The next session in the OCUL AI Exchange welcomes Toronto Metropolitan University Libraries to share how their new workshop series helps students, staff, and faculty build confidence and clarity in working with AI. Session attendees will receive sample workshop activities, slides, and practical resources – all ready to adapt for local teaching, learning, or professional practice.
News & Events
In this progress update, OCUL moves forward its exploration of AI and machine learning for responsible, ethical use in academic libraries. Two pilot projects reach major milestones and an expanded capacity building program offers learning opportunities across online events, a blog partnership, and curated reading club.
The latest post in our AI Tools for Academic Libraries series takes a look at several speech-to-text tools that libraries could use to improve materials' accessibility and enable text-based searching of audio and video collections.
OCUL invites member nominations for several subcommittees that together play a vital role in advancing shared aims for collaborative governance and service excellence across Ontario academic libraries. Nomination period closes March 27, 2026.
Copyright Officer and Associate Librarian Stephen Spong joins the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) this year as a visiting researcher, with a project that explores how generative AI challenges traditional understandings of creativity, originality, and authorship.
Reschedule notice: This event has been rescheduled to March 5, 2026 from the original February 2026 date.
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As AI and machine learning tools continue to evolve, the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) is seeking deeper input to better understand how these technologies are influencing librarianship and library services.
As the end of another year approaches, we want to thank you for being part of the OCUL and Scholars Portal community.
Because of your support, in 2025 we celebrated some exciting developments and milestones:
Are you interested in the intersections of creation, copyright, intellectual property, and AI? Join the upcoming installment of the Beyond the Algorithm Reading Club and take part in community discussions on this complex topic.
The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) has formed a new AI Advisory Committee – an important step toward advancing the responsible use of AI across Ontario’s academic libraries.