Fresno State Library
Subject Librarians
Your subject librarian can help you find sources for your research, navigate library services, find publishing opportunities, and much more. Contact your librarian for more information or to schedule an appointment. The sections on this page, are:
What can a Subject Librarian do for you?
Students
Your subject librarian:
- Provides in-person and online assistance with using library resources and services.
- Works with you to develop your research strategy, focus your topic, find information sources, and evaluate information from a variety of perspectives.
- Provides guidance on ethically using sources, avoiding plagiarism, citing sources in the appropriate style (e.g. APA, MLA), and citation management tools and strategies.
- Creates online tutorials and research guides that can help you become a more successful researcher.
Faculty and Instructors
Your subject librarian:
- Teaches customized workshops to improve students’ critical thinking and research skills, and works with you to integrate information literacy into your curriculum.
- Suggests relevant materials that support course assignments including research databases, ebooks, open educational resources, primary sources, and unique materials from our special collections.
- Works with you to create tutorials and customized online research guides for your courses.
- Provides support with managing and organizing sources using citation managers like Zotero.
- Assists you in making purchase requests for library resources.
Subject Librarians by College
College of Arts & Humanities
Ginny Barnes
David Drexler
Chris Langer
Sarah McDaniel- Armenian Studies Program: Chris Langer
- Art, Design, and Art History: Ginny Barnes
- Communication: Sarah McDaniel
- English: Sarah McDaniel
- Linguistics: Sarah McDaniel
- Media, Communications and Journalism: Chris Langer
- Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures: Sarah McDaniel
- Music: David Drexler
- Philosophy: Sarah McDaniel
- Theatre and Dance: David Drexler
College of Health & Human Services
Shuyi Liu- Communicative Sciences and Deaf Studies: Shuyi Liu
- Kinesiology: Shuyi Liu
- Nursing: Shuyi Liu
- Physical Therapy: Shuyi Liu
- Public Health: Shuyi Liu
- Recreation Administration: Shuyi Liu
- Social Work Education/Gerontology: Shuyi Liu
College of Science & Mathematics
Arantes Armendariz- Biology: Arantes Armendariz
- Chemistry and Biochemistry: Arantes Armendariz
- Computer Science: Arantes Armendariz
- Earth and Environmental Sciences: Arantes Armendariz
- Mathematics: Arantes Armendariz
- Physics: Arantes Armendariz
- Psychology: Arantes Armendariz
College of Social Sciences
Sam Hidde Tripp
Vang Vang- Africana Studies Program: Vang Vang
- American Indian Studies Program: Vang Vang
- Anthropology: Vang Vang
- Asian American Studies Program: Vang Vang
- Chicano and Latin American Studies: Sam Hidde Tripp
- Child and Family Science: Sam Hidde Tripp
- Criminology: Sam Hidde Tripp
- Geography and City and Regional Planning: Sam Hidde Tripp
- History: Chris Langer
- Jewish Studies: Sarah McDaniel
- Political Science: Chris Langer
- Sociology: Sam Hidde Tripp
- Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies: Vang Vang
Craig School of Business
Hiromi Kubo- Accountancy: Hiromi Kubo
- Aerospace Studies (Air Force ROTC): Hiromi Kubo
- Economics: Hiromi Kubo
- Finance and Business Law: Hiromi Kubo
- Information Systems and Decision Sciences: Hiromi Kubo
- Management: Hiromi Kubo
- Marketing and Logistics: Hiromi Kubo
- Military Science (Army ROTC): Hiromi Kubo
Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences & Technology
Subject Librarians- Agricultural Business: Contact A Librarian
- Animal Sciences and Agricultural Education: Contact A Librarian
- Food Science and Nutrition: Contact A Librarian
- Industrial Technology: Contact A Librarian
- Plant Science: Contact A Librarian
- Viticulture and Enology: Contact A Librarian
Kremen School of Education & Human Development
Matthew Doyle- Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling: Contact A Librarian
- Counseling: Contact A Librarian
- Curriculum and Instruction: Matthew Doyle
- Early Childhood Education: Matthew Doyle
- Education Leadership (EdD): Contact A Librarian
- Education Leadership and Administration: Contact A Librarian
- Liberal Studies: Matthew Doyle
- Marriage, Family and Child Counseling: Contact A Librarian
- Multilingual Multicultural Education: Matthew Doyle
- Reading/Language Arts: Matthew Doyle
- Special Education: Matthew Doyle
- Teaching (online): Matthew Doyle
Lyles College of Engineering
- Civil and Geomatics Engineering: Chris Langer
- Construction Management: Chris Langer
- Electrical and Computer Engineering: Chris Langer
- Mechanical Engineering: Chris Langer
Cross-Disciplinary Expertise
Library faculty and staff are available to consult on topics that cross subject areas.
| Topic | Expert(s) |
|---|---|
| Children’s Literature (Arne Nixon Center) | Taylor Petersen |
| Copyright | David Drexler, Matthew Doyle, Gretchen Higginbottom |
| Digital Scholarship, Digital Humanities, Extended Reality (AR/VR/XR) | Keaton Johanson |
| First-year Experience | Ginny Barnes |
| Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) | Xiaoming Yang |
| Maps and Government Information | Sam Hidde Tripp |
| Music and Media Support | Terry Lewis |
| Scholarly Communication (Publishing/Open Access) | David Drexler |
| Special Collections Research Center | Tammy Lau |
| Teacher Resource Center | Matthew Doyle |
| Viticulture and Enology Library | Tricia Totherow |
Contact A Librarian
Due to position vacancies in our library, we do not currently have a librarian assigned to several campus departments. However, you can still get in touch with any Fresno State librarian for assistance using the options mentioned below. We are here to help!
24/7 Chat Service
Use our 24/7 Chat Service to immediately ask your question and get assistance.
Email A Librarian
If your question is not time-sensitive, or too complex to chat about, you could choose to email us and an a librarian will respond later.