Subject Help in New Brunswick

The following list is arranged by specialization. Expertise spans many subjects, skillsets, and areas of professional responsibility. Call or email to consult or schedule an appointment.

African and Africana Studies

Agriculture, Plant, and Animal Sciences

Contact the Science Librarians

Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

Alcohol Studies

Anthropology

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Tao Yang

tao.yang@rutgers.edu
848-932-6086
East Asian Librarian | East Asian Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Anthropology; Communication; East Asian Studies; Geography; Journalism and Media Studies; Library and Information Science

Art (Visual), Art History, Architecture, and Landscape Architecture

Asians in the Americas and Diasporas

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Kayo Denda

kayo.denda@rutgers.edu
848-932-5023
Head, Margery Somers Foster Center & Librarian For Women's Gender And Sexuality Studies | Douglass Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Humanities; Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Biological Sciences

Contact the Science Librarians

Business and Finance

Chemistry

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Laura Palumbo

laura.palumbo@rutgers.edu
848-445-3558
Chemistry & Physics Librarian/Science Data Specialist | Library of Science and Medicine | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Data; Open Education Resources; Chemistry; Engineering; Geology and Earth Sciences; Patents and Trademarks; Physics and Astronomy

Cinema, Film, and Television

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Triveni Kuchi

triveni.kuchi@rutgers.edu
848-445-5733
Social Sciences/Instructional Services Librarian | James Dickson Carr Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Cinema, Film, and Television; Criminal Justice; Middle Eastern Studies; Sociology; South Asian Studies

Classics

Communication

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Sherri Farber

sherri.farber@rutgers.edu
848-932-6135
Information Literacy Instruction Librarian | Alexander Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Library Instruction; Communication; Journalism and Media Studies; Library and Information Science
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Tao Yang

tao.yang@rutgers.edu
848-932-6086
East Asian Librarian | East Asian Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Anthropology; Communication; East Asian Studies; Geography; Journalism and Media Studies; Library and Information Science

Comparative Literature

Computer Science

Mei Ling Lo

Mei Ling Lo

mlo@rutgers.edu
848-445-5914
Science Research Librarian | Library of Science and Medicine | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Citation Management; Computer Science; Math and Statistics

Copyright Education

Criminal Justice

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Triveni Kuchi

triveni.kuchi@rutgers.edu
848-445-5733
Social Sciences/Instructional Services Librarian | James Dickson Carr Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Cinema, Film, and Television; Criminal Justice; Middle Eastern Studies; Sociology; South Asian Studies

Dance

Data

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Laura Palumbo

laura.palumbo@rutgers.edu
848-445-3558
Chemistry & Physics Librarian/Science Data Specialist | Library of Science and Medicine | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Data; Open Education Resources; Chemistry; Engineering; Geology and Earth Sciences; Patents and Trademarks; Physics and Astronomy

Digital Humanities

East Asian Studies

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Tao Yang

tao.yang@rutgers.edu
848-932-6086
East Asian Librarian | East Asian Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Anthropology; Communication; East Asian Studies; Geography; Journalism and Media Studies; Library and Information Science

Economics

Education

Engineering

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Laura Palumbo

laura.palumbo@rutgers.edu
848-445-3558
Chemistry & Physics Librarian/Science Data Specialist | Library of Science and Medicine | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Data; Open Education Resources; Chemistry; Engineering; Geology and Earth Sciences; Patents and Trademarks; Physics and Astronomy

English Language and Literature

French Language and Literature

Geography

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Tao Yang

tao.yang@rutgers.edu
848-932-6086
East Asian Librarian | East Asian Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Anthropology; Communication; East Asian Studies; Geography; Journalism and Media Studies; Library and Information Science

Geology and Earth Sciences

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Laura Palumbo

laura.palumbo@rutgers.edu
848-445-3558
Chemistry & Physics Librarian/Science Data Specialist | Library of Science and Medicine | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Data; Open Education Resources; Chemistry; Engineering; Geology and Earth Sciences; Patents and Trademarks; Physics and Astronomy

German Language and Literature

James Niessen

James (Jim) Niessen

niessen@rutgers.edu
848-932-6103
World History Librarian | Alexander Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Humanities; English Language and Literature; German Language and Literature; History: Global; Jewish Studies; Medieval Studies; Religion

GIS (Geographic Information Systems)

Government Resources

History: British Isles

Tom Glynn

Thomas (Tom) Glynn

glynn@libraries.rutgers.edu
848-932-6105
British & American History/Political Science Librarian | Alexander Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Humanities; English Language and Literature; History: British Isles; History: North America; Law; New Jerseyana; Political Science

History: Global

James Niessen

James (Jim) Niessen

niessen@rutgers.edu
848-932-6103
World History Librarian | Alexander Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Humanities; English Language and Literature; German Language and Literature; History: Global; Jewish Studies; Medieval Studies; Religion

History: North America

Tom Glynn

Thomas (Tom) Glynn

glynn@libraries.rutgers.edu
848-932-6105
British & American History/Political Science Librarian | Alexander Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Humanities; English Language and Literature; History: British Isles; History: North America; Law; New Jerseyana; Political Science

History of Science

Tom Glynn

Thomas (Tom) Glynn

glynn@libraries.rutgers.edu
848-932-6105
British & American History/Political Science Librarian | Alexander Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Humanities; English Language and Literature; History: British Isles; History: North America; Law; New Jerseyana; Political Science

