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Advertising & Public Relations (PR)Lisa Romero
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Communications Library
comlibrarian@library.illinois.edu
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Aerospace EngineeringGrainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu
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African American StudiesMandi Arlain
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History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library
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African StudiesAtoma Batoma
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International and Area Studies Library
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Agricultural CommunicationsJanis Shearer
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Funk ACES Library
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Agricultural EconomicsSarah Williams
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Agricultural EngineeringMichael Dickinson
mad4@illinois.edu
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American Indian StudiesCindy Ingold
cingold@illinois.edu
Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
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Animal SciencesErin Kerby
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Funk ACES Library
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Anthropology Jess Hagman
jhagman@illinois.edu
Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
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ArchaeologyJess Hagman
jhagman@illinois.edu
Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
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Architecture Emilee Mathews
emathews@illinois.edu
Ricker Library of Architecture & Art
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Art Emilee Mathews
emathews@illinois.edu
Ricker Library of Architecture & Art
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Asian American StudiesCindy Ingold
cingold@illinois.edu
Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
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Astronomy Mary Schlembach
schlemba@illinois.edu
Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
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Atmospheric SciencesMary Schlembach
schlemba@illinois.edu
Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
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BiochemistryKelli Trei
ktrei2@illinois.edu
Funk ACES Library
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Bioengineering Megan Sapp-Nelson
mrsapp@illinois.edu
Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
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BiologyKelli Trei
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Funk ACES Library
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Biomedicine Anna Liss Jacobsen
ajacobse@illinois.edu
Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
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Business Becky Smith is on sabbatical leave
from Oct. 16, 2026 through July 15, 2027.
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Carissa Phillips
choller@illinois.edu
BIS
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Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringMary Schlembach
schlemba@illinois.edu
Chemistry Library
chemlib@library.illinois.edu
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Chemistry Mary Schlembach
schlemba@illinois.edu
Chemistry Library
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Children's & Young Adult LiteratureNancy O'Brien
npobrien@illinois.edu
Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu
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Chinese StudiesBing Wang
bingw@illinois.edu
International and Area Studies Library
ias@library.illinois.edu
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Cinema StudiesPaula Carns
pcarns@illinois.edu
Lisa Romero
l-romero@illinois.edu
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Civil & Environmental EngineeringGrainger Engineering Library Information Center
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Classical StudiesElias Petrou
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Paula Carns
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Communication Lisa Romero
l-romero@illinois.edu
Communications Library
comlibrarian@library.illinois.edu
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Comparative LiteraturePaula Carns
pcarns@illinois.edu
Literatures and Languages Library
litlang@library.illinois.edu
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Computer ScienceSarah Park
gpark1@illinois.edu
Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu
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Copyright Sara Benson
srbenson@illinois.edu
Scholarly Communication & Publishing
scpub@library.illinois.edu
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Crop SciencesSarah Williams
scwillms@illinois.edu
Funk ACES Library
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Dance Kate Lambaria
lambari1@illinois.edu
Music and Performing Arts Library
mpal@library.illinois.edu
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Data Services: Data Curation & Data ManagementResearch Data Service
researchdata@library.illinois.edu
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Data Services: Physical Sciences & EngineeringChris Wiley
cawiley@illinois.edu
Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu
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Design Emilee Mathews
emathews@illinois.edu
Ricker Library of Architecture & Art
rickerlibrary@library.illinois.edu
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Digital HumanitiesMary Ton
maryton@illinois.edu
Scholarly Communication & Publishing
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Digital Publishing Dan Tracy
dtracy@illinois.edu
Scholarly Communication & Publishing
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Economics Cindy Ingold
cingold@illinois.edu
Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu
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Education Nancy O'Brien
npobrien@illinois.edu
Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
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Electrical & Computer EngineeringSarah Park
gpark1@illinois.edu
Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
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English Mandi Arlain
marlain@illinois.edu
Literatures and Languages Library
litlang@library.illinois.edu
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Environmental SciencesMichael Dickinson
mad4@illinois.edu
Funk ACES Library
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Entrepreneurship - STEMBecky Smith is on sabbatical leave
from Oct. 16, 2026 through July 15, 2027.
