Subject liaisons are librarians at Penn who work with the faculty in each academic department to answer questions and curate the research collections that support scholarship on our campus. With expert training in the topic you're researching, a subject librarian can help you focus your topic, find library resources, answer questions about citation formatting, and more.
When you need assistance with:
Locating the e-mail of your subject librarian within our directory is easy- and we're happy to work with your questions! Try searching by topic or use the tabs in the link below:
Like the Writing Center or your advisor, it's easy to book an appointment to meet with your subject librarian. There are two ways to request a research consultation:
Not sure where to start? Send a general consultation request here and we'll contact your subject specialist.
To book an appointment online, visit our Appointments page and select from the dropdown of Humanities, Social Sciences, Business, and Digital Scholarship subject specialists. If you aren't seeing your subject, search the directory here.
