Linda Suk-Ling Murphy

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Research Librarian for the Health Sciences
Other not listed
M.L.I.S., University of California, Berkelely, 1986, Library Information Science
B.S., San Jose State University, 1984, Health Sciences: Community Health Education
Phone: (949) 824-6419
Fax: (949) 824-2059
Email: lmurphy@uci.edu
University of California, Irvine
UCI Science Library Reference Department
231 Science Library
Mail Code: 8200
Irvine, CA 92697
Research Interests
Medical Informatics, Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, Complementary & Alternative Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Information Literacy Competency, Public Health and Health Disparities, and AI in Medical Education.
Academic Distinctions
2009-2010 Recipient of the Librarians Association of the University of California Research and Professional Development Committee grants program.
1999-2000 Recipient of the University of California, Irvine Faculty Career Development Award.
1999-2000 Recipient of the Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona Professional Development award.
1985-1986 Recipient of the California State Library Minority Scholarship Program.
Research Abstract
My research interests are diverse including health information literacy, health disparities, evidence-based medicine, bioinformatics, information retrieval, bibliometrics, predatory publishing, and AI in Medical Education. I have co-authored numerous research papers in some of these areas. Since the early 2000s, I have played a key role in conducting systematic reviews, significantly contributing to numerous papers on various medical topics. My scholarly contributions can be explored on Google Scholar.
Since 2010, I have served as a librarian editor for the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine https://westjem.com/editors-editorial-board.
Awards and Honors
2018 Librarian Kudos Award, UCI Libraries.
Short Biography
I earned my Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) degree from UC Berkeley and a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences, specializing in Community Health Education, from San Jose State University. I have served as a Research Librarian in Health Sciences at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Libraries since September 1987.
During my tenure at UCI, I have designed, developed, and led a wide range of workshops and seminars with a special emphasis on Evidence-Based Medicine and Self-Directed Learning (SDL). My collaborative efforts with medical educators have extended to co-presenting at various accredited Continuing Medical Education (CME) workshops, both locally and nationally.
Publications
Hasjim BJ, Ostowari A, Gandawidjaja M, Mohammadi MD, Murphy LS, Whealon MD, Vilchez V, Ichii H, Redfield RR 3rd, Eng OS. De novo colorectal cancer after kidney transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Cancer. 2025 Apr 5. doi: 10.1038/s41416-025-02994-7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40188290. Free Full-text
Cacheiro Bofarull A, Philip CE, Francis G, Matos da Silva PHC, Koski C, Murphy LS, Alzogaray V, Chang OH. Postoperative Activity Restrictions After Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery. Urogynecology (Phila). 2025 Mar 1;31(3):266-275. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001622. Epub 2024 Dec 18. PMID: 39689229.
Yau JY, Saadat S, Hsu E, Murphy LS, Roh JS, Suchard J, Tapia A, Wiechmann W, Langdorf MI. Accuracy of Prospective Assessments of 4 Large Language Model Chatbot Responses to Patient Questions About Emergency Care: Experimental Comparative Study. J Med Internet Res. 2024 Nov 4;26:e60291. doi: 10.2196/60291. PMID: 39496149; PMCID: PMC11574488. Free Full-text
Hirt J, Nordhausen T, Fuerst T, Ewald H, Appenzeller-Herzog C; TARCiS study group. Guidance on terminology, application, and reporting of citation searching: the TARCiS statement. BMJ. 2024 May 9;385:e078384. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2023-078384. Erratum in: BMJ. 2024 Nov 7;387:q2458. doi: 10.1136/bmj.q2458. PMID: 38724089. Full-text
Jones IA, Talehakimi A, Murphy LS, Wang JC, Piple AS, Christ AB, Heckmann ND. Duloxetine for Postoperative Pain Control Following Knee or Hip Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Arthroplast Today. 2023 Feb 14;20:101097. doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2023.101097. PMID: 36852213; PMCID: PMC9957748. Free Full-text
