# Joshua Capitanio: The Work of the Scholar-Librarian

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Podcast: [The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ho-center-for-buddhist-studies-at-stanford-7277833)
Published: 2026-03-01T07:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Joshua Capitanio talks about his graduate work on medieval Chinese Buddho-Daoism, how translation projects and “second book” arguments are valued inside and outside the professoriate, and what it takes to make a career transition to the university library. Interview by Miles Osgood.

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