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Primary Research Group Inc. has published the Survey of Use of Bard, Bing &
ChatGPT for Academic Library Cataloging, ISBN 979-8-88517-187-8


This study presents data from 23 colleges and universities about how they
are using various artificial intelligence applications in academic library
cataloging.  The report gives separate data sets for Bard, AI-enabled Bing
and ChatGPT, defining the extent and kind of use.  The study also gives
data for use of these programs for particular applications, such as for
subject headings, descriptions, indexing, cataloging training and other
uses.  The data also explores the impact of use of these applications on
other cataloging tools such as the Library of Congress Catalogers Desktop
Developers Tool, MarcEdit and OCLC’s Connexion.  In addition, the report
details exactly how much time catalogers are spending on AI tools, their
level of overall satisfaction with them, and their plans for the future.


Just a few of this 96-page report’s many findings are that:

·        For automatic subject heading assignment, 11.54% of the total
sample reported usage, with no significant differences across demographic
or institutional characteristics.

·        Survey participants from the smallest colleges were more likely
than those from larger ones to report high productivity increases resulting
from AI use in cataloging.

·        Half of all survey respondents report using ChatGPT in cataloging
functions.

The data is derived from a  sample of 23 cataloging librarians; it is
presented in the aggregate and also broken out by institutional
characteristics of the respondent's institutions such as enrollment sizes,
Carnegie classes, public or private status, and tuition levels, as well as
by some personal characteristics of the respondents, such as age, gender,
and other variables.

For a table of contents, the questionnaire and an excerpt – view the
product page for this report at:
https://www.primaryresearch.com/AddCart.aspx?ReportID=778