This year, we will be honoured to welcome our amazing keynote speakers!
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Erica Friesen
Erica Friesen is a Research and Instruction Librarian (Law) & Online Learning Specialist at the William R. Lederman Law Library at Queen’s University.
Erica started her career as a research librarian at a Bay Street law firm, where she became interested in emerging legal research technologies such as those using artificial intelligence.
In her current role, Erica focuses on developing library support for online learning, creating opportunities for students to engage with AI-driven research tools, and building shared foundational resources to support legal research skills.
Her research interests include information literacy in online learning, AI literacies, and the impact of emerging technologies on information-seeking behaviour. Most recently, she is the co-author of the OER Legal Research Online: Information Seeking in the Digital Environment. This open textbook promotes information literacy skills to novice legal researchers and addresses current topics such as artificial intelligence in legal research.
You can find her work listed on ORCID.
