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Instruction and Digital Initiatives Librarian/Professor (2022 - Present)
Librarian / Assistant and Associate Professor (2006 - 2022)
Oregon State University
Laurie Bridges is a practicing librarian and professor at Oregon State University, where she promotes information literacy and open knowledge. She is dedicated to empowering students and faculty with the skills they need to navigate the information landscape for their research needs. Her recent presentations and publications have explored Wikipedia and Generative AI in higher education. In 2024/2025 she will be teaching a one-credit undergraduate honors course, Generative Artificial Intelligence and Society.
Education:
Current national and international involvement in librarianship and education includes (but is not limited to):
Librarian / Assistant and Associate Professor (2006 - 2022)
Oregon State University
Laurie Bridges is a practicing librarian and professor at Oregon State University, where she promotes information literacy and open knowledge. She is dedicated to empowering students and faculty with the skills they need to navigate the information landscape for their research needs. Her recent presentations and publications have explored Wikipedia and Generative AI in higher education. In 2024/2025 she will be teaching a one-credit undergraduate honors course, Generative Artificial Intelligence and Society.
Education:
- MLIS from the University of Washington (2006)
- MS in College Student Services Administration with a minor in Women Studies from Oregon State University (1999)
- BSEd in English from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1995)
Current national and international involvement in librarianship and education includes (but is not limited to):
- Public Voices Fellow of The OpEd Project and Oregon State University
- #EveryBookItsReader Wikimedia Campaign, Founding member, Leadership Team, 2022 - Present
- Comitê Estratégico de Bibliotecas do WMB (Wikimedia Movement Brazil Strategy Committee for Libraries), 2023 -Present
- Wikimedia Regional Grants Committee, 2021 - 2023
- Wikimedia+Libraries International Convention, 2022 Core Planning Team
- American Library Association, Member
- Association of College and Research Libraries, Member