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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE  

Librarian Emeritus, University of Guelph (January 2019 – ).

Librarian, University of Guelph (January 2013 – 2018).

Instructor, First Year Seminar Program, University of Guelph (2004-2017).

Chief Information Officer, University of Guelph (2004 – 2012). 

Chief Librarian, University of Guelph (1995 – 2012). 

Associate Librarian for Systems, University of Waterloo (1991 – August 1995). 

Head of Systems & Technical Services, Health Sciences Library, McMaster University (1985 – 1991). Library Systems Analyst, University of Guelph (1982 – 1985). 

Reference & Catalogue Librarian, University of Guelph (1979 – 1982).  

RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS  

Visiting Scholar. Toronto Metropolitan University Library. March 2019-June 2020. 

Postgraduate Affiliate. Vector Institute. Toronto. 2019-2021.  

ACADEMIC DEGREES  

B.A. University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, 1975. 

M.L.S. University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, 1979. 

M.A. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, 1980. (Thesis: The Staging of the Siege of Rhodes at Rutland House 1656). 

M.Ed. University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, 2014. 

PhD. Western University, London, Ontario, 2023. (Thesis: Folk Theories, Recommender Systems, and Human Centered Explainable Artificial Intelligence (HCXAI). Supervisor: Jacquelyn Burkell.

SCHOLARSHIP   

Books  

1. Ridley, M. (2012).  Beyond Literacy: Exploring a Post-Literate Future. Chicago & Toronto:  Association of College and University Libraries & Ontario Library Association.   https://web.archive.org/web/20200429230608/http://www.beyondliteracy.com/
2. Bailey Jr., C., Pearse, L., Ridley, M., & Rooks, D. (1991). The Public-Access Computer Systems Review. Chicago:  Library and Information Technology Association, American Library Association.
3. Bailey Jr., C., Pearse, L., & Ridley, M. (1990). The Public-Access Computer Systems Review. Chicago:  Library and Information Technology Association, American Library Association.

Book Chapters  

1. Ridley, M. (2022). Machine information behaviour. In S. Hervieux & A. Wheatley (Eds.), The rise of AI: Implications and applications of artificial intelligence in academic libraries (pp. 175–188). Association of College and University Libraries.
2. Ridley, M. (2013). Culture, Values, and Change: Observations from Three Consortia in Canada.  In Maxine Melling and Margaret Weaver (Eds.), Collaboration in Libraries and Learning Environments. London, UK:  Facet Publishing.  
3. Ridley, M. & Abrams, F. (1993). UWinfo at the University of Waterloo: Resource Sharing in the Virtual Community. In Carrol Lunau (Ed.), Information Resource Sharing: Canadian Perspectives (pp. 30-33). Halifax, N.S.:  Dalhousie University Press. 
4. Ridley, M. & Lavell, P. (1992). The Evolving Local Area Network: A Multi-Purpose, Multi-Protocol LAN.  In Marshall Breeding (Ed.), Library LANs: Case Studies in Practice and Application (pp. 356-375). Westport, CT:  Meckler.  
5. Ridley, M. & Bailey Jr., C. W. (1992). Symposium on Staffing Issues and Public-Access Computer Systems. In Charles W. Bailey Jr., Leslie B. Pearse and Michael Ridley (Eds.), The Public-Access Computer Systems Review (pp. 58-86). Chicago:  Library and Information Technology Association, American Library Association. 