Nguyen ES, Risbud A, Birkenbeuel JL, Murphy LS, Goshtasbi K, Pang JC, Abiri A, Lehrich BM, Haidar YM, Tjoa T, Kuan EC. Prognostic Factors and Outcomes of De Novo Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Mar;166(3):434-443. doi: 10.1177/01945998211021023. Epub 2021 Jul 13. PMID: 34253092. Full-text
Clancy S, Keiko Stark R, Suk-Ling Murphy L. The New Version of MEDLINE: What Searchers Want. Online Searcher. May/Jun2020;44(3):22-26. Full-text
Delaplain PT, Phillips JL, Lundeberg M, Nahmias J, Kuza CM, Sheehan BM, Murphy LS, Pejcinovska M, Grigorian A, Gabriel V, Barie PS, Schubl SD. No Reduction in Surgical Site Infection Obtained with Post-Operative Antibiotics in Facial Fractures, Regardless of Duration or Anatomic Location: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2020 Mar;21(2):112-121. doi: 10.1089/sur.2019.149. Epub 2019 Sep 17. PMID: 31526317. Full-text
Schultz CH, Fairley R, Murphy LS, Doss M. The Risk of Cancer from CT Scans and Other Sources of Low-Dose Radiation: A Critical Appraisal of Methodologic Quality. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2020 Feb;35(1):3-16. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X1900520X. PMID: 32009606. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049023X1900520X
Yang A, Gilani C, Saadat S, Murphy L, Toohey S, Boysen-Osborn M. Which Applicant Factors Predict Success in Emergency Medicine Training Programs? A Scoping Review. AEM Educ Train. 2020 Jan 8;4(3):191-201. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10411. PMID: 32704588; PMCID: PMC7369487. Free Full-text
Langabeer J, Gottlieb M, Kraus CK, Lotfipour S, Murphy LS, Langdorf MI. Scholarship in Emergency Medicine: A Primer for Junior Academics: Part II: Promoting Your Career and Achieving Your Goals. West J Emerg Med. 2018 Jul;19(4):741-745. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2018.5.37539. Epub 2018 Jun 11. PMID: 30013714; PMCID: PMC6040906. Free Full-text
Sahota PK, Shastry S, Mukamel DB, Murphy L, Yang N, Lotfipour S, Chakravarthy B. Screening emergency department patients for opioid drug use: A qualitative systematic review. Addict Behav. 2018 Oct;85:139-146. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.05.022. Epub 2018 May 24. PMID: 29909354. Full-text
Fortney K, Murphy LS. Getting Found: Indexing and the Independent Open Access Journal. West J Emerg Med. 2016 Sep;17(5):508-10. doi:10.5811/westjem.2016.6.30836. Epub 2016 Jul 26. PubMed PMID: 27625711; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5017831. Free Full-text
Hansoti B, Langdorf MI, Murphy LS. Discriminating Between Legitimate and Predatory Open Access Journals: Report from the International Federation for Emergency Medicine Research Committee. West J Emerg Med. 2016 Sep;17(5):497-507. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2016.7.30328. Epub 2016 Aug 8. PMID: 27625710; PMCID: PMC5017830. Free Full-text
Joosten A, Desebbe O, Suehiro K, Murphy LS, Essiet M, Alexander B, Fischer MO, Barvais L, Van Obbergh L, Maucort-Boulch D, Cannesson M. Accuracy and precision of non-invasive cardiac output monitoring devices in perioperative medicine: a systematic review and meta-analysis†. Br J Anaesth. 2017 Mar 1;118(3):298-310. doi: 10.1093/bja/aew461. PMID: 28203792. Full-text
Lin DM, Murphy LS, Tran MH. Use of prothrombin complex concentrates and fibrinogen concentrates in the perioperative setting: a systematic review. Transfus Med Rev. 2013 Apr;27(2):91-104. doi: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2013.01.002. Epub 2013 Feb 23. PMID: 23462530. Full-text
Kim SH, Lilot M, Murphy LS, Sidhu KS, Yu Z, Rinehart J, Cannesson M. Accuracy of continuous noninvasive hemoglobin monitoring: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Anesth Analg. 2014 Aug;119(2):332-346. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000272. PMID: 24914627.
Suehiro K, Joosten A, Murphy LS, Desebbe O, Alexander B, Kim SH, Cannesson M. Accuracy and precision of minimally-invasive cardiac output monitoring in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Monit Comput. 2016 Oct;30(5):603-20. doi: 10.1007/s10877-015-9757-9. Epub 2015 Aug 29. PMID: 26315477.
Fortney K, Murphy LS. Getting Found: Indexing and the Independent Open Access Journal. West J Emerg Med. 2016 Sep;17(5):508-10. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2016.6.30836. Epub 2016 Jul 26. PMID: 27625711; PMCID: PMC5017831. Free Full-text
TCT-766 Relation of Patent Foramen Ovale to Acute Mountain Sickness
B West, R Fleming, B Al Hemyari, P Banankhah, K Meyer, L Murphy, ...
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 74 (13 Supplement), B751, 2019.
