Some reference librarians serve as liaison librarians to the academic departments.
They provide in-depth reference assistance, and they work with the faculty to help build the Library's collections and to educate midshipmen about the Library's resources. These reference-bibliographers and their telephone numbers have been identified below, or you can contact the Head of the Reference Department, Patti Patterson, at x36975. Division or Department Reference-Bibliographer Phone No. Reference librarians are on duty on the first floor at the Reference Desk near the entrance to the Library from 0745 until 2200 Monday through Thursday, 0745-1700 on Fridays and 1230 until 2200 on Sundays and holidays. They provide information about the Library and help with the variety of information access tools available.