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Janice Kung

@janicekung.bsky.social
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University of Alberta Health Sciences Librarian. Research interests: AI literacy, Systematic reviews, and Bibliometrics. Living the dream.

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Jason "The Germ Guy" Tetro @jatetro.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We're BACK! Science at the Fifty-Third Degree gets Season 2 rolling with one of the most talked about issues in healthcare...the pharmacy's role in primary care. Listen wherever you get your #podcasts. #scicomm #pharmacy #healthcare #primarycare #health #science podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Science at the Fifty-Third Degree
Courses Podcast · Updated Weekly · Great science doesn't happen in a vacuum — it happens at universities, in labs, and in the minds of researchers who've dedicated their lives to solving problems that...
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The call for proposals is now open for #CHLAABSC 2027 in Montreal! Deadline: Nov 7, 2026 #canmedlibs #medlibs chla-absc.ca/conf_present...
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Presenter Information - Canadian Health Libraries Association / Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We're published! "Summarizing the evidence on health-system impacts of smart pump interoperability: A scoping review." It was a pleasure working with these incredible researchers! doi.org/10.1093/ajhp...
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Summarizing the evidence on health-system impacts of smart pump interoperability: A scoping review
AbstractPurpose. Smart pump interoperability integrates infusion pumps with a healthcare facility’s electronic health record to reduce the risk of intraven
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tomorrow's the big day! I'll be presenting a workshop, "Behind the Algorithm: Using AI in Your Research" at the Gairdner Alberta AI + Health Research Symposium. event.fourwaves.com/gapair
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The 2026 Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) Information Retrieval Group (IRG) newsletter is out now! Lots of good articles and resources to read! htai.org/wp-content/u... #medlibs #canmedlibs
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Alex @alexamarchives.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
@janicekung.bsky.social this is relevant to your concern from earlier today
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Rogue AI swarm used a University of Toronto link-shortening tool to communicate www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Rogue AI agents reportedly turned a University of Toronto tool into a message board | CBC News
A swarm of rogue OpenAI agents that hijacked a German website in the spring reportedly also used at least 10 other websites for unsanctioned communications earlier this year, including a link-shorteni...
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I have a colleague who is transitioning to ONLY teaching AI tools (e.g. Consensus) for literature searching rather than PubMed or other traditional bibliographic databases. I'm conflicted and still currently teach both. Please discuss! #medlibs #canmedlibs
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Reimagining research papers as interactive and reliable AI agents" www.nature.com/articles/s41... - I'm curious what the copyright implications would be for this kind of use! Ingesting copyrighted content into AI is already a touchy subject.
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Reimagining research papers as interactive and reliable AI agents - Nature
Paper2Agent converts research papers into interactive artificial intelligence agents by turning manuscripts, code and data into model context protocol-based tool-invoking systems that reproduce origin...
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
ICYMI: Fantastic "Conducting Systematic Reviews" OER created by Queen's University Library. La traduction Française est en cours. guides.library.queensu.ca/knowledge-sy...
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Research Guides: Systematic Reviews & Other Syntheses: Training Modules
Research Guides: Systematic Reviews & Other Syntheses: Training Modules
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
An MIT report warns AI is causing ‘cognitive surrender.’ Universities are in a bind. www.boston.com/news/educati...
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An MIT report warns AI is causing ‘cognitive surrender.’ Universities are in a bind.
The MIT report crystallized some of the thinking in higher education about AI, but administrators have been embroiled in debates for years.
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
AI researchers 'earnestly believe' it could kill all humans within the next decade, Anthropic employee says www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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AI researchers 'earnestly believe' it could kill all humans within the next decade, Anthropic employee says | CBC News
There is a more than 10 per cent chance that AI could kill all humans within the next decade, a researcher at Anthropic estimated in a post, hours after social media posts went viral from someone sayi...
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"Changing Patterns of Research Guide Use in the Era of Generative AI" - this paper highlights the steady decline of libguide traffic due to AI. journals.library.ualberta.ca/eblip/index....
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Changing Patterns of Research Guide Use in the Era of Generative AI | Evidence Based Library and Information Practice
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Carly Schanock @librarianscan-ock.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Has anyone else seen OpenEvidence is now free for verified medical librarians? #medlibs
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Interesting article! "AI Is Ruining Scholarship: When we outsource literature review to algorithms, we lose entire sectors of knowledge" www.chronicle.com/article/ai-i...
