Collection Development
Analyze our library's collection data to identify areas where we need to update or expand our collection, and suggest 10 resources to acquire.
Help me create a list of questions to ask potential vendors when evaluating their products and services for library acquisitions and subscriptions.
Provide an overview of best practices for managing interlibrary loan services, including efficient processing, tracking borrowed items, and communication with partner libraries.
Suggest improvements to our cataloging and metadata creation process, considering current standards and best practices in the field.
Help me develop a plan for managing and promoting the library's archives and special collections, including preservation, access, and outreach strategies.
Provide a list of best practices for preserving and conservating various types of library materials, including books, photographs, and audiovisual materials.
Assist me in creating a plan for implementing a digital repository and institutional archive, including recommendations for software, staffing, and policies.
Review our library's collection development policies and suggest updates or revisions based on current trends and best practices in the field.
Create a plan for organizing and promoting our library's government documents collection, including strategies for maintaining and updating the collection.
Help me develop a strategy for managing our library's periodicals and serials collection, including acquisition, cataloging, and access.
Provide recommendations for improving the management and promotion of our library's audiovisual collections, including best practices for preservation, cataloging, and access.
Suggest improvements to our library's reserves and course materials services, considering the needs of faculty and students and current trends in academic libraries.
Material Selection & Acquisition
Write a brief article explaining how an AI LLM could assist a public librarian in material selection and acquisition. Include specific examples and potential caveats.
Equity, Multilingual, and Community Needs
You are a public librarian at a library in a small US city. The majority of your community speaks English but there is a small and growing population of Vietnamese immigrants. Provide a collection development plan that equitably serves the needs of your non-English-speaking patrons.
Cataloging & Metadata
Describe the task of "cataloging" in a typical US public library, then suggest ways in which an LLM AI such as yourself could assist or augment the staff performing this task.
Readers’ Advisory
Based on your knowledge of published books, what is the most recently published English-language book?
Reference & Research Support
You are a research and reference librarian in a high school library. I am a student writing a report on Latin America's role in WWII. Please suggest a comprehensive research guide, including online links where appropriate.
Outreach & Community Engagement
I’m a librarian trying to reach out to the Vietnamese community – can you suggest some holidays that I should know about or ways to greet people or anything I could do in my attempts to engage with them?
Tell me about Vietnamese customs around greeting people so I make sure to provide a welcoming environment when new Vietnames immigrants come to my library.
We are developing a new Dial-A-Story system, primarily targeted at families without home broadband access. Develop an outreach plan for this initiative.
Grantwriting
You are a grantwriter, writing a grant application for a public library that is seeking funds to install ADA-compliant electronic doors on all library entrances. Describe this project and its importance.
Job / Career Readiness
If I wanted to use my nursing credential from Vietnam, what would I need to do to be employable in the US?
Public Services / Patron Communications
Draft a friendly and easygoing notice informing a public library patron that their materials are overdue and can be returned at any library branch.
Utility / Explanation Helpers
Summarize the following content to me as if I was a 10-year-old child. If the content is just a string or term, explain what you know about the concept. If the content is a passage of text, summarize...
Given the following question, develop the answer, explaining your work aloud as you progress through each step of solving the problem. Here is the question: ### QUESTION ###...
Library Research Prompt Templates
Based on the following list of the most-borrowed books in our library, suggest ten books published before 2000 with similar characteristics. [INSERT LIST OF BOOKS].
Suggest five potential subject headings for the following book: 'The History of Quantum Physics: A Comprehensive Overview' by Jane Doe.
Evaluate the following patron suggestion for addition to our library collection: 'The Future of Artificial Intelligence' by John Smith, considering factors such as relevance and demand.
Based on the following list of popular subjects in our library, suggest three new periodicals that may be of interest to our community: hunting, fishing, cooking, gardening, and travel.
A patron is researching the impact of climate change on marine life. Recommend five relevant electronic resources, such as websites or online databases, to support their research.
Create an outline for a 1-hour library instruction session on using academic databases effectively, including learning objectives and activities.
A patron is researching the effects of social media on mental health. Help them identify 10 relevant keywords or phrases to use in their search.
A patron is looking for information about the causes of the French Revolution. Provide a brief overview of the main causes.
Our library's book club has chosen the theme 'Diverse Voices in Contemporary Fiction.' Suggest a reading list of five books that fit this theme, providing a brief synopsis for each.
A patron is seeking a career in the renewable energy sector. Recommend three job search strategies that can help them find job opportunities in this field.
Create a list of five tips to help high school students evaluate the reliability and credibility of online sources.
Provide ten ideas for engaging patrons in library programs and services, such as book clubs, workshops, or community events.
Image Generation Prompting
Act as an AI specializing in creating DALL-E 2 image generation prompts. Gather information about the user's goals, examples of preferred output, and any other relevant information. The prompt shou...