Assignment X Meets AI

Dr. Stephens introduced us to NotebookLM, an AI service provided by Google which can transform nearly any material to alternative formats that make studying interactive and easier. It can create flashcards and quizzes, but what’s even more exciting is that it can create podcasts and videos from the material fed into it.

I fed my Assignment X submission into NotebookLM, and it popped out the following podcast which sounds incredibly real and extrapolates my ideas into a conversation. It even accurately used examples of digital barriers to access which I did not identify in my article, such as two-factor authentication. If you’d like to have a listen, the audio file is playable via this link.

NotebookLM is also generating a video file of the same material. I will also include that here when it becomes available.

Assignment X: Libraries at the Intersection of Digital Information and Care Work

Twenty years ago, Cathy de Rosa—the head of marketing for OCLC at the time—identified two significant core themes of perception around library services: the library as a trusted information resource but also the need for increased self-service (De Rosa et al., 2005, p. ix; Stephens, n.d.). These themes continue to be identified as key components for libraries to strive for as services necessary for citizens and their welfare are becoming increasingly digitized (Rebergen et al., 2025). Taxes, banking, healthcare, billing, pay, legal, and other services necessary for life are increasing their virtual presence, however this shift does not necessarily improve ease of access for all people (Moore, 2019; van Holstein et al., 2021).

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