Research Help
Live Chat with a Librarian 24/7!
A CSUSM librarian is available during the hours listed below.
Telephone: (760) 750-4391
June 5 - August 26, Intersession and Summer Session
Monday - Friday | 10AM - 3PM |
Saturday | Closed |
Sunday | Closed |
Holidays
July 4 | Closed (Independence Day) |
All other times a non-CSUSM librarian will be picking up the chat and can help with general reference questions but may forward your information to a CSUSM librarian for further help.
If you require more in-depth help with your research, you may contact your subject specialist librarian directly by emailing them.
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Subject | Librarian | Title | Telephone | Office | ||
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Accounting | Judy Opdahl | Business & Economics Librarian | jopdahl@csusm.edu | 760-750-4307 | Currently Virtual | |
American Indian Studies | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu | 760-750-4070 | KEL3427 | |
Anthropology | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu | 760-750-4070 | KEL3427 | |
Art, Media, & Design | Torie Quiñonez | Arts and Humanities Librarian | tquinonez@csusm.edu | 760-750-4353 | KEL 3426 | |
Biochemistry | Talitha Matlin | STEM Librarian | tmatlin@csusm.edu | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
Biology | Talitha Matlin | STEM Librarian | tmatlin@csusm.edu | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
Biotechnology | Talitha Matlin | STEM Librarian | tmatlin@csusm.edu | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
Border and Regional Studies | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu | 760-750-4070 | KEL3427 | |
Business | Judy Opdahl | Business & Economics Librarian | jopdahl@csusm.edu | 760-750-4307 | Currently Virtual | |
Chemistry | Talitha Matlin | STEM Librarian | tmatlin@csusm.edu | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
Child and Adolescent Development | Amanda Kalish | Instruction & Reference, Education, and Psychology Librarian | akalish@csusm.edu | 760-750-4390 | ||
Cognitive Science | Amanda Kalish | Instruction & Reference, Education, and Psychology Librarian | akalish@csusm.edu | 760-750-4390 | ||
Communication | Allison Carr | Academic Transitions Librarian | acarr@csusm.edu | 760-750-4337 | KEL 3425 | |
Computer Science | Talitha Matlin | STEM Librarian | tmatlin@csusm.edu | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
Copyright | Carmen Mitchell | Scholarly Communication Librarian | cmitchell@csusm.edu | (760)750-8358 | KEL 3307 | |
Criminology and Justice Studies | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu | 760-750-4070 | KEL3427 | |
Cybersecurity | Talitha Matlin | STEM Librarian | tmatlin@csusm.edu | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
Dance Studies | Torie Quiñonez | Arts and Humanities Librarian | tquinonez@csusm.edu | 760-750-4353 | KEL 3426 | |
Economics | Judy Opdahl | Business & Economics Librarian | jopdahl@csusm.edu | 760-750-4307 | Currently Virtual | |
Education | Amanda Kalish | Instruction & Reference, Education, and Psychology Librarian | akalish@csusm.edu | 760-750-4390 | ||
Environmental Studies | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu | 760-750-4070 | KEL3427 | |
Ethnic Studies | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu | 760-750-4070 | KEL3427 | |
Finance | Judy Opdahl | Business & Economics Librarian | jopdahl@csusm.edu | 760-750-4307 | Currently Virtual | |
First-year instruction: GEW, GEO, GEL | Amanda Kalish | Instruction & Reference, Education, and Psychology Librarian | akalish@csusm.edu | 760-750-4390 | ||
First-year instruction: GEW, GEO, GEL | Judy Opdahl | Business & Economics Librarian | jopdahl@csusm.edu | 760-750-4307 | Currently Virtual | |
GEL | Talitha Matlin | STEM Librarian | tmatlin@csusm.edu | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
General Education | Yvonne Nalani Meulemans | Head of Teaching and Learning Department | ymeulema@csusm.edu | (760) 750-4375 | KEL 3422 | |
GEO | Talitha Matlin | STEM Librarian | tmatlin@csusm.edu | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
