Tina Liu

Cataloguing Librarian

Education

Master of Information, University of Toronto, 2022

Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Alberta, 2020

Areas of Interest

Linked Data

Critical Cataloguing and Librarianship

Representations of Marginalized and Diasporic Communities in Library Collections

Selected Publications and Presentations

Liu, T. (2024). Vibe Checks: Chinese Overseas Labor as a Prerequisite Activism to Participation in Anglophone Chén Qíng Lìng Fan Communities. In Catching Chen Qing Ling, edited by Cathy (Yue) Wang and Maria Alberto, 197-215. New York, NY: Peter Lang Verlag.

Liu, T. (2024). "Weaponizing Eugenics: How Libraries Can Support Reproductive Justice," delivered at the Association of Research Libraries' Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries and Archives Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

Liu, T. (2024). "A Brief History of Early North American Librarianship and Eugenics," delivered for the Women and Gender Studies Section of the American Library Association. 

Liu, T. and Cotnam, S. (2024). "Unlearning Success: Failure as a Component of the Learning Process," delivered at the Ontario Library Association’s Super Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Liu, T. and Cotnam, S. (2024). "Addressing Learning Loss in Post-Pandemic Teaching Practices," delivered at the Ontario Library Association’s Super Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Liu, T. (2023). The Imposter Among Us: How Imposter Syndrome is Fueled by Diversity Discourses. Urban Library Journal, 29 (2). 

Liu, T. and Cotnam, S. (2023). "Failing Forward: Incorporating Failure Into Virtual Classroom Activities," delivered virtually at the Digital Pedagogy Institute. 

Liu, T., Davis-Castro, C., Nyugen, F., and DeFelice, N. (2023). “Navigating Oppression in These Challenging Times,” delivered for the Spectrum Leadership Institute at the American Library Association’s Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Liu, T. (2023). “The Imposter Among Us: How Imposter Syndrome Among Racialized Information Professionals is Fueled by Diversity Discourses,” delivered virtually at the LACUNY Institute.

Chan, M., Coady, C., Liu, T., and Wong, D. (2023). “Walking Together: An Investigation of Indigenous Students’ Relationship to the Academic Library,” delivered at the Ontario Library Association’s Super Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

• Poster Presentation at the International Indigenous Librarians Forum in November, 2023 (presented by Cora Coady and Desmond Wong).
• Also delivered at Emory Libraries Anti-Racism Forum in April 2023.
• Also delivered at York University’s Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Learning in January 2023.

Liu, T. (2022). “Shared Affects: Chinese Canadian Engagement and Community Building in Subtle Asian Traits,” delivered virtually for the Cantonese Alliance.

Frick, R., James, M., Liu, T., Wacker, M., and Washington, A. (2022). “Transforming Metadata,” delivered at the American Library Association’s Annual Conference, Washington D.C., United States. 

Coady, C., Liu, T., and Peterson, J. (2022). “Truth Talking in the Library: A Thematic Investigation of Statements on Bias in Libraries and Archives,” delivered virtually at the Concordia Library Research Forum. 

Chan, M., Coady, C., Jemison, K., Jung, A., and Liu, T. (2022). “Co-producing a Findable Future: Perspectives from a Growing Linked Knowledge Library Community,” delivered virtually at the Ontario Library Association’s Super Conference. 

Liu, T. (2021). “Fans, Fandoms, and Fannish Contexts of The Untamed and Danmei Adaptations,” delivered virtually at Fan Studies Network North America.

Chan, M., Coady, C., Harrison, O.L.J., Liu, T., Morin, J-L., Wong, D. (2021). “The Price of Inaction: Relationship Building With the Indigenous Community at Our University Library,” delivered virtually at the Ontario Library Association’s Super Conference.