{"id":358,"date":"2017-04-02T01:10:34","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T00:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/arl\/?p=358"},"modified":"2017-04-02T01:10:34","modified_gmt":"2017-04-02T00:10:34","slug":"arl-standing-committee-elections-fourth-candidate-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/arl\/2017\/04\/02\/arl-standing-committee-elections-fourth-candidate-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"ARL Standing Committee Elections \u2013 fourth candidate statement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fourth\u00a0candidate statement:\u00a0Raymond Pun<\/p>\n

IFLA Standing Committee elections are currently underway, and the ARL Standing Committee is excited to be welcoming new members.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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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).<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

Selected Publications:<\/p>\n

Edited Volumes<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n