Keynote Speakers
- Dr. Colin Conrad, Dalhousie University: “Boring Dystopia? An Optimistic Case for Generative AI in Higher Education”
- Dr. Jamila Ghaddar, Dalhousie University
Lightning Talk Speakers:
- Sandi Stewart, University of New Brunswick: “Reflections on a Marine History Project at the Shelburne County Museum: Digitization & Oral History”
- David Michels, Sir James Dunn Law Library Dalhousie University: “Building Future Faith: Bible Literacy as an Information Literacy Challenge”
- James Boxall, Dalhousie University: “The Future of Information is Nowhere“
- Nicole Marcoux, Killam Library Dalhousie Libraries: “Scientific Information Literacy for the Greater Good”
- Poppy Riddle, Dalhousie University: “Exploratory Search”
- Ursula Mogensen, Nova Scotia Provincial Library: “The Future of Libraries is Accessible”
- Kaitlin Fuller, Angus L. MacDonald Library St. Francis Xavier University: “Chat GPT and Beyond: Academic Library Work in the World of Generative AI”
- Louise Gillis, Dalhousie Libraries: “The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Invent It: Using Data Management Planning to Get You Where You Want to Go”
Student Poster Presenters:
- Courtney Pearce, Dalhousie University: “Describing 2SLGBTQIA+ people and concepts: How can LCSH do better?”
- Alison Brierley, Dalhousie University: “Using Information Policy to Improve Emergency Communications Critical Infrastructure Management in Atlantic Canada Amidst Climate Change”
- Carolyn Smith, Dalhousie University: “A Blueprint for Decolonization in Community Archives”
- Rebecca Marjoram, Dalhousie University: “Privilege in Publishing: Investigating the Impact of Scientific Reputation on Peer-Reviewed Outcomes”
- Alex Legault, Dalhousie University: “Optimizing Evidence Uptake in Climate Policy: The Case of Urban Coastal Municipalities”
IWB 2024 Committee:
- Naomi Richards: Co-Chair and Finance Chair
- Rebecca Marjoram: Co-Chair
- Jenna Green: Programming Chair
- Rowan Moore: Logistics Chair
- Chloe Whittaker: Administration Chair
- Kate Gaffney: Registration Chair
- Brenna Thibodeau: Web and Communications Chair
- Fiona Jensen: Committee Member At Large
- Toni Beaton: Committee Member At Large
- Alex Legault: Committee Member At Large
- Alissa Kossar: Volunteer Coordinator
