New Webinar - "The Practical Ethics of AI" (2025 Version)

The Practical Ethics of AI (2025):
Copyright, Citation, and Circumspection
A Library 2.0 "AI Deep Dive" Workshop with Reed Hepler

OVERVIEW: 

As AI tools become increasingly essential in libraries, from ChatGPT and other mainstream platforms to specialized library applications, understanding the ethical implications of their use is no longer optional.

The challenge: Without clear guidelines, librarians and patrons risk developing AI practices that undermine professional standards, violate copyright, or compromise work quality. Critical questions remain unanswered: How do we navigate copyright when using AI? When and how should AI assistance be acknowledged? How do we maintain the integrity and quality of our work?

The solution: This webinar provides a practical framework for navigating AI ethics through the "Three Cs":

• Copyright – Understanding intellectual property in the age of AI
• Citation – When and how to acknowledge AI-generated content
• Circumspection – Maintaining quality, accuracy, and professional judgment

Rather than starting from scratch, you'll discover how to apply time-tested library ethics and practices to these new tools. Leave with actionable guidelines you can implement immediately in your work and share with patrons.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Describe the different ways of talking about AI operations and how those impact copyright.
• Discuss important factors to keep in mind related to one's front-end use of AI.
• Create a plan to guard privacy and confidentiality.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Learn about fair use, copyright, and open access, and how they relate to AI.
• Learn how to adapt common citation patterns to AI tools.
• Learn how to engage in quality control when it comes to AI use, outputs, and products.

This 60-minute online hands-on workshop is part of our Library 2.0 "Ethics of AI" Series. The recording and presentation slides will be available to all who register.

DATE: Friday, October 24th, 2025, 2:00 - 3:00 pm US - Eastern Time

COST:

• $99/person - includes live attendance and anytime access to the recording and the presentation slides and receiving a participation certificate. To arrange group discounts (see below), to submit a purchase order, or for any registration difficulties or questions, email admin@library20.com.

TO REGISTER: 

Click HERE to register and pay. You can pay by credit card. You will receive an email within a day with information on how to attend the webinar live and how you can access the permanent webinar recording. If you are paying for someone else to attend, you'll be prompted to send an email to admin@library20.com with the name and email address of the actual attendee.

If you need to be invoiced or pay by check, if you have any trouble registering for a webinar, or if you have any questions, please email admin@library20.com.

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SPECIAL GROUP RATES (email admin@library20.com to arrange):

• Multiple individual log-ins and access from the same organization paid together: $75 each for 3+ registrations, $65 each for 5+ registrations. Unlimited and non-expiring access for those log-ins.
• The ability to show the webinar (live or recorded) to a group located in the same physical location or in the same virtual meeting from one log-in: $299.
• Large-scale institutional access for viewing with individual login capability: $499 (hosted either at Learning Revolution or in Niche Academy). Unlimited and non-expiring access for those log-ins.

ALL-ACCESS PASSES: This webinar is not a part of the Safe Library All-Access Program but is part of the AI All-Access Program..

REED C. HEPLER

Reed Hepler is a digital initiatives librarian, instructional designer, copyright agent, artificial intelligence practitioner and consultant, and PhD student at Idaho State University. He earned a Master's Degree in Instructional Design and Educational Technology from Idaho State University in 2025. In 2022, he obtained a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science, with emphases in Archives Management and Digital Curation from Indiana University. He has worked at nonprofits, corporations, and educational institutions encouraging information literacy and effective education. Combining all of these degrees and experiences, Reed strives to promote ethical librarianship and educational initiatives.

Currently, Reed works as a Digital Initiatives Librarian at a college in Idaho and also has his own consulting firm, heplerconsulting.com. His views and projects can be seen on his LinkedIn page or his blog, CollaborAItion, on Substack. Contact him at reed.hepler@gmail.com for more information.

 

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