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) | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
