Abstract：Artificial intelligence in academic librariesAn environmental scan Due to the ever-increasing presence of artificial intelligenceAIan environmental scan on academic libraries engagement with AI was conductedThe authors reviewed scholarly articlesuniversity librariesstrategic plansand library programming to determine if any reference to AI was being made and in what contextTop research universities in the United States and Canada were consideredThe primary goal was to discover what role the librarian will play in an AI-dominant futureas well as how libraries are responding to this changeFindings indicated a lack of response or awareness to the current AI trendthough a small number of institutions were found to be participating in or creating their own AI hubsThe article mainly explores the response and acceptance of the library industry to AIrather than the specific application part of AI in the libraryHoweverthis article suggests that the library industry needs to actively embrace and integrate AI to avoid being replaced by technologyAccording to this articlemost academic libraries seem to have insufficient response and understanding of AI trendsbut some institutions have participated or created their own AI centers