Susan Murray

Current

• Head, Life Sciences Library at McGill University

Past

• Manager at Consumer Health Information Service, Toronto Public Library
• Director at Cinematheque Ontario Film Reference Library
• Reference Librarian at University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry Library

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Education

• University of Toronto
• University of Toronto
• University of Toronto - University of St. Michael's College

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Connections

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Industry

Libraries

Websites

• My Company
• CHIS Wiki

Susan Murray’s Summary

Experience in creating and managing library services in the areas of consumer health information and film.

Also actively involved in professional health library associations.

Goals are to:
- develop more effective methods to reach those seeking reliable health information
- provide training and mentoring for those setting up and/or providing health
information to the public and health intermediaries
- provide quality information resources/training to assist health decision-making
- assist in raising awareness of health literacy issues and how to address them

Susan Murray’s Specialties:

Consumer health information
Health literacy
Development of health information resources
Training for information professionals in the area of health information

Susan Murray’s Experience

• Head, Life Sciences Library

  McGill University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  August 2009 — Present (5 months)

• Manager

  Consumer Health Information Service, Toronto Public Library

  (Information Services industry)

  January 1992 — July 2009 (17 years 7 months)

• Director

  Cinematheque Ontario Film Reference Library

  (Libraries industry)

  1990 — 1992 (2 years )

• Reference Librarian

  University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry Library

  (Libraries industry)

  1979 — 1990 (11 years )

Susan Murray’s Education

• University of Toronto

  MA , History , 1979 — 1982

• University of Toronto

  MLS , Library Science , 1974 — 1976

• University of Toronto - University of St. Michael's College

Additional Information

Susan Murray’s Websites:

• My Company
• CHIS Wiki

Susan Murray’s Interests:

Professional: consumer health information, health literacy, complementary and alternative medicine Personal: Film, theatre, travel, wine

Susan Murray’s Groups:

MLA, CAPHIS, CHLA/ABSC, THLA, SLA, CLA, OLA, FACT (Friends of Alternative and Complementary Therapies)

•    Medical Library Association (MLA)

Susan Murray’s Honors:

CHLA/ABSC Margaret Ridley Charlton Award for Outstanding Achievement 1996

Susan Murray’s Contact Settings

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