The Great Sea Change: Understanding and Responding to Changes in Information Seeking Behavior in the Age of AI
Suzanne Wones
Academic libraries have evolved to meet the needs of scholars as they moved online, started citing Wikipedia, and created new research methods and outputs. Now generative AI is creating a new wave of changes in how scholars find, use, and create knowledge. How can libraries evolve to best help them on their journey? By continuing to focus on user-centered design for our services and systems, libraries will be well placed to follow our north star and plot a successful course.
This seminar will be held both online & in person. You are welcome to join us either in South Hall or via Zoom.
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Speaker
Suzanne Wones
Suzanne Wones is the UC Berkeley University Librarian, a role she started in summer 2024.
Before her appointment at Berkeley, Wones served as the associate university librarian for discovery and access at Harvard University, where she was responsible for access services, information and technical services, imaging services, user experience, and discovery. During her many years at Harvard, Wones advocated for user-focused innovations and developed creative solutions to advance the mission of the university. The best part of being a librarian, Wones said, “is being part of the solution” for those searching for the right resources to gain knowledge and advance their research.
Wones holds an M.S. in information, library, and information services from the University of Michigan, a B.A. in history from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and an M.A. in American history from the University of New Hampshire.
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