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

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Embedding video-based learning modules for library research methods in an online graduate engineering degree programAbstractAt the University of California, Berkeley, the College of Engineering has launched a fully onlineMaster's degree program in integrated circuits. As part of this program, students are required tocomplete a comprehensive capstone project requiring access to the research literature andtraining on its use.The Library plays an important role in providing the information resources and instruction tohelp students succeed in their capstone. In response to student need, we designed an onlineinstruction environment that supports common information challenges, uses

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

novice organization. 3. Operate in a Western country chiefly for the purpose of functioning as a vanity press for scholars in a developing country. 4. Do minimal or no copyediting. 5. Publish papers that are not academic at all, e.g. essays by laypeople or obvious pseudo- science. 6. Have a ‘contact us’ page that only includes a web form, and the publisher hides or does not reveal its location.”15 Essentially, predatory publishers deceive academics by faking the practices and policiesof top journals (e.g., peer review, editorial boards, impact factors). In doing so, predatoryjournals have the potential to degrade the quality of research in circulation and they reduce thelikelihood of scholars publishing in reputable

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

. Based on a research survey, we analyze whether studentsprefer ebooks or print editions. Comparisons are done across disciplines, level of the student(freshman to graduate), whether the student owns a laptop / desktop / tablet, student workcommitments, financial needs, and age; among other factors. Some professors give the option ofusing the ebooks, while others do not. Students may or may not know about the availability ofebooks for their courses and this may impact their decision to choose either option. Students maymake decisions to purchase ebooks or print edition based on cost, readability, availability, andability to