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Ruth Gustafson

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STEM Librarian

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Shields Library

Ruth has been a UC Davis librarian for the sciences with a focus on agricultural, biological and environmental sciences since 2001. She works closely with students from animal-related departments and programs except veterinary medicine and lab medicine. In supporting the comprehensive (all languages, all formats) collections and research in Bee Biology and Pollination Biology, she is informally known as the “Bee librarian.” Ruth is also the librarian contact for research related to music, and supports faculty and graduate students in music.

Areas of Expertise

animal science, aquaculture, avian science, bee biology, biological oceanography, chemical engineering, chemistry, conservation biology, ecology, entomology, environmental sciences, environmental toxicology, evolution, fish biology, food science, forensic science, marine science, materials science, music, nematology, nutrition, pollination biology, wildlife

Directory Tags

Bibliometrics Engineering and Technology Food and Wine Graduate Student Help Information Literacy Instruction Literature Search Music Open Access Open Data Primary Sources/ Research Data Research Instruments and Datasets Researcher Support Science Undergraduate Help