AI for Academic Libraries: The Course
The full curriculum as a free, self-paced course - with three level quizzes and a certificate you can show your library.
Free. No sign-up. Your progress stays on this device.
Free · No sign-up
The Course
Three level quizzes and a certificate. Your progress stays on this device.
Your course
Progress is saved in this browser only.
Your certificate
What the course includes
The free curriculum stays free and open on this site. The course wraps the same content in a structure that checks what you learned and gives you something to show for it.
Modules, free to read
The same three-level path as the curriculum - Foundations, Applied, Advanced. Read them before a quiz, or go back to them after one.
Level quizzes, 10 questions each
One quiz for each level, covering every module in it. Pass with 8 of 10, and take them in any order.
Tries at a time, every answer explained
After each try you see every answer with a short explanation, so a wrong choice still teaches you something. Use all three and three more open 24 hours later.
Certificate with a verification link
Pass all three level quizzes and you get a certificate link. Anyone who opens it can check that this site issued it.
Three levels, one path
Mapped to the ACRL AI Competencies for Academic Library Workers (2025) and aligned with ALA's AI Guidance (2026).
5 modules
Level 1: Foundations
What AI actually is, talking to it effectively, picking the right tool, ethics and copyright, and critically evaluating what it gives you.
Read the modules8 modules
Level 2: Applied
Research support, reference and instruction, metadata, digital collections, vendor evaluation, making the case to administration, and AI and library labor.
Read the modules5 modules
Level 3: Advanced
Automating repetitive tasks, agentic AI, vibe coding for librarians, systems integration, and your own AI strategy.
Read the modulesHow it works
Read the modules
Work through each level at your own pace. Every module is free and open on this site.
Take the level quizzes
One 10-question quiz per level, whenever you are ready. Pass with 8 of 10. Every answer is explained after you submit.
Pass all three
Your passes are saved on this device. Three tries per quiz; if you use them all, three more open 24 hours later.
Get your certificate
Type your name and get a certificate link with a Print / Save as PDF button. Share the link with a supervisor or hiring committee.
Good to know
- The quiz questions are the same ones as the self-check at the end of each module. Reading the modules carefully is the best preparation.
- There are no accounts. A certificate confirms that its link was issued by this site after all three quizzes were passed.
- Progress lives only in this browser on this device. Clearing site data, using a private window or switching devices starts the course over.
- On iPhone and iPad, the installed app and Safari keep separate progress. Finish the course in one place.
- Save your certificate link or PDF once you have it. The site does not keep a copy.
- Need to show a supervisor what the course covers? The standards crosswalk maps every module to the ACRL AI Competencies and ALA's core values, with reading time per level.
Not ready for a quiz yet?
Start with the modules. The quizzes will be here when you are ready, and every module ends with a short self-check you can try first.