Staff Directory
Missy has been a librarian at the University of Central Florida Libraries since 2010. She provides collection management, research assistance (walk-up, Ask-a-librarian, and research consultations), library instruction, and departmental outreach to Anthropology and Psychology. She is also the librarian for the Orlando Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC), which serves the intellectual property educational needs of north and central Florida, as well as the UCF community. In this role she hosts workshops and events, provides one-on-one research consultations, and speaks on patents and trademarks in classes, club meetings, conferences, and campus and community events.
Missy is deeply committed to advancing equitable and inclusive access to the UCF Libraries. She actively contributes to both library and university committees that champion these values. Her research interests include library accessibility issues, Intellectual property instruction in higher education, and library outreach to campus partners. Missy recently attended the Library Evidence Synthesis Services Symposium (LESSS) and the Evidence Synthesis Institute, and looks forward to sharing what she’s learned with her departments. She holds the Master of Library and Information Studies from the University of Alabama and B.A. degrees in Psychology and Mathematics from the University of Mississippi. Before joining the UCF Libraries, Missy worked for the University of Mississippi, where she held various duties in reference and instruction, government documents, and the AICPA library service.
When not in the library, Missy can often be found cooking, playing board games, hiking the Florida trails (in cooler months), or watching Star Trek with her cat.
Missy is the primary librarian for these colleges/programs:
Missy is the secondary librarian for these colleges/programs:
Wolfish, R., Avila, S., Basco, B., Hoeppner, A., Murphey, R., & Tong, M. (2018). Planning and Staging an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Seminar. Information Outlook (Online), 22(2), 4-8. https://www.proquest.com/trade-journals/planning-staging-innovation-entrepreneurship/docview/2061858663/se-2
ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Communication Studies Committee. (2012). “Information literacy competency standards for journalism students and professionals”: Approved by the ACRL Board of Directors, October 2011. College & Research Libraries News, 73 (5), 274-285. [Prepared by: Missy Murphey, Kate E. Adams, Natasha Cooper, Amanda Hornby, Cathy Michael, Heidi Senior, Jessica Guthrie, Monique Threatt, Christina Gola, Kathy Dabbour, Linda Hofschire, Danielle Rowland, Joyce Garczynski, Jodie Borgerding, and Julie Ann Petr.” (p. 275)]
Dennis, M., Murphey, R. M., & Rogers, K. (2011). Assessing information literacy comprehension in first-year students. Practical Academic Librarianship: The International Journal of the SLA Academic Division, 1(1), 1-15.
Murphey, R. M., & Greenwood, J. T. (2009). Feasibility of analyzing interlibrary loan requests to determine instruction needs. Journal of Access Services, 6(3), 359-387.
Choinski, E., Mark, A. E., & Murphey, M. (2003). Assessment with rubrics: An efficient and objective means of assessing student outcomes in an information resources class. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 3(4), 563-575.
Avila, S., Norris, S. A., Murphey, R. M., Tong, M., & Harrison II, R. H. (2022). The Tele-Reference Model: Adopting Virtual Tools to Enhance Reference Services During COVID-19 and Beyond. In Technological Advancements in Library Service Innovation (pp. 1-22). IGI Global.
Ivory, CJ & Murphey, R. M. (2021). Easy Bake OER Consultations with Faculty in Four Simple Steps. In The Scholarly Communications Cookbook (pp. 97-101). Association of College & Research Libraries. https://alastore.ala.org/content/scholarly-communications-cookbook
Murphey, R. M. (2025, July 28-August 1) IP Literacy: Beyond copyright [Conference Presentation]. NOLA Information Literacy Collective 2025 Annual Forum, New Orleans, LA. https://youtu.be/J5cNBoh1xv0
Ciullo, B, Dotson, L, Duff, S., Murphey, M, and Trnka, R.E. (2023, October 20). Our Digital Accessibility Journey: Charting an Inclusive Path in an Academic Library. Florida Association of College & Research Libraries Annual Conference 2023, Virtual. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/ucfscholar/1243/
Murphey, R., Edford, R., Avila, S., & Basco, B. V. (2021, May). Using Peer Observation to Branch into STEM Curricula Through Patent Education. Florida Library Association Annual Hybrid Conference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDE7XIz_GWk
Murphey, R.M., Tong, M., Avila, S., & Basco, B. (2019, July 12). Entrepreneurship Programming: Building a Network of Librarians, Students, and Entrepreneurs. Panhandle Academic Libraries Conference, Tallahassee, FL. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/ucfscholar/782/
Murphey, R. M., Boyd, S., Tong, M. and Wolfish, R. (2018, November 8). Sowing the seeds of innovation: Cultivating a nurturing environment for entrepreneurship [Lively Discussion]. Charleston Conference, Charleston, SC.
Murphey, R. M. (Missy). (2018, May 24). Librarians as Intellectual Property Sidekicks: helping your patrons unlock their powers. 2018 Florida Library Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
[panelist] (2017, November 15). UCF IEEE Innovation and Entrepreneurship Seminar UCF Libraries – IEEE Event, Orlando, FL.
Ivory, C.J. & Murphey, M. (2016, October 17). “You can do it, we can help”: The librarian’s new role as course content curators. Imagine the NEXT! The 2016 Conference for Entrepreneurial Librarians, Greensboro, NC.
Ivory, C.J. and Murphey, M. (2016, June 23-28). Do not miss your one shot: Using the jigsaw strategy to engage students in library instruction sessions. BRASS Academic Forum: Lightning Talks on Innovation and Risk Taking in Business Libraries. American Library Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
Tierney, B., McCall, P., and Murphey, M. (2015, May 15). Subject Librarians Innovatively Partnering with Academic Units, Faculty and Students. Florida Library Association annual conference, Orlando, FL.
Kapucu, A. and Murphey, R.M. (2011, August 12). QR Codes in an Academic Setting. Mississippi State University, Emerging Technology Summit, Starkville, MS.
Murphey, R.M. (2011, May 5). Measuring the Library-Wide Impact of a New Books Display. [Poster Session] Florida Library Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
Bottorff, K., Dancel, C., Montgomery, R.C., & Murphey, M. (2010, October 29). Using Technology to Reach Today’s Students. [Poster Session] FACRL Fall Program, Sarasota, FL.
Murphey, R.M. & Rogers, K.E. (2009, October 22). Clickers for Active Learning Assessment. [Poster Session] Mississippi Libraries Association 2009 Annual Conference, Hattiesburg, MS.