ALA 2025, Saturday, 6/28, 1:00 to 2:00 PM ET, Room 118 C

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Jill Annitto is the head of metadata and editorial operations at Atla where she curates the Atla Religion Database (RDB) and supervise the team of subject matter experts who index the more than 1,400 journals in RDB.

Michael Hanegan is the founder and chief research officer of the Center for the Future of Learning and Work. He is an adjunct professor of AI and the Future of Learning and Work at Rose State College and the University of Central Oklahoma. His research and practice spans K–12 schools, higher education, the library ecosystem, and industry to cultivate and sustain human-centered approaches in the Age of Intelligence.

Chris Rosser is a first-year and transfer experience librarian at Oklahoma State University. From 2009 to 2024, he served as an instructional and theological librarian. His expertise centers on pedagogy, instructional design, and innovative approaches to learning, including gamification and AI-empowered learning. His work has been featured at ALA’s annual conference and at several other conferences for libraries and scholars.