University of Tennessee Medical Center, Preston Medical Library/Health Information Center
Location Description
The Preston Medical Library’s mission is to assist the University of Tennessee Medical Center in providing excellence in healing, education, and discovery. The library is committed to ensuring access to clinical information through the acquisition, organization and management of collections. We provide exceptional reference, research and instruction for faculty, residents, students and physicians and outreach to the community.
Practicum Work Mode
On site
Semesters or Time Period Available
Ongoing, not limited to a specific semester
Location
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920
http://gsm.utmck.edu/library/
Contact
Martha Earl
Director and Professor
mearl@utmck.edu
8653056616
Student Tasks
This practicum offers graduate students in Information Sciences the opportunity to work in a special library environment to gain library experience. The student will
Gain knowledge through training that will facilitate assistance with information service desk duties by providing answers to appropriate reference queries, including directional and collection related questions, consumer and patient health information requests, and forwarding requests for literature searches to librarians.
Complete medical library reference training curriculum
Perform practice literature reviews in health sciences databases.
Process circulating material using library circulation system
Other responsibilities may include special projects such as
Outreach to the community
Preparing books for the collection
Collection analysis
Creating and assisting in implementation of assessment tools
Assisting with current research projects.
Candidates will meet with the Director and the Practicum Supervisor to establish practicum goals and objectives. The practicum intern will meet with his/her supervisor regularly to evaluate progress toward meeting agreed upon goals and objectives and to address learning needs.
Type of Mentoring Provided to the Student
Formal and informal
Student Interaction With Others at the Location
The student will interact with other librarians and library staff, with physicians and other health professionals, with health professions students, with researchers, and with health consumers.