Subject Liaisons
Subject Liaisons for Academic Departments and Programs
What is a Subject Liaison?
Academic departments and programs have a designated subject liaison. Liaisons are faculty librarians and library staff who are assigned to support the teaching, learning, and research needs of a specific school, department, program, or academic community at Purchase. If you’re not sure who to ask for help, begin by contacting your liaison.
What can Subject Liaisons do for you?
For faculty:
- Develop library resources, instruction, and services for course/program/department curriculum
- Provide you with research help
- Advocate for department’s interests within the Library
- Facilitate requests for print and electronic materials for the Library’s collections
- Develop library collections to support the curriculum and community
- Keep you abreast of advances and trends in scholarly communications
For students:
- Provide research assistance for papers, projects (including senior projects, capstone papers, and master theses), and presentations
- Offer guidance on finding and citing credible sources
- Teach strategies for effective database searching, resource evaluation, and topic development
- Recommend and provide access to subject-specific materials and tools
- Support information literacy skills for academic success
Kim Detterbeck
- Art History
- Arts and Cultural Management
- Arts Management
- Graphic Design
- Museum Studies
- New Media
- Painting and Drawing
- Photography
- Printmaking
- Sculpture
- Visual Arts
Darcy Gervasio
- Anthropology
- Economics
- Gender Studies
- Language & Culture
- Media Studies
- Psychology
- Sociology
Kristen Heinrich
- Law and Justice Studies
- General Studies
- Global Studies
Lorraine LaPrade
- History
- Political Science
Carrie Marten
- Communications
- Creative Writing
- Journalism
Jaime Neudecker
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science / Mathematics
- Environmental Studies
Rebecca Oling
- Cinema and Television Studies (with Valencia Wallace)
- Jewish Studies
Joe Swatski
- Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies
- English and Global Literatures
- Music
- Philosophy and Critical Thought
Valencia Wallace
- Dance
- Cinema and Television Studies (with Rebecca Oling)
- Global Black Studies
- Theatre Arts
For reference and research help, if no subject liaison is assigned to your department, your librarian is on leave, or your discipline is not listed above, please email ask@purchase.libanswers.com, and a librarian will assist you.
To request an instruction session for an area without a liaison listed or if your librarian is on leave, please contact Kim Detterbeck, Instruction Coordinator.