Murphy, LS. The Third Annual Science Boot Camp West for Librarians, Hosted by Stanford University Libraries. Latitudes: Newsletter for NN/LM Pacific Southwest Region. Aug 12, 2015.
Murphy, LS. Western Journal Emergency Medicine Partners with Altmetrics to Track Social Media Impact of Scholarly Publications. UCI Libraries Update: A Newsletter for Faculty, vol. 34(1) Fall 2015. Full-text
West BH, Fleming RG, Al Hemyari B, Banankhah P, Meyer K, Rozier LH, Murphy LS, Coluzzi AC, Rusheen JL, Kumar P, Elashoff D, Tobis JM. Relation of Patent Foramen Ovale to Acute Mountain Sickness. Am J Cardiol. 2019 Jun 15;123(12):2022-2025. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.03.030. Epub 2019 Mar 18. PMID: 30979412; PMCID: PMC6529279. Full-text
Murphy LS. & Lie DA. “Using EBM to Answer CAM Questions and How to Teach it: a Collaborative Multidisciplinary Approach.” Paper presented at the NCNMLG/MLGSCA/ Joint Meetings, Las Vegas, Nevada, Feb. 6-9, 2008.
Murphy LS, Kraus CK, Lotfipour S, Gottlieb M, Langabeer JR 2nd, Langdorf MI. Measuring Scholarly Productivity: A Primer for Junior Faculty. Part III: Understanding Publication Metrics. West J Emerg Med. 2018 Nov;19(6):1003-1011. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2018.9.38213. Epub 2018 Oct 18. PMID: 30429933; PMCID: PMC6225941. Free Full-text
Brian Alper, Jun Mao, Kevin Mathews, Desiree Lie, Eugene Mochan, Linda Murphy & Jennifer Hoock, “Using EBM to Answer CAM Questions and How to Teach It.” Family Medicine Digital Resources Library. Created May 1, 2007. The workshop was presented at the 40th Annual Spring Conference of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Chicago, IL, April 25-29, 2007. Approved for up to 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.
Gottlieb M, Lotfipour S, Murphy L, Kraus CK, Langabeer JR 2nd, Langdorf MI. Scholarship in Emergency Medicine: A Primer for Junior Academics Part I: Writing and Publishing. West J Emerg Med. 2018 Nov;19(6):996-1002. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2018.39283. Epub 2018 Oct 18. PMID: 30429932; PMCID: PMC6225948. Free Full-text
Seffinger MA, Najm WI, Mishra SI, Adams A, Dickerson VM, Murphy LS, Reinsch S. Reliability of spinal palpation for diagnosis of back and neck pain: a systematic review of the literature. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2004 Oct 1;29(19):E413-25. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000141178.98157.8e. PMID: 15454722. Full-text
Murphy LS, Hansoti B, Langdorf MI. In reply to: "Not All Young Journals are Predatory". West J Emerg Med. 2017 Feb;18(2):319-23. PMID: 29911816. Full-text
Najm WI, Mischra SI, & Murphy SL. Potential Internal Resources for Teaching Complementary and Alternative Medicine: The UCI Experience. Annals of Behavioral Medicine and Medical Education. Fall 2004. 10(2):99-103. Free Full-text
Désirée Lie, Linda Murphy, and Wadie Najm. "Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (EBCAM): A Workshop Approach to Faculty Development." A CME workshop presented at the 2004 WGEA/WGSA Regional Conference: The Reflective Practitioner. April 25 - 28, 2004. Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA.
Linda S. Murphy & Desiree Lie. "The Collaborative Role of Medical Librarians in Facilitating the EBCAM Faculty Development Workshop." Paper presented at the MLGSCA/NCNMLG Joint Meetings, Sacramento, CA, Jan. 28-31, 2004.
Désirée Lie, Linda S. Murphy, Wadie Najm, MD, Ellen Lewis, and John Boker, "Development and Implementation of a Clinical Practice Examination (CPX) Station to Evaluate Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes." A CME workshop presented at the 2004 WGEA/WGSA Regional Conference: The Reflective Practitioner. Concurrent Sessions II, April 25 - 28, 2004. Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA.
Linda S. Murphy, Sibylle Reinsch, Wadie I. Najm, Vivian M. Dickerson, Michael Seffinger, Alan Adams & Shiraz I. Mishra. “Spinal Palpation: The Challenges of Information Retrieval Using Available Databases.” J Manipulative Physiol Ther. July/August 2003 26(6):374-382. Review.
