{"id":226203,"date":"2026-06-04T14:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T18:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/unc-chapel-hill-launches-statewide-study-on-libraries-and-generative-ai-in-local-communities\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T14:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T18:20:13","slug":"unc-chapel-hill-launches-statewide-study-on-libraries-and-generative-ai-in-local-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/unc-chapel-hill-launches-statewide-study-on-libraries-and-generative-ai-in-local-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC-Chapel Hill launches statewide study on libraries and generative AI in local communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uncnews.unc.edu\/2026\/06\/04\/unc-chapel-hill-launches-libraries-and-ai-support-in-local-communities\/\">UNC-Chapel Hill launches statewide study on libraries and generative AI in local communities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uncnews.unc.edu\/2026\/06\/04\/unc-chapel-hill-launches-libraries-and-ai-support-in-local-communities\/\">https:\/\/uncnews.unc.edu\/2026\/06\/04\/unc-chapel-hill-launches-libraries-and-ai-support-in-local-communities\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-04 14:16:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"uncnews.unc.edu\">uncnews.unc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Initiative Launch:<\/strong> The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has launched a two-year collaborative study focused on local libraries&#8217; support for AI literacy in North Carolina communities.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Key Figures:<\/strong> The study involves Diane Kelly, Mar\u00eda R. 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