Starting in February 2024, the HKUST Library further extended the scope of AI literacy to AI utilization, which focuses on fostering student involvement in utilizing state-of-the-art technologies in the projects that initiated by the Library, named "Digital Scholarship (DS) CoLab". A key focus of the DS CoLab scheme has been on cultivating talents and enabling students to utilize advanced technologies in practical context. It aims to reinforce the library's role as a catalyst and hub for fostering multidisciplinary collaboration and cultivate the "can do spirit" among university members. The Library offers 1-2 projects per year for students to engage with advanced technologies in practical contexts while supporting the Library in tackling challenges and streamlining operational tasks. The tool that introduced in this paper was mainly developed by two of the authors, Sherry Yip Sau Lai and Berry Han Liuruo, as part-time student helpers under one of our DS CoLab scheme in the 2024 Spring Semester (February to May 2024). This paper details the complete journey from ideation to implementation of developing a Chinese Named-Entity Recognition (NER) Tool from the group up within one semester, from the initial research and planning stages to execution and come up a viable product. The collaborative spirit fostered by this project, with students playing a central role, exemplifies the power and potential of innovative educational models that prioritize hands-on learning with student involvement.

翻译：自2024年2月起，香港科技大学图书馆进一步将人工智能素养的范畴扩展至人工智能应用层面，重点通过图书馆发起的"数字学术合作实验室"项目，促进学生参与运用前沿技术。该合作实验室计划的核心目标在于培养人才，使学生能够在实际情境中运用先进技术，旨在强化图书馆作为跨学科合作催化剂与枢纽的角色，并在大学成员中培育"实干精神"。图书馆每年提供1-2个项目，让学生在实际场景中接触先进技术，同时协助图书馆应对挑战并优化业务流程。本文介绍的工具主要由两位作者叶秀丽与韩柳若作为兼职学生助理，在2024年春季学期（2024年2月至5月）的数字学术合作实验室项目中主导开发。本文详细阐述了在一学期内从零开始构建中文命名实体识别工具的全过程，涵盖从初步研究规划、方案执行到最终形成可用产品的完整路径。本项目以学生为核心培育的协作精神，充分体现了以学生参与式实践学习为核心的创新教育模式所具有的效能与潜力。