Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Improving Medical Students’ Learning Outcomes: Teaching A Web-Assisted Elective Course For 4th Year Medical Students, Misa Mi, Marlene A. Porter, Jolene M. Miller, Jodi Jameson, Gerald R. Natal

Gerald R Natal

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.

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.

Improving Medical Students’ Learning Outcomes: Teaching A Web-Assisted Elective Course For Fourth-Year Medical Students, Misa Mi, Marlene Porter, Jolene Miller, Jodi Jameson, Jerry Natal

Jolene M. Miller

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. It has been the goal of the library to constantly update course content that would be relevant to the students and to seek innovative course delivery methods to enhance the students’ learning experience. A continuous improvement cycle also calls for …

Grad Students' Information Seeking: What We Need To Know, Marg Sloan, Kim Mcphee

Marg Sloan

Canadian graduate student enrollment is increasing and academic librarians must support this diverse group. How do graduate students approach research? What are their stumbling blocks? What do they need from librarians in order to succeed? We spoke to graduate students in the social sciences and have uncovered the answers to these questions. In this session, we will share the results of our research which have both informed and streamlined our instruction practice.

Going The Distance: Creating An Elibrary For Non-Traditional Students, Gerald R. Natal, Phoebe J. Ballard, Bridget Faricy-Beredo, Misa Mi, Elaine M. Reeves, Arjun Sabharwal

Gerald R Natal

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.

Going The Distance: Creating An Elibrary For Non-Traditional Students, Gerald R. Natal, Phoebe J. Ballard, Bridget Faricy-Beredo, Misa Mi, Elaine M. Reeves, Arjun Sabharwal

Gerald R Natal

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.

English 110 Libguide Selected For Inclusion In Primo, Elisa Slater Acosta, Susan [Gardner] Archambault

Elisa Slater Acosta

Catalogue Of Modibbo Ahmadu Fufore Arabic Manuscripts Collection, Musa Salih Muhammad

Musa Salih Muhammad

No abstract provided.

Exploring Galileo: Search Strategies And Teaching Tips For Teachers, Sonya Shepherd

Sonya S. Gaither

No abstract provided.

The End Of Institutional Repositories And The Beginning Of Social Academic Research Service: An Enhanced Role For Libraries, Stuart M. Basefsky

Stuart Basefsky

As more and more universities establish Institutional Repositories (IR), awareness is developing about the limitations of IRs in enhancing the academic research service. The concept of an IR needs to be expanded to include the integration of the processes that transform intellectual endeavor into a broadening array of academic and research support services which are fundamentally social. These include, but are not limited to – (1) sharing institutionally developed intellectual product (traditional IR) (2) informing others of the availability of this product with defined purpose (3) collecting additional academically relevant materials in digital formats using IRs (4) disseminating timely information …

The Dikw Hierarchy And Adventist Theological Education, Terry Dwain Robertson

Terry Dwain Robertson

The purpose of this paper is to explore some aspects of information theory as they apply to theological education, more specifically, the academic portion of the training of the future leadership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The paper will be divided into two sections, as illustrated by an anecdote shared by Robert Darnton. "One of my colleagues is a quiet, diminutive lady, who might call up the notion of Marion the Librarian. When she meets people at parties and identifies herself, they sometimes say condescendingly, 'A librarian, how nice. Tell me, what is it like to be a librarian?' She …

Integrating The Information Search Process Into One-Shot Course-Related Information Literacy Instruction: Experiences At Bennett College For Women, Jeffrey M. Mortimore

Jeffrey M. Mortimore

This presentation was given during the Metrolina Library Association Annual Conference.

The Library As An Agent Of Change: Pushing The Client Institution Forward, Stuart Basefsky

Stuart Basefsky

The library in today's world must transform itself into an agent of change. Basefsky discusses why informing, discussing, soliciting, targeting, teaming and stretching need to be implemented if libraries want to remain useful and the institutions they serve wish to prosper.

Analysis Of Japanese Undergraduate Students’ Information Behavior During Academic Tasks In A Canadian University, Yusuke Fitzgibbons, J Bartlett

Yusuke Fitzgibbons (Ishimura)

No abstract provided.

Information Literacy Courses In Lis Schools: Emerging Perspectives For Future Education, Yusuke Fitzgibbons (Ishimura), J Bartlett

Yusuke Fitzgibbons (Ishimura)

No abstract provided.

Information Literacy: The Missing Link In Early Childhood Education, Kelly Heider

Kelly Heider

Alphabet Soup: Using Children's Literature Databases To Plan Lessons On Letters Of The Alphabet, Kelly Heider

Kelly Heider