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AI Is Ruining Scholarship
When we outsource literature review to algorithms, we lose entire sectors of knowledge.
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
If you are an expert witness, do not use ChatGPT to write the report you are charging $475/hour for. All of your chat prompts are subpoenable and we are all going to laugh so hard. www.404media.co/show-how-3m-...
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‘Show How 3M Is 0% at Fault:’ Expert Witness Used ChatGPT to Write Report Defending Company in Deadly Explosion Lawsuit
ChatGPT prompts show how an expert witness report was created in a $61 million lawsuit over an explosion that killed three people.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
📣 Dear Alberta Separatists, You are being manipulated. 👇 Russian, U.S. interests are targeting Alberta’s separatist debate, Canadian research shows www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... "...Russian content farms have been pushing pro-separatist content..."
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Russian, U.S. interests are targeting Alberta’s separatist debate, Canadian research shows
MAGA influencers are promoting the narrative that the province has no choice but to leave
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
#NovaScotia author of Heated Rivalry — Rachel Reid has donated $300,000.00 to Nova Scotia Libraries This is amazing, Rachel is an incredible human being /1 thread www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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‘Heated Rivalry’ author donates $300,000 to Nova Scotia libraries
Several Nova Scotia libraries that faced possible closures this summer are getting a major cash boost from one of the province’s most famous authors.
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Carrie Price @carrieprice.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Today's Friday isn't Five Minutes, but it is Friday! I used Claude.ai to create a tool for users to input their #systematicreview methods sections and receive a grade based on the PRISMA-Search Checklist. youtu.be/fEV8_mI9_P4?...
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PRISMA-Search Auto-Reviewer | A Tool for Systematic Reviewers
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Check out the updated "Generative AI" library guide from my amazing colleagues! New content: "Disabling AI Features" guides.library.ualberta.ca/generative-a...
Screen capture of the libguide. "Disabling AI Features" link highlighted along left-hand navigation with a red arrow pointing at it for emphasis.
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Nicole Hennig @nic221.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Is AI Burning The Library Of Alexandria? www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP7T4G… (worth watching for correcting alarmist stories, also promotes libraries & Internet Archive) #AI #books #scanning #Anthropic #copyright
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Alex @alexamarchives.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
@giustini.bsky.social, @janicekung.bsky.social …
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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
a core of education is agency, and libraries are at the center of helping our users choose where and how they want to engage or not engage with AI. Especially in lieu of inconsistent governance I’m not surprised that many want to opt out techcrunch.com/2026/07/25/l...
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Librarians are hosting viral 'Avoiding AI' workshops for people who are fed up with Big Tech | TechCrunch
At libraries around the country, "Avoiding AI" workshops have elicited unprecedented demand.
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
One of the findings from the US Library Survey 2025 (Ithaka S+R) shows ~33% of library directors plan to hire AI library roles. Here are some other numbers...
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Free public seminar by a Medicine physician, "The Truth About GLP-1 Medications: Separating Facts, Myths, and Headlines." Wed, Sept 9 from 6-7 pm MT. www.ualberta.ca/en/departmen...
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Let's Talk Health:
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Canadian Health Libraries Association @chla-absc.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Congratulations to our members Alexandre Amar-Zifkin and Janice Kung and their co-authors on the publication of their scoping review in the Journal of the Medical Library Association! jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/art... #canmedlibs #medlibs #libraryresearch #medline #automaticindexing
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Automated indexing in MEDLINE and the Medical Text Indexer (MTI), 2000–2025: a scoping review | Journal of the Medical Library Association
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
It was a pleasure working with the team on this research project! Thanks @giustini.bsky.social for your leadership!
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
"Prescription forgery attempts climb across Alberta" www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #AI #artificialintelligence #pharmacies
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Prescription forgery attempts climb across Alberta
Alberta pharmacies are seeing a sharp increase in attempted prescription forgeries this year.
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I have updated a systematic review search for a research team 4 times already. Today will be the 5th time. Is this normal? #medlibs #canmedlibs #systematicreviews
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
"Does your college need a Librarian for AI?" --> ...the most common response was an increased demand for AI literacy instruction (83 percent), followed closely by the integration of AI tools in discovery systems (74 percent). t.e2ma.net/click/lvcwwi...
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Neat resource that was shared at the #lesss2026 roundtable - AI tools that can be used in evidence synthesis #medlibs #canmedibs effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/mac...
