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About Liaison, Instruction, and Reference Services

The liaison librarians, subject experts, and learning specialists of Liaison, Instruction and Reference Services (LIRS) support MIT Departments, Labs, and Centers to ensure they get the most out of information resources and services for their learning and research. Our staff develop and lead library instruction activities, reference services and self-help tools.

Interim Department Head: Lisa Horowitz

Acting Program Head, Teaching & Learning: Mark Szarko

Social Sciences &
Management:

Nicholas Albaugh
Deborah Lenares
Shikha Sharma
Marcella Tam
Ece Turnator

 

Arts & Humanities:

Avery Boddie
Tina Chan
Caleb Hall
Carl Jones
Matt Saba
Kai Alexis Smith
Mark Szarko
Marcella Tam
Ece Turnator

Science & Engineering:

Phoebe Ayers
Claire Berman
Sabrina Brown
Alejandro Paz
Barbara Williams

Librarians by subject: see Expert librarians

Nicholas Albaugh

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Nicholas Albaugh

Management and Social Sciences Librarian
for Innovation & Entrepreneurship; Economics Librarian
Liaison, Instruction, and Reference Services
nalbaugh@mit.edu | E53-168B | 617.252.1510

Phoebe Ayers

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Phoebe Ayers

Librarian for Electrical Engineering & Computer Science,
IDSS, and Mathematics
Liaison, Instruction, and Reference Services
Data and Specialized Services
psayers@mit.edu | 10-405 | 617.253.4442

Claire Berman

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Claire Berman

Engineering Librarian
Liaison, Instruction, and Reference Services
cberman@mit.edu | 14S-210 | 617.258.7591

How can Claire help you?

Avery Boddie

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Avery Boddie

Lewis Music Library Department Head
Lewis Music Library
averyb@mit.edu | 14E-109 | 617.253.5636

Sabrina Brown

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Sabrina Brown

Biosciences Librarian
Liaison, Instruction, and Reference Services
smbrown1@mit.edu | 14S-213 | 617.253.0035

How can Sabrina help you?

Robert Caplin

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Robert Caplin

Administrative Assistant
Administrative Services; Research and Learning
rcaplin@mit.edu | 14S-210 | 617.253.0874

Tina Chan

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Tina Chan

Reference Services Program Manager and Humanities Librarian
Liaison, Instruction, and Reference Services
tinachan@mit.edu | E53-168d | 617.715.5160

Lisa Horowitz

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Lisa R. Horowitz

Interim Head (LIRS); Program Head for Liaison and Information Services
Liaison, Instruction, and Reference Services
lisah@mit.edu | 14S-214 | 617.253.9353
Pronouns: she/her/hers

Deborah Lenares

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Deborah Lenares

Collections Analyst and Strategist
Scholarly Communications & Collections Strategy
dlenares@mit.edu | 14S-210 | 617.253.0863
Pronouns: she/her

Alejandro Paz

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Alejandro Paz

Librarian for Energy and Environment
Liaison, Instruction, and Reference Services
apaz@mit.edu | 14S-203

Shikha Sharma

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Shikha Sharma

Business and Management Librarian
Liaison, Instruction, and Reference Services
sharmash@mit.edu | E53-168k | 617.253.5670

How can Shikha help you?

Kai Alexis Smith

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Kai Alexis Smith

Architecture and Planning Librarian
Liaison, Instruction, and Reference Services
kaias@mit.edu | 7-238 | 617.258.5593
Pronouns: she/her

Mark Szarko

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Mark Szarko

Comparative Media Studies, Literature, Philosophy,
and Theater Arts Librarian; Acting Program Head for
Teaching and Learning (LIRS)
Liaison, Instruction, and Reference Services
szarko@mit.edu | 14S-210 | 617.258.8022
Pronouns: he/him/his

Michael Toler

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Michael Toler

Archnet Digital Librarian
Aga Khan Documentation Center
mtoler@mit.edu | 7-238 | 617.253.2955

Ece Turnator

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Ece Turnator

Humanities and Digital Scholarship Librarian
Liaison, Instruction, and Reference Services
turnator@mit.edu | 14S-210 | 617.253.4979

Barbara Williams

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Barbara Williams

AeroAstro and Physics Librarian
Liaison, Instruction, and Reference Services
barbaraw@mit.edu | 10-500 | 617.253.5666
Pronouns: she/her

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