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Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 1: Diversity

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Anamika Megwalu, San Jose State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #34443Raising Awareness of Diversity and Inclusion in One-shot InformationLiteracy ClassesDr. Anamika Megwalu, San Jose State University Anamika Megwalu, Ph.D., M.L.I.S., is the Faculty Director of Library Instruction & Assessment at San Jose State University (SJSU). She is also an instructor for the Computer & Software Engineering De- partment at SJSU’s Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering. She is a library liaison to a number of engineering departments. Besides liaison and collection development responsibilities, she collaboratively develops, and implements assessment activities for continuous

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 1: Diversity

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Paul McMonigle, Pennsylvania State University; Linda M. N. Struble, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

underrepresented students is small at this time, though it will undoubtedly grow over thenext few years.Although written primarily with graduate students in mind, Wosu and Pai's 2012 articleestablishing a model for diversity and equity provides an excellent introduction and path forwardfor any engineering program or library to follow. Out of the six performance indicators for theirmodel, libraries can have the greatest effect on both "institutional climate/culture" and"institutional receptivity". The climate/culture reflects how students are treated, opportunities forresearch and contributions to a chosen discipline, and especially whether students feel like theybelong. Library programming can be created to foster this sense of an "inclusive

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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David S. Pixton, Brigham Young University; Jared Aaron Landetta, Brigham Young University

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Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #34701The (Augmented) World Is Our CampusMr. David S. Pixton, Brigham Young University David Pixton is a subject liaison at the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. In this role, he is responsible for providing research training and assistance to students and faculty within the majority of engineering and technology fields offered at the university. He holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Library and Information Science. David’s current research is focused on improving learning in a library environment, including the use of augmented reality for educational purposes, and a pedagogical

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 1: Diversity

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Shalini Ramachandran, Boise State University; Steven Matthew Cutchin, Boise State University; Sheree Fu, California State University, Los Angeles

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #34964Raising Algorithm Bias Awareness Among Computer Science Students ThroughLibrary and Computer Science InstructionShalini Ramachandran, Boise State University Shalini Ramachandran is a Faculty Liaison for Research Development at Boise State University. Prior to this position, she was a Science and Engineering Librarian at the University of Southern California. Her research interests include algorithm bias, information access in higher education, and open access publishing.Dr. Steven Matthew Cutchin, Boise State University Dr. Steve Cutchin joined the faculty at Boise State University in August 2013 From 2008