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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 2: Understanding Our Users

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Parker, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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Diversity

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Sources and Services course at the School of Information in the Faculty of Arts. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Research Data Sharing in Engineering: A Report on Faculty Practices and Preferences Prior to the Tri-Agency PolicyAbstractThe Tri-Agency Council of Canada that includes the Natural Sciences and Engineering ResearchCouncil of Canada (NSERC) is implementing its Research Data Management (RDM) Policy inthe Spring of 2023. The policy requires Canadian post-secondary institutions to develop anInstitutional RDM Strategy to support and guide researchers funded by one or more of the Tri-Agencies. Researchers will be required to provide a Data Management Plan (DMP) and

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 2: Understanding Our Users

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean L. Bossart, University of Florida; Laura Spears

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Laura I. Spears, PhD, University of FloridaAbstractPrior to embarking on a major renovation of the University of Florida’s (UF) science andengineering library in 2022, the library asked their patrons, including engineering students, whatthey wanted in an academic library space. How do engineering students use their academiclibrary and what do they envision as an ideal space? The library teamed with the Department ofInterior Design in the UF College of Design, Construction and Planning to collaborate on a studyof the top two floors of the library that were slated for renovation. The goal was to develop floorplans that facilitate innovative research, creative thinking and problem-solving. The studymethodology included an observational study

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 3: Instruction & Information Literacy

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seth Vuletich, Colorado School of Mines; Brianna B. Buljung, Colorado School of Mines; Joseph R. Kraus, Colorado School of Mines

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planningcommittee grew to include partners from our campus Career Center and the Center forInnovation and Entrepreneurship. Each of these developments has expanded the scope of theseries and helped fill gaps in coverage.In total, the series has included 77 workshops covering 44 unique topics over the course of sevensemesters. The library led 33 workshops covering 11 topics while outside departments, includingthose on the planning committee, led 44 workshops covering 33 topics. Restrictions related to theCOVID-19 pandemic forced one workshop to be cancelled; otherwise, the workshops switchedto remote from fall 2020 through spring 2021 with some additional workshops transitioning toremote in spring 2022 per university recommendations on gatherings. Since

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 5: Collections & Spaces

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula C Johnson, Univeristy of Arizona

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in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts. 5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives. 6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions. 7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.Makerspaces open up creative possibilities for engineering students to access prototypingtechnologies. These can

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Weiss, University of Maryland- College Park

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Diversity

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from discussions with both presenting librarians as well as personalaccess to the slides. The presentation begins by defining DEI and discussing the importance ofDEI to the UMD campus as well as the expectation that it be included. One of the main pointswas that while the department of engineering was succeeding in attracting a diverse studentbody, it wasn’t necessarily doing well in retaining these students. Like the other modules, thereis also an overview of citation justice. The presentation includes a focus on how this related toCEE’s strategic plan as well as how libraries and librarians can help. This includes individualhelp with workflows and resources that help a researcher to implement citation justice but alsoan overview of the

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wynn Tranfield, University of California, Santa Cruz

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Diversity

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vital courseinformation being relayed during office hours, which sometimes conflict with otherresponsibilities. Burnout among undergraduates was a recurring theme in all focus groups. According to respondents, students are overloaded with work, family, and school, so theymust prioritize their focus day-to-day. They feel like they could always be doing more, and theyreported very little time available for decompression and relaxation. Students who also had towork part-time jobs felt even more stressed and were more likely to take advantage of recordedlectures and office hours when they were working more hours. Planning course schedules forupcoming quarters is anxiety-provoking since the availability of classes changes from quarter

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 4: Outreach & Collaboration

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyunjung Lee, Cornell University; Sarah Lane, Cornell University; Christina Sheley, Cornell University; Jill H. Powell, Cornell University

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suchentrepreneurship education expressed positive feedback to the value of the programs forproviding engineering students with professional skills and an entrepreneurial mindset [6], [13].Entrepreneurial activity in engineering has even prompted some to suggest a change to ABET(Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology), the organization which overseesaccreditation of engineering schools, outcomes to further develop business and entrepreneurshipskills. In their article, Sababha et al. [2] wanted to add the following ABET learning outcome:“to develop and evaluate a business plan that transforms an engineering design (system,products, services, and solutions) into a business opportunity utilizing entrepreneurial skills andknowledge” [2, p. 2]. They go

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 4: Outreach & Collaboration

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul R. Hottinger, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jessica Ohanian Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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and 14% strongly disagree) research plan Q6: I found a topic I 67% 66% 1% am interested in Q7: I have a better 85% 82% 3% sense of my major (or engineering) Q8: I have a better 74% 68% 6% understanding of my place in the field of engineeringQ9: How do you view scholarship in engineering Term With IL Unit Without IL Unit Diff Collaborative 68% 28% 40% Boring 1% 2% -1% Interesting

