Welcome!
This guide serves as the archive to the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences (HCAS) Library eNewsletter. You will find links to past eNewsletter content including databases, software information, good-to-know library information, and contact information for all of your HCAS librarians.
Meet Your HCAS Librarians!
Xiara Acosta - DoBS
Location: Alvin Sherman Library
Support: Xiara Acosta is the library liaison to the Department of Biological Sciences and the College of Computing and Engineering. She holds a B.A. in English, with a concentration in British Literature, and a minor in Film and Video from Florida Atlantic University. Her M.S. is in Information from Florida State University. She looks forward to assisting you in library instruction and information needs.
Amanda Bourdeau- DoMES, DoBS
Location: NSU Oceanographic Campus Library
Support: Amanda Bourdeau is the Oceanographic Campus Librarian for Marine and Environmental Sciences and Biological Sciences. She holds a B.A. in English from Utica University and a Master's in Library Sciences from Syracuse University. She looks forward to assisting students and faculty with their research and information needs.
Sarah Cisse - DCRS
Location: Alvin Sherman Library
Support: Located at the NSU Alvin Sherman Library since 2009, Sarah is the liaison for the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies and the College of Psychology. She holds a B.A. in English Literature and an M.I.L.S. in Library Science. Sarah conducts undergraduate information literacy instruction and workshops for grants and scholarship resources. Reach out to Sarah for library instruction and resource requests for the collection.
Sara Cooper - Farquhar Honors College
Location: Alvin Sherman Library
Support: Sara Cooper is library liaison to the Farquhar Honors College and the Veterans Resource Center. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for her B.A. in Linguistics and M.S. in Library Science. She's interested in citation, scholarship as conversation, improving information literacy outcomes by leveraging pedagogical theory and metacognition.
Lisa Ellis - DHP
Location: Alvin Sherman Library
Support: Lisa Ellis is the liaison for the Department of Humanities and Politics. She holds a B.A. in History from Texas A&M University and a M.S.I.S. in Information Studies from The University of Texas at Austin. She looks forward to assisting with library instruction, workshops, and other information-related needs.
Lisa Ferrara - DoMES, DoBS
Location: NSU Oceanographic Campus Library
Support: Lisa Ferrara is the Oceanographic Campus Librarian for Reference & Instruction, Research Support, Marine & Environmental Sciences, and Biological Sciences. She holds a Masters in Library and Information Science from Rutgers University and a Doctor of Education from Nova Southeastern University. She looks forward to assisting students and faculty with library instruction, research workshops, technology, and other information-related needs.
Sarena Hicks - DCMA
Location: Alvin Sherman Library
Support: Meet Sarena Hicks, she is the liaison for the Department of Communication, Media, and Arts. She holds a B.A. in English from Florida A&M University and a M.S. in Library & Information Sciences from FSU. She is excited to meet your information needs!