Geography | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu | 760-750-4070 | KEL3427 | |
GEW | Talitha Matlin | STEM Librarian | tmatlin@csusm.edu | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
Global Business Management | Judy Opdahl | Business & Economics Librarian | jopdahl@csusm.edu | 760-750-4307 | Currently Virtual | |
Global Studies | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu | 760-750-4070 | KEL3427 | |
Government Documents | Judith A. Downie | Special Collections and History Librarian | jdownie@csusm.edu | 760-750-4374 OR 760-750-4312 (Archives) | KEL 5010 | |
History | Jennifer Ho | Interim History Librarian | jho@csusm.edu | (760)750-8359 | KEL 5005 | |
Human Development | Tricia Lantzy | Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian | plantzy@csusm.edu | 760-750-4399 | KEL 3419 | |
Kinesiology | Tricia Lantzy | Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian | plantzy@csusm.edu | 760-750-4399 | KEL 3419 | |
Liberal Studies | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu | 760-750-4070 | KEL3427 | |
Literature and Writing | Torie Quiñonez | Arts and Humanities Librarian | tquinonez@csusm.edu | 760-750-4353 | KEL 3426 | |
Management | Judy Opdahl | Business & Economics Librarian | jopdahl@csusm.edu | 760-750-4307 | Currently Virtual | |
Marketing | Judy Opdahl | Business & Economics Librarian | jopdahl@csusm.edu | 760-750-4307 | Currently Virtual | |
Mathematics | Talitha Matlin | STEM Librarian | tmatlin@csusm.edu | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
Media Studies | Allison Carr | Academic Transitions Librarian | acarr@csusm.edu | 760-750-4337 | KEL 3425 | |
Modern Languages | Torie Quiñonez | Arts and Humanities Librarian | tquinonez@csusm.edu | 760-750-4353 | KEL 3426 | |
Music | Torie Quiñonez | Arts and Humanities Librarian | tquinonez@csusm.edu | 760-750-4353 | KEL 3426 | |
Nursing | Tricia Lantzy | Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian | plantzy@csusm.edu | 760-750-4399 | KEL 3419 | |
Open Access | Carmen Mitchell | Scholarly Communication Librarian | cmitchell@csusm.edu | (760)750-8358 | KEL 3307 | |
Operations Management | Judy Opdahl | Business & Economics Librarian | jopdahl@csusm.edu | 760-750-4307 | Currently Virtual | |
Philosophy | Torie Quiñonez | Arts and Humanities Librarian | tquinonez@csusm.edu | 760-750-4353 | KEL 3426 | |
Physics | Talitha Matlin | STEM Librarian | tmatlin@csusm.edu | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
Political Science | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu | 760-750-4070 | KEL3427 | |
Psychology | Amanda Kalish | Instruction & Reference, Education, and Psychology Librarian | akalish@csusm.edu | 760-750-4390 | ||
Public Health | Tricia Lantzy | Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian | plantzy@csusm.edu | 760-750-4399 | KEL 3419 | |
Social Sciences | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu | 760-750-4070 | KEL3427 | |
Social Work | Tricia Lantzy | Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian | plantzy@csusm.edu | 760-750-4399 | KEL 3419 | |
Sociology | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu | 760-750-4070 | KEL3427 | |
Software Engineering | Talitha Matlin | STEM Librarian | tmatlin@csusm.edu | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
Spanish | Torie Quiñonez | Arts and Humanities Librarian | tquinonez@csusm.edu | 760-750-4353 | KEL 3426 | |
Speech-Language Pathology | Tricia Lantzy | Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian | plantzy@csusm.edu | 760-750-4399 | KEL 3419 | |
Theatre Arts | Torie Quiñonez | Arts and Humanities Librarian | tquinonez@csusm.edu | 760-750-4353 | KEL 3426 | |
Thesis Preparation | Carmen Mitchell | Scholarly Communication Librarian | cmitchell@csusm.edu | (760)750-8358 | KEL 3307 | |
Visual and Performing Arts | Torie Quiñonez | Arts and Humanities Librarian | tquinonez@csusm.edu | 760-750-4353 | KEL 3426 | |
Wildfire science | Talitha Matlin | STEM Librarian | tmatlin@csusm.edu | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Torie Quiñonez | Arts and Humanities Librarian | tquinonez@csusm.edu | 760-750-4353 | KEL 3426 |