Conference Session

Measuring Impact: Libraries, Librarians, Instruction, and Institutions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. White, Queen's University

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Engineering Libraries

committee, etc.)  Academic rank  Link to library website  Position title  Links to course/subject guides  Liaison librarian role  Links to personal blog or website  Links to social networks4. Results and DiscussionTable 1 shows the librarian and library demographics for the profiles retrieved. In total, 147librarian profiles from 116 universities (108 American, 8 Canadian) were reviewed. The majorityof online profiles were found to be hosted on library websites (43 percent) and LibGuides (57percent). Launched in 2007, LibGuides has become an increasingly popular content

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffery L. Loo, University of California, Berkeley; Lisa T. Ngo, University of California, Berkeley; Cody K. Hennesy, University of California, Berkeley; Brian D. Quigley, University of California, Berkeley; Jean McKenzie, University of California, Berkeley

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Engineering Libraries

educationthat helps conceptually frame the elements of an online degree program. This view recognizesan interaction of parts, technologies, actors, and other elements that are at play for any distanceeducation program. The six components of this framework underscore the many relationshipsthat need to be considered in instructional design (Table 1).Table 1. Elements of the systems view on distance education1 1. Content sources, the people or organizations who teach content knowledge and provide the program 2. Program/course design to organize the learning materials and activities 3. Delivery of the courses through media and technology 4. Interaction between students, instructors, and support personnel to facilitate learning 5. Learning

Conference Session

Student-Centered Information Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth E. H. Wertz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Libraries

students should be able to recognizetheir need for lifelong learning (ABET Outcome 3.1).1 One way to determine whetherengineering students recognize this need is through self-assessment of information literacy skills.Self-assessments are frequently used to assess students’ perceptions about their behavior. Inparticular, there is a need to understand students’ perceptions of information literacy. Whilestudent perceptions of behavior can be somewhat different than actual behavior, self-assessmentsare important to understanding the difference between students’ perceived need for informationliteracy and their actual need. These differences highlight areas where interventions are neededto bring students’ perceptions of behavior more closely in line

Conference Session

Measuring Impact: Libraries, Librarians, Instruction, and Institutions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nestor L. Osorio, Northern Illinois University

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Engineering Libraries

display and access toinformation in academic libraries. The many technical characteristics and options of this contentmanagement system provide engineering librarians with several options, and the easy-to-usearchitecture allows for utilizing these options after a short training period.In this paper, using well established bibliometric techniques the author analyzes the majorcharacteristics, features and contents of a selected number of electrical and mechanicalengineering LibGuides. Also, the selected LibGuides are subject to an assessment based on thecriteria for the evaluations of LibGuides as presented in a recent work published by Whitfieldand Clemens.1 The results of the study are summarized in these areas: Main page characteristics,tabs and

Conference Session

Student-Centered Information Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer (Cong Yan) Zhao, McGill University; Tara Mawhinney, McGill University

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Engineering Libraries

largest cohort from any givencountry. Engineering is the second most popular field of study for international students with 19%choosing engineering after business and management chosen by 22% .1 Similarly in Canadaover the past decade, the largest percentage of international students have come from China2 andengineering is the second most popular field of study with approximately 15% of internationalstudents selecting this field after business and management.3 Moreover, international studentsenroll in engineering twice as often as Canadian students. A recent Government of Canadareport on International Education4 advises doubling the number of international students inCanada from 239,131 in 2011 to more than 450,000 by 2022 and creating mechanisms

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Kozak, University of Iowa; Darlene Kaskie, The University of Iowa Lichtenberger Engineering Library

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Engineering Libraries

sessions were the most popular. In the spring 2013 semester, the classes averaged a 4.47in overall usefulness rating on a scale of 1-5 with 5 being most useful. More students attendedthe 2:30 pm afternoon sessions and most of the attendees were graduate students.The classes often had repeat students. In one class on RefWorks, a graduate student noted he hadnever heard of Compendex until it was mentioned in this class. He then went on to sign up for 4more of the sessions offered that semester as soon as he realized how helpful they were.The Xpress Class series has proven to be an overall success. As time goes on the Library willcontinue to make adjustments to the programs so that it will continue to improve its usefulness tostudents, faculty, and

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University ; Mir M. Atiqullah, Kennesaw State University; Rajnish Singh, Southern Polytechnic State University; Beth Stutzmann, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Libraries

among others. Members are interested andinvolved with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). RLC meetings are held on amonthly basis where topics of interest and discussions regarding ongoing research projectsoccur.The topic of ebooks evolved during meetings of the RLC. For the purpose of this studyterminology clarification of an ebook is “An electronic book (variations: e-book, eBook, e-Book,ebook, digital book, or even e-edition) is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting oftext, images, or both, readable on computers or other electronic devices” [1]. As part of thisstudy, various textbook options were explored that were available and student book buyingpatterns were studied. Ebooks emerged as a relatively new aspect

Conference Session

Student-Centered Information Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marian G. Armour-Gemmen, West Virginia University; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Mary L. Strife, West Virginia University

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Engineering Libraries

Table 1, Strife et al6, (2013) illustrated the type of outcomes that could be accomplished withALA/ACRL/STS Standards.Table 1. Outcomes that can be accomplished with ALA/ACRL/STS standards.ALA/ACRL/STS Standard OutcomeStandard 1. The information literate student  Distinguishes different types of information.determines the nature and extent of theinformation needed.Standard 2. The information literate student  Completes exercises using differentaccesses needed information effectively and information types: books, technical reports,efficiently articles and handbooks.  Learns how to cite in MLA format

Conference Session

Measuring Impact: Libraries, Librarians, Instruction, and Institutions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William H. Mischo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ivan Favila, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Dana Michelle Tempel, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Elisandro Cabada, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Engineering Libraries

, and 14,550square feet of open study space to establish CARE. The space includes 14 group study rooms, 2instructional classrooms, 2 storage rooms, and 1 office utilized by the CARE ProgramCoordinator -- who is funded by the COE. CARE was initially funded by a combination ofLibrary Student/IT Fee money, COE Student Fee funds, and COE foundation moneys. Thesefunds were used for high-end engineering workstation equipment, projection equipment,furniture, digital signage, glass and whiteboard equipment, collaboration furniture, andcomputing equipment.The total seating capacity for the CARE area in the Grainger Library is 472 with an additional154 seats available for overflow. CARE provides academic learning support that primarilytargets the needs

Conference Session

Measuring Impact: Libraries, Librarians, Instruction, and Institutions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Matthew Markowitz, Cornell University; Jill H. Powell, Cornell University; Jeffrey T. Hancock, Cornell University

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Engineering Libraries

Page 24.1259.2Abstract In 2010, librarian Jeffrey Beall started a list of journals that allegedly use predatorypractices to recruit manuscripts for publication. Coined “Beall’s List,”1 this working cataloguehighlights over two hundred open-access journals that may feign editorial processes, peer-review, or other procedures of a reputable publisher. Given the recent attention to scientificmisconduct2-8, an important question is whether there are methods to detect predatory publishersfrom authentic ones. In this study, we apply an automated language analysis technique from the social sciencesto examine how predatory and authentic journals differ in their writing style in the About Us andAim/Scope sections of their websites