Recent Journal Articles

1. Ridley, M. (2024, November 6). Looking backwards to see ahead: The case of expert systems development in libraries.  Information Matters, 4 (11).  https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5024825
2. Ridley, M. (2024). Informing Algorithmic Literacy Through User Folk Theories. College and Research Libraries, 85(7), 1-12. 
3. Ridley, M. (2024, April 25). The explainability imperative. Information Matters, 4(4). https://informationmatters.org/2024/04/the-explainability-imperative/
4. Ridley, Michael. (2024). Prototyping expert systems in reference services (1980–2000):  experimentation, success, disillusionment, and legacy. Library & Information History 40.1 (2024): 46–67 https://doi.org/10.3366/lih.2024.0165
5. Ridley, M. (2024). Human‐centered explainable artificial intelligence: An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper. Journal Of The American Society For Information Science, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24889
6. Ridley, M. (2023). Using folk theories of recommender systems to inform human-centered explainable AI (HCXAI). The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 46(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.5206/cjils-rcsib.v46i2.15723
7. Ridley, M. (2022). Explainable AI (XAI): Adoption and Advocacy. Information Technology and Libraries, 41(2).
8. Ridley, M. & Pawlick-Potts, D. (2021). Algorithmic Literacy and the Role for Libraries. Information Technology and Libraries, 40(2).
9. Ridley, M. (2019). Explainable Artificial Intelligence. Research Library Issues (299).
10. Ridley, M. (2019). The Autonomous Turn in Information Behaviour. Information Research 24(1). 
11. Ridley, M. (2018). Academic Librarians and the PhD. Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research,, 13 (1).
12. Ridley, M. (2016). Making Radio: Using Audio for Student Assignments. The Teaching Professor, 30 (7), 5. 
13. Ridley, M. (2014).  Returning to the Ranks: Towards an Holistic Career Path in Academic Librarianship.   Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research,, 9 (2).   

Recent Conference Papers

1. Ridley, M. (2023).  ChatGPT, Bard, Cicero, Galactica, et al. Time to Start Thinking About Machine Information Behaviour. Internet Librarian. Virtual. Slides. 
2. Ridley, M. (2023). Insights from the Folk Theories of Recommender System Users. ACM CHI 2023 Workshop on Human-Centered Explainable AI (HCXAI). Virtual. URL
3. Ridley, M. (2023). Protocols not platforms: The case for human-centered explainable AI (HCXAI). Annual Conference. Canadian Association for Information Science. Virtual. URL
4. Ridley, M., Pawlick Potts, D. & Mayhew, A. (2022). Algorithmic Literacy and the Role for Libraries. Ontario Library Association. SuperConference.
5. Ridley, M. (2021). Folk Theories and Explainable AI (XAI). Workshop on AI in Information Research and Practice. Association for Information Science and Technology. Annual Conference. Salt Lake City.
6. Ridley, M. (2021). Folk Theories, Machine Learning, and XAI. Vector Research Symposium. Vector Institute: Toronto. 
7. Ridley, M. (2020). Machine Information Behaviour. Digital Odyssey. Ontario Library and Information Technology Association.  
8. Ridley, M. (2019). Explainable AI (XAI); Confronting Bias, Discrimination, and Fairness in Machine Learning. Access 2019. Edmonton.
9. Ridley, M. (2019). Autonomous Information Behaviour: Towards a Conceptual Model. Annual Conference. Canadian Association for Information Science. Vancouver. 
10. Ridley, M., Appavoo, C., & Pagotto, S. (2015).  Seeing the Forest and the Trees: The Integrated Digital Scholarship Ecosystem (IDSE) Project of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network.  Association of College and Research Libraries Conference, Chicago: ACRL.   
11. Ridley, M. (2009).  Beyond Literacy: Are Reading and Writing Doomed?  In Dawn M. Mueller (Ed.)   National Conference of the Association of College and University Libraries, Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 210-213.   

HONOURS AND AWARDS  

1. ASIS&T AI Special Interest Group: Publication of the Year (2022): "Algorithmic Literacy and the Role for Libraries."
2. Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award. Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN). 2015. 
3. Faculty of Information Outstanding Alumni Award. Faculty of Information Alumni Association. University of Toronto. 2013. 
4. Miles Blackwell Award for Outstanding Academic Librarian. Canadian Association of College and University Libraries (CACUL). a division of the Canadian Library Association (CLA). 2010. 
5. The Larry Moore Distinguished Service Award. Ontario Library Association. 2008. 
6. Academic Librarian of the Year. Ontario College and University Libraries Association (OCULA). a division of the Ontario Library Association (OLA). 2007. 

PEER REVIEWING

Reviews for: Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship ; Evidence Based Library and Information Practice; Library and Information Science Research; Journal of Web Librarianship; Canadian Association for Information Science (Annual Conference).