Subject Specialists
Subject librarians have their own areas of specialty. The list below explains who is responsible for what subjects. Please contact them if you have any questions.
In most cases a subject librarian also serves as the general liaison librarian for a given department or faculty. Please see
Your Liaison Librarian and You for information on what your liaison librarian can do for you.
Collection development policies are also linked. They are written by subject librarians (bibliographers) who select materials for the Libraries. For an explanation of collecting levels please see
Collecting Levels.
(To telephone a librarian, call the main York switchboard at 416-736-2100 and then enter the extension number below.)
| Subject | Librarian | Office | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology (policy) | Kalina Grewal | 310E Scott | 88894 | kgrewal@yorku.ca |
| Archives (policy) | Michael Moir | 305 Scott | 22457 | mmoir@yorku.ca |
| Biology (policy) | Ilo Maimets | 102K Steacie | 33927 | ilo@yorku.ca |
| Business (policy) | Sophie Bury | S237B SSB | 66951 | sbury@yorku.ca |
| Business (policy) | Xuemei Li | S237W SSB | 88865 | lixuemei@yorku.ca |
| Chemistry (policy) | Leila Fernandez | 102J Steacie | 40075 | leilaf@yorku.ca |
| Classics (policy) | Scott McLaren | 310L Scott | 88892 | scottm@yorku.ca |
| Communication and Culture | Kathryn Elder | 125 Scott | 88898 | kelder@yorku.ca |
| Communications Studies (policy) | Maura Matesic | 310K Scott | 66947 | mmatesic@yorku.ca |
| Computer Science (policy) | John Dupuis | 102L Steacie | 20396 | jdupuis@yorku.ca |
| Critical Disability Studies | Kalina Grewal | 310E Scott | 88894 | kgrewal@yorku.ca |
| Dance (policy) | Kathryn Elder | 125 Scott | 88898 | kelder@yorku.ca |
| Data (numeric) | Walter Giesbrecht | 205E Scott | 77551 | walterg@yorku.ca |
| Design (policy) | Mary Kandiuk | 310H Scott | 88890 | mkandiuk@yorku.ca |
| Disaster and Emergency Management Studies | Peter Duerr | 310N Scott | 88810 | pduerr@yorku.ca |
| Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (policy) | John Dupuis | 102L Steacie | 20396 | jdupuis@yorku.ca |
| Economics (policy) | Adam Taves | 310D Scott | 20074 | taves@yorku.ca |
| Education (policy) | Peggy Warren | 310J Scott | 22793 | pwarren@yorku.ca |
| Engineering | John Dupuis | 102L Steacie | 20396 | jdupuis@yorku.ca |
| English (policy) | Lisa Sloniowski | 205C Scott | 20075 | lisasl@yorku.ca |
| Environmental Studies (policy) | Dana Craig | 310M Scott | 22835 | dcraig@yorku.ca |
| Films, Film and Video Studies (policy) | Kathryn Elder | 125 Scott | 88898 | kelder@yorku.ca |
| French (policy) | Peggy Warren | 310J Scott | 22835 | pwarren@yorku.ca |
| Frost Library | Dany Savard | 110B Frost | 88267 | dsavard@yorku.ca |
| Geography (policy) | Rosa Orlandini | 102 Scott | 88863 | rorlan@yorku.ca |
| GIS | Rosa Orlandini | 102 Scott | 88863 | rorlan@yorku.ca |
| Government Publications: Canada (policy) | Peter Duerr | 310N Scott | 88810 | pduerr@yorku.ca |
| Government Publications: Foreign & International (policy) | Walter Giesbrecht | 205EScott | 77551 | walterg@yorku.ca |