[PMID: 12902966]. Postprints available through eScholarship Repository
Michael Seffinger, Alan Adams, Wadie I. Najm, Sibylle Reinsch, Vivian M. Dickerson, Linda S. Murphy & Shiraz I. Mishra. "Spinal Palpatory Diagnostic Procedures Utilized by Practitioners of Spinal Manipulation: Annotated Bibliography of Reliability and Content Validity Studies. JACA Dec 2003 40(12):32-42. Free Full Text.
Murphy LS, Lie DA, Murata P & Dow E. “Linking Community Preceptors and Students through Education – EBM in the 21st Century: Evidence Based, Point-of-Care Resources for Teaching and Practice.” UCI Department of Family Medicine. Approved for up to 5 AMA PRA (American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award) Category 1 Credit. The CME faculty development workshops were presented on Oct 2, 2004; Mar 12, May 7, Sept 24 2005; Jan 14, May 6, Nov 18, 2006 and Feb 17, May 12, 2007.
Linda S. Murphy, Sibylle Reinsch, Wadie I. Najm, Vivian M. Dickerson, Michael Seffinger, Alan Adams & Shiraz I. Mishra. Searching Biomedical Databases on Complementary Medicine: The Use of Controlled Vocabulary among Authors, Indexers, and Investigators BMC Complement Altern Med. 2003 Jul 07;3(1):3 [PMCID: PMC166167]. Free Full-text
Najm WI, Seffinger MA, Mishra SI, Dickerson VM, Adams A, Reinsch S, Murphy LS, Goodman AF. Content Validity of Manual Spinal Palpatory Exams. A Systematic Review. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2003 May 7;3(1):1. Epub 2003 May 07. [PMCID: PMC156889 Free Full-text
Linda Murphy & Desiree Lie. "Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine: Educational Approaches: A Collaborative Faculty Development Workshop." The 1st EBCAM Faculty Development Seminar sponsored by the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) was presented on October 31, 2003.
Michael Seffinger, Alan Adams, Wadie I. Najm, Sibylle Reinsch, Vivian M. Dickerson, Linda S. Murphy & Shiraz I. Mishra. "Spinal Palpatory Diagnostic Procedures Utilized by Practitioners of Spinal Manipulation: Annotated Bibliography of Reliability and Content Validity Studies. J. Canad Chiropract Assoc. 2003 June 47(2):
Linda S. Murphy, Sibylle Reinsch, Wadie I. Najm, Vivian M. Dickerson, Michael Seffinger, Alan Adams & Shiraz I. Mishra. "Searching Biomedical Databases on Complementary Medicine: The Use of Controlled Vocabulary among Authors, Indexers, and Investigators. Poster presented at the 4th Annual Tamkin Medical Education Symposium, November 21, 2002 at the University of California, Irvine College of Medicine.
Linda S. Murphy, Sibylle Reinsch, Wadie I. Najm, Vivian M. Dickerson, Michael Seffinger, Alan Adams & Shiraz I. Mishra. “Spinal Palpation: The Challenges of Information Retrieval Using Available Databases.” Poster presented at the 2002 AOA Research Conference, October 7-9 in Las Vegas.
Linda Murphy, “Physicians and the Internet,” A CME workshop presented at the 3rd Annual Primary Care Symposium, May 18, 2002. Western Medical Center, Santa Ana, California.
Linda S. Murphy, "Optimal Strategies of Locating Online Health Related Internet Resources," Paper presented at the Global Medical Library Science Conference, June 13-15, 2001. Tianjin, China. Sponsored by Tianjin Medical University, The University of California, Irvine College of Medicine and Medical Books for China International.
Linda S. Murphy, James E. Crooks & Rochelle Minchow, "The Evolving Role of Academic Health Sciences Librarians: Challenges and Opportunities in the New Millennium." Paper presented at the Global Medical Library Science Conference, June 13-15, 2001. Tianjin, China. Sponsored by Tianjin Medical University, The University of California, Irvine College of Medicine and Medical Books for China International.
Linda Murphy, London Calling: the 8th International Congress on Medical Librarianship, London 2000. Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona (MLGSCA) Newsletter, 2000 October; 33(1):3, 13.
Linda Murphy, The Complexity of Access Electronic Licensed Resources Using the World Wide Web Technology: What We Have Learned. Online Kensaku 21(1/2):2-20, 2000.
Linda Suk-Ling Murphy, Powerful Features of the New Beta Version of PubMed. Medical Library Group of Southern and Arizona (MLGSCA) Newsletter, 2000 January; 32(2):10.
