One of a subject liaison’s responsibilities is guiding students to become proficient researchers. When disciplinary faculty assign projects requiring students to explore the scholarly literature, it is often crucial for library faculty and staff to help those students navigate and understand the scholarly ecosystem.
How Can a Subject Liaison Help?:
- one time guest lecture during class
- creating course guides tailored to your assignments
- multiple class visits throughout the academic term at critical points in the research process
- required appointments for students to meet with library faculty
- drop-in visits for individual or groups of students seeking research help
- evening workshops
- co-teaching (when appropriate)
Some of the topics we can address with library instruction are:
- What is the role of the academic library?
- What is the scholarly conversation?
- What are the norms and expectations for academic discourse in a particular discipline?
- What are a particular discipline’s gaps in existing knowledge?
- How to find, use, and manage data
- How to preserve and protect newly created scholarship
If you are assigning a project requiring the use of library resources, please contact your subject liaison to create a personalized plan for your students.
Associate Professor, Instruction Coordinator & Science Librarian
Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Geology, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Physics and Engineering, Psychology, Science (General), Bioethics, and Physical Education
Associate Professor, Associate University Librarian
German, Russian, Literature in Translation, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, French, Italian, Spanish, East Asian Languages and Literatures, and Literature and Language
Assistant Professor, Digital Humanities Librarian
English and Digital Humanities
Assistant Professor, Mellon Digital Humanities Fellow
Writing Program
Associate Professor, Head of Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
Associate Professor, Senior Reference Librarian
Africana Studies, Education, Film Studies, Journalism and Mass Communications, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Politics, Poverty Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, General (any topic), Anthropology and Archaeology, East Asian Studies, Government (All), Interdepartmental, Islamic Studies, Russian Area Studies, Social Sciences (General), and Women's and Gender Studies
Associate Professor, Head of Collection Services
Assistant Professor, Director of Data Education
Data and Statistics
Assistant Professor, Digital Scholarship Librarian
Assistant Professor, Director of Library Technology
Computer Science
Associate Professor, Head of Access Services
Art History and Studio Art, Philosophy, Religion, and Theatre
Professor, The Hal F. and Barbra Buckner Higginbotham University Librarian
Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, and Data and Statistics
