Kristopher (Kris) Turner

University of Wisconsin Law School Madison

Kristopher (Kris) Turner began working at the Law School Library in January 2012 as a Circulation Assistant and Daytime Supervisor and also worked as the Reference and Technology Services Librarian and the Head of Reference before becoming the Associate Director of Public Services. Kris is responsible for managing the reference and circulation departments and enhancing the legal research services that the library offers or may offer in the future.  Kris works extensively with emerging technology and with faculty in preserving their scholarship in the UW Law School Digital Repository. Kris teaches Legal Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Law Practice, a course focused on the use of tech in law firm offices. He also co-teaches Advanced Legal Research with Law Library Director and Associate Dean Bonnie Shucha. Kris has served as the president of the Wisconsin Library Association, the Law Librarian Association of Wisconsin, and served on numerous committees and juries for the American Association of Law Libraries. Kris' scholarship has focused on law library administration, integration of technology into law practice, and Generative AI best practices.