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 | 205D 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) | Elizabeth Watson | S237C SSB | 66944 | watson@yorku.ca |
| Chemistry (policy) | Rajiv Nariani | 102L Steacie | 20396 | rajivn@yorku.ca |
| Classics (policy) | Scott McLaren | 203F Scott | 88892 | scottm@yorku.ca |
| Communication and Culture | Kathryn Elder | 125 Scott | 88898 | kelder@yorku.ca |
| Communications Studies (policy) | Maura Matesic | 203G Scott | 66947 | mmatesic@yorku.ca |
| Computer Science (policy) | John Dupuis | 102H Steacie | 33945 | jdupuis@yorku.ca |
| Critical Disability Studies | Thumeka Mgwigwi | 203L Scott | 20073 | thumekam@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 | 203J Scott | 88890 | mkandiuk@yorku.ca |
| Disaster and Emergency Management Studies | Peter Duerr | 203B Scott | 88810 | pduerr@yorku.ca |
| Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (policy) | John Dupuis | 102H Steacie | 33945 | jdupuis@yorku.ca |
| Economics (policy) | Tom Scott | 205B Scott | 33131 | tscott@yorku.ca |
| Education (policy) | Peggy Warren | 203H Scott | 22793 | pwarren@yorku.ca |
| Engineering | John Dupuis | 102H Steacie | 33945 | jdupuis@yorku.ca |
| English (policy) | Lisa Sloniowski | 205C Scott | 20075 | lisasl@yorku.ca |
| Environmental Studies (policy) | Dana Craig | 203H Scott | 22835 | dcraig@yorku.ca |
| Films, Film and Video Studies (policy) | Kathryn Elder | 125 Scott | 88898 | kelder@yorku.ca |
| French (policy) | Peggy Warren | 203H Scott | 22835 | pwarren@yorku.ca |
| Frost Library | Julie Drexler | 204A Frost | 88262 | drexler@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 | 203B Scott | 88810 | pduerr@yorku.ca |
| Government Publications: Foreign & International (policy) | Timothy Bristow | 203D Scott | 33731 | timothyb@yorku.ca |
| Health Policy and Management (policy) | Thumeka Mgwigwi | 203L Scott | 20073 | thumekam@yorku.ca |
| History (policy) | Tom Scott | 205B Scott | 33131 | tscott@yorku.ca |
| Humanities | Scott McLaren | 203F Scott | 88892 | scottm@yorku.ca |
| Human Resources Management | Sophie Bury | S237B SSB | 66951 | sbury@yorku.ca |
| Human Rights and Equity Studies | Norda Majekodunmi | 203A Scott | 33392 | nordam@yorku.ca |
| Italian (policy) | Peggy Warren | 203H Scott | 77551 | pwarren@yorku.ca |
| Kinesiology (policy) | Rajiv Nariani | 102L Steacie | 20396 | rajivn@yorku.ca |
| Law (policy) | Louis Mirando | O24J Osgoode | 55646 | lmirando@osgoode.yorku.ca |
| Linguistics and other languages (policy) | Norda Majekodunmi | 203A Scott | 33392 | nordam@yorku.ca |
| Linguistics (Romance languages) | Peggy Warren | 203H Scott | 77551 | pwarren@yorku.ca |
| Linguistics (East Asian languages) | Haiyun Cao | 105C Scott | 20458 | hcao@yorku.ca |
| Maps (policy) | Rosa Orlandini | Map Library | 88863 | rorlan@yorku.ca |
| Mathematics & Statistics (policy) | Rajiv Nariani | 102L Steacie | 20396 | rajivn@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) | Timothy Bristow | 203D Scott | 33731 | timothyb@yorku.ca |
| Physics (policy) | John Dupuis | 102H Steacie | 33945 | jdupuis@yorku.ca |
| Political Science (policy) | Patti Ryan | 203M Scott | 66469 | pryan@yorku.ca |
| Psychology (policy) | Adam Taves | 203K Scott | 20074 | taves@yorku.ca |
| Portuguese (policy) | Peggy Warren | 203H Scott | 22793 | pwarren@yorku.ca |
| Reference (policy) | Patti Ryan | 203M Scott | 66469 | pryan@yorku.ca |
| Religious Studies (policy) | Scott McLaren | 203F Scott | 88892 | scottm@yorku.ca |
| Science and Technology Studies (policy) | John Dupuis | 102H Steacie | 33945 | jdupuis@yorku.ca |
| Social Sciences | Maura Matesic | 203G Scott | 66947 | mmatesic@yorku.ca |
| Social Work (policy) | Norda Majekodunmi | 203A Scott | 33392 | nordam@yorku.ca |
| Sociology (policy) | Kalina Grewal | 205D Scott | 88894 | kgrewal@yorku.ca |
| Sound Recordings (policy) | Rob van der Bliek | 105 Scott | 88880 | bliek@yorku.ca |
| Space and Communications (policy) | John Dupuis | 102H Steacie | 33945 | jdupuis@yorku.ca |
| Spanish (policy) | Peggy Warren | 203H Scott | 77551 | pwarren@yorku.ca |
| Special Collections (policy) | Michael Moir | 305 Scott | 22457 | mmoir@yorku.ca |
| Theatre (policy) | Mary Kandiuk | 203J Scott | 88890 | mkandiuk@yorku.ca |
| Visual Arts, Art History (policy) | Mary Kandiuk | 203J Scott | 88890 | mkandiuk@yorku.ca |
| Women’s Studies (policy) | Kalina Grewal | 205D Scott | 88894 | kgrewal@yorku.ca |
Other contacts
| Category | Contact | Office | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Purchase | Catherine Davidson | 310 Scott | 55601 | cdavids@yorku.ca |
| General orders (books) | Karen Cassel | 108B Scott | 22798 | cassel@yorku.ca |
| General orders (journals) | Karen Cassel | 108B Scott | 22798 | cassel@yorku.ca |
| Reserves | Linda Hansen | 133 Central Square | 55181 | lhansen@yorku.ca |
