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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 Email
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) Adam Lauder 310L Scott 55974 alauder@yorku.ca
Communication and Culture Kathryn Elder 125 Scott 88898 kelder@yorku.ca
Communications Studies (policy) Thumeka Mgwigwi 310G Scott 20073 thumekam@yorku.ca
Computer Science (policy) Sarah Shujah 102H Steacie 33945 sshujah@yorku.ca
Critical Disability Studies Thumeka Mgwigwi 310G 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 310H Scott 88890 mkandiuk@yorku.ca
Disaster and Emergency Management Studies Peter Duerr 310N Scott 88810 pduerr@yorku.ca
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (policy) Sarah Shujah 102H Steacie 33945 sshujah@yorku.ca
Economics (policy) Adam Taves 310D Scott 20074 taves@yorku.ca
Education (policy) Peggy Warren 310J Scott 22793 pwarren@yorku.ca
Engineering Sarah Shujah 102H Steacie 33945 sshujah@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) Timothy Bristow 205D Scott 33731 timothyb@yorku.ca
Health Policy and Management (policy) Thumeka Mgwigwi 310G Scott 20073 thumekam@yorku.ca
History (policy) Tom Scott 205B Scott 33131 tscott@yorku.ca
Humanities Adam Lauder 310L Scott  55974 alauder@yorku.ca
Human Resources Management Sophie Bury S237B SSB  66951  sbury@yorku.ca
Human Rights and Equity Studies Norda Majekodunmi 205A Scott 33392 nordam@yorku.ca
Italian (policy) Peggy Warren 310J 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 205A Scott 33392 nordam@yorku.ca
Linguistics (Romance languages) Peggy Warren 310J 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 205D Scott 33731 timothyb@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) Adam Lauder 310L Scott 55974 alauder@yorku.ca
Science and Technology Studies (policy) Sarah Shujah 102H Steacie 33945 sshujah@yorku.ca
Social Sciences Courtney Lundrigan 310K Scott 33796 clund@yorku.ca
Social Work (policy) Norda Majekodunmi 205A Scott 33392 nordam@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) Sarah Shujah 102H Steacie 33945 sshujah@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 Email
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 Linda Hansen 133 Central Square 55181 lhansen@yorku.ca