Research Consulting

Our expert library staff accept 1:1 consulting appointments to assist you with a wide variety of software, coding, and data issues.

To schedule a consultation:

1. Check the list of staff below.
2. Select someone with the expertise you require.
3. Schedule an appointment using the link provided next to that expert's name.

All consultations will be done via Zoom. Connection information will be provided when you schedule your appointment.

Contact us at consulting@lists.stanford.edu with any questions about this service.

Expert: Kim Durante

Metadata Librarian, Geographic and Scientific Metadata

• Python
• Unix
• Git 
• Data management and Data Management Plans (DMPs)
• OpenRefine
• Data cleaning
• Data sources
• Data visualization

Expert: Amy Hodge

Science Data Librarian

• SQL
• Data management and Data Management Plans (DMPs)
• Stanford Digital Repository (SDR)
• Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) and how to get one for your work 

Expert: Ashley Jester

Assistant Director, Science & Engineering Libraries

• Stata
• SPSS
• Excel
• Data sources
• Statistical analysis
• Quantitative methodology
• Data visualization
• Reproducibility 

Expert: Joseph Makokha

Academic Technology Specialist

• Arduino
• Mechatronics/Automation
• Project realization
• Intellectual Property (IP) for engineers & scientists
• Engineering design

Expert: David Medeiros

Geospatial Instruction & Reference Specialist

• GIS
• Cartography

Schedule a consult with David

Expert: Zac Painter

Engineering Librarian, Research & Teaching Support

• Unix
• Git/GitHub/GitLab
• Data management & Data Management Plans
• Best practices
• OpenRefine
• SQL
• (some) R
• (some) Tableau
• (some) Arduino
• (some) SPSS

Expert: Linnea Shieh

Engineering Librarian, Data & Collections

• Python
• Databases and SQL
• Machine Learning (ML)
• Shell
• Git
• R
• Data visualization

Schedule a consult with Linnea