Faculty
Waterfield Library
Dean of Libraries --
Adam Murray - Dean of Library (Interim) - Assistant Professor
Office Phone: (270) 809-3510
Office Location: 224-1 Waterfield Library
E-Mail: adam.murray@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
Acquisitions --
Adam Murray - Acquisitions Librarian - Assistant Professor
Reference --
Linda Bartnik - Head, Reference Department - Lecturer
Office Phone - (270) 809-4156
Office Location – 207B Business Bldg.
E-Mail: linda.bartnik@murraystate.edu
Degrees:
B.A. - Anderson College, 1969 (English; History minor)
M.L.S. - Indiana University, 1976 (Library Science)
M.A. - Murray State University, 1986 (English)
Interests: Business research, online pedagogy, electronic information gathering
Collection Development Subject Areas: Accounting; Computer Science & Information Systems; Economics & Finance; Journalism and Mass Communication; Management, Marketing & Business Administration; Organizational Communication
Lilia Murray - Reference Librarian – Assistant Professor
Office Phone: (270) 809-3760
Office Location: 213 Waterfield Library
E-Mail: lilia.murray@murraystate.edu
Degrees:
B.A. – Sarah Lawrence College, 1993 (Music, Theatre)
M.L.I.S. - University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2006
Interests: Pre-Raphaelite Art, Romanticism in Music, Shakespeare and Restoration Theatre, Library Instruction
Collection Development Subject Areas: Art; English and Philosophy; Government, Law, and International Affairs; History; Liberal Arts; Modern Languages; Music; Sociology; Psychology; Theatre and Dance
Ashley Ireland - Reference Librarian - Assistant Professor
Office Phone: (270) 809-4819
Office Location: 210A Waterfield Library
E-Mail:ashley.ireland@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
Systems --
Don (Dong Wan) Kim – Systems Librarian – Assistant Professor
Office Phone: (270) 809-4799
Office Location: 219-D Waterfield Library
E-Mail:don.kim@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 Special Collections Library
Laurene Zaporozhetz - Director of Special Collections - Professor
Office Phone: (270) 809-4295
Office Location: 208 Waterfield Library
E-mail: laurene.zaporozhetz@murraystate.edu
Degrees:
B.A. - Michigan State University, 1972 (Education)
M.S.L. - Western Michigan University, 1974 (Librarianship)
Ph. D. - University of Oregon, 1987 (Education/Curriculum & Instruction)
College of Education - Curriculum Materials Center --
Jetta Culpepper - Director- Associate Professor
Office Phone: (270) 809-4276
Office Location: Rm 311 - Alexander Hall
E-Mail: jetta.culpepper@coe.murraystate.edu
Degrees:
B.S. - Murray State University, 1968 (Library Science)
M.A. - Murray State University, 1969 (Education)
M.L.S. - George Peabody College, 1972 (Library Science)
Specialist - George Peabody College, 1975 (Education)
Interests: Assessment; publicity; staff development; research; technical services in academic libraries
Collection Development Subject Areas: Education
Other Assignments
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
