ARL Standing Committee Elections – fourth candidate statement

Fourth candidate statement: Raymond Pun

IFLA Standing Committee elections are currently underway, and the ARL Standing Committee is excited to be welcoming new members.  We have invited our candidates to submit short biographies so that those of you who are voting members will have some background in making your selections.

 

I am honored to be nominated for ARL Standing Committee. My professional background is diverse and encompasses public-research, academic and international libraries. I started my library career at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building of The New York Public Library where I provided research services in the humanities, social sciences, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. After this role, I became an academic librarian at New York University Shanghai in the People’s Republic of China. For two years, I worked in a team to build the foundation of the library for the first Sino-American joint venture university focusing on scholarly activities in GIS, digital scholarship and data management services.

Currently, I am the first year student success librarian at Fresno State in California where I coordinate first year information literacy and student engagement programs across campus. At the IFLA level, I have been recently involved in the Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning (CPDWL) Section in planning for WLIC workshops and supporting social media communications efforts (2016).

 

Personally, I am multilingual with a multicultural background and have established contacts with academic librarians and archivists from all over the world from Bhutan to Cuba to Australia. I believe I can bring a wealth of knowledge, new perspectives and activities for the ARL Section and IFLA-at-large. I am particularly interested in promoting social justice, diversity and inclusivity in academic/research librarianship. I would be honored to advance ARL’s scholarly agendas and collaborations.

Selected Publications:

Edited Volumes

  • Asian Pacific American Librarians and Library Services Today edited by Janet H. Clarke, Raymond Pun, and Monnee Tong (Foreword by Clara Chu, Rowman & Littlefield, forthcoming, Fall 2017)
  • The First-Year Experience Cookbook edited by Raymond Pun and Meggan A. Houlihan (ACRL Publications,March 2017)
  • Bridging Worlds: Emerging Models and Practices of U.S. Academic Libraries Around the Globe edited by Raymond Pun, Scott Collard and Justin Parrott (ACRL Publications, September 2016)
  • Career Transitions for Librarians: Proven Strategies for Moving to Another Type of Library edited by Davis Erin Anderson and Raymond Pun (Foreword by Mary Lee Kennedy, Rowman & Littlefield, May 2016)

 

Refereed and Peer-Reviewed Articles 

  • “Promoting Diversity, Activism and Digital Research Through Wikipedia-Edit- A-Thons at Fresno State: A Case Study”with Vang Vang and Gretchen Higginbottom, Library Trends, Spring 2018 (forthcoming)
  • “Collaboratively Teaching and Doing History: Promoting Historical Research in the 21st Century” with Elaine Carey, Journal on Excellence in College Teaching,Fall 2016
  • “The Value of Intellectual Freedom in Twenty First Century China: Changes, Challenges and Progress,” Library Trends, April 2016
  • “Conceptualizing the Integration of Digital Humanities in Instructional Services: Possibilities to Enhance Digital Literacy Skills in the 21st Century,” Library Hi-Tech, Spring 2015

 

Conference Proceedings

  • “Libraries and Gender Neutral/Inclusive Bathrooms: Case Studies on Promoting Information, Inclusivity and Access in Open Spaces of Intersectionality”with Dennis Nangle and Jonathan Hernandez, Conference Proceeding in IFLA W.L.I.C 2017, Summer 2017 (forthcoming)
  • “Building 9066 Archive into Wikipedia: A Case Study of Digital Scholarship, History and Activism at Fresno State,”Conference Proceeding in IFLA Academic and Research Libraries (ARL) Section Satellite Meeting, Summer 2017 (forthcoming)
  • “Geospatial Literacy as Digital Literacy: Building GIS Program to Support and Engage with Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Research Communities,” Conference Proceeding in IFLA W.L.I.C 2015, Summer 2015
  • “Integrating Digital Humanities in Instructional Services: Case Studies that Redefine Digital Literacy in the 21st Century,” Conference Proceeding in the 7th Shanghai International Library Forum, Summer 2014

 

Other Academic Writings

 

Thank you!

Raymond