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Rachel Wen-Paloutzian

Rachel Wen-Paloutzian

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    As the Archives and Special Collections Instruction Librarian in the William H. Hannon Library at Loyola Marymount University, Rachel Wen-Paloutzian collaborates with faculty to incorporate special collections and primary sources into the academic curriculum. She facilitates active learning with students in library instruction workshops using a wide variety of special collections materials, such as artworks, cultural artifacts, rare books, digital and audiovisual objects, and historical documents. Rachel is the Curator of LMU Postcard Collections, and she is the Library Liaison to the Asian and Asian American Studies Department. Prior to her current position, Rachel served as Metadata Librarian for four years, building LMU Digital Collections and making special collections accessible online.

    Before LMU, Rachel worked at the Center for Primary Research and Training in UCLA Library Special Collections, Art Center College of Design, and USC Libraries. She holds a Master of Library and Information Science from UCLA and a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from USC. Rachel is a member of The Phi Beta Kappa Society.

    Disciplines

    • Library and Information Science
    • 13 Other contribution
    • 4 Presentation
    • 1 Poster
    • 1 Web publication/site
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