Collection Development Subject Librarians
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 academic department on campus, are available by e-mail, phone or appointment to assist you.
- Purchase materials upon your recommendation
- Answer reference questions or refer you to someone who can (also see the library research 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
- Librarian contacts for your research center or institute are listed after the academic departments.
| Subject | Librarian | Telephone | Academic Liaison |
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| Anthropology |
713-348-3892 |
Dominic Boyer
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| Architecture | K. Sarah Ostrach |
713-348-8086 |
Scott Colman |
| Art history | K. Sarah Ostrach |
713-348-8086 |
Olivia Young
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| Asian studies | Anna Shparberg | 713-348-3809 | Susan Huang |
| Biosciences |
713-348-4324 |
Charles Stewart
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| Bioengineering |
713-348-4324 |
Rob Raphael
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| Business & Management | Nicolas Castellanos | 713-348-2573 | Stephen Zeff |
| Chemical engineering |
713-348-4324 |
Matteo Pasquali
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| Chemistry |
713-348-4324 |
Dr. Matthew Jones
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713-348-3802 |
Satish Nagarajaiah
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| Classics | Anna Shparberg |
713-348-3809 |
Ted Somerville
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713-348-2350 |
Illya V. Hicks
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713-348-3802 |
Moshe Vardi
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| Dramatic Arts | Joe Goetz | 713-348-3892 | TBD |
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Earth & Planetary sciences |
713-348-3802 |
Cin-Ty Lee
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Economics |
Nicolas Castellanos |
713-348-2573 |
Marc Dudey
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| Education |
713-348-2573 |
Judy Radigan | |
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Electrical & Computer engineering |
713-348-3802 |
TBD | |
| English |
713-348-3892 |
Susan Lurie
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| French studies |
713-348-2504 |
Philip Wood
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| German studies |
713-348-2621 |
Martin Blumenthal-Barby
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| Government Information | Anna Xiong | 713-348-6212 | N/A |
| History, American | Scott Vieira |
713-348-2621 |
Randal L. Hall |
| History, science, medicine & technology | Scott Vieira | 713-348-2621 | |
| History, World |
713-348-3809 |
Randal L. Hall | |
| Kinesiology / Sports Management |
713-348-4324 |
James Disch | |
| Languages, Center for Study of |
Anna Shparberg | 713-348-3809 | N/A |
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Liberal studies |
713-348-3892 |
N/A
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Library science |
713-348-8713 |
N/A
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713-348-3809 |
Robert Englebretson
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| Nicolas Castellanos |
713-348-2573 |
Stephen A Zeff | |
| Mathematics |
713-348-2350 |
Frank Jones
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| Materials Science & NanoEngineering | Jun Qian | 713-348-3802 | Ming Tang |
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Mechanical engineering |
713-348-3802 |
Ed Akin
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| Music |
713-348-2593 |
Greg Barnett
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| Philosophy |
713-348-2621 |
Timothy Schroeder
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| Physics |
713-348-2350 |
Karl Ecklund
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| Political science |
713-348-2621 |
Richard (Ric) Stoll | |
| Psychology |
713-348-3771 |
Fred Oswald | |
| Religion |
713-348-3809 |
David Cook
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| Slavic studies |
713-348-3809 |
N/A | |
| Sociology |
713-348-6212 |
Sergio Chavez
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| Spanish, Portuguese, & Latin American Studies | Sandi Edwards | 713-348-2504 |
Beatriz González-Stephan |
| Statistics |
713-348-2350 |
David Scott
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| Women & gender studies |
713-348-2621 |
Brian Riedel | |
| Visual arts | K. Sarah Ostrach |
713-348-8086 |
John Sparagana
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James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy |
Scott Vieira |
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Biomaterials Center |
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BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC) |
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Boniuk Institute for the Study & Advancement of Religious Tolerance |
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Brine Chemistry Consortium |
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Center for Computational Finance & Economic Systems |
Sue Garrison |
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Center for Education |
Sue Garrison |
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Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy |
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Center for Multimedia Communication |
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Center for Plant Sciences |
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Center for Languages & Intercultural Communication |
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Center for Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment |
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Center for Theoretical Biological Physics |
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China-U.S. Center for Environmental Remediation & Sustainable Dev’t |
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Doerr Institute for New Leaders |
Sue Garrison |
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Earth Science Center for Computing |
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Energy and Environment Initiative |
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Environmental Studies Center |
Joe Goetz |
| Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC) | Anna Xiong |
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Humanities Research Center |
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Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering |
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Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology |
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Kinder Institute for Urban Research |
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Laboratory for Nanophotonics |
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Moody Center for the Arts |
K. Sarah Ostrach |
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Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship |
Sandi Edwards |
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Rice Bioinformatics Group |
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Rice Center for Engineering Leadership |
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Rice Center for Neuroengineering |
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Rice Consortium for Organizational Resilience & Effectiveness |
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Rice Design Alliance |
Joe Goetz |
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Rice Electron Microscopy Center |
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Rice Space Institute |
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Rice University Art Gallery |
K. Sarah Ostrach |
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Rice 360º: Institute for Global Health |
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Richard Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity |
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Smalley-Curl Institute |
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| Texas Policy Lab | Debra Kolah |