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Past roles: poster presenter and speaker
Kat King is an information architect interested in language, and meaning, and what it takes to do Good work. She has a master’s degree in information science from the University of Michigan School of Information.
She works as a business intelligence analyst for University of Michigan Library Operations division, where she works on projects that help the library strategically plan for changes to their spaces and work processes, understand data about collections and building use, and shift towards a more user centered service design process. Her previous work has included consulting for non-profits, and teaching IA to undergraduates.
Conference presentations
- The Truth Can’t Save Us: Ethical IA through Epistemic Nihilism (2020)
- Personas Non Grata (2019)
- Information Theories for Information Professionals (2022)
- Structuring System Data into Useful Information (2023)
- Probabilities, Possibilities and Purpose (2024)