Subject Librarians
Librarians at West Virginia University are responsible for collection development in specific subject areas. They serve as liaisons for the various departments and disciplines within the University.
Faculty are encouraged to be involved in collection development by talking with the Librarian for their subject area about their needs and making suggestions for library purchases. In some cases departments or colleges may have a designated faculty liaison or faculty committee that makes the contact with the library for collection development issues. Faculty may contact their department’s subject liaison if they have questions about the way information and requests typically come to the library from their department.
Anyone can make a suggestion about materials they would the library to purchase. The subject Librarians are responsible for selection and will make the final decision on all purchases based on availability of funds and the balance of the collection with the research needs of the faculty, support of the curriculum, and current trends in the discipline.
Information presented on this page pertains to the Downtown Campus Library, Evansdale Library and the West Virginia and Regional History Collection. For information about the Health Sciences Library Liaison Program, please visit their web site.
For questions regarding collection development please contact Jill Rafter. The links on the left below will take you to individual Subject Librarian's web pages where you can use forms to contact them and get more information about their areas of collection development.
| Subject Area | Librarian | |
| Accounting | Allison Read | Allison.Read@mail.wvu.edu |
| African American (Black) Studies | Harold Forbes | Harold.Forbes@mail.wvu.edu |
| African American Children's Literature | Martha Yancey | Martha.Yancey@mail.wvu.edu |
| African Studies | Harold Forbes | Harold.Forbes@mail.wvu.edu |
| Agriculture | Noel Kopriva | Noel.Kopriva@mail.wvu.edu |
| Animal Science | Noel Kopriva | Noel.Kopriva@mail.wvu.edu |
| Anthropology | Harold Forbes | Harold.Forbes@mail.wvu.edu |
| Appalachian Studies | Jo Brown | Jo.Brown@mail.wvu.edu |
| Art | Beth Royall | Beth.Royall@mail.wvu.edu |
| Audio Visual | Charles Burkart | Charles.Burkart@mail.wvu.edu |
| Biology | Linda Blake | Linda.Blake@mail.wvu.edu |
| Canadian Studies | Harold Forbes | Harold.Forbes@mail.wvu.edu |
| Caribbean Studies | Harold Forbes | Harold.Forbes@mail.wvu.edu |
| Chemical Engineering | Mary Strife | Mary.Strife@mail.wvu.edu |
| Chemistry | Linda Blake | Linda.Blake@mail.wvu.edu |
| Children's Literature | Martha Yancey | Martha.Yancey@mail.wvu.edu |
| Civil Engineering | Marian Armour-Gemmen | Marian.Armour-Gemmen@mail.wvu.edu |
| Communication | Alyssa Wright | Alyssa.Wright@mail.wvu.edu |
| Computer Science | Mary Strife | Mary.Strife@mail.wvu.edu |
| Counseling | Martha Yancey | Martha.Yancey@mail.wvu.edu |
| Dance | Beth Royall | Beth.Royall@mail.wvu.edu |
| Design & Merchandising | Noel Kopriva | Noel.Kopriva@mail.wvu.edu |
| East Asia Studies | Jing Qiu | Jing.Qiu@mail.wvu.edu |
| Economics | Allison Read | Allison.Read@mail.wvu.edu |
| Education | Martha Yancey | Martha.Yancey@mail.wvu.edu |
| Electrical Engineering | Mary Strife | Mary.Strife@mail.wvu.edu |
| English - Language & Literature | Kelly Diamond | Kelly.Diamond@mail.wvu.edu |
| Ethnicity and Race Relations | Jo Brown | Jo.Brown@mail.wvu.edu |
| Finance | Myra Lowe | Myra.Lowe@mail.wvu.edu |
| Foreign Languages & Literature, Classic, Chin. etc. | Beth Toren | Beth.Toren@mail.wvu.edu |
