Brandi Hart

Brandi Hart is an Interdisciplinary Librarian in the Librarians of the Future residency program. Her research focus is on the Philosophy of Information, including digital ethics and the ethics of using artificial intelligence (AI).

Brandi was the 2021-22 Association of College & Research Libraries/American Library Association Spectrum Scholar and was a recipient of the Sylvia Murphy Williams Award from the Illinois Library Association. She earned her Master of Science in Library and Information Science (summa cum laude) from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She received her BA in the double majors of History and Classical Studies with a minor in Latin (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) from Denison University.

Brandi is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Epistemology, Ethics and Mind (Cognitive Science) at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. With her second master’s degree, she plans to combine her work in Library and Information Science with a grounding in moral philosophy to help people understand the ethical implications and ramifications of AI usage, including how we can work to preserve human agency and environmental wellness and shape legal policy regarding AI design and use.

She is also currently appointed to the American Library Association Artificial Intelligence Policy Working Group as Chair of the Public Good, Labor, and Sustainability section to develop the ALA’s new policy on the use of AI in ALA-affiliated libraries. The policy will be presented at the annual meeting of the ALA Council in March 2026 for adoption.