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Advancing Consumer Health in Rural Public Libraries: A Strategic Partnership Between a Medical Library and a Regional Public Library
Wednesday April 9, 2025 1:10pm - 2:00pm EDT
Meeting Room 16
Join us to explore a collaborative partnership between the University of Tennessee’s Preston Medical Library, which secured funding from the Network of National Libraries of Medicine Region 2, and the Clinch River Regional Library. This funding enabled public library staff to receive training on consumer health resources and provided curated sets of consumer health books for public libraries. Academic and regional library staff will describe the project and its funding sources, discuss the advantages and challenges of collaboration between public and academic libraries, and share best practices and potential improvements for future efforts.
Speakers
avatar for Martha Earl

Martha Earl

Director and Professor, University of Tennessee Preston Medical Library
Martha Earl, Director and Professor, received her MSLS from UT and has over 30 years of experience as a medical librarian. She has worked at the UT Preston Medical Library since 1997 and previously helped people to find the answers at UTK, University of Memphis, Meharry Medical College... Read More →
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David Petersen

Associate Professor, Senior Research & Learning Services Librarian and Assessment Coordinator, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
David Petersen is Associate Professor, Senior Research & Learning Services Librarian and Assessment Coordinator at the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine/University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. Before this, he served as Health Sciences Librarian at... Read More →
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Matthew Jordan

Director, Clinch River Regional Library
Wednesday April 9, 2025 1:10pm - 2:00pm EDT
Meeting Room 16
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