Meet with a Librarian

How can we help you?

Student help
Students interested in research support can book a meeting with a librarian to:
- Find background information
- Narrow down research topic ideas
- Save time getting started with your research
- Use the library’s collections as well as worldwide and web resources
- Choose databases for discipline-focused research
- Learn more efficient searching methods
Faculty help
Librarians can partner with faculty on research and scholarship projects by:
- Designing digital scholarship projects
- Supporting citation management tools such as Zotero and RefWorks
- Consulting on copyright questions
- Building course-related research guides
- Supporting data management
- Purchasing materials for a class
- Answering research questions

Allow about 30 minutes for your appointment, although length may vary with the complexity of your question.

For general questions, or if you’re unsure who specifically to contact, complete our Contact Us form.

Research & Instruction Librarians

Dave Collins

Research & Instruction Librarian, American Studies, Environmental Studies, and Coordinator of Library Instruction
Phone: 651-696-6347 Office: Library, Room 308
[email protected]

Schedule a meeting with Dave

Research Specialties: American Studies and Environmental Studies

Amelia Foster

Research & Instruction Librarian, Modern Languages, Performing Arts, and Humanities
Phone: 651-696-6741 Office: Library, Room 304
[email protected]

Schedule a meeting with Amelia

Research Specialties: Asian Languages and Cultures, English, French and Francophone Studies, German Studies, Russian Studies, Media and Cultural Studies , Music, Philosophy , Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American Studies , Theater and Dance , and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies