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Contact the library

24 July 2026

There are lots of ways to contact the library at UC. You can visit us on campus, chat with us online, and make an appointment with a specialist librarian if you need expert help. See how to contact the library at UC.

HOW TO APPLY

General enquiries – Borrowing and membership

Phone: +64 3 369 4888

Email: library@canterbury.ac.nz

You are welcome to come and talk to us
in person at any of our libraries.

UC Library | Ngā Puna Mātauraka
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand

Specialist enquiries

Find your subject librarian for learning, teaching, and research support. UC's specialist librarians help you access online and print resources across all subjects. Meet them and book an appointment for expert guidance.

Subject and specialist librarians

Aotearoa and the Pacific

Business

Kathryn Andrews: ACIS; Economics and Finance; Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Kim Hall: ACIS; Economics and Finance; Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Creative and Digital Arts

John Arnold: Music

Elizabeth Cooke: Fine Arts, Digital Screen

Education

Kathryn Andrews: Education

Kiera Tauro: Education

Lisa Davies: Kaitakawaenga Ako

Engineering

Dave Lane: Chemical & Process Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Masters in Engineering Management; Engineering Intermediate; HIT Lab NZ; Forestry; Product Design

Jacqui Tither: Computer Science & Software Engineering; Electrical & Computer Engineering; Engineering Intermediate

Health

Margaret Paterson: Health, Social Work

Humanities

Elizabeth Cooke: Art History; Cinema Studies; Cultural Studies; English

John Arnold: Classics; Philosophy

Dave Clemens: Digital Humanities; History

Language, Social and Political Sciences

Dave Clemens: Anthropology, Journalism; Media and Communications; Political Science and International Relations; Sociology

Dave Lane: Chinese

Kim Hall: European Union; French; German; Russian; Spanish

Jacqui Tither: Japanese

John Arnold: Linguistics

Rachel Doherty: Human Services

Law and Criminal Justice

Theresa Buller: Criminal Justice; Law

John Arnold: Law

Science

Jacqui Tither: Psychology

John Arnold: Mathematics and Statistics

Margaret Paterson: Communication Disorders

Nick Scullin: Antarctic Studies; Biological Sciences; Geography; Geological Sciences; Environmental Sciences; Physical and Chemical Sciences; Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management