University Libraries Faculty and Staff Directory
Waterfield Library
DEAN OF LIBRARIES
Adam Murray - Dean of Library - Associate Professor
Office Phone: (270) 809-5604
Office Location: 224-1 Waterfield Library
E-Mail: amurray@murraystate.edu
Degrees:
B.A. - University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 2001 (Religion, Sociology)
M.L.I.S. - University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2006
Interests: Educational Sociology; Information Seeking Behavior; Library as Place; Information Avoidance
TECHNICAL SERVICES
Cris Ferguson - Director, Technical Services - Assistant Professor
Acquisitions --
Cataloging --
Leslie Engelson – Technical Services Librarian – Assistant Professor
Office Phone - (270) 809-4818
Office Location – 224 Waterfield Library
E-Mail: lengelson@murraystate.edu
Degrees:
B.A. – Northwest University, 1985 (Sacred Music)
M.L.I.S. – University of Washington, 1997
Interests: Authority work, Catalog interface and user behavior, Information seeking behavior, Information organization
Collection Services --
PUBLIC SERVICES
Ashley Ireland - Director, Public Services - Assistant Professor
Office Phone: (270) 809-4819
Office Location: 219 Waterfield Library
E-Mail:aireland@murraystate.edu
Degrees:
B.A. – Murray State University, 2005 (English; Sociology)
M.L.I.S. – University of Kentucky, 2007 (Library and Information Science)
Interests: library instruction; sociology of information; information seeking behavior; plagiarism and copyright; collection development issues
Circulation & Media --
Reference --
Pali U. K. De Silva - Research and Instruction Librarian - Assistant Professor
Office Phone: (270) 809-6221
Office Location: 213A Waterfield Library
E-Mail:pdesilva@murraystate.edu
Degrees:
B.S. - University of Sri Lanka (Botany, Chemistry)
PhD. – Louisiana State University (Plant Health)
M.L.I.S. – Louisiana State University (Library & Information Science)
Interests: Information Literacy, trends in Information needs and information use in science & technology disciplines , Scholarly communication trends in sciences, User centered information services
Collection Development Subject Areas: biological sciences, chemistry, mathematics &statistics, engineering & physics, industrial & engineering technology, agriculture, geoscience.
Katherine Farmer - Research and Instruction Librarian & Director - Curriculum Materials Center - Assistant Professor
Office Phone - (270) 809-6180
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216B Waterfield Library |
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308 Alexander Hall |
E-Mail: kfarmer10@murraystate.edu
Degrees:
B.A. - Mississippi College, 1994 (English)
M.L.I.S. - University of Southern Mississippi 2005
Interests: teaching theory and practices, information literacy, technology applications in education,media and curriculum applications in education.
Collection Development Subject Areas: Early Childhood Development & Education; P-12 Education; Teacher Training; Career and Technical Education; Guidance & Counseling in Education; Higher Education.
Jeff Henry - Research and Instruction Librarian - Assistant Professor
Office Phone - (270) 809-2846
Office Location – 212B Waterfield Library.
E-Mail: jhenry@murraystate.edu
Degrees:
B.S. - University of Tennessee at Martin - 2007 (Geography and Political Science)
M.P.A. - Murray State University - 2009 (Public Administration)
M.L.S. - University of Kentucky, 2011 (Library Science)
Interests: Library Instruction, Information Seeking Behavior, Information Literacy, Outcome-Based Evaluation of Library Services
Collection Development Subject Areas: Art & Design, Modern Languages, Music, Theatre
Elizabeth Price - Research and Instruction Librarian - Assistant Professor
Office Phone - (270) 809-3530
Office Location – 216A Waterfield Library.
E-Mail: eprice4@murraystate.edu
Degrees:
B.S. - Ohio University, 2001 (Journalism)
M.L.S. - University of Kentucky, 2008 (Library Science)
Interests: Library Instruction, Assessment, Team-based Learning, Information-seeking behavior, Media usage
Collection Development Subject Areas: Business, Communication, Journalism
Becky Richardson - Research and Instruction Librarian - Assistant Professor
Office Phone: (270) 809-4151
Office Location: 212A Waterfield Library
E-Mail:rrichardson5@murraystate.edu
Degrees:
A.A.S. - Whatcom Community College, 1994 (General Education)
B.A. – Western Washington University, 1996 (History)
M.L.I.S. – Clarion University, 2010 (Library and Information Science)
Interests: Information Literacy, In-Library Use of Materials, Social Media and Technology in Information Literacy, Library 2.0
Collection Development Subject Areas: History, Government/Law/International Affairs, & Psychology.
Candace Vance - Research and Instruction Librarian - Assistant Professor
Office Phone: (270) 809-3760
Office Location: 213A Waterfield Library
E-Mail:cvance4@murraystate.edu
Degrees:
B.S. - Murray State University, 1989 (Agriculture, Animal Science)
B.F.A. - Murray State University, 1992
M.I.S. - University of Tennessee, 2000 (Masters, Information Sciences)
Interests: Information Literacy, Open Access, Education and Technology, Adult Education
Collection Development Subject Areas: Athletic Training; Communication Disorders; Exercise Science; Nursing; Nutrition/Dietetics; Occupational Safety; Recreation; Wellness & Therapeutic Service.
InterLibrary Loan --
Overbey Law Library --
Systems --
Don (Dong Wan) Kim – Systems Librarian – Associate Professor
Office Phone: (270) 809-4799
Office Location: 219-D Waterfield Library
E-Mail:dkim@murraystate.edu
Degrees:
B.A. - KonKuk University , 1996 (Library and Information Science)
M.L.I.S. - University of South Carolina, 2003 (Library and Information Science)
Interests: Multimedia Online Instruction, Social Media, Web Development
Pogue Library
Special Collection & Archive librarian --
Dieter C. Ullrich – Archivist and Special Collections Librarian – Assistant Professor
Office Phone: (270) 809-4295
Office Location: 207 Pogue Library
E-Mail:dullrich@murraystate.edu
Degrees:
B.A. - Metropolitan State College (Denver, Colorado), History and Political Science
M.A. - Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, Pennsylvania)
M.L.S. - University of Kentucky (Lexington, Kentucky), Library Science and Archival Theory
Interests: College and university archival practices, manuscript preservation and conservation, records management, archival digitization, history of the American Civil War and local history
Other Assignments
College of Education - Curriculum Materials Center --
Katherine Farmer - Reference Librarian, Director - Curriculum Materials Center - Assistant Professor
Office Phone - (270) 809-6180
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210A Waterfield Library |
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308 Alexander Hall |
E-Mail: kfarmer10@murraystate.edu
Degrees:
B.A. - Mississippi College, 1994 (English)
M.L.I.S. - University of Southern Mississippi 2005
Interests: teaching theory and practices, information literacy, technology applications in education,media and curriculum applications in education.
Resident Director of the Semester in Regensburg Program --
John Griffin
Degrees:
M.A. - German, University of Cincinnati, 1977
M.L.S. - University of Kentucky, 1976
Interests: photography, swimming & biking, blues & jazz music
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