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Ohio Wesleyan Libraries Staff Member Elected to National Position
Xudong Jin to Serve as Councilor-at-Large for American Library Association

May 3, 2011

Xudong Jin.

Photo courtesy of Xudong Jin

DELAWARE, OH – Ohio Wesleyan University Libraries staff member Xudong Jin has been elected to a three-year term as one of 34 councilors-at-large for the American Library Association, the oldest and largest library association in the world. Its mission is to provide leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and for the profession of librarianship.

Jin joined Ohio Wesleyan in 2000, and serves as the university’s associate director of libraries. He also serves as head of technical services and as collection development coordinator. Jin earned bachelor and master’s degrees from Yunnan University in China, a master’s degree from Ohio University, and a master’s degree in library science from St. John’s University. Jin is a resident of Lewis Center.

Ohio Wesleyan University is one of the nation’s premier small, private universities, with more than 90 undergraduate majors, sequences, and courses of study, and 23 Division III varsity sports. Located in Delaware, Ohio, just minutes north of Ohio’s capital and largest city, Columbus, the university combines a globally focused curriculum with off-campus learning and leadership opportunities that translate classroom theory into real-world practice. OWU’s close-knit community of 1,850 students represents 45 states and 52 countries. Ohio Wesleyan earned a 2009 Presidential Award for Excellence in General Community Service, is featured in the book “Colleges That Change Lives,” and is included on the “best colleges” lists of U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review. Learn more at www.owu.edu.