Staff Profile: Martha Earl
| Martha Earl, MSLS, AHIP, CHIS Assistant Director, Preston Medical Library Assistant Professor, UT Graduate School of Medicine Lecturer, UT School of Information Sciences Phone: 865-305-6616 Email: mearl@utmck.edu |
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Bio
Martha Earl received her Master of Science in Library and Information Science from the University of Tennessee. She is a native Knoxvillian and obtained her undergraduate degree from UTK. Prior to assuming her position at GSM, she served as Head of Reference/Associate Professor at East Tennessee State University College of Medicine Library where she was involved in the Medical Student Education Committee, the Committee on Women and Gender Issues, and outreach to health professionals in rural and underserved areas. Before ETSU, she worked at Meharry Medical College as a Clinical Medical Librarian and also organized information services for the Institute on Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved. At Preston, she serves on the Foundational Curriculum Committee and the IRB. Martha teaches a myriad number of classes for health professionals, students, consumers, and other librarians; and is involved in grant funded outreach to consumers and health professionals. She also teaches as adjunct faculty for the UT School of Information Sciences. She has published numerous articles in library and information science journals and co-authored a book chapter and a book. She served on the editorial board of Hypothesis and currently serves on the editorial board of Tennessee Libraries. She presents regularly at professional meetings. She chaired the Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Research Committee and currently chairs the Medical Library Association Books Panel. Martha is a Distinguished member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals and winner of the UT School of Information Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award for 2006.
Research Efforts
Impact of library instruction and involvement related to clinical decision making, quality of care, and the information seeking habits of health care professionals; impact of consumer health information on patient attitudes and interactions with healthcare professionals; impact of library involvement in how nurses seek and use information in a magnet environment; impact of consumer health information training on public library staff; evidence-based medicine/practice; impact of medical library training and mentoring on career paths of School of Information Sciences graduate students
Mentoring Interests
How to practice and teach evidence-based medicine
Impact of knowledge-based information on clinical decision making
Communicating with health consumers
Library and information sciences related to science, particularly health sciences, librarianship
Interrelatedness of health sciences, public, and academic librarianship
Blog Beat
Health issues affecting Americans of the "Baby Boom" generation.
Selected Publications & Abstracts
2009
Earl, M.; Oelschlegel, S.; Cannington, V. “Support of Evidence-Based Practice through Promotion of CINAHL Resource: A Collaborative Effort between the Nursing Quality and Research Council and Preston Medical Library.” Poster presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Southern Chapter/ Medical Library Association, October 30-November 1, 2009, Memphis, TN; and at the Tennessee Hospital Association Annual Meeting, October 28-30, 2009, Nashville, TN. Abstract published online http://library.uthsc.edu/scmla09/program/posters/
Earl, M.; Vaughn, C.; Wallace, R.; Carter, N.; Lee, P. “A Simple Plan Extended.” Program presented at the Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Library Association, April 8-10, 2009, Nashville, TN.
Oelschlegel, S; Earl, M; Taylor, M; Muenchen, R.A. “Health Information Disparities? Determining the Relationship between Age, Poverty and Rate of Calls to a Consumer and Patient Health Information Service.” Journal of the Medical Library Association 2009;97(3):225-227.
2008
Earl, M, Green, B, Oelschlegel, S. Evidence-Based Drug Information: Workshop. 2008 AAMC Southern Group on Education Affairs Annual Conference, April 3-5, 2008 Abstract published in conference program, p. 60.
Earl, M. “Locating Quality Information on the Top Six Diseases in Tennessee.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Library Association, April 9-11, 2008, Kingsport, TN.
2007
Oelschlegel, S; Earl, M; Carpenter, B, “Comparison of Health Information Seeking Behavior of Physicians, Nurses and Pharmacists in Tennessee.” Presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Southern Chapter/ Medical Library Association, November 12-16, 2007, Charleston, SC. Abstract published in conference program, p. 42. First Place SC/MLA Research Award for Posters 2007
Earl, M.; Oelschlegel, S. “Charting a Course for Volunteer Physician Faculty Outreach: Promoting the Use of Trusted Information Sources through Off-Campus Access Training.” Presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Southern Chapter/ Medical Library Association, November 12-16, 2007, Charleston, SC. Published in conference program, p. 27. First Place SC/MLA Research Award for Papers 2007
Earl, M. Review of Enabling End Users: Information Skills Training; Ann Poyner; Oxford; Chandos; Medical Reference Services Quarterly; Summer 2007; 26(2):114-115.
Earl, M. “Just Click or Call for Medical Library Services.” Tennessee Medicine, October 2007;10(10):28-29.
Earl, M. “Finding Quality Drug Information on the Internet.” Tennessee Libraries, September 2007; 57(2):43-47.
2006
Oelschlegel, S.; Earl, M.; Cole, J. “Data Analysis of Consumer and Health Questions Using Geographic Location and NLM Medical Subject Headings.” Hypothesis: the Journal of the Research Section of MLA, Spring 2006;20(1):3, 7.
Earl, M. “Yes, Doctor, You Can Get Reliable, Free Health Information Online.” Tennessee Medicine, August 2006;9(8):30-31.
Norwood, D.; Earl, M.; Fiszman, M. “Resident Time Management in a Net-Learning Course Environment: Implications for Duty Hours.” Presented at the Association for Hospital Medical Education Spring Educational Institute & 50th Anniversary, May 10-13th, 2006, Chicago, IL. Published in Abstract Booklet, p. 15.
Quick Links
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Preston Medical Library & Learning Resource Center
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
UT Medical Center
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, Tennessee 37920-6999
(865) 305-9525
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