Laurie Michelle Bridges

Laurie Michelle Bridges (born in K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Marquette County, Michigan, United States, November 12, 1972), is an American librarian specializing in academic libraries, technologies and education. She is a librarian and professor at Oregon State University, recognized for her contributions to library science and education. Her research focuses on topics such as generative artificial intelligence in libraries, the integration of Wikipedia in education, and strategies for enhancing library services to address the changing needs of users. Her notable publications include Generative Artificial Intelligence: 8 Critical Questions for Libraries and Wikipedia and Academic Libraries: A Global Project.
== Career ==
She obtained a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Washington in 2006. Since September of that same year, she has been working as a librarian and associate professor at Oregon State University at the Valley Library, specializing in training and emerging technologies. 
Her research include the use of Wikipedia in the field of higher education and Academic library libraries, social justice in higher education and linguistic justice, the use that libraries make of social networks, information literacy, as well as free access to information and fake news, among others. She is also co-editor, along with Raymond Pun and Roberto Arteaga, of the book Wikipedia and Academic Libraries: a global project, to be published in September 2021. Her work shows evidence on how librarians can promote diversity in digital environments.
She is a member of the American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries, and is the information coordinator for the Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) Advisory Committee of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA).
== Awards and distinctions ==
* 2020: received the Association of College and Research Libraries-Oregon Award for the project Writing African American History into Wikipedia
* 2008: received the Emerging Leader distinction from the American Library Association.
== Publications ==
Her selected publications include:
* Wikipedia and Academic Libraries: a global project
* Bridges, Laurie M; Llebot, C. Librarians as Wikimedia Movement Organizers in Spain: An interpretive inquiry exploring activities and motivations. First Monday. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
* Bridges, Laurie; Park, Diana; Edmunson-Morton, Tiah (28-10- 2019). «Writing African American History Into Wikipedia». OLA Quarterly (in English) 25 (2). ISSN 1093-7374. doi:10.7710/1093-7374.1987. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
* «Wikipedia and Academic Libraries: Gathering best practices of professionals « Library Policy and Advocacy Blog» (en inglés estadounidense). Retrieved May 17, 2021.
* Dowell, Meghan L.; Bridges, Laurie M. "A perspective on Wikipedia: Approaches for educational use". The Journal of Academic Librarianship. 46 (1): 102090. 2020-01-01. doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2019.102090. ISSN 0099-1333.
* doi:10.7710/1093-7374.1987|Dowell, Meghan L.; Bridges, Laurie M. "A Perspective on Wikipedia: Your Students Are Here, Why Aren't You?". The Journal of Academic Librarianship. 45 (2): 81–83. 2019-03-01. doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2019.01.003. ISSN 0099-1333
* doi:10.7710/1093-7374.1987|Bridges, Laurie M.; Park, Diana; Edmunson-Morton, Tiah K. (28-10-2019). «Writing African American History Into Wikipedia». OLA Quarterly (in English) 25 (2): 16-21. ISSN 1093-7374. doi:10.7710/1093-7374.1987. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
* McElroy, Kelly; Bridges, Laurie M. Multilingual access: Language hegemony and the need for discoverability in multiple languages | McElroy | College & Research Libraries News (en inglés estadounidense). doi:10.5860/crln.79.11.617. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
* doi:10.1177/0340035217751959|Onifade, Fehintola Nike; Bridges, Laurie (2018-03-01). "Sister library cooperation: Inspiring cross-cultural capability for librarians". IFLA Journal. 44 (1): 44–55. doi:10.1177/0340035217751959. ISSN 0340-0352
* Markland, Mary J.; Rempel, Hannah Gascho; Bridges, Laurie (2017-12-22). "Mobile Website Use and Advanced Researchers: Understanding Library Users at a University Marine Sciences Branch Campus". Information Technology and Libraries. 36 (4): 7–23. doi:10.6017/ital.v36i4.9953. ISSN 2163-5226
* Rempel, Hannah Gascho; McElroy, Kelly; Bridges, Laurie M. (2017-08-03). Understanding How Students Develop: A Practical Guide for Librarians. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-7922-3
* Bridges, Laurie Michelle; McElroy, Kelly. "Librarians Leading Short-Term Study Abroad" (PDF). Strategic Library. 43: 29
* Bridges, Laurie M.; McElroy, Kelly. "Access to Information is (Not) a Universal Right in Higher Education: Librarian Ethics and Advocacy". ir.library.oregonstate.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-29
Category:American librarians
Category:Women librarians