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Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
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European Union Studies Paula Carns
pcarns@illinois.edu
Literatures and Languages Library
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Family StudiesSarah Williams
scwillms@illinois.edu
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Food ScienceSarah Williams
scwillms@illinois.edu
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French & Francophone StudiesPaula Carns
pcarns@illinois.edu
Literatures and Languages Library
litlang@library.illinois.edu
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Game Studies & DesignChristopher Bailey
cbailey3@illinois.edu
Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu
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Gender & Women’s Studies Cindy Ingold
cingold@illinois.edu
Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
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Geography Jess Hagman
jhagman@illinois.edu
Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
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Geology Mary Schlembach
schlemba@illinois.edu
Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
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German StudiesMarek Sroka
msroka@illinois.edu
International and Area Studies Library
litlang@library.illinois.edu
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Global Studies Steve Witt
swwitt@illinois.edu
International and Area Studies Library
ias@library.illinois.edu
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Government InformationSanga Sung
ssung@illinois.edu
Government Information Services
govinfo@library.illinois.edu
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History Celestina Savonius-Wroth
cswroth@illinois.edu
History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library
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History of ScienceCelestina Savonius-Wroth
cswroth@illinois.edu
Bethany Anderson
bgandrsn@illinois.edu
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Illinois ExtensionJanis Shearer
jshearer@illinois.edu
Funk ACES Library
aceslib@library.illinois.edu
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Illinois Natural Resources Emily Benton
ebenton3@illinois.edu
Funk ACES Library
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Industrial & Enterprise Systems EngineeringGrainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu
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Informatics: MedicalAnna Liss Jacobsen
ajacobse@illinois.edu
Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu
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Information Management Christopher Bailey
cbailey3@illinois.edu
Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu
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Italian StudiesPaula Carns
pcarns@illinois.edu
Literatures and Languages Library
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Japanese StudiesSteve Witt
swwitt@illinois.edu
International and Area Studies Library
ias@library.illinois.edu
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Jewish StudiesCelestina Savonius-Wroth
cswroth@illinois.edu
History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library
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Journalism Lisa Romero
l-romero@illinois.edu
Communications Library
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Kinesiology Erin Simon
eesimon@illinois.edu
Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu
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Korean Studies International and Area Studies Library
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Labor & Employment RelationsCindy Ingold
cingold@illinois.edu
Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
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Landscape Architecture Michael Dickinson
mad4@illinois.edu
Funk ACES Library
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Latin American & Caribbean Studies Antonio Sotomayor
asotomay@illinois.edu
International and Area Studies Library
ias@library.illinois.edu
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Law Law Library Reference Desk
law-refdesk@illinois.edu
Library & Information ScienceChristopher Bailey
cbailey3@illinois.edu
Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu
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Linguistics Paula Carns
pcarns@illinois.edu
Literatures and Languages Library
litlang@library.illinois.edu
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Literature & Literary Criticism Paula Carns
pcarns@illinois.edu
Literatures and Languages Library
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Maps & CartographyMap Library
charts@library.illinois.edu
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Materials Science & EngineeringGrainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu
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Mathematics Sarah Park
gpark1@illinois.edu
Mathematics Library
math@library.illinois.edu
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Mechanical EngineeringGrainger Engineering Library Information Center
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Media Lisa Romero
l-romero@illinois.edu
Communications Library
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Medicine Anna Liss Jacobsen
ajacobse@illinois.edu
Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
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Medieval StudiesElias Petrou
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Paula Carns
pcarns@illinois.edu
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Middle East & North African StudiesLaila Hussein Moustafa
lhoussei@illinois.edu
International and Area Studies Library
ias@library.illinois.edu
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Music Kate Lambaria
lambari1@illinois.edu
Kirstin Johnson
dougan@illinois.edu
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Nuclear EngineeringGrainger Engineering Library Information Center
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Philosophy Geoffrey Ross
gtross@illinois.edu
History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library
hpnl@library.illinois.edu
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Physical Sciences & Engineering Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu
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Physics Mary Schlembach
schlemba@illinois.edu
Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
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PlanningMichael Dickinson
mad4@illinois.edu
Funk ACES Library
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Political ScienceCindy Ingold
cingold@illinois.edu
Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu
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Popular Culture Mara Thacker
mthacker@illinois.edu
International and Area Studies Library
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Portuguese StudiesPaula Carns
pcarns@illinois.edu
Literatures and Languages Library
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Prairie Research InstituteEmily Benton
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Funk ACES Library
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Psychology & Behavioral SciencesYali Feng
yalifeng@illinois.edu
Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
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Public Health Erin Simon
eesimon@illinois.edu
Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu
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Recreation, Sport & TourismErin Simon
eesimon@illinois.edu
Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu
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Religious StudiesCelestina Savonius-Wroth
cswroth@illinois.edu
History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library
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Scandinavian Studies Paula Carns
pcarns@illinois.edu
Literatures and Languages Library
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Slavic, East European & Eurasian StudiesKit Condill is on sabbatical leave
from Aug. 16, 2026 through Nov, 15, 2026.
During this time, contact:
Joe Lenkart
lenkart@illinois.edu
Slavic Reference Service
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Social WorkYali Feng
yalifeng@illinois.edu
Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu
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Sociology Jess Hagman
jhagman@illinois.edu
Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
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South Asian StudiesMara Thacker
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International and Area Studies Library
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Spanish Paula Carns
pcarns@illinois.edu
Literatures and Languages Library
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Speech & Hearing Science Erin Simon
eesimon@illinois.edu
Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
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StandardsMegan Sapp-Nelson
mrsapp@illinois.edu
Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
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Statistics Sarah Park
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Mathematics Library
math@library.illinois.edu
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Theatre Kate Lambaria
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Music and Performing Arts Library
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Translation Studies Marek Sroka
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International and Area Studies Library
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Veterinary Medicine Erin Kerby
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