Directory of American Studies Librarians in the UK
Please do contact the Chair of the BAAS Library and Resources Sub-Committee (BLARS)
if you have any additional or different information.
Currently the Chair is r.j.ellis@bham.ac.uk (as at 1 January 2011)
2nd Air Division Memorial Library (Norwich)
Libby Morgan – Trust Librarian
libby.morgan@norfolk.gov.uk
(The) American Museum in Britain
Richard Wendorf – Director
director@americanmuseum.org
(The) British Library
Dr Matthew Shaw – Curator, USA
Matthew.Shaw@bl.uk
Cambridge University Library
Jayne Kelly – English-Language Collections (American Studies Specialist)
jeh44@cam.ac.uk
Liverpool John Moores University
Sheena Streather - Information Officer for American Studies
Phone 0151 2313104 (or email direct from website)
National Library of Scotland
Mr John Bowles – Foreign Collections Curator
j.bowles@nls.uk
University of Birmingham
Zbig Gas - American and Canadian Studies Subject Advisor
z.gas@bham.ac.uk
University of Derby
Sally Forrest – American Studies Librarian
s.forrest@derby.ac.uk
University of Dundee
Susan Reid – School of Humanities Liaison Librarian (including American Studies)
s.c.reid@dundee.ac.uk
Helen Olafsson – School of Humanities Liaison Librarian (including American Studies)
h.a.olafsson@dundee.ac.uk
University of East Anglia
Sarah Elsegood – Arts and Humanities Faculty Librarian (incl. American Studies)
s.elsegood@uea.ac.uk
University of Essex
Emma Wisher – American (U.S.) Studies Librarian
ewisher@essex.ac.uk
University of Lincoln (offers BAs in American Studies)
Lesley Church – American Studies, English & History Academic Subject Librarian
lchurch@lincoln.ac.uk
University of Kent at Canterbury
Anna Miller – American Studies Subject Librarian
V.A.Miller@kent.ac.uk
University of Manchester
Rose Goodier – Librarian for English and American Studies
rose.goodier@manchester.ac.uk
University of Warwick (School of Comparative American Studies looks at The Americas as a
whole)
Chris Bradford – Comparative American Studies Librarian
chris.bradford@warwick.ac.uk
Vere Harmsworth Library (Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford)
Jane Rawson – Librarian-in-Charge
jane.rawson@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
York St John University
Lottie Alexander – Academic Support Librarian (Arts) (including American Studies)
l.alexander@yorksj.ac.uk
Librarians with some responsibility for American Studies but this is not mentioned in
their job titles…
Bangor University
Very limited subject specific librarians, but Bangor do offer a BA in English with American
Literature and Culture.
Canterbury Christ Church University
Lawrence Dean - Faculty Liaison Librarian – Arts & Humanities
Phone 01227 782517 (email direct from website)
De Montfort University Leicester
Neil Skinner – History & Politics and International Relations Librarian
NSkinner@dmu.ac.uk
Keele University (offers an American Studies degree)
Jo-Anne Watts - Humanities, Public Policy & Professional Practice, Sociology and
Criminology Librarian
j.watts@lib.keele.ac.uk
King’s College London (has a Department of American Studies)
Limited access for visitors to library website so no relevant named contacts available.
Lancaster University (no longer recruiting students to American Studies)
Helen Clish – Subject Librarian for Archives, Creative Arts & History (American Studies
mentioned in more detailed listings)
h.clish@lancaster.ac.uk
Swansea University
Ian Glen – Arts and Humanities Librarian
i.glen@swansea.ac.uk
University of Central Lancashire
Ian Sheridan – Journalism, Media & Communication Librarian (includes American
Studies)
isheridan@uclan.ac.uk
University of Exeter
Diane Workman – contact for English
d.workman@exeter.ac.uk
Caroline Gale – contact for History & Politics
Caroline.A.Gale@exeter.ac.uk
University of Glasgow
Clare Paterson – History
clare.paterson@glasgow.ac.uk
University of Hull
Offers BAs and PhDs in American Studies but no named library contact available on their
website.
University of Leicester (Offers BA’s in American Studies)
Evelyn Cornell – Information Librarian (College of Arts, Humanities & Law and Special
Collections)
ec37@le.ac.uk
University of Leeds
Janet Morton – Politics and International Studies
j.morton@leeds.ac.uk
Martin Gill – Canadian Studies and History
m.r.gill@leeds.ac.uk
University of Liverpool (offers Comparative American Studies BA)
Martin Wolf – Cultures, Languages and Area Studies Librarian
Martin.Wolf@liverpool.ac.uk
University of Nottingham
Elizabeth Newall – Arts Faculty Team Librarian
elizabeth.newall@nottingham.ac.uk
University of Sussex (Department of American Studies)
Good library subject specific resources but no named contact.
University of Ulster (offers American Studies degrees)
Frank Reynolds – Sub-Librarian (Arts)
fj.reynolds@ulster.ac.uk
University of Winchester (offers American Studies degrees)
Robert Kirtley – Assistant Librarian (Arts & Hums)
robert.kirtley@winchester.ac.uk