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 4: Outreach & Collaboration

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Over, Virginia Tech; Connie Stovall, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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research topics to aid in strategic decision making, andimpact services and reputational management.In its 2020 report, ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee summarized that majortrends include: learning analytics, the influence of machine learning and artificial intelligence ontechnology, the impact of big deals cancellations on open access and transformative publisheragreements, research data maturation and the ethical need to incorporate the GO FAIR Initiative,social justice roles including critical librarianship and critical pedagogy, incorporating increaseduse and licensing of streaming media, and finally, library space as a place for supporting studentwell-being [1]. Earlier in a 2017 environmental scan by the same team, the concept of

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 3: Instruction & Information Literacy

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Amanda Wetzel, Pennsylvania State University; Paul McMonigle, Pennsylvania State University

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), one tool deployed to help students navigatethe information landscape is IF I APPLY. This method uses two parts, the personal and theresource, to help users negotiate source evaluation. Reviewing a researcher’s own emotions andintellectual courage helps to limit the confirmation bias and reach students in a novel way.Through this paper, the authors plan to review selected evaluation methods before diving into adeeper explanation of the IF I APPLY tool. Finally, some examples from use in the classroomare shared. By exploring the changing face of source evaluation in the Penn State Universityengineering classroom, readers will better understand why it is important to put the student at thecenter of their own evaluation.Literature ReviewCRAAPOver

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 2: Understanding Our Users

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Matas, Michigan Technological University

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to understand howsearchers use particular mental models to find the information they need [25]. To collect thisvital information, it is necessary to expand this study’s design beyond self-reporting and includeseveral different knowledge elicitation tools in order to more accurately understand cognition incontext.Conclusion This exploratory CTA study provides data that highlight several areas where engineeringlibraries may focus their efforts to improve student search outcomes. It also confirms andextends existing literature in this area [7, 10]. We are planning a follow up study that willexplore how a larger group of undergraduate students use public search tools, the library’s searchtool, what they expect from each one, and where

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 4: Outreach & Collaboration

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Rowley, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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in their classes. One stated, “I definitelyencourage them to go online and search, there’s so much information out there.” Another stated,“it’s important for [the students] to understand the difference between just searching the web andgoing into a more reliable source.” Faculty from both engineering and business pointed out avariety of resources they talk about with their students ranging from databases like Factiva andWeb of Science to other free and governmental resources, such as EuroMonitor and the Bureauof Labor Statistics. Another faculty member confirmed that they do take class time to talk aboutthe research process as a whole, “how to plan for it, how to search, how to screen results andnarrow down.”Others expressed it is an area

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 1: Engineering Librarianship

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber Janssen, California State University, Maritime Academy; Mindy F. Thuna, University of Toronto

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andpublishing patterns.Journal articles and conference proceedings were originally planned as the formats to beexamined but as the research proceeded it was determined that a) there was sufficient material toexamine the patterns focusing only on the journals and b) that publishing in conference venueswas potentially different enough to warrant a separate study. Finally, as neither of the authorswas fluent enough in other languages to warrant including them, only articles published entirelyin English were included, i.e. an English abstract alone was insufficient for a study to beincluded. This filter was applied inconsistently by the database vendors so some of the originalnumbers include papers that were written in a language other than English but

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jentry E. Campbell, Dartmouth College; Stephen Krueger, Dartmouth College

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editions. This demonstrates theneed for clearer communication of what books are required and what editions are acceptable toavoid unnecessary costs.ConclusionsThough the survey indicates that students are spending $100 per quarter or less, we feel that thisis not representative of what students are being asked to spend on textbooks for their courses.Because of this, we are still pursuing ways to make textbooks more affordable to students in theschool of engineering and across Dartmouth. We conclude that there are several ways to reducestudent textbook costs at the school of engineering.For professors interested in reducing costs but still planning to use a textbook from a publisher,considering the upfront cost of the current edition and being open

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 3: Instruction & Information Literacy

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Pixton, Brigham Young University

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theyare at the author’s institution). Indeed, in previous instructional plans (see [13]) the author foundthat combining search strategy in the same lesson as source evaluation limited the depth withwhich this important element could be explored and practiced by students.To remedy this, the author has created an EDM for a pre-class assignment that focusesexclusively on source evaluation principles and thus provides for a look at a wider variety ofengineering-related sources and prompts students to think more deeply about a series ofquestions to ask when evaluating sources. This approach assumes all discussion of searchstrategy can take place during an in-class session. A simplified version of this EDM is shown inFigure 3.As shown, the initial

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 3: Instruction & Information Literacy

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Jodi Bolognese, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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