Overview
overview
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Gerald has a bachelors degree in painting and drawing, and a masters degree in library and information science. He was a Visiting Instructor of Information Literacy at The University of Toledo from October 2005 to December 2007. He was hired as Digital Services Librarian at the Mulford Library in January of 2008, promoted to assistant professsor in 2015, and promoted to associate professor in 2021. His current duties encompass: acting as library liaison to the programs in The College of Health and Human Services; reference and consultation services; support for developing web-based learning and instructional materials; maintaining the Instructions to Authors database. Research interests include library outreach and services to military veterans.
Publications
selected publications
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Article (Faculty180)
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2022Decisions, Decisions, Decisions: Decision Fatigue and Librarianship. Journal of Academic Librarianship. 48:102476.
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2022Event Specific Alcohol Consumption and College Football: A Critical Review, 2000-2020. American Journal of Health Studies. 36:207-224.
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2021Mapping information landscapes: New methods for exploring the development and teaching of information literacy. Journal of the Medical Library Association. 109:155-56.
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2019Evolving and Enduring Patterns Surrounding Student Usage and Perceptions of Academic Library Reference Services. College & Research Libraries. 80.
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2019Evolving and Enduring Patterns Surrounding Student Usage and Perceptions of Academic Library Reference Services. College & Research Libraries. 80:366-385.
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2019Evolving and enduring patterns surrounding student usage and perceptions of academic library reference services. College & Research Libraries. 80:366-385.
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2019Searching the Grey Literature [Book Review]. Journal of the Medical Library Association. 107:276.
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2018Assembling the pieces of a systematic review: A guide for Librarians [Book Review]. Journal of the Medical Library Association. 106:393.
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2018Cover Me, I’m Going In: Exploring the Needs of Student Veterans. College & Undergraduate Libraries. 107:176.
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2018Cover Me, I’m Going In: Exploring the Needs of Student Veterans. College & Undergraduate Libraries.
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2017Data Management: A Practical Guide for Librarians [Book Review]. Journal of the Medical Library Association. 105:421.
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2017Integrating the IR into Strategic Goals at the University of Toledo: Case Study.. Digital Library Perspectives. 33:339-360.
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2017Integrating the IR into strategic goals at the University of Toledo: Case study.. Digital Library Perspectives. 33:339-360.
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2017Marketing On a Shoestring Budget: A Guide for Small Museums and Historic Sites [Book Review].. Journal of the Medical Library Association. 105:199.
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2011Discovering the culture of collaboration in an institutional merger. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 26:94-107.
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Article (Web of Science)
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2022Decisions, decisions, decisions: decision fatigue in academic librarianship. JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANSHIP. 48.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2021.102476
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2018Cover Me, I'm going in: Exploring the needs of student veterans. COLLEGE & UNDERGRADUATE LIBRARIES. 25:335-349.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/10691316.2018.1514285
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2017Integrating the IR into strategic goals at the University of Toledo: case study. Digital Library Perspectives. 33:339-360.Full Text via DOI: 10.1108/dlp-03-2017-0008
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Book (Faculty180)
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2022Read This Book/Don't Read This Book. Xlibris .
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Book Review (Web of Science)
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2021Mapping Information Landscapes: New Methods for Exploring the Development and Teaching of Information Literacy. Ed. 109.Full Text via DOI: 10.5195/jmla.2021.1136
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2019Searching the Grey Literature: A Handbook for Searching Reports, Working Papers, and Other Unpublished Research. Ed. 107.Full Text via DOI: 10.5195/jmla.2019.640
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2018Assembling the Pieces of a Systematic Review: A Guide for Librarians. Ed. 106.Full Text via DOI: 10.5195/jmla.2018.462
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2017Data Management: A Practical Guide for Librarians. Ed. 105.Full Text via DOI: 10.5195/jmla.2017.336
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2017Marketing on a Shoestring Budget: A Guide for Small Museums and Historic Sites. Ed. 105.Full Text via DOI: 10.5195/jmla.2017.219
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Case Study (Faculty180)
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Chapter (Faculty180)
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2022The Moral of the Story Is…Appealing to Student Values in the Classroom. Once Upon A Time in the Academic Library: Storytelling Skills for Librarians. Association of College and Research Libraries. 63-72.
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2019Drawing Them In: Using Comics and Graphic Novels in Library Exhibitions and Programs. Comics and Critical Librarianship for Academic Libraries. Library Juice Press.
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Conference Poster (Faculty180)
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Lecture or Panel Discussion (Faculty180)
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2019Libraries Lead the Charge: Best Practices for Engaging Student Veterans. ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) Conference 2019 .
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2019Libraries Lead the Charge: Best Practices for Engaging Student Veterans . ACRL 2019 Recasting the Narrative.
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2007Lecture, The Harlem Renaissance: Masterful Improvisation. R.A.A.P. (Reaching African American Potential), University of Toledo.
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Presentation (Faculty180)
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Proceedings (Faculty180)
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Proceedings Paper (Web of Science)
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2011Discovering the culture of collaboration in an institutional merger. 2ND COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION NETWORKS CONFERENCE (COINS2010).Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.10.566
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Contact
full name
- Gerald R Natal