Reference Department

Staff

Betsy Park, Head of Reference Department Professor ehpark@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-8214 Office: McWherter Library: RM 124 Responsibilities: Department head. Research Interests: Instruction, faculty status & librarians, reference, virtual reference, distance education, electronic resources.

Kay Cunningham, Electronic Resources Librarian Assistant Professor lkcnnngh@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-4345 Office: McWherter Library: RM 115 Responsibilities: Electronic resource evaluation, reference service. Research Interests: citation analysis, librarian publication patterns, electronic resources, comics & graphic novels

Ann Hudson, Reference Library Assistant eahudson@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-8205 Office: McWherter Library: RM 125 Responsibilities: Assist patrons in selecting library resources that best match their research needs. Processes Standards.

Ross Johnson, Reference Librarian Assistant Professor rmjohnsn@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-8211 Office: McWherter Library: RM 112 Responsibilities: Reference and collection development. Research Interests: Popular music and culture.

Joyce McKibben, Reference Librarian/Assistant Head of Reference Department Assistant Professor mckibben@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-8213 Office: McWherter Library: RM 123 Responsibilities: General reference, Ask A Librarian, collection maintenance (Reference). Research Interests: Indexing the Memphis Appeal (19th century).

Shirlene Moore, Reference/Collection Development Library Assistant smoore@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-8217 Office: McWherter Library: RM 125 Responsibilities: Assist patrons in selecting library resources that best match their research needs. Communicates with faculty about acquisitions and processing of new materials.

Clark Nall, Access Services Librarian Assistant Professor hnall@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-8204 Office: McWherter Library: RM 121 Responsibilities: Manages Interlibrary Loan, services to online and Extended Programs students, assisting researchers at the reference desk. Liaison to Journalism Department. Research Interests: Libraries and culture.

Dr. Pamela Palmer, Reference Librarian Associate Professor prpalmer@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-8210 Office: McWherter Library: RM 120 Responsibilities: Reference librarian. Research Interests: Gerard Manley Hopkins, Victorian periodicals, American ethnic groups, reference sources, librarianship as a profession.

Bess Robinson, Reference/Instruction Librarian Associate Professor merobnsn@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-8206 Office: McWherter Library: RM 118 Responsibilities: Work with library users at the Reference Desk; plan and teach instruction sessions for a variety of undergraduate and graduate classes. Research Interests: Instructing freshmen and international students; newsletters.

Robert Robinette, Reference Library Assistant rrobintt@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-8208 Office: McWherter Library: RM 125 Responsibilities: Assist patrons in selecting library resources that best match their research needs

Perveen Rustomfram, Reference Librarian Associate Professor prstmfrm@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-8207 Office: McWherter Library: RM 116 Responsibilities: Reference service; Instruction; Collection Development Liaison for the Department of Psychology and the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy Research Interests: Library User Studies; Reference and electronic resources; Issues concerning electronic journals; Issues regarding instruction in the classroom.

David Wortham, Reference Library Assistant jwortham@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-8221 Office: McWherter Library: RM 125 Responsibilities: Bindery and reference periodicals.

Send questions/comments/suggestions to Kay Cunningham or Chris Matz Reference Department | The University of Memphis | University Libraries 126 Ned R. McWherter Library | Memphis, TN 38152-3250 Phone: (901) 678-2201 | Fax: (901) 678-8218