Tina Liu

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Photo of a young East Asian woman with glasses in a red shirt and crochet vest.
Describe yourself in three words:

Adaptable, meticulous, tenacious.

What are you reading (or listening to on your mobile device)?

Currently rereading 长按的荔枝 (The Lychee Road) by Ma Boying before I watch the movie adaptation and Mass Capture: Chinese Head Tax and the Making of Non-Citizens by Lily Cho.

Describe ACRL in three words:

Collaborative, engaged, network.

What do you value about ACRL?

I appreciate how robust ACRL is, and their extensive opportunities for scholarship and professional development that they support.

What do you as an academic librarian contribute to your campus?

As a cataloguer, I create bibliographic metadata and contribute to the maintenance of international and national descriptive standards so that library items are findable for researchers. I work primarily with rare materials (including manuscripts), music scores, medical materials, and East Asian language collections.

In your own words

I'm so grateful to be in a field where my colleagues are so knowledgeable, passionate, and generous with sharing their knowledge and time. I love that academic librarianship is never boring, and I'm very lucky to be in a position where my research interests largely align with my day-to-day work. 

Pronouns:she/her

Title:Cataloguing Librarian

Workplace:McGill University

Location:Montreal, Québec