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The Current State of Play: AI in Higher Education and the Road Ahead --> "Leaders are awake and even alarmed. But wakefulness is not the same as movement, and alarm is not the same as action." er.educause.edu/articles/202...
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The Current State of Play: AI in Higher Education and the Road Ahead
Artificial intelligence is reshaping higher education, exposing weaknesses in assessment, curriculum, and institutional strategy. Ten critical challen
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Crystal Fleming is on sabbatical @alwaystheself.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I'm attending a digital humanities event in Montreal. There was a keynote on AI and something about the talk made me wonder if it had been written by Claude. I said as much in the Q&A. As I posed the question, the speaker shifted, looking slightly uncomfortable. What he said next shocked the room +
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Nathan Beahm @nathanbeahm.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Informative and entertaining opening session at #CPERC2026 by the awesome @janicekung.bsky.social on GenAI in pharmacy education.
Conference speaker at podiumConference speaker at podium and slideshow.
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Canadian Association for Information Science(CAIS) 2026 is free and online this year! June 22-26. Full program available here: cais2026.ca/program/
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Program | CAIS2026
The full conference proceedings will be available on the CAIS Proceedings website ahead of the conference. Conference Program Please note that all times are in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Paper pres...
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
"It Is Trivially Easy to Use Reddit to Manipulate AI Search, Research Suggests" www.404media.co/it-is-trivia...
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It Is Trivially Easy to Use Reddit to Manipulate AI Search, Research Suggests
"We show that a tiny snippet—just 13 words—of retrieved text on a UGC website like Reddit, Wikipedia, Quora, or Facebook can change AI agents to output spam / scam content pretty consistently."
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Cornell Library does not require MLIS degrees for their Evidence Synthesis Librarian positions. Discuss! #lesss2026
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
ICYMI: #lesss2026 this week! Check out the program here: sites.google.com/view/lesss/2...
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LESSS 2026 - 2026 Program
2026 Daily Schedule Join us for the main program from 11:15 am - 3:45 pm (EST), June 15 - 18, 2026. Registration for the additional networking event 9:15 - 10:45am (EST), June 16, 2026 is now closed.
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Interesting! Cornell had a two-tiered service for their evidence synthesis service. We also tried this many years ago, but found it was unsustainable #lesss2026
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
This is the bane of my existence right now using Cochrane Library (via Wiley). Sigh. Anyone else experiencing this?
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Public shaming board! 😂 "Suspected undeclared AI usage in the academic literature." This is a website where you do NOT want to see your name appear. www.academ-ai.info #AI #academicpublishing #academicwriting
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Academ-AI: suspected undisclosed AI in the academic literature
Documenting the undeclared use of generative artificial intelligence in the academic literature.
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
"Germany: Court Rules Chatbot Operators Are Liable for AI Hallucinations" www.loc.gov/item/global-...
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Germany: Court Rules Chatbot Operators Are Liable for AI Hallucinations
On May 12, 2026, the Higher Regional Court of Hamm (OLG Hamm) clarified the rules for determining liability when artificial intelligence-powered systems are used in a corporate setting. The court held...
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
DYK: You can search for PMIDs on this website pubmed2xl.com/xlsx/ and it will export all the important metadata of each record including abstracts! #medlibs #canmedlibs
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✔️ PubData2XL | Download PubMed data into MS Excel
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Download thousands of PubMed citations into a spreadsheet. Free, no ads, secure, encrypted, privacy, untraceable and simple to use.
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Such an interesting podcast! "Wayback Machine Director: We Are ‘Collateral Damage’ in the Fight Between AI Companies and Publishers blog.archive.org/2026/05/06/w...
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Wayback Machine Director: We Are ‘Collateral Damage’ in the Fight Between AI Companies and Publishers | Internet Archive Blogs
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Jason "The Germ Guy" Tetro @jatetro.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Talk about a growth spurt! 🚀 I am absolutely thrilled to share that Science at the Fifty-Third Degree has vaulted to #14 on the Apple Podcasts Canada Courses charts! Listen and subscribe now! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... #science #SciComm #Podcast #STEM #AcademicSky
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Guess the plant and their pharmaceutical/nutritional properties!
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The 2026 Pharmacy Research Day is beginning!
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Janice Kung @janicekung.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Why AI can’t be trusted to write scientific reviews www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Why AI can’t be trusted to write scientific reviews
The production of the highest-quality literature reviews requires the judgement and expertise of people.
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