Elizabeth Szkirpan writes: “There are dozens of emerging artificial intelligence (AI) platforms that we must measure against our library’s tried-and-true resources to gauge which tools truly bring a new perspective or added value to our collections. It’s an overwhelming time to vet and license library resources. To cut through the noise, I’ve narrowed down the many things I want to ask vendors to five questions to better understand how a new AI tool might bring new depth or insight to my library’s user experience.”