Each reference librarian at NJIT is assigned as a liaison to a number of different departments on campus and acts as a single point of contact for individuals in those departments with more in-depth or subject-specific needs.
Staff directory: A-Z | Acquisitions / Cataloging | Administration | Circulation / Reserve | Digital / Technology | E-resources / Serials | Interlibrary Loan | Subject Specialist | Reference / Library Liaison
 Maya Gervits
Director of the Littman Architecture Library
 973-642-4390,  maya.gervits@njit.edu
Education:
- MLS - Rutgers University
- PhD, Art and Architecture History - State Institute of Art History, Moscow, Russia
- MA, Art and Architecture History - Russian Academy of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg
Library liaison to:
- Architecture, Digital Design, Fine Arts and Design, Industrial Design, and Interior Design
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 Heather Huey
Information Literacy Librarian
973-596-8499, heather.a.huey@njit.edu
Education:
- MLS - Rutgers University
- BA - Northwestern College
Library liaison to:
- Information Literacy (integrating library skills into the curriculum for all departments)
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 Davida Scharf
Director of Reference
973-642-4397, davida.scharf@njit.edu
Education:
- MLS - Columbia University
- BA - Barnard
Library liaison to:
- Computer Science, History, Humanities and Social Sciences, Information Systems, Information Technology
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 Haymwantee Singh
Technical Reference Librarian
973-596-8498, singhh@njit.edu
Education:
- MLS - SUNY Albany
- MS, Industrial Engineering - Alfred
- BA, Mathematics - University of Guyana
Library liaison to:
- Distance Learning, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering Technology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Wireless Communications and Networking
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 Bruce Slutsky
Technical Reference Librarian
973-642-4950, slutsky@njit.edu
Education:
- MLS - Pratt University
- MS, Organic Chemistry - University of Rhode Island
- BS, Chemistry - City College of New York
Library liaison to:
- Advanced Engineered Particulate Materials, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Science, Hazardous Materials Research Center, Neural Engineering, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Transportation
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 Andrea Spender
Technical Reference Librarian
973-642-4977, andrea.spender@njit.edu
Education:
- MLIS, University of Western Ontario, Canada
- BS, Biology, University of Guelph, Canada
Library liaison to:
- Biology, Mathematics, Physics, School of Management
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NJIT Librarian Liaison Program since 1992
Each NJIT reference librarian is assigned one or more academic departments and acts as a single point of contact for those faculty and students in such departments who require in-depth or subject-specific assistance. Each reference librarian is expected to:
- Develop subject expertise relevant to the disciplines of each assigned department; keep abreast of recent technical advances and trends.
- Provide faculty and students with Information searching assistance.
- Act as a single point of contact between individual users and the library to provide literature searching services and other customized information products. Maintain on-going, information contacts with library users in order to obtain information about their work and feedback on library products and services.
- Consult with NJIT faculty, administrative, and research personnel to learn of research projects which are underway or planned.
- Work with the academic departments to establish library user groups; lead periodic meetings. Meet regularly with users throughout the departments and attends technical programs in the departments.
- Promote library services to potential users; devise and make user information presentations on library services and products. Devise displays and promotional publications.
