Subject specialist librarians are eager to assist you with your library research, and in most cases can save you a lot of time, especially if you meet with them early in order to plan out your research strategy.

Subject specialist librarians recognize the interdisciplinary, collaborative nature of historical research, and they encourage you to meet with any librarian whose area of expertise overlaps with your research. For example, if you are researching the political history of labor unions in America, then you should meet with the History Librarian, the Political Science Librarian, and the Labor Studies Librarian.

• Celestina Savonius-Wroth is the subject specialist for History.
• Elias Petrou is the subject specialist for Ancient History and Classical Studies.
• Paula Carns is the subject specialist for Medieval Studies.
• Marek Sroka is the subject specialist for Germanic and Central European Studies.
• Kit Condill is the subject specialist for Slavic, East European, Eurasian, and Central Asian history.

Subject Specialist Database

Subject specialist librarians are eager to assist you with your library research, and can help make your research more successful. Subject specialists are not only professional librarians, but are also recognized scholars in their own right. Many have earned advanced degrees in their area of specialization. Subject specialist librarians are professors, and are members of the University faculty. Subject specialist librarians recognize the interdisciplinary, collaborative nature of historical research, and they encourage you to meet with any librarian whose area of expertise overlaps with your research.