Dr. Kari D. Weaver (she/her) is an impassioned library educator who believes learning with information is essential to every aspect of our modern world. At the University of Waterloo, this perspective has shaped her leadership of information literacy and digital learning in the Libraries since 2017. As higher education and academic libraries have sought to adapt to rapid change engendered by artificial intelligence, she has become a leader in this work and was appointed to the new position of Program Manager, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL). Dr. Weaver joins OCUL on secondment from her permanent role as Learning, Teaching, and Instructional Design Librarian at the University of Waterloo Libraries until April 2027.
Dr. Weaver’s extensive research background centers on the intersection of human information behavior and pedagogy. She publishes on a wide range of topics including information literacy, academic integrity, misinformation, scientific communication, educational research methods, online learning, and digital accessibility. Much of her recent work has focused on artificial intelligence citation, attribution, and disclosure practices, leading to the development of the widely adopted Artificial Intelligence Disclosure (AID) Framework. She serves on the Executive Committee of the Trust in Research Undertaken in Science and Technology (TRuST) Scholarly Network and as a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians Research and Scholarship Committee.
Dr. Weaver may be reached at kari.weaver@ocul.on.ca until April 2027, returning to her University of Waterloo email at kdweaver@uwaterloo.ca thereafter.