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 queer America, you should meet with both the History Librarian AND the Political Science Librarian.
| Area of Expertise | Librarian | |
|---|---|---|
| Geographic Regions | ||
| Africa | Atoma Batoma | batoma@illinois.edu |
| Central Europe | Marek Sroka | msroka@illinois.edu |
| China | ias@library.illinois.edu | |
| Eastern Europe and Eurasia | Kit Condill | condill@illinois.edu |
| Western Europe | Paula Carns | pcarns@illinois.edu |
| Global Studies | Steve Witt | swwitt@illinois.edu |
| Japan | Steve Witt | swwitt@illinois.edu |
| Korea | Yoo-Seong Song | yoosong@illinois.edu |
| Latin America and Caribbean | Paula Carns | pcarns@illinois.edu |
| Middle East and North Africa | Laila Hussein Moustafa | lhoussei@illinois.edu |
| South Asia | Mara Thacker | mthacker@illinois.edu |
| Social Groups (Race, Ethnicity, Gender...) | ||
| African American Studies | Courtney Becks | bexlib@lillinois.edu |
| American Indian Studies | Cindy Ingold | cingold@illinois.edu |
| Asian American Studies | Cindy Ingold | cingold@illinois.edu |
| Family Studies | Sarah Williams | scwillms@illinois.edu |
| Gender and Women's Studies | Cindy Ingold | |
| Jewish Studies | Courtney Becks | bexlib@illinois.edu |
| Latinx Stuides | Lisa Romero | l-romero@illinois.edu |
| Other Subjects | ||
| Education and Curriculum Studies | Nancy O'Brien | npobrien@illinois.edu |
| Government Information | Sanga Sung | ssung@illinois.edu |
| History | Celestina Savonius-Wroth | cswroth@illinois.edu |
| Media Studies | Lisa Romero | l-romero@illinois.edu |
| Medieval Studies | Paula Carns | pcarns@illinois.edu |
| Political Science | Cindy Ingold | cingold@illinois.edu |
| Popular Culture | Mara Thacker | mthacker@illinois.edu |
| Psychology and Behavioral Sciences | Yali Feng | yalifeng@illinois.edu |
| Public Health | JJ Pionke | pionke@illinois.edu |
| Religious Studies | Celestina Savonius-Wroth | cswroth@illinois.edu |
You can also use the Subject Specialist Database to identify a librarian who specializes in your area.