Re: Librarians using Claude Code?

From: Van der Walt, Sophia <Vdwalsc_at_nyob>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2026 06:12:49 +0000
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG
Good day everyone,

I would be very interested in joining the group as well!


Kind regards,

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I would also be interested in joining!

Elaine Ding
George Mason University Library

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Hi Mackenzie, Alison, & David,
Please count me in! I am leading our AI augmentation efforts at Stanford’s Lane medical library, and I’m also looking for a community to share best/emerging practices. (If a community does not yet exist, let’s start one!)

Sincerely,

Vishal Patel, MD, PhD
Director, Digital Strategy & Library Technology

Lane Medical Library

Stanford School of Medicine


300 Pasteur Drive, L109, Stanford, CA 94305-5123

vishal.patel_at_stanford.edu<mailto:email_at_stanford.edu>

(650) 723-7196 *41425

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From: Code for Libraries <CODE4LIB_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG> on behalf of Alison L Davis <00000291b4808349-dmarc-request_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG>
Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 12:01 PM
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG <CODE4LIB_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG>
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Librarians using Claude Code?

I would also be interested in joining!

-Alison



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Alison L. Davis

Discovery and Integrated Library Systems Administrator

Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies

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I'd like to join as well.

Thanks,
David

On Fri, Apr 24, 2026 at 1:18 PM Mackenzie Salisbury <
msalisbury_at_northwestern.edu> wrote:

> Hi all!
> Does anyone know if there is a group of Librarians who are using Claude
> Code to create tools to address workflows or other processes relevant to
> their positions? Specifically I am thinking of Librarians who have non
> technical backgrounds.
>
> I’m curious about starting one, but can’t imagine it doesn’t already exist
> somewhere? Any ideas or leads would be welcome!
>
> Best,
> Mackenzie
>


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