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| SUBJECT | SUBJECT SPECIALIST | PROFILE/EMAIL | PHONE |
| African and African Diaspora Studies | Lawrence Busenbark |   |
617-552-2253 |
| Archives and Manuscripts | Amy Braitsch | |
617-552-3249 |
| Art and Architecture | Adeane Bregman | |
617-552-3136 |
| Asian Studies | Nina Bogdanovsky | |
617-552-1058 |
| Biology | Enid Karr | |
617-552-4477 |
| Business | Claire O'Leary | |
617-552-4484 |
| Business | Sonia Ensins | |
617-552-2414 |
| Chemistry | Sally Wyman | |
617-552-4452 |
| Classical Studies | Jonas Barciauskas | |
617-552-4447 |
| Communication | Adeane Bregman | |
617-552-3136 |
| Computer Science | Barbara Mento | |
617-552-3354 |
| Economics/Numerical Data | Barbara Mento | |
617-552-3354 |
| Education | Brendan Rapple | |
617-552-4482 |
| Education (K-12 curriculum resources) | Margaret Cohen | |
617-552-4919 |
| English Language and Literature | Brendan Rapple | |
617-552-4482 |
| Earth and Environmental Sciences | Enid Karr | |
617-552-4477 |
| Environmental Studies | Sally Wyman | |
617-552-4452 |
| Environmental Studies | Enid Karr | |
617-552-4477 |
| Film Studies | Adeane Bregman | |
617-552-3136 |
| Gender Studies | Leslie Homzie | |
617-552-3234 |
| German Studies | Jonas Barciauskas | |
617-552-4447 |
| Government Documents | Barbara Mento | |
617-552-3354 |
| History | Elliot Brandow | |
617-552-1907 |
| Irish Studies | Kathy Williams | |
617-552-4833 |
| Irish Studies (Music) | Beth Sweeney | |
617-552-3956 |
| Islamic Studies and Civilization | Nina Bogdanovsky | |
617-552-1058 |
| Jewish Studies | Nina Bogdanovsky | |
617-552-1058 |
| Latin American Studies | Larry Busenbark | |
617-552-2253 |
| Law (Law Library) | Law Reference Staff | |
617-552-4410 |
| Law Collection, O'Neill Library | Sonia Ensins | |
617-552-2414 |
| Linguistics | Nina Bogdanovsky | |
617-552-1058 |
| Mathematics | Barbara Mento | |
617-552-3354 |
| Music | Sonia Ensins | |
617-552-2414 |
| Nursing and Health Sciences | Wanda Anderson | |
617-552-4457 |
| Philosophy | Jonas Barciauskas | |
617-552-4447 |
| Physics | Sally Wyman | |
617-552-4452 |
| Political Science | Nina Bogdanovsky | |
617-552-1058 |
| Psychology | Kate Silfen | |
617-552-0792 |
| Psychology | Kwasi Sarkodie-Mensah | |
617-552-4465 |
| Rare Books/Special Collections (Burns) | Justine Sundaram | |
617-552-1799 |
| Romance Languages and Literatures | Larry Busenbark | |
617-552-2253 |
| Slavic and Eastern Languages and Literatures | Nina Bogdanovsky | |
617-552-1058 |
| Social Work | Kate Silfen | |
617-552-0792 |
| Social Work | Leslie Homzie | |
617-552-3234 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | Kate Silfen | |
617-552-0792 |
| Theater and Dance | Brendan Rapple | |
617-552-4482 |
| Theology | Jonas Barciauskas | |
617-552-4447 |
| Theology and Ministry Library | Steve Dalton | |
617-552-6541 |