Al Dong is a Reference/Government Documents Librarian at the University of Pennsylvania's Biddle Law Library. He has over 20 years of experience as a law librarian, and has worked in academic, state court, and law firm settings. He has taught legal research at the University of Pennsylvania and at the University of Denver.

Al received his Juris Doctor degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he served as a Student Editor of Law & Policy. His Master of Librarianship, with Distinction, and Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) are from the University of Washington.