Teaching & Learning
- The library describes AI tools and the Primo Research Assistant as optional research and learning aids for students
- The provided source text presents these tools as available for searching databases, finding articles, getting overviews, and researching AI topics, but it does not set a formal college-wide rule governing student use
A helpful tutorial to acquaint you with the library databases' new AI assistant.
The Scoville Library has added a new AI-powered "research assistant" for the Primo databases.
This tool will allow you to search the databases using natural language queries, like "How is artificial intelligence impacting education in the United States?".
It also provides five articles pulled from the library's databases, along with an overview of your topic.
This guide is designed to help students find scholarly research about the impact of AI across different disciplines, including sociology, psychology, education, economics, healthcare, and ecology.
This guide simplifies your research by directing you to trustworthy resources on AI’s ethical issues and its impacts on ecology, economics, psychology, sociology, education, and healthcare.
Research tools like topics, keywords, and the library’s AI research assistant
Research
- The provided source text identifies these as resources, but it does not state a formal institutional rule for manuscript drafting or editing
- The faculty resource page lists AI tools and external guides for writing and research support, and the AI research guide includes tools that assist with literature reviews, summarizing, and synthesizing information
A collection of resources for faculty on the use of AI in education.
Examples of AI Sites
ChatGPT
For AI assistance with writing, generating ideas, etc.
AI Guides for Faculty from Other College Libraries
Using AI Tools in Your Research
ResearchRabbit
Assists with finding resources and writing literature reviews. Account with email required.
Elicit
Helps with summarizing and synthesizing information. Account with email required.
- The AI research guide directs students to materials about ethical issues in AI research, but the provided source text does not set a specific college policy for AI use in grant proposals, IRB materials, or other research-integrity filings
This guide simplifies your research by directing you to trustworthy resources on AI’s ethical issues and its impacts on ecology, economics, psychology, sociology, education, and healthcare.
Academic Integrity
- Enforcement described in the source text is tied to misuse of college information technology resources generally
- The acceptable use policy establishes monitoring of college technology systems and disciplinary consequences for policy violations, but it does not define any AI-specific detection process for academic work
The College reserves the right at any time to monitor and access any data, including the contents of any College computer or College communication, for any legitimate business or legal reason.
Portions of the technology infrastructure include automatic and manual monitoring and recording systems that are used for reasons that include, but are not limited to, security, performance, backup, and troubleshooting.
All Users of College information technology will comply with this policy. Violations are unethical and may constitute a criminal offense.
An individual found to be in violation of this policy may be subject to loss or limitation of use of information technology resources; financial lability for the cost of such use and/or abuse; legal action, other action and/or formal disciplinary action, in accordance with applicable Federal laws; Chapter 156 and 165.15 of the New York State Penal Law; laws of the State of New York and the United States of America; the College’s Codes of Conduct; College and/or State University of New York [SUNY] policies, applicable employee and student handbooks or collective bargaining agreements which may result in suspension, demotion or termination as deemed appropriate.
Institutional & Administrative
- The faculty guide provides faculty-facing AI resources and examples of AI tools for educational and research-related use
- The acceptable use policy also applies to employees, but the provided source text does not set specific rules for grading, feedback, recommendation letters, or other faculty administrative uses of AI
A collection of resources for faculty on the use of AI in education.
SUNY Adirondack librarians have compiled these links about AI in education for SUNY Adirondack faculty.
This policy applies to: Employees, Affiliated Entity Employees, Students and Authorized Guests
The College provides its Employees, Affiliated Entity Employees, Students and Authorized Guests (collectively, the “Users”) with access to information technology equipment, software and data.
- The college requires users to protect confidential data and prohibits storing or transmitting non-protected confidential data on non-college systems without authorization
- The faculty guide and library pages mention AI platforms and a database AI assistant as available resources, but the provided source text does not identify a single officially approved campus-wide AI platform list
Use which consistently protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Data.
Confidential Data is rigorously protected and used solely for College purposes.
Storing non-protected confidential data on non-college systems.
Removing/transmitting/copying non-protected confidential data from College Information Technology Systems without authorization.
Examples of AI Sites
Some of these require you to create an account or log in with email, Facebook, etc.
ChatGPT
Claude
Perplexity
The Scoville Library has added a new AI-powered "research assistant" for the Primo databases.
- However, the provided source text does not state a distinct Adirondack Community College AI strategy, governance body, or institutional roadmap
- The faculty guide points faculty to SUNY-level AI reports, task-group materials, and state policy resources, indicating awareness of broader governance discussions
## SUNY Guides on AI in Higher Education
Various SUNY documents, reports and websites relating to AI are linked below.
IT Policy: Acceptable Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies
Issued by N.Y.S. Office of Information Technology Services, updated 1/08/2024. "The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines for the acceptable use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies...by State Entities."
Resolution: Addressing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the SUNY Workplace
From SUNY University Faculty Senate, January 20, 2024.
SUNY FACT2 AI Task Group Report & Faculty Survey (Dec. 2023)
SUNY FACT2 Guide to Optimizing AI in Higher Education
DocuMark: Responsible AI Use for Academic Integrity
Knowing your institution's AI policy is step one. DocuMark helps enforce it fairly by empowering universities to manage AI-generated content, prevent cheating, and support student writing through responsible AI use.
Common Questions About Adirondack Community College's AI Policies
Adirondack Community College has defined AI policies in 7 of 12 categories, with an overall coverage score of 58%.
No explicit disclosure requirement is currently defined in the available policy sources.
The acceptable use policy establishes monitoring of college technology systems and disciplinary consequences for policy violations, but it does not define any AI-specific detection process for academic work. Enforcement described in the source text is tied to misuse of college information technology resources generally.
The college requires users to protect confidential data and prohibits storing or transmitting non-protected confidential data on non-college systems without authorization. The faculty guide and library pages mention AI platforms and a database AI assistant as available resources, but the provided source text does not identify a single officially approved campus-wide AI platform list.