Linda S. Murphy, Sibylle Reinsch, Wadie I. Najm, Vivian M. Dickerson, Michael Seffinger, Alan Adams & Shiraz I. Mishra. "Searching Biomedical Databases on Complementary Medicine: The Use of Controlled Vocabulary among Authors, Indexers, and Investigators. Poster presented at the 10th Annual College of Medicine Celebration of Research. Sponsored by the College of Medicine Dean's Office of Faculty Development and NSF Advance. April 3, 2003. Gillespie Neuroscience Building and Sprague Hall, University of California, Irvine.
Linda Suk-Ling Murphy & Shiraz Mishra, “Integrative Medicine in China,” Paper presented at the Susan Samueli Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine Monthly Colloquium, August 7, 2001. University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine.
Linda S. Murphy, "The Complexity of Accessing Electronic Licensed Resources Using the World Wide Web Technology: What We Have Learned ." Paper presented at the 8th International Congress on Medical Librarianship, July 2-5, 2000, London, England.
Patrick Murphy & Linda S. Murphy, "The Librarian and the Computer Professional: Developing a Working Relationship." Paper presented at the 5th Annual Computers in Libraries '90, Mar. 5-7, 1990, Washington, D.C.
Linda Murphy, “PubMed vs. Internet Grateful Med (IGM): How different are they?” National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) web server. revised November 1997.
Linda Murphy, “PubMed vs. Internet Grateful Med (IGM): How different are they?” Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona (MLGSCA) Newsletter, Oct 1997, vol. 30(1):4, 10-11.
Linda S. Murphy, "Public Access Microcomputer Management System in An Academic Medical Center Library." Paper presented at the 5th Annual Computers in Libraries '90. Mar. 5-7, 1990, Washington, D.C.
Linda Murphy & Rochelle Minchow. State-of-the-Art Computer Technology at the UCI Medical Center Library. What I.S. News: UCI Medical Center Information Services Newsletter, Dec 1996 5(4):2.
Linda Yau, Michael Newman & Maryse Gascard. A Microcomputer Based, Net-Lending InterLibrary Loan System. Bulletin of the American Medical Library Association 1989 October; 77(4):343-347. [PMID: 2790342] Free Full-text.
Linda Yau, Michael Newman & Maryse Gascard, "A Microcomputer Based Net Lending Inter-Library Loan System." Paper presented at the 88th Annual Meeting Medical Library Association, May 20-26, 1988, New Orleans.
Joe Wible, Dick Miller, Randy Woelfel & Linda Yau, "Microcomputer Data-Entry for a MARC-Based Integrated Library System." Paper presented at the 87th Annual Meeting Medical Library Association, May 15-21, 1987, Portland.
Grants
2002-3 41st Trust Fund Research Grant, extend the research on systematic reviews related to reliability and validity of spinal palpatory diagnostic procedures (produced 5 major publications).
2001-2 41st Trust Fund Research Grant as a research librarian to conduct systematic reviews related to reliability and validity of spinal palpatory diagnostic procedures.
2016-2017 Recipient of a Mini Presentation Grant from the Librarians Association of the University of California (LAUC), Research and Professional Development Committee (RPDC) grants program.
2024-2025 Recipient of a Mini Presentation Grant from the Librarians Association of the University of California (LAUC), Research and Professional Development Committee (RPDC) grants program
2009-2010 Recipient of a LAUC RPDC Mini Presentation Grant: "Evidence-based practice (EBP) interactive storyboard tutorial for medical students and allied health professions: an innovative approach".
2002-2003 41st Trust Fund Research Grant, extension to the research on systematic reviews related to the reliability and validity of spinal palpatory diagnostic procedures.
2001-2002 41st Trust Fund Research Grant, to conduct systematic reviews on the reliability and validity of spinal palpatory diagnostic procedures.
1999-2000 Recipient of the University of California, Irvine Faculty Career Development Award.
1999-2000 Recipient of the MLGSCA Professional Development award.
1985-1986 Recipient of the California State Library Minority Scholarship Program.
Professional Societies
Medical Library Group of Southern California & Arizona
Librarians Association of the University of California (LAUC
LAUC-I
Other Experience
Part-time Faculty -- Taught Lib 100: Introduction to Library Research
Irvine Valley College, Irvine, CA 2004—2005
Cyber-librarian and Researcher
Susan SamueliCenter for Integrative Medicine, Irvine, CA 2001—2003
Health Sciences and Electronic Resources Librarian
UCI Grunigen Medical Library 1987—2001
Temporary Reference Librarian, Media Librarian Assistant, Public Service Assistant and Circulation Desk Specialist
Lane Medical Library, Stanford University, CA 1980—1987
Last updated
05/24/2025