| Foreign Languages & Literature, French | Gordon Ernst | Gordon.Ernst@mail.wvu.edu |
| Foreign Languages & Literature, German | Marian Armour-Gemmen | Marian.Armour-Gemmen@mail.wvu.edu |
| Foreign Languages & Literature, TESOL and Linguistics | Anna Schein | Anna.Schein@mail.wvu.edu |
| Foreign Languages & Literature, Russian | Marian Armour-Gemmen | Marian.Armour-Gemmen@mail.wvu.edu |
| Foreign Languages & Literature, Spanish | Kelly Diamond | Kelly.Diamond@mail.wvu.edu |
| Forensic Sciences | Harold Forbes | Harold.Forbes@mail.wvu.edu |
| Forestry | Noel Kopriva | Noel.Kopriva@mail.wvu.edu |
| Gender and Sexuality | Kelly Diamond | Kelly.Diamond@mail.wvu.edu |
| Geography | Linda Blake | Linda.Blake@mail.wvu.edu |
| Geology | Linda Blake | Linda.Blake@mail.wvu.edu |
| History | Harold Forbes | Harold.Forbes@mail.wvu.edu |
| Industrial Relations | Hilary Fredette | Hilary.Fredette@mail.wvu.edu |
| International Studies | William Rafter | William.Rafter@mail.wvu.edu |
| Jewish Studies | Harold Forbes | Harold.Forbes@mail.wvu.edu |
| Journalism | Christine Chang | Christine.Chang@mail.wvu.edu |
| Latin American Studies | Harold Forbes | Harold.Forbes@mail.wvu.edu |
| Latino American Studies | Anna Schein | Anna.Schein@mail.wvu.edu |
| Management & Business Law | Myra Lowe | Myra.Lowe@mail.wvu.edu |
| Manuscripts | John Cuthbert | John.Cuthbert@mail.wvu.edu |
| Maps | Christine Chang | Christine.Chang@mail.wvu.edu |
| Marketing | Penny Pugh | Penny.Pugh@mail.wvu.edu |
| Mathematics | Linda Blake | Linda.Blake@mail.wvu.edu |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | Marian Armour-Gemmen | Marian.Armour-Gemmen@mail.wvu.edu |
| Middle Eastern Studies | Hilary Fredette | Hilary.Fredette@mail.wvu.edu |
| Military Science | William Rafter | William.Rafter@mail.wvu.edu |
| Mineral & Energy Resources | Mary Strife | Mary.Strife@mail.wvu.edu |
| Music | Beth Royall | Beth.Royall@mail.wvu.edu |
| Native American Studies | Anna Schein | Anna.Schein@mail.wvu.edu |
| Patents | Marian Armour-Gemmen | Marian.Armour-Gemmen@mail.wvu.edu |
| Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering | Mary Strife | Mary.Strife@mail.wvu.edu |
| Philosophy | Gordon Ernst | Gordon.Ernst@mail.wvu.edu |
| Physical Education | Barbara LaGodna | Barbara.LaGodna@mail.wvu.edu |
| Physics | Linda Blake | Linda.Blake@mail.wvu.edu |
| Plant & Soil Science | Noel Kopriva | Noel.Kopriva@mail.wvu.edu |
| Political Science | William Rafter | William.Rafter@mail.wvu.edu |
| Psychology | Alyssa Wright | Alyssa.Wright@mail.wvu.edu |
| Public Administration | Christine Chang | Christine.Chang@mail.wvu.edu |
| Regional Research Institute | Allison Read | Allison.Read@mail.wvu.edu |
| Religious Studies | Beth Toren | Beth.Toren@mail.wvu.edu |
| Resource Management | Noel Kopriva | Noel.Kopriva@mail.wvu.edu |
| Russian & Eastern Europe Studies | Jessica Tapia | Jessica.Tapia@mail.wvu.edu |
| Science Fiction | Beth Toren | Beth.Toren@mail.wvu.edu |
| Social Work | Jessica Tapia | Jessica.Tapia@mail.wvu.edu |
| Sociology | Jo Brown | Jo.Brown@mail.wvu.edu |
| Sound Recordings | Beth Royall | Beth.Royall@mail.wvu.edu |
| South Asia Studies (India) | Harold Forbes | Harold.Forbes@mail.wvu.edu |
| Speech Pathology & Audiology | Martha Yancey | Martha.Yancey@mail.wvu.edu |
| Statistics | Linda Blake | Linda.Blake@mail.wvu.edu |
| Theatre | Beth Royall | Beth.Royall@mail.wvu.edu |
| West Virginia History | Harold Forbes | Harold.Forbes@mail.wvu.edu |
| Women's Studies | Carroll Wilkinson | Carroll.Wilkinson@mail.wvu.edu |