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. On this page you can search for your librarian for more information or to schedule an appointment. Other sections on this page, are:
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
Hiromi Kubo
Shuyi Liu- Aerospace Studies (Air Force ROTC): Hiromi Kubo
- Communicative Sciences and Deaf Studies: Shuyi Liu
- Kinesiology: Shuyi Liu
- Military Science (Army ROTC): Hiromi Kubo
- 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
- Accountancy: 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
Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences & Technology
Kat Koziar- Agricultural Business: Kat Koziar
- Animal Sciences and Agricultural Education: Kat Koziar
- Food Science and Nutrition: Kat Koziar
- Industrial Technology: Kat Koziar
- Plant Science: Kat Koziar
- Viticulture and Enology: Kat Koziar
Kremen School of Education & Human Development
Subject Librarians- Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling: Contact A Librarian
- Counseling: Contact A Librarian
- Education Leadership (EdD): Contact A Librarian
- Education Leadership and Administration: Contact A Librarian
- Liberal Studies: Contact A Librarian
- Marriage, Family and Child Counseling: Contact A Librarian
- Multilingual Multicultural Education: Contact A Librarian
- Reading/Language Arts: Contact A Librarian
- Special Education: Contact A Librarian
- Teaching (online): Contact A Librarian
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) | Karina Cardenas |
| Computational methods, Working with research data | Kat Koziar |
| Copyright | David Drexler, 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 | Taylor Petersen |
| Viticulture and Enology Library | Tricia Totherow |
Ways that Subject Librarians Can Help
What can a Subject Librarian do for Students?
A subject librarian assists students by:
- Providing in-person and online assistance with using library resources and services.
- Working with you to develop your research strategy, focus your topic, find information sources, and evaluate information from a variety of perspectives.
- Sharing guidance on ethically using sources, avoiding plagiarism, citing sources in the appropriate style (e.g. APA, MLA), and citation management tools and strategies.
- Creating online tutorials and research guides that can help you become a more successful researcher.
How can Subject Librarians help Faculty?
Some ways your subject librarian can assist faculty are:
- 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.