Reed Hepler is a digital initiatives librarian, instructional designer, artificial intelligence practitioner and consultant, and PhD student at Idaho State University in the Instructional Design and Technology program, having earned a Master's degree in the same program in 2025. He obtained a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science, with emphases in Archives Management and Digital Curation, from Indiana University in 2022. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in History with minors in Anthropology and Religious Studies as well as a Museum Certificate. He has worked at nonprofits, corporations, and educational institutions encouraging information literacy and effective education. Combining all of these degrees and experiences, Reed strives to promote ethical librarianship and educational initiatives.Currently, Reed works as the Digital Initiatives Librarian at the College of Southern Idaho and also has his own consulting firm, heplerconsulting.com. His views and projects can be seen on his LinkedIn page or his blog, CollaborAItion, on Substack. Contact him at
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