Staff Directory
Contact Information
- Phone: 907-786-1870
- Toll-Free: 1-888-997-7878
- Fax: 907-786-1608
- Email: ayhsis@uaa.alaska.edu
Kathy Murray, MLS
Kathy is the HSIS manager. She received her undergraduate degree in Zoology from the University of Washington and her Masters in Library Science from the same university. Kathy moved to Alaska to join the staff in November of 1996.
Contact her at 907-786-1611, via email at afktm@uaa.alaska.edu, or via fax at 907-786-1608.
Besides HSIS managerial responsibilities, contact her:
- with suggestions for improving HSIS services
- to request a new journal title in the health sciences or medical fields
- with additions to the HSIS web pages
- with suggestions for the Arctic Health website
- if you need a literature search and the medical librarian is unavailable
Sally Bremner
Sally is our medical reference librarian. She received her undergraduate degree in Zoology and her Masters Degree in Library Science from the University of Western Ontario. Sally joined the HSIS staff in February 2003.
She can be contacted at 907-786-1609, via email at afsjb@uaa.alaska.edu or via fax at 907-786-1608.
Sally's primary responsibilities include:
- literature searching: medical, business, health administration, current news items, and more
- monthly literature searches (AutoAlerts) available upon request
- in-depth reference service
- online databases/internet/library instruction
- monthly newsletters
- orientation to library services
Connie Thomas
Connie is our library assistant working 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday - Friday. She joined the library staff October 2, 2006.
She can be reached at 907-786-1870, via email at anctt@uaa.alaska.edu, or via fax at 907-786-1608.
Connie's primary responsibilities include:
- receptionist
- finance (invoicing and deposit accounts)
- general reference assistance
- requests for copies of articles
- managing the various library databases
- tracking use statistics
Jim Hill
Jim is our interlibrary loan specialist, working 10:00 am to 1:00 pm each day. He joined the library staff in 1980. His prior work was in the USAF for 22 years before retirement.
He can be reached at 907-786-4741, via email as anjlh1@uaa.alaska.edu, or via fax at 907-786-1608.
Jim's primary responsibilities include:
- filling/forwarding interlibrary loans requested by Loansome Doc users
- requesting articles/books from other libraries via DOCLINE or the OCLC online interlibrary loan systems
- filling interlibrary loans requested by other libraries
- pulling requests for articles from in-house collections
- assisting other HSIS staff in any way possible
Dawn Harrison
Dawn is our library clerk working 8:00 am to 5:00 pm each day. She started January 28, 2008.
She can be reached at 907-786-1610, via email at andmh1@uaa.alaska.edu, or via fax at 907-786-1608.
Dawn's primary responsibilities include:
- filling requests for copies of articles
- providing table of contents service
- sending journals to the bindery