Human Resources and Labor Relations

Information Literacy

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Sherri Farber

sherri.farber@rutgers.edu
848-932-6135
Information Literacy Instruction Librarian | Alexander Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Library Instruction; Communication; Journalism and Media Studies; Library and Information Science

Italian Language and Literature

Jewish Studies

James Niessen

James (Jim) Niessen

niessen@rutgers.edu
848-932-6103
World History Librarian | Alexander Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Humanities; English Language and Literature; German Language and Literature; History: Global; Jewish Studies; Medieval Studies; Religion

Journalism and Media Studies

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Sherri Farber

sherri.farber@rutgers.edu
848-932-6135
Information Literacy Instruction Librarian | Alexander Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Library Instruction; Communication; Journalism and Media Studies; Library and Information Science
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Tao Yang

tao.yang@rutgers.edu
848-932-6086
East Asian Librarian | East Asian Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Anthropology; Communication; East Asian Studies; Geography; Journalism and Media Studies; Library and Information Science

Labor and Employment Studies

Landscape Architecture

Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies

James Niessen

James (Jim) Niessen

niessen@rutgers.edu
848-932-6103
World History Librarian | Alexander Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Humanities; English Language and Literature; German Language and Literature; History: Global; Jewish Studies; Medieval Studies; Religion

LGBTQAI+ and Gender Non-conforming Communities

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Kayo Denda

kayo.denda@rutgers.edu
848-932-5023
Head, Margery Somers Foster Center & Librarian For Women's Gender And Sexuality Studies | Douglass Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Humanities; Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Library and Information Science

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Sherri Farber

sherri.farber@rutgers.edu
848-932-6135
Information Literacy Instruction Librarian | Alexander Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Library Instruction; Communication; Journalism and Media Studies; Library and Information Science
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Tao Yang

tao.yang@rutgers.edu
848-932-6086
East Asian Librarian | East Asian Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Anthropology; Communication; East Asian Studies; Geography; Journalism and Media Studies; Library and Information Science

Linguistics

Maps (NJ and World)

Math and Statistics

Mei Ling Lo

Mei Ling Lo

mlo@rutgers.edu
848-445-5914
Science Research Librarian | Library of Science and Medicine | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Citation Management; Computer Science; Math and Statistics

Medieval Studies

James Niessen

James (Jim) Niessen

niessen@rutgers.edu
848-932-6103
World History Librarian | Alexander Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Humanities; English Language and Literature; German Language and Literature; History: Global; Jewish Studies; Medieval Studies; Religion

Middle Eastern Studies

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Triveni Kuchi

triveni.kuchi@rutgers.edu
848-445-5733
Social Sciences/Instructional Services Librarian | James Dickson Carr Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Cinema, Film, and Television; Criminal Justice; Middle Eastern Studies; Sociology; South Asian Studies

Music

New Jerseyana

Open Access

Open Education Resources (OER)

Patents and Trademarks

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Laura Palumbo

laura.palumbo@rutgers.edu
848-445-3558
Chemistry & Physics Librarian/Science Data Specialist | Library of Science and Medicine | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Data; Open Education Resources; Chemistry; Engineering; Geology and Earth Sciences; Patents and Trademarks; Physics and Astronomy

Philosophy

Physics and Astronomy

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Laura Palumbo

laura.palumbo@rutgers.edu
848-445-3558
Chemistry & Physics Librarian/Science Data Specialist | Library of Science and Medicine | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Data; Open Education Resources; Chemistry; Engineering; Geology and Earth Sciences; Patents and Trademarks; Physics and Astronomy

Planning, Public Policy, and Public Administration

Political Science

Tom Glynn

Thomas (Tom) Glynn

glynn@libraries.rutgers.edu
848-932-6105
British & American History/Political Science Librarian | Alexander Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Humanities; English Language and Literature; History: British Isles; History: North America; Law; New Jerseyana; Political Science

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences

Religion

James Niessen

James (Jim) Niessen

niessen@rutgers.edu
848-932-6103
World History Librarian | Alexander Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Humanities; English Language and Literature; German Language and Literature; History: Global; Jewish Studies; Medieval Studies; Religion

Social Work

Sociology

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Triveni Kuchi

triveni.kuchi@rutgers.edu
848-445-5733
Social Sciences/Instructional Services Librarian | James Dickson Carr Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Cinema, Film, and Television; Criminal Justice; Middle Eastern Studies; Sociology; South Asian Studies

South Asian Studies

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Triveni Kuchi

triveni.kuchi@rutgers.edu
848-445-5733
Social Sciences/Instructional Services Librarian | James Dickson Carr Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Cinema, Film, and Television; Criminal Justice; Middle Eastern Studies; Sociology; South Asian Studies

Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature

James Niessen

James (Jim) Niessen

niessen@rutgers.edu
848-932-6103
World History Librarian | Alexander Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Humanities; English Language and Literature; German Language and Literature; History: Global; Jewish Studies; Medieval Studies; Religion

Theater

University Archives

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

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Kayo Denda

kayo.denda@rutgers.edu
848-932-5023
Head, Margery Somers Foster Center & Librarian For Women's Gender And Sexuality Studies | Douglass Library | Library Faculty, New Brunswick
Specializes in: Humanities; Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies