Title
Cataloguing Librarian
Contact Information
Location

550 Sherbrooke West, West Tower 6th floor, suite 680 Montreal, Quebec H3A 1B9

Phone number
514-398-2107
Email
tina.liu [at] mcgill.ca
Education

Master of Information, University of Toronto, 2022

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

Biography

Awards, Grants and Scholarships

  • CAPAL (2025)
  • CARL (2024) 
  • SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship—Master's program (2021)
Areas of Interest

Linked Data

Critical Cataloguing and Librarianship

Library and Labour History

Selected Publications

Liu, T. “,” in Information, Power, and Reproductive Health, edited by Gina Schlesselman-Tarango, Alanna Aiko Moore, and Renée Ann Rau, 29-47. Sacramento: Litwin Books.

Liu, T. (2024). “.”&Բ;Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship 10 (December):1-22. 

Liu, T. (2024). "." In Catching Chen Qing Ling, edited by Cathy (Yue) Wang and Maria Alberto, 197-215. New York, NY: Peter Lang Verlag.

Liu, T. (2023). . Urban Library Journal, 29 (2). 

Selected Presentations

Liu, T. (2025) “Untangling the Diversity Narrative: Challenging the Proliferation of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiatives,” Critical Pedagogy Symposium. United States-based, virtual. 

Liu, T. (2025) “Revisiting Racial Capital: EDI Plans, the Diversity Model, and the Shortcomings of Canadian Academic Libraries.” Presenter. Ontario Library Association (OLA) Super Conference. Toronto, Ontario. 

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

Liu, T. and Cotnam, S. (2023). "," 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). “,” 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. 

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). “,” 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.