Gerald R Natalhttps://works.bepress.com/gerald_natal/Recent works by Gerald R Natalen-usCopyright (c) 2018 All rights reserved.Fri, 16 May 2014 00:00:00 +00003600Fine-Tuning the User Experience: Integration of Blackboard and LibGuideshttps://works.bepress.com/gerald_natal/4/<p>At many institutions, students are required to use the Blackboard online course management system. Often, links are provided to library resources through Blackboard. An extension of this service was developed a few years ago that enabled the delivery of course-related content at the point-of-need by utilizing LibGuides. The desired outcome was that students would have an improved research experience, produce better student work, steer students away from simple, uniformed Google searching to quality databases, and improve usage of library resources. This presentation gives background information on the process and details the steps necessary to implement the integration of these two resources along with efforts at assessment.</p> Gerald R NatalFri, 16 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://works.bepress.com/gerald_natal/4/PresentationsDiversity Plans for Academic Libraries: Making Sure We Get There from Herehttps://works.bepress.com/gerald_natal/8/<p>In 2008, the University of Toledo Libraries revised its diversity plan. As part of this process, the Diversity Committee reviewed diversity plans from other libraries to identify issues commonly included in libraries’ plans. This poster reports on the results of a follow-up project of a formal content analysis of library plans. It is our hope that the results of this research will save time for those creating or revising diversity plans at their libraries.</p> Jolene M. Miller et al.Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000https://works.bepress.com/gerald_natal/8/PresentationsImproving Medical Students’ Learning Outcomes: Teaching a Web-Assisted Elective Course for 4th Year Medical Studentshttps://works.bepress.com/gerald_natal/6/<p>Since 1997, the Mulford Health Science Library at the University of Toledo Health Science Campus (formerly the Medical College of Ohio) has been offering a 3-credit-hour elective course for 4th year medical students. The goal of the course is to provide students with skill sets that are important for them to develop as current students and future health care practitioners.</p> <p>The purpose of this poster is to demonstrate the process of redesigning the elective as a learner-centered course; and to evaluate the effectiveness of the course on students’ learning and learning outcomes.</p> Misa Mi et al.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000https://works.bepress.com/gerald_natal/6/PresentationsGoing the Distance: creating an eLibrary for non-traditional studentshttps://works.bepress.com/gerald_natal/9/<p>Librarians and staff at the University of Toledo Libraries endeavored to create a virtual library (eLibrary) utilizing Blackboard, the web-based course management system, to provide unique services to distance-learners.</p> Gerald R. Natal et al.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000https://works.bepress.com/gerald_natal/9/PresentationsThe Harlem Renaissance: “masterful improvisation”https://works.bepress.com/gerald_natal/5/<p>A brief outline of the cultural forces that merged to form one of the most important movements in African-American history</p> Gerald R NatalWed, 07 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000https://works.bepress.com/gerald_natal/5/PresentationsIntegrating the IR into strategic goals at the University of Toledo: case studyhttps://works.bepress.com/gerald_natal/14/<p><strong>Purpose</strong> – The purpose of this case study is to demonstrate a current model, as well as explore future models, for integrating institutional repositories (IRs) in higher education goals at the University of Toledo.</p> <p><strong>Design/methodology/approach</strong> – This is a case study that uses literature review as an exploratory framework for new approaches while reflecting on existing literature to present the current practical framework for using IRs.</p> <p><strong>Findings</strong> – The digital environment has pushed academic institutions toward new strategies for curating their record on scholarship and preserving their heritage collections, using their IRs. Innovative approaches are also vital to curating the IR content digitally to facilitate access to those contents in ways that was not possible a few decades ago. Surveys and existing literature point to increasing uses of IRs despite abstinence from considering open access for scholarly activity among faculty concerned about copyright, plagiarism and sustainability. Staffing and funding IR initiatives are important factors in sustaining the curation of scholarship in the digital environment.</p> <p><strong>Practical implications</strong> – IRs with open access publishing, expert gallery and digital library features place academic libraries in a central role as partners in digital scholarship.</p> <p><strong>Originality/value</strong> – This case study presents an original approach to incorporating the IR into the curation of digital content while also considering potential uses of knowledge management approaches for data and knowledge sharing in an academic environment.</p> <p><strong>Keywords</strong> Attitudes, Academic libraries, Marketing, Institutional repository, Digital curation, Faculty buy-in</p> <p><strong>Paper type</strong> Case study</p> https://works.bepress.com/gerald_natal/14/ArticlesMarketing on a shoestring budget : a guide for small museums and historic siteshttps://works.bepress.com/gerald_natal/13/Marketing on a Shoestring Budget will deliver to readers the basics of marketing with practical suggestions for expanding patronage and improving the presence of libraries in an easy-to-understand format.https://works.bepress.com/gerald_natal/13/Book ReviewArt and Medicine: Strange Bedfellows? Nurturing Campus and Community Relationships via a Library-Sponsored Art Showhttps://works.bepress.com/gerald_natal/12/<p>Health science libraries are uniquely positioned to host art-related events as a means to emphasize the connection between art and medicine. Library faculty and staff at The University of Toledo embraced this idea by inviting members of the community with ties to art and medicine to speak at their annual Health Science Campus Artist Showcase. The goal was to stimulate inquiry, dialogue and critical thinking by bringing together individuals from various departments and disciplines across campus, as well as from the community at large.</p> https://works.bepress.com/gerald_natal/12/Poster PresentationDiscovering the Culture of Collaboration in an Institutional Mergerhttps://works.bepress.com/gerald_natal/10/In 2006 The University of Toledo (UT) and the Medical University of Ohio (MUO) merged to become one institution. Using the Multinet social network analysis program, we highlight a method for examining collaboration between faculty at the university’s main campus and health science campuses between 2003 and 2013. Results show that very limited cross campus collaboration occurred over the study period, with less than three percent of the grants exhibiting cross campus collaboration. This paper is significant because it highlights a replicable process for converting and examining a grants database in a collaborative network as a leading indicator of collaboration.https://works.bepress.com/gerald_natal/10/Articles
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