Meet with a Librarian
Research Librarians
Find your Research & Instruction Librarian.
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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
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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
Jackie Beckey
Research & Instruction Librarian, Fine Arts and Humanities
Library, Room 302
651-696-6702
[email protected]
Schedule a meeting with Jackie
Research Specialties: History, Media and Cultural Studies, Music, Philosophy, Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American Studies, Theater and Dance, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Dave Collins
Research & Instruction Librarian, Sciences and American Studies
Library, Room 301
651-696-6347
[email protected]
Research Specialties: American Studies, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Geology, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics, Physics and Astronomy
Beth Hillemann
Research & Instruction Librarian, Social Sciences
Library, Room 305A
651-696-6704
[email protected]
Research Specialties: Anthropology, Economics, Education Studies, Geography, International Studies, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology
Marina Ito
Research & Instruction Librarian, Outreach and User Experience
Library, Room 304
651-696-6741
[email protected]
Schedule a meeting with Marina
Research Specialties: Interdisciplinary courses and co-curricular departments
Ginny Moran
Research & Instruction Librarian, Humanities and Fine Arts
Library, Room 303
651-696-6398
[email protected]
Schedule a meeting with Ginny
Research Specialties: Art History, Studio Art, Asian Languages and Cultures, English, French and Francophone Studies, German Studies, Russian Studies, Religious Studies, Classical Mediterranean and Middle East
Talia Nadir
Research & Instruction Librarian, Social Sciences
Library, Room 305B
651-696-6805
[email protected]
Schedule a meeting with Talia
Research Specialties: Anthropology, Economics, Education Studies, Geography, International Studies, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology.