UC Merced Library is pleased to welcome Mr. Haipeng Li as University Librarian. Mr. Li has extensive experience in academic libraries and is actively involved in the broader library profession.
He most recently held the position of University Librarian at Hong Kong Baptist University and joined our campus June 22nd. Previously he served as Associate Director and Acting Head of Access Services at the John Cotton Dana Library at Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey and Reference Librarian at Oberlin College in Ohio, University of Arizona and Arizona State University.
His current activities in professional library organizations include serving on the Council of American Library Association (ALA) and the Executive Committee of the International Relations Round Table (IRRT). He has made significant contributions to the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) first as President (2006-2007) and then as Executive Director (2008-2013). In addition, Mr. Li has been promoting collaboration and exchange between libraries in China and the United States. Recently he served as chair of the Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee (JULAC) in Hong Kong and as President of the Hong Kong Library Association (HKLA) 2012-2013.
His research areas include information literacy, library management and diversity, leadership development, international librarianship and global collaboration. He is frequently invited to speak at library events and serves as a consultant for several academic libraries in China and the U.S.
Our library and campus community warmly welcomes Mr. Li to UC Merced.
