Conference Session

To Boldly Go... Engineering Librarians Explore New Connections with Users

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Parker, University of Manitoba

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Engineering Libraries

libraries at the University of Alberta, Queens, MIT, Rutgers, and many others [3] [4] [5][6] , the engineering librarian at our university serves as a liaison to the Faculty. In someways, librarians at these institutions act as both embedded librarians and as liaisonlibrarians. To illustrate how we have applied this model to our situation, we will firstdefine what some of the literature says about each model. We will then explore thelibrarian’s direct engagement in the technical communication classroom at our institution,followed by an overview of her direct engagement in the Faculty of Engineering itself;specifically, in the senior design or “capstone” projects.The Embedded and the Liaison Librarian Models: A Quick OverviewThere is a functional

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University; Larry Milliken, Drexel University; Lloyd Ackert, Drexel University; Eleanor J. Goldberg, Drexel University Library

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Engineering Libraries

humanistic qualities though social history education as amethod of encouraging critical thinking methods and a spirit of scientific inquiry. Condoor(2004)7 stressed the importance of teaching history of technology and outlined a method ofintegrating it into the framework of a capstone design project. This project provided students ameans to understand the evolutionary nature of technology, the impact of engineering on society,and the role of engineering failures. Condoor’s approach helped students to understand thehistorical contingency central to the evolution of emerging technologies.The American Historical Association (Stearns, 1998)8 asserts: “History helps us understandchange and how the society we live in came to be.” Teaching history of

Conference Session

Information Literacy Programs for First-Year Engineering Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Baratta, University of Toronto; Alan Chong, University of Toronto; Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto

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Engineering Libraries

breadth of information covered,evaluating information sources and engaging their critical thinking skills, and developingresearch strategies that can be used to find different sources of information.This paper begins by providing some background on the course and library partnership. We thendescribe the learning objectives for the activity as a whole and for each session, and presentobservations taken during the activity and unsolicited feedback from students.Praxis I: Design and CommunicationPraxis I is a first year introductory design and communication course at the University ofToronto. Students in Praxis I are taught principles of engineering design and technicalcommunication through several design projects that involve a combination of hand