Library Experts

Need help? The library experts listed below are happy to answer your questions and offer one-on-one consultations. 

Legal issues and Copyright: Sara Benson, srbenson@illinois.edu   
AI in Teaching: Evie Cordell, eLearning Librarian, evelync2@illinois.edu 
AI in the Sciences: Celenia Graves, celeniag@illinois.edu
AI in the Social Sciences: Yali Feng, yalifeng@illinois.edu
AI in the Humanities: Mary Ton, maryton@illinois.edu
AI in the Arts: Siobhan McKissic, siobhan2@illinois.edu
AI Tools: Jake Metz,  jmetz2@illinois.edu  
Access to library collections for AI and machine learning projects: scpub@illinois.edu  

For a full list of library expertise, check out our list of subject area specialists. 

Generative AI Solutions Hub

The Generative AI Solutions Hub, formerly the Generative AI Center of Expertise, is charged by Provost Coleman and CIO Martin to aggregate capabilities and corresponding resources to empower responsible adoption of generative AI at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Their webpage has additional resources, information about campus-wide AI tool access, and the latest news and events. 

Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning

CITL offers additional teaching support through one-on-one consultations, and the Innovation Studio in the Armory provides access to Midjourney, ChatGPT 4 and other popular AI tools. Check out their page for more information about their services. 

Generative AI Resources

The Office of Digital Risk Management has created a comprehensive guide for researchers, instructors, and students to support ethical and legally compliant use of AI. 

The Writer's Workshop

If you need feedback on your academic or professional writing, the Writer's Workshop offer one-on-one consultation support. Their website has information about upcoming writing workshops as well as online and in-person consultation services.