Subject Librarians
Our librarians specialize in a variety of academic disciplines and research services, and we can connect you with resources and support. Browse by course code in the table below or find a subject librarian by college:
- Business, Education, Ethnic Studies, Health & Social Sciences (BEEHSS)
- Liberal & Creative Arts (LCA)
- College of Science & Engineering (CoSE)
- Student Success & Engagement — for any lower-division class, regardless of college or department
For research assistance, send an email or make an appointment to meet with your librarian online or in-person. For more immediate assistance, use 24/7 Chat.
| Course Listing | Subject librarian | |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting (ACCT) | Hesper Wilson | |
| Africana Studies (AFRS) | Talía Guzmán-González | |
| American Indian Studies (AIS) | Talía Guzmán-González | |
| American Studies (AMST) | Shawn Heiser | |
| Anthropology (ANTH) | Liberal & Creative Arts Team | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com |
| Apparel Design & Merchandising (ADM) | Joe Daniels | |
| Arabic (ARAB) | Liberal & Creative Arts Team | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com |
| Art (ART) | Kendra Van Cleave | |
| Art History (ARTH) | Kendra Van Cleave | |
| Asian American Studies (AA S) | Talía Guzmán-González | |
| Astronomy (ASTR) | Bill Jacobs | |
| Biology (BIOL) | Ashley Woodruff | |
| Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts (BECA) | Liberal & Creative Arts Team | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com |
| Business (BUS) | Hesper Wilson | |
| Chemistry (CHEM) | Ashley Woodruff | |
| Child & Adolescent Development (CAD) | Joe Daniels | |
| Chinese (CHIN) | Liberal & Creative Arts Team | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com |
| Cinema (CINE) | Shawn Heiser | |
| Classical Archaeology (CLAR) | Liberal & Creative Arts Team | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com |
| Classics (CLAS) | Liberal & Creative Arts Team | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com |
| Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS) | Business, Education, Ethnic Studies, & HSS Team | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com |
| Comic Studies (CMX) | Bill Jacobs | |
| Communication Studies (COMM) | Liberal & Creative Arts Team | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com |
| Comparative & World Literature (CWL) | Shawn Heiser | |
| Computer Science (CSC) | Ashley Woodruff | |
| Counseling (COUN) | Joe Daniels | |
| Creative Writing (C W) | Shawn Heiser | |
| Criminal Justice Studies (C J) | Joe Daniels | |
| Critical Social Thought (CST) | Liberal & Creative Arts Team | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com |
| Dance (DANC) | Kendra Van Cleave | |
| Decision Sciences (DS) | Hesper Wilson | |
| Design (DES) | Kendra Van Cleave | |
| Earth Sciences (ERTH) | Shawn Heiser | |
| Economics (ECON) | Hesper Wilson | |
| Education (EDUC) | Talía Guzmán-González | |
| Educational Administration (EDAD) | Talía Guzmán-González | |
| Educational Leadership (EDDL) | Talía Guzmán-González | |
| Elementary Education (E ED) | Talía Guzmán-González | |
| Engineering (ENGR) |
Bill Jacobs |
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| English (ENG) |
Shawn Heiser |
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| Environmental Studies (ENVS) |
Shawn Heiser |
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| Ethnic Studies (ETHS) |
Talía Guzmán-González |
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| Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) |
Joe Daniels |
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| Finance (FIN) |
Hesper Wilson |
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| French (FR) | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com | |
| Geography and Environment (GEOG) |
Shawn Heiser |
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| German (GER) |
Ashley Woodruff |
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| Gerontology (GRN) |
Joe Daniels |
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| Global Peace Studies (GPS) | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com | |
| Greek (GRE) | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com | |
| Health and Social Sciences (HSS) |
Joe Daniels |
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| History (HIST) |
Kendra Van Cleave |
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| Hospitality & Tourism Management (HTM) |
Hesper Wilson |
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| Humanities (HUM) |
Shawn Heiser |
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| Information Systems (ISYS) |
Hesper Wilson |
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| Instructional Technologies (ITEC) |
Talía Guzmán-González |
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| Interdisciplinary Studies Education (ISED) |
Talía Guzmán-González |
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| Interior Design (ID) |
Joe Daniels |
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| International Business (IBUS) |
Hesper Wilson |
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| International Relations (I R) | Liberal & Creative Arts Team | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com |
| Italian (ITAL) | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com | |
| Japanese (JAPN) | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com | |
| Jewish Studies (JS) |
Shawn Heiser |
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| Journalism (JOUR) | Liberal & Creative Arts Team | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com |
| Kinesiology (KIN) |
Business, Education, Ethnic Studies, Health & Social Sciences Team |
ask@sfsu.libanswers.com |
| Labor & Employment Studies (LABR) |
Hesper Wilson |
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| Latina/o Studies (LTNS) |
Talía Guzmán-González |
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| Latin (LATN) | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com | |
| Liberal Studies (LS) |
Shawn Heiser |
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| Management (MGMT) |
Hesper Wilson |
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| Marine Science (MSCI) |
Ashley Woodruff |
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| Marketing (MKTG) |
Hesper Wilson |
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| Mathematics (MATH) |
Bill Jacobs |
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| Middle East & Islamic Studies (MEIS) | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com | |
| Modern Languages and Literatures (MLL) | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com | |
| Museum Studies (M S) | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com | |
| Music (MUS) | Liberal & Creative Arts Team | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com |
| Nursing (NURS) |
Business, Education, Ethnic Studies, Health & Social Sciences Team |
ask@sfsu.libanswers.com |
| Persian (PRSN) | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com | |
| Philosophy (PHIL) |
Shawn Heiser |
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| Physical Therapy (PT) |
Business, Education, Ethnic Studies, Health & Social Sciences Team |
ask@sfsu.libanswers.com |
| Physics (PHYS) |
Bill Jacobs |
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| Political Science (PLSI) | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com | |
| Psychology (PSY) |
Bill Jacobs |
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| Public Administration (P A) |
Joe Daniels |
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| Public Health (PH) |
Joe Daniels |
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| Race and Resistance Studies (RRS) |
Talía Guzmán-González |
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| Recreation, Parks, and Tourism (RPT) |
Joe Daniels |
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| Religious Studies (RELS) | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com | |
| Russian (RUSS) | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com | |
| Science (SCI) |
Bill Jacobs |
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| Secondary Education (S ED) |
Talía Guzmán-González |
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| Sexuality Studies (SXS) |
Joe Daniels |
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| Social Work (S W) |
Joe Daniels |
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| Sociology (SOC) |
Joe Daniels |
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| Spanish (SPAN) |
Talía Guzmán-González |
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| Special Education (SPED) |
Talía Guzmán-González |
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| Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences (SLHS) |
Talía Guzmán-González |
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| Theatre Arts (TH A) |
Kendra Van Cleave |
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| Urban Studies and Planning (USP) |
Joe Daniels |
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| Women and Gender Studies (WGS) | ask@sfsu.libanswers.com |