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Lankes, R. D. (2026, July 31). AI, information shock, and a new information science. Information Matters.
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Sep 20, 2026
TL; DR. Nobody ever wanted to search. Nobody particularly wants to ask either. People want an answer, by...

Sep 14, 2026
I am thrilled to announce that I’m returning to MIT Press for my next book, working title, Accident...

Sep 10, 2026
Library Journal turned 150 this year, and it was an honor to write a piece for the anniversary. Mine ran...

Sep 1, 2026
Lankes, R. D. (2026, September 1). Literacy, AI, and the shock. Library Journal, 151(9), 32. Available:

Aug 16, 2026
Lankes, R. D. (2026). Librarianship, After the Information Shock. Journal of New Librarianship, 11(2), 14...

Aug 12, 2026
“The AI-Induced Shock” Keynote Panel Presentation. IFLA World Library and Information Congress. Busan, So...

Aug 6, 2026
When I talk about a Generative AI-induced Information Shock, I am neither endorsing the current state of...

Jul 31, 2026
Generative AI isn’t just producing more information. It’s dissolving the document, the organi...