David Arredondo Explores Ideas with Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

David Arredondo, head of library services at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, utilizes data, digital humanities, and artificial intelligence to examine how ideas come together.

David Arredondo, collections services librarian at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, blends data analytics, digital humanities, and artificial intelligence in his academic work and library operations. The 39-year-old Arredondo's career spans from collections and acquisitions work at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln to institutional data strategies, digital humanities, and artificial intelligence projects at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Arredondo's research includes computational text analysis studies focusing on conspiracy theory literature, alongside analyses of the Warren Commission report conducted with students such as undergraduate researcher Emma Huggins and graduate student Daler Rahimov.

Earning his bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 2010, Arredondo obtained his Master of Library and Information Science degree from the University of Missouri in 2013. Having served at the University of Nebraska at Kearney for 8 years, Arredondo focuses on institutional data strategy, digital humanities, natural language processing, and artificial intelligence literacy programs in academic libraries.