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Some areas of the Main Library are now open 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday and 12pm to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday. These areas include main-floor access to Circulation as well as our study and computing space on 1 East with access to MSU printing. As of Feb. 1st, we opened 1 West. Our total capacity at this time is 120 people. We also now have touchless lockers, where you may pick up materials. Outside of safety, our top priority is to provide access to all of our collections. We continue to offer virtual services. We also are paging materials and will continue to mail materials to faculty, staff, and students living off-campus. We encourage you to use our convenient distance services. Please see our Online and Distance Learning resource page for more information. |
Subject Librarians
The table below lists the name, office telephone number and e-mail address of the librarian who specializes in service for each subject area. Subject librarians offer research advice to individuals or university classes, and consider requests for purchase of new materials. The subject terms are linked to corresponding lists of electronic resources. Librarians with liaison duties for Multidisciplinary Collections and Residential Colleges are listed at the bottom of the page.
For general questions about the collection, contact Steven Sowards, Associate Director for Collections at (517) 884-6391.
Collection Development Policy Statements
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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African Studies | Erik Ponder | (517) 884-0838 | ponderer@lib.msu.edu |
African Studies | Erik Ponder | (517) 884-0838 | ponderer@lib.msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics | Suzanne Teghtmeyer | (517) 884-0894 | teghtmey@lib.msu.edu |
Agriculture and Forestry | Suzanne Teghtmeyer | (517) 884-0894 | teghtmey@lib.msu.edu |
Animal Culture | Andrea Kepsel | (517) 884-0898 | akepsel@msu.edu |
Beekeeping | Andrea Kepsel | (517) 884-0898 | akepsel@msu.edu |
Dairy Science | Andrea Kepsel | (517) 884-0898 | akepsel@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Anthropology | Amanda Tickner | (517) 884-9432 | atickner@lib.msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Architecture | Terrie Wilson | (517) 884-0862 | wilso398@msu.edu |
Human Environment and Design | Terrie Wilson | (517) 884-0862 | wilso398@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Art History | Terrie Wilson | (517) 884-0862 | wilso398@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Dance, Theatre, Film Studies | Michael Rodriguez | (517) 884-6395 | rodri171@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Film | Michael Rodriguez | (517) 884-6395 | rodri171@msu.edu |
Photography | Terrie Wilson | (517) 884-0862 | wilso398@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Asian Studies | Xian Wu | (517) 884-0837 | wuxian@lib.msu.edu |
Central Asia | Terri Miller | (517) 884-0841 | ticklet@msu.edu |
South and Southeast Asian Studies | Zoe McLaughlin | (517) 884-0867 | mclau197@lib.msu.edu |
Western Asia (See Middle Eastern Studies) |
Deborah Margolis | (517) 884-0892 | deborahm@lib.msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Astronomy | Erika Weir | (517) 884-0907 | weirerik@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Susan Kendall | (517) 884-0902 | skendall@msu.edu |
Biology: General | Susan Kendall | (517) 884-0902 | skendall@msu.edu |
Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics | Andrea Kepsel | (517) 884-0898 | akepsel@msu.edu |
Botany | Suzanne Teghtmeyer | (517) 884-0894 | teghtmey@lib.msu.edu |
Ecology | Eric Tans | (517) 884-7808 | tans@lib.msu.edu |
Gull Lake Library | Melissa Yost | (269) 671-2310 | Melissa.Yost@kbs.msu.edu |
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics | Susan Kendall | (517) 884-0902 | skendall@msu.edu |
Neuroscience | Susan Kendall | (517) 884-0902 | skendall@msu.edu |
Pharmacology & Toxicology | Chana Kraus-Friedberg | (517) 884-8462 | krausfri@msu.edu |
Physiology | Susan Kendall | (517) 884-0902 | skendall@msu.edu |
Zoology | Susan Kendall | (517) 884-0902 | skendall@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Accounting | Ben Hall | (517) 432-4182 | hallben6@msu.edu |
Advertising | Alex Hauser | (517) 884-6679 | hauseral@msu.edu |
Career Information | Ben Hall | (517) 432-4182 | hallben6@msu.edu |
Data Services | Breezy Silver | (517) 432-4181 | silverbr@msu.edu |
Entrepreneurship | William Langston | (517) 432-3227 | langst24@msu.edu |
