Many librarians that do outreach work either do not use or do not have access to their ILS systems, making creating book lists for displays or purchase requests tedious. However, there is an innovative approach to rapidly generating book lists from both the open web and library catalogs. By creating a custom Citation Style Language compatible with Zotero, librarians can quickly save and export book lists with relevant metadata such as call numbers or ISBNs. By using generative AI and Citation Style Language's code editor, functional workflow requirements can be integrated into custom CSL code without programming expertise. Harnessing the power of open-source platforms like Zotero and the Citation Style Language project alongside generative artificial intelligence allows librarians doing outreach work to streamline their workflows.
