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Matthew Beckstrom Author

Matthew Beckstrom was born and raised in Montana. He received an Associate’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Montana, and then later, a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Montana State University. After working in various technology jobs, he finally settled into the job of systems manager at the Lewis & Clark Library in Helena in 1999. In 2012, he received his Master’s degree in Information Science from the University of North Texas after receiving a grant from the Montana State Library to attend library school. Brady Lund is a PhD student at Emporia State University’s School of Library and Information Management. He holds a Master's of Library Science from Emporia State and a Bachelor’s in Communication Science and Disorders from Wichita State University. He has previously published articles in several major Library and Information Science Journals on topics ranging from information security to knowledge organization and initially presented on the topic of the dark web at the 2017 American Library Association Annual Conference.