Subject Specialists
Subject specialists and contact info
Collection Development Subject Specialists
Building and preserving the Fondren Library collections involves a group of more than fifteen subject and area specialists. These librarian specialists, who serve as liaisons to each department on campus, are available by e-mail, phone or appointment to assist you.
Kerry A. Keck, Assistant University Librarian, Collections
What we can do for you:
- • Purchase materials upon your recommendation
- • Answer reference questions or refer you to someone who can (also see the library use guides)
- • Prepare printed and electronic library guides
- • Teach our students how to use various electronic media
- • Advise where and how to identify materials relevant to teaching and research
- • Attend departmental meetings to discuss library resources, services, and off-site selection guidelines for materials in your discipline
| Subject | Librarian | Telephone | Academic Liaison |
|---|---|---|---|
713-348-3802 | Elizabeth Vann | ||
Architecture | 713-348-4832 | Spenser Parsons | |
Art History | 713-348-4832 | Marcia Brennan | |
Biochemistry | 713-348-4324 | Charles Stewart | |
Bioengineering | 713-348-4324 | Rob Raphael | |
Chemical Engineering | 713-348-4324 | Matteo Pasquali | |
Chemistry | 713-348-4324 | Phil Brooks | |
Civil & Environmental | 713-348-6212 | Pol Spanos | |
Classics | 713-348-4320 | Donald Morrison | |
Computational & Applied | 713-348-3892 | Mark Embree | |
Computer Science | 713-348-3892 | Moshe Vardi | |
Earth Sciences | 713-348-3892 | Brandon Dugan | |
Ecology & Evolutionary | 713-348-4324 | Lisa Meffert | |
Economics | 713-348-2801 | Mark Dudey | |
Education | 713-348-6211 | Linda McNeil | |
Electrical Engineering | 713-348-3892 | Erzsebet Merenyi | |
713-348-3802 | Colleen Lamos | ||
713-348-2504 | Bernard Aresu | ||
713-348-3809 | Christian Emden | ||
713-348-2504 | Bernardo Perez | ||
713-348-3809 | Lora Wildenthal | ||
Kinesiology | 713-348-4324 | James Disch | |
| Languages, Center for Study of | Anna Shparberg | 713-348-3809 | N/A |
Liberal Studies | 713-348-3802 | N/A | |
Library Science | 713-348-4320 | N/A | |
Linguistics | 713-348-3809 | Robert Englebretson | |
Management | 713-348-2801 | TBN | |
713-348-2350 | Frank Jones | ||
Mechanical Engineering & | 713-348-3892 | Ed Akin | |
Music | 713-348-2593 | Bill Bailey | |
713-348-2504 | H. Tristan Engelhardt | ||
713-348-2350 | Patrick Hartigan | ||
713-348-2926 | Gilbert Cuthbertson | ||
Psychology | 713-348-4320 | David Schneider | |
713-348-3802 | Matthias Henze | ||
713-348-3809 | Ewa Thompson | ||
713-348-3802 | Elizabeth Long | ||
713-348-2350 | Denis Cox | ||
| Women & Gender Studies | Jane Segal | 713-348-3802 | TBD |
Visual Arts | 713-348-4832 | Brian Huberman |
Library Contacts for Special Materials
| Specific Material | Librarian | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
Electronic Texts & Images | Lisa Spiro | 713-348-2594 | |
GIS [Geographic Information Systems]/Data | German Diaz (interim) | 713-348-2595 | |
| Government Info & Microforms | Esther Crawford | 713-348-6212 | crawford@rice.edu |
Manuscripts | Lee Pecht | 713-348-2120 |