Finance | Ben Hall | (517) 432-4182 | hallben6@msu.edu |
Hospitality Business | Breezy Silver | (517) 432-4181 | silverbr@msu.edu |
Human Resources | Alex Hauser | (517) 884-6679 | hauseral@msu.edu |
International Business | Ben Hall | (517) 432-4182 | hallben6@msu.edu |
Labor Relations | Alex Hauser | (517) 884-6679 | hauseral@msu.edu |
Management | Alex Hauser | (517) 884-6679 | hauseral@msu.edu |
Marketing | Alex Hauser | (517) 884-6679 | hauseral@msu.edu |
MBA Programs | Laura Leavitt Walesby | (517) 355-4647 | leavitt9@msu.edu |
Small Business | William Langston | (517) 432-3227 | langst24@msu.edu |
Supply Chain Management | Breezy Silver | (517) 432-4181 | silverbr@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Canadian Studies | Dao Gong | (517) 884-0884 | gongd@lib.msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Chemistry | Erika Weir | (517) 884-0907 | weirerik@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Classical Archaeology | Amanda Tickner | (517) 884-9432 | atickner@msu.edu |
Classical Studies | Amanda Tickner | (517) 884-9432 | atickner@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Clothing | Terrie Wilson | (517) 884-0862 | wilso398@msu.edu |
Textiles | Terrie Wilson | (517) 884-0862 | wilso398@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Comic Art | Randall W. Scott | (517) 884-6474 | scottr@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Advertising | Alex Hauser | (517) 884-6679 | hauseral@msu.edu |
Communication | Sharon Ladenson | (517) 884-0891 | ladenson@msu.edu |
Communicative Sciences and Disorders | Jessica Shira Sender | (517) 355-8324 | jsender@msu.edu |
Communications Technology | Sharon Ladenson | (517) 884-0891 | ladenson@msu.edu |
Journalism | Hui Hua Chua | (517) 884-0856 | chua@lib.msu.edu |
Telecommunications | Sharon Ladenson | (517) 884-0891 | ladenson@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Computer Science | Tom Volkening | (517) 432-1498 | volkenin@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Criminal Justice | Carin Graves | (517) 884-0854 | gravesc@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Digital Humanities | Michael Rodriguez | (517) 884-6395 | rodri171@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Economics | Breezy Silver | (517) 432-4181 | silverbr@lib.msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Counseling | Elizabeth Webster | (517) 884-5929 | ewebster@msu.edu |
Educational Administration | Elizabeth Webster | (517) 884-5929 | ewebster@msu.edu |
Educational Psychology | Elizabeth Webster | (517) 884-5929 | ewebster@msu.edu |
Kinesiology | Sheila Bryant | (517) 884-0896 | bryants@msu.edu |
Special Education | Elizabeth Webster | (517) 884-5929 | ewebster@msu.edu |
Teacher Education | Elizabeth Webster | (517) 884-5929 | ewebster@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Engineering | Tom Volkening | (517) 432-1498 | volkenin@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Environmental Policy | Eric Tans | (517) 884-7808 | tans@lib.msu.edu |
Environmental Science | Eric Tans | (517) 884-7808 | tans@lib.msu.edu |
Environmental Studies | Eric Tans | (517) 884-7808 | tans@lib.msu.edu |
Fisheries and Wildlife | Eric Tans | (517) 884-7808 | tans@lib.msu.edu |
Landscape Architecture | Amanda Tickner | (517) 884-9432 | atickner@lib.msu.edu |
Park and Recreation Resources | Suzanne Teghtmeyer | (517) 884-0894 | teghtmey@lib.msu.edu |
Planning & Design | Amanda Tickner | (517) 884-9432 | atickner@lib.msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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African American Studies | Erik Ponder | (517) 884-0838 | ponderer@msu.edu |
Arab American Studies | Erik Ponder | (517) 884-0838 | ponderer@msu.edu |
Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies | Erik Ponder | (517) 884-0838 | ponderer@msu.edu |
Boricua Studies | Andrea Salazar | (517) 884-3548 | salaza27@msu.edu |
Chicano Studies (Mexican American) | Andrea Salazar | (517) 884-3548 | salaza27@msu.edu |
European Americans and Other Immigrant Groups | Erik Ponder | (517) 884-0838 | ponderer@msu.edu |
Hispanic (see Boricua, Chicano and/or Latino Studies) | Andrea Salazar | (517) 884-3548 | salaza27@msu.edu |
Native American Studies | Erik Ponder | (517) 884-0838 | ponderer@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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British History/Studies | Agnes Widder | (517) 884-6394 | widder@msu.edu |
European Studies(General) | Mary Jo Zeter | (517) 884-0840 | zeter@msu.edu |
French Studies | Agnes Widder | (517) 884-6394 | widder@msu.edu |
Germanic Studies | Grace Haynes | (517) 353-1857 | haynesg3@lib.msu.edu |
Iberian Studies (Spanish, Portuguese) | Mary Jo Zeter | (517) 884-0840 | zeter@msu.edu |
Irish History/Studies | Agnes Widder | (517) 884-6394 | widder@msu.edu |
Italian Studies | Mary Jo Zeter | (517) 884-0840 | zeter@msu.edu |
Modern Greek Studies | Mary Jo Zeter | (517) 884-0840 | zeter@msu.edu |
Russian and East European Studies | Terri Miller | (517) 884-0841 | ticklet@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Food Science | Andrea Kepsel | (517) 884-0898 | akepsel@msu.edu |
Nutrition | Andrea Kepsel | (517) 884-0898 | akepsel@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Gaming | Jonah Magar | (517) 884-8479 | magarjon@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Gay and Lesbian Studies | Sharon Ladenson | (517) 884-0891 | ladenson@msu.edu |
Men's Studies | Leslie Behm | (517) 884-0851 | behm@msu.edu |
Women's Studies | Sharon Ladenson | (517) 884-0891 | ladenson@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Geography | Kathleen Weessies | (517) 884-0849 | weessie2@msu.edu |
Amanda Tickner | (517) 884-9432 | atickner@lib.msu.edu | |
GIS (Geographic Information Science) | Kathleen Weessies | (517) 884-0849 | weessie2@msu.edu |
Amanda Tickner | (517) 884-9432 | atickner@lib.msu.edu | |
Maps/Atlases | Kathleen Weessies | (517) 884-0849 | weessie2@msu.edu |
Amanda Tickner | (517) 884-9432 | atickner@lib.msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Geology | Kathleen Weessies | (517) 884-0849 | weessie2@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Canadian Government Documents | Julia Ezzo | (517) 884-6387 | julia@msu.edu |
International Documents | Julia Ezzo | (517) 884-6387 | julia@msu.edu |
Michigan Government Documents | Julia Ezzo | (517) 884-6387 | julia@msu.edu |
U.S. Government Documents | Julia Ezzo | (517) 884-6387 | julia@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Foundations | Sheila Bryant | (517) 884-0896 | bryants@msu.edu |
Fundraising | Sheila Bryant | (517) 884-0896 | bryants@msu.edu |
Proposal Writing | Sheila Bryant | (517) 884-0896 | bryants@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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American (U.S.) History | Michael Rodriguez | (517) 884-6395 | rodri171@msu.edu |
Ancient History | Amanda Tickner | (517) 884-9432 | atickner@msu.edu |
British/Irish History | Agnes Widder | (517) 884-6394 | widder@msu.edu |
French History | Agnes Widder | (517) 884-6394 | widder@msu.edu |
General History (see also specific regions) | Michael Rodriguez | (517) 884-6395 | rodri171@msu.edu |
Historiography | Michael Rodriguez | (517) 884-6395 | rodri171@msu.edu |
Medieval and Renaissance/Early Modern Studies | Agnes Widder | (517) 884-6394 | widder@msu.edu |
Military Science | Steven Sowards | (517) 884-6391 | sowards@lib.msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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International Development (see also specific regions) | Xian Wu | (517) 884-0837 | wuxian@lib.msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Jewish Studies | Deborah Margolis | (517) 884-0892 | deborahm@lib.msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Human Resources | Alex Hauser | (517) 884-6679 | hauseral@msu.edu |
Labor Relations | Alex Hauser | (517) 884-6679 | hauseral@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Caribbean Studies | Mary Jo Zeter | (517) 884-0840 | zeter@msu.edu |
Latin American Studies | Mary Jo Zeter | (517) 884-0840 | zeter@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Law | Brent Domann | (517) 432-6851 | domannbr@law.msu.edu |
Law | Hildur Hanna | (517) 432-6863 | hannahi@law.msu.edu |
Law | Daryl Thompson | (517) 432-6957 | thomps43@law.msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Books & Printing | Ranti Junus | (517) 884-0878 | junus@lib.msu.edu |
Library Science | Ranti Junus | (517) 884-0878 | junus@lib.msu.edu |
Museum Studies | Ranti Junus | (517) 884-0878 | junus@lib.msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Language and English Language Center |
Stephanie C. Perentesis | (517) 884-0836 | perente1@msu.edu |
Linguistics | Stephanie C. Perentesis | (517) 884-0836 | perente1@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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American & English Literature | Michael Rodriguez | (517) 884-6395 | rodri171@msu.edu |
Canadian Literature | Michael Rodriguez | (517) 884-6395 | rodri171@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Mathematics | Sheila Bryant | (517) 884-0896 | bryants@msu.edu |
Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering (CMSE) | Sheila Bryant | (517) 884-0896 | bryants@msu.edu |