| Health Policy and Management (policy) | Meghan Ecclestone | 310G Scott | 33796 | meghane@yorku.ca |
| History (policy) | Tom Scott | 205B Scott | 33131 | tscott@yorku.ca |
| Humanities | Scott McLaren | 310L Scott | 88892 | scottm@yorku.ca |
| Human Resources Management | Sophie Bury | S237B SSB | 66951 | sbury@yorku.ca |
| Human Rights and Equity Studies | Scott McLaren | 310L Scott | 88892 | scottm@yorku.ca |
| Italian (policy) | Peggy Warren | 310J Scott | 77551 | pwarren@yorku.ca |
| Kinesiology (policy) | Sarah Shujah | 102H Steacie | 33945 | sshujah@yorku.ca |
| Law (policy) | Louis Mirando | O24J Osgoode | 55646 | lmirando@osgoode.yorku.ca |
| Linguistics and other languages (policy) | Adam Taves | 310D Scott | 20074 | taves@yorku.ca |
| Linguistics (Romance languages) | Peggy Warren | 310J Scott | 77551 | pwarren@yorku.ca |
| Linguistics (East Asian languages) | Adam Taves | 310D Scott | 20074 | ataves@yorku.ca |
| Maps (policy) | Rosa Orlandini | Map Library | 88863 | rorlan@yorku.ca |
| Mathematics & Statistics (policy) | Sarah Shujah | 102H Steacie | 33945 | sshujah@yorku.ca |
| Music (policy) | Rob van der Bliek | 125 Scott | 88880 | bliek@yorku.ca |
| Nursing | Ilo Maimets | 102J Steacie | 33927 | ilo@yorku.ca |
| Philosophy (policy) | Rob van der Bliek | 125 Scott | 88880 | bliek@yorku.ca |
| Physics & Astronomy (policy) | Leila Fernandez | 102J Steacie | 40075 | leilaf@yorku.ca |
| Political Science (policy) | Patti Ryan | 310R Scott | 66469 | pryan@yorku.ca |
| Psychology (policy) | Adam Taves | 310D Scott | 20074 | taves@yorku.ca |
| Portuguese (policy) | Peggy Warren | 310J Scott | 22793 | pwarren@yorku.ca |
| Reference (policy) | Patti Ryan | 310R Scott | 66469 | pryan@yorku.ca |
| Religious Studies (policy) | Scott McLaren | 310L Scott | 88892 | scottm@yorku.ca |
| Science and Technology Studies (policy) | John Dupuis | 102L Steacie | 20396 | jdupuis@yorku.ca |
| Social Sciences | Maura Matesic | 310K Scott | 66947 | mmatesic@yorku.ca |
| Social Work (policy) | Meghan Ecclestone | 310G Scott | 33796 | meghane@yorku.ca |
| Sociology (policy) | Kalina Grewal | 310E Scott | 88894 | kgrewal@yorku.ca |
| Sound Recordings (policy) | Rob van der Bliek | 105 Scott | 88880 | bliek@yorku.ca |
| Space and Communications (policy) | John Dupuis | 102L Steacie | 20396 | jdupuis@yorku.ca |
| Spanish (policy) | Peggy Warren | 310J Scott | 77551 | pwarren@yorku.ca |
| Special Collections (policy) | Michael Moir | 305 Scott | 22457 | mmoir@yorku.ca |
| Theatre (policy) | Mary Kandiuk | 310H Scott | 88890 | mkandiuk@yorku.ca |
| Visual Arts, Art History (policy) | Mary Kandiuk | 310H Scott | 88890 | mkandiuk@yorku.ca |
| Women’s Studies (policy) | Kalina Grewal | 310E Scott | 88894 | kgrewal@yorku.ca |
Other contacts
| Category | Contact | Office | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Purchase | Catherine Davidson | 516 Scott | 55601 | cdavids@yorku.ca |
| General orders (books) | Elif Gurses | 108B Scott | 22798 | egurses@yorku.ca |
| General orders (journals) | Elif Gurses | 108B Scott | 22798 | egurses@yorku.ca |
| Reserves | Anna Santilli | CS133 Scott | 44632 | asantill@yorku.ca |
