Justin Parrott Editor

Raymond Pun is the first year student success librarian at California State University in Fresno, USA. Previously, he was a reference and research services librarian at New York University Shanghai. He has presented widely at conferences such as ALA, SLA, IFLA, and the American Historical Association. His work has appeared in many publications, including The Huffington Post, Library Hi Tech, Reference Services Review, and Library Trends. His professional and research interests include gamification and emerging technologies in libraries, community engagement, data management, and digital scholarship services.

Scott Collard is Head of Specialized Research Services and Social Sciences at New York University Division of Libraries. Scott received his MSLIS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MA in General Studies in the Humanities (Early American History and Literature) from The University of Chicago. His research interests focus on the development of research services in academic libraries.

Justin Parrott has been Technical Services and Research Librarian at New York University Abu Dhabi since December 2012. He received his MLIS from Kent State University. He currently manages the local technical services unit for NYU Abu Dhabi Library and is liaison to the university’s Mathematics, Arabic, and Chinese language departments.