Statistics | Sheila Bryant | (517) 884-0896 | bryants@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Biostatistics | Abraham Wheeler | (517) 884-0893 | awheeler@msu.edu |
Epidemiology | Abraham Wheeler | (517) 884-0893 | awheeler@msu.edu |
Medicine | Iris Kovar-Gough |
(517) 884-0909 (EL) (616) 234-2742 (GR) |
iriskg@lib.msu.edu |
Chana Kraus-Friedberg | (517) 884-8462 | krausfri@msu.edu | |
Osteopathic Medicine | Abraham Wheeler | (517) 884-0893 | awheeler@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Middle Eastern (Western Asia) Studies | Deborah Margolis | (517) 884-0892 | deborahm@lib.msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Music | Grace Haynes | (517) 353-1857 | haynesg3@lib.msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Numeric Data | Scout Calvert | (517) 884-8024 | calvert4@lib.msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Nursing | Jessica Shira Sender | (517) 355-8324 | jsender@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Packaging | Julia Ezzo | (517) 884-6387 | julia@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Philosophy | Lydia Tang | (517) 884-8984 | ltang5@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Physics | Erika Weir | (517) 884-0907 | weirerik@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Political Science | Julia Ezzo | (517) 884-6387 | julia@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Psychology | Andy Boyles Petersen | (517) 884-0876 | andyjp@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Public Health | Abraham Wheeler | (517) 884-0893 | awheeler@msu.edu |
Chana Kraus-Friedberg | (517) 884-8462 | krausfri@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Public Administration | Julia Ezzo | (517) 884-6387 | julia@msu.edu |
Public Policy | Julia Ezzo | (517) 884-6387 | julia@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Religious Studies | Agnes Widder | (517) 884-6394 | widder@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Human Development & Family Studies | Carin Graves | (517) 884-0854 | gravesc@msu.edu |
Social Work | Carin Graves | (517) 884-0854 | gravesc@msu.edu |
Sociology | Carin Graves | (517) 884-0854 | gravesc@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Rare Books and Special Collections | Leslie McRoberts | (517) 884-0821 | mcrobe13@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Sports & Kinesiology | Sheila Bryant | (517) 884-0896 | bryants@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Turfgrass | Pete Cookingham | (517) 884-1950 | cooking1@msu.edu |
Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Veterinary Medicine | Andrea Kepsel | (517) 884-0898 | akepsel@msu.edu |
Multidisciplinary Collections
Collection | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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Area Studies (General) | Mary Jo Zeter | (517) 884-0840 | zeter@msu.edu |
Browsing Collection (recent popular fiction and nonfiction) |
Terrie Wilson | (517) 884-0862 | wilso398@msu.edu |
Careers (Reference) | Leah Morin | * | morinlea@msu.edu |
Financial Aid | Erika Weir | (517) 884-0907 | weirerik@msu.edu |
Funding Center | Anita Ezzo | (517) 884-6397 | ezzoa@msu.edu |
Grants | Sheila Bryant | (517) 884-0896 | bryants@msu.edu |
Health Sciences (General) | Susan Kendall | (517) 884-0902 | skendall@msu.edu |
Humanities (General) | Terrie Wilson | (517) 884-0862 | wilso398@msu.edu |
Main Library Reference | Rachel Minkin | (517) 884-0874 | minkinr@msu.edu |
Hui Hua Chua | (517) 884-0856 | chua@msu.edu | |
Planning & Design | Amanda Tickner | (517) 884-9432 | atickner@msu.edu |
Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities (RCPD) | Heidi Schroeder | (517) 884-0899 | hschroed@msu.edu |
Social Sciences (General) | Kathleen Weessies | (517) 884-0849 | weessie2@msu.edu |
Sciences (General) | Tom Volkening | (517) 432-1498 | volkenin@msu.edu |
Travel (Reference) | Hui Hua Chua | (517) 884-0856 | chua@msu.edu |
Vincent Voice Library | Mike Laney | (517) 884-8983 | laneymic@msu.edu |
WRAC (Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures) | Michael Rodriguez | (517) 884-6395 | rodri171@msu.edu |
Ben Oberdick | (517) 884-0895 | ob1@lib.msu.edu |
Residential Colleges
College | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
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James Madison College |
Emilia Marcyk-Taylor |
(517) 884-6455 | marcyk@msu.edu |
Lyman Briggs College | Chana Kraus-Friedberg | (517) 884-8462 | krausfri@lib.msu.edu |
RCAH (Residential College in the Arts and Humanities) | Michael Rodriguez | (517) 884-6395 | rodri171@msu.edu |