An Introduction to AI Agents: Safe and Effective Use
A Library 2.0 AI Webinar with Dr. Morissa Schwartz
OVERVIEW:
What are AI agents, how do they differ from a chatbot, and where might they be useful in a school or library? What should they be allowed to do, and how can you check the result?
An AI agent can carry a task through several steps: gather information, organize it, prepare a draft, and work with connected tools. For librarians and educators, that raises an immediate question: how do you give it useful work while keeping control of the information and actions involved?
In this practical introduction, Dr. Morissa Schwartz will explain the basic concepts and the decisions a person needs to make when delegating a task to an AI agent. She then provides a specific and bounded example: preparing draft social-media content from approved library information.
The walkthrough will show how to define the task, limit what the agent is allowed to access and do, protect sensitive information, and check accuracy and tone. It will also show where human approval belongs before anything is sent or published, and how to respond when an agent stops or produces an unexpected result.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Explain the roles and differences between a chatbot, an automated workflow, and an agent carrying out a multi-step task.
- Choose a bounded task and define access, privacy, and approval limits that fit school or library policies.
- Check the completed work against the brief and correct errors before using it.
DATE: Friday, November 20th, 2026, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm US Eastern Time
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- $99/person - includes live attendance, anytime access to the recording and presentation slides, and a participation certificate. To arrange group discounts (see below), to submit a purchase order, or for any registration difficulties or questions, email admin@library20.com.
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Dr. Morissa Schwartz is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree in Media, a writer, and the founder of Dr. Rissy’s Writing & Marketing and GenZ Publishing. She holds a doctorate in literature and brings practical experience in AI training and evaluation to her work as an educator and business owner.
Her programs connect AI with the work people actually need to finish: communicating clearly, checking information, protecting their voice, and making sound decisions about what to delegate. She teaches through concrete examples drawn from writing, publishing, marketing, and entrepreneurship, with an emphasis on human judgment throughout the process.
Morissa’s experience includes entrepreneurship instruction and educational programs for library and professional audiences. Her recent Fortune commentary examines the workload created by AI assistants, a subject she also explores through her own daily use of agents. Growing up in her family’s New Jersey carpet shop gave her an early appreciation for the time, care, and customer relationships that sustain a small business.
