LibGuides: Contact us: Liaison, Instruction & Reference Services

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
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

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

How can Nicholas help you?

Phoebe Ayers

Librarian for EECS, IDSS and Mathematics; interim Librarian for Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science
Liaison, Instruction, and Reference Services
Data and Specialized Services
psayers@mit.edu | 10-405 | 617.253.4442

How can Phoebe help you?

Claire Berman

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

How can Claire help you?

Avery Boddie

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

How can Avery help you?

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

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

Tina Chan

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

Lisa Horowitz

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

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

Alejandro Paz

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

How can Alejandro help you?

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

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

How can Kai help you?

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

How can Mark help you?