The Best Response to AI Is a Library Card
Why reading is the skill that makes every other skill possible, and why we need it now more than any prompt.
https://theslowai.substack.com/p/best-response-to-ai-is-a-library-card
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“New York, NY — February 26, 2026, IGI Global Scientific Publishing—dedicated to “Publishing Tomorrow’s Research Today” since 1988—has released a free whitepaper, When Machines Write: Upholding Research and Publication Standards in the Age of AI, authored by Shalin Hai-Jew. Published by IGI Global Scientific Publishing, the resource explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping research and scholarly communication and examines how publishers and researchers can maintain rigorous publication standards while responsibly integrating AI technologies.
The whitepaper is available now as a free download on the publisher’s website. Those interested in more information, or in downloading the whitepaper, can visit the publisher’s site here.
“AI is transforming scholarly publishing, and this whitepaper explores its challenges and opportunities while providing librarians and academic stakeholders with insights into the future of scholarly communication,” said Melissa Wagner, Vice President of Content Strategy & Research Integrity at IGI Global Scientific Publishing.
Dr. Hai-Jew draws from more than 15 years of experience working with IGI Global Scientific Publishing, editing 27 research books and authoring seven with the publisher. She has had an extensive career in higher education as a tenured faculty member, instructional designer, and grant writer. Her writing in the whitepaper discusses the challenges and opportunities found at the crossroads of human expertise and machine-generated writing. Her commentary covers how researchers and publishers can uphold rigorous publication standards while responsibly integrating AI technologies.
The whitepaper is available now as a free download on the publisher’s website. Those interested in more information, or in downloading the whitepaper, can visit the publisher’s site here. Researchers and experts interested in contributing their own work to the publisher’s vast e-Book Collection or Open Access Journal Program can find more information on their “Publish With Us” webpage.
IGI Global Scientific Publishing was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA, with offices in New York, New York, USA, London, UK, and Beijing, China (IGI Science and Technology, Ltd.). As a rapidly growing, mid-sized, independent international academic publisher dedicated to releasing high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarly research publications in the major subject areas of Business & Management, Science, Technology, & Medicine (STM), and Education & Social Sciences, the company has become an innovator in the publishing world that challenges industry norms.
The publisher is committed to promptly advancing the discovery of pioneering scientific research through swift and agile processes, with books released in approximately 6-9 months from start to finish. IGI Global Scientific Publishing has collaborated on research publications with more than 200,000 experts from leading institutions around the world. During the 2025 copyright year, the publisher plans to release over 1,000 new research books, positioning their publishing output among the industry’s giants with centuries of history. The publisher has curated an Open Access Journal Program with nearly 200 fully open access journals, making it one of the largest 100% open access journal publishers in the world. These journals actively seek top-tier submissions from global experts and feature a swift publication process, personalized editorial support, and adherence to the highest ethical standards. Through traditional book publishing and open access options, IGI Global Scientific Publishing brings cutting-edge and high-quality research at the pace of innovation, ensuring that tomorrow’s research is published today.”
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