Raymond Pun () is an academic and research librarian at the Alder Graduate School of Education. He was the elected president of the

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for 2025–2026. On June 14, 2024, it was announced that Pun would be unable to assume the American Library Association presidency for health reasons.

Education

Pun holds a bachelor's degree in history and a master's degree in East Asian studies from St. John's University in Queens, New York. He received a Master of Library Science (MLS) from

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. He achieved a

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from

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Career

Raymond Pun's career includes reference librarian at The New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (2010–2013); reference and research services librarian at

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(2013–2015); first year student success librarian at

(2015–2018); education and outreach Manager at The Hoover Institution,

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(2021–2022); academic and research librarian at the Alder Graduate School of Education (2018-2021, 2022-Present).

Professional associations

Pun was president of the

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(2022–2023) and the

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(2021-2022). He has served on the American Library Association Council, Policy Corps, and advisory committees for two past presidents.

Awards

*2018. Achievement in Library Diversity Research. American Library Association. *2017. Emerald Research Grant. Business and Reference Services Section of the Reference and User Services Association *2015. Special Libraries Association, Achievement in Academic Business Librarianship Award. *2012. Movers & Shakers 2012 – Change Agents. ''Library Journal.'' Raymond Pun , Movers & Shakers 2012 — Change Agents.
''Library Journal.'' March 13, 2012.

Publications

*Pun, Raymond and Hiromi Kubo. 2022. “Advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiatives in the Library Profession.” ''Collaborative Librarianship'' 13 (1): 4–6. *Pun, Raymond, Melissa Cardenas-Dow, and Kenya S. Flash, eds. 2021. ''Ethnic Studies in Academic and Research Libraries.'' Chicago, Illinois: Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association. *Bridges, Laurie M., Raymond Pun, and Roberto A. Arteaga, eds. 2021. ''Wikipedia and Academic Libraries: A Global Project.'' nn Arbor, Michigan Maize Books. *Pun, Raymond, and Gary L. Shaffer, eds. 2019. ''The Sustainable Library’s Cookbook.'' Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries. *Clarke, Janet Hyunju, Raymond Pun, and Monnee Tong, eds. 2018. ''Asian American Librarians and Library Services : Activism, Collaborations, and Strategies.'' Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. *Pun, Raymond, and Meggan Houlihan, eds. 2017. ''The First-Year Experience Cookbook.'' Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association. *Pun, Raymond, Scott Collard, and Justin Parrott, eds. 2016. ''Bridging Worlds : Emerging Models and Practices of U.S. Academic Libraries around the Globe.'' Chicago, Illinois: Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association. *Pun, Raymond, “The Value of Intellectual Freedom in Twenty First Century China: Changes, Challenges and Progress,” ''Library Trends'', 64, no. 3, April 2016. *Pun, Raymond, and Hiromi Kubo. 2017. “Beyond Career Collection Development: Academic Libraries Collaborating with Career Center for Student Success.” ''Public Services Quarterly'' 13 (2): 134–38. *Anderson, Davis Erin, and Raymond Pun, eds. 2016. ''Career Transitions for Librarians : Proven Strategies for Moving to Another Type of Library.'' Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.

References

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