Gen AI at the University of Michigan” given at the CALA President’s Program 2024: A Panel Discussion on Artificial Intelligence (AI)’s Impact on Libraries. dx.doi.org/10.7302/23387
Early Adoption of Gen AI at the University of Michigan
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June 30, 2024 at 9:42 PM
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Library folks, does your institution (and/or library) provide institutional licensing to any GenAI tools for students, faculty, staff? If it does, could you share what they are? Thx! #alaac24
June 30, 2024 at 4:43 PM
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Standing in a packed room to hear “Breaking Boundaries: Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT to Transform Library Services” focusing on AI literacy and instruction. A great talk and I am not at all biased. 😆 Go FIU! #alaac24
June 29, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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Interested in AI/Gen AI? I am presenting at 2 sessions in #alaac24.

CALA President's Program: A Panel Discussion on Artificial Intelligence's Impact on Libraries | Sunday 1-2pm; SDCC 26 A B

Generative Artificial Intelligence, Libraries, and The People They Serve | Monday, 1-2pm
SDCC 28 D E
CALA President's Program & Posters 2024: A Panel Discussion on Artificial Intelligence's Impact on Libraries Sunday, June 30 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Room: San Diego Convention Center, Room 26 A B Generative Artificial Intelligence, Libraries, and The People They Serve: A Guided Discussion Monday, July 1 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Room: San Diego Convention Center, Room 28 D E
June 27, 2024 at 11:17 AM
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Come join the awesomest library technology team here at the U-M Library! We are looking to fill the position of Director, Design and Discovery. Please spread the word! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
Director, Design and Discovery | U-M Careers
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June 20, 2024 at 6:33 PM
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We are hiring! Digital Photographer - careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
Digital Photographer | U-M Careers
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June 7, 2024 at 3:05 PM
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Please spread the word! We are looking for the new AUL for Access & Fulfillment at MPOW. careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
Associate University Librarian for Access and Fulfillment | U-M Careers
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May 31, 2024 at 8:38 PM
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Happy lunar new year of the blue dragon!! 🎉
February 10, 2024 at 4:13 PM
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“(service companies and similar) organizations that resist and try to be great at everything usually end up in a state of exhausted mediocrity.” — so true.
January 15, 2024 at 2:58 PM