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 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. Unlike other library staff, subject specialist librarians are tenured or tenure-track 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.
Consult the Subject Specialists List to identify a librarian who specializes in your area. Here are some subject specialists graduate students in your areas often work with:
Librarian | Areas of Expertise | Contact |
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Celestina Savonius-Wroth |
History Religious Studies |
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Atoma Batoma | African Studies | |
History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library |
African American Studies Jewish Studies |
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Kit Condill | Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies | |
Laila Hussein Moustafa |
Middle Eastern Studies North African Studies |
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Cindy Ingold |
LGBTQ Studies Gender Studies Women's Studies |
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International and Area Studies Library |
Korean Studies
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Antonio Sotomayor | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Marek Sroka |
Central European Studies Polish Studies Polish American Studies |
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Mara Thacker |
South Asian Studies Global Popular Culture |
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Steven Witt |
Chinese Studies Japanese Studies |