Bio
Bing Yao is the WisTech Open Librarian, where she partners with faculty content developers, subject matter experts, and the project team to successfully deliver OER creation projects. In this role, she consults and supports Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) colleges in curating open educational resources, assigning Creative Commons licenses, ensuring copyright and accessibility standards, and sharing published content across repository systems.
With a background in academic libraries at Marquette University and University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Bing brings valuable experience in library services, metadata standards, and digital accessibility frameworks. She has a Bachelor's degree in Information Studies from Shanghai University. She holds a Master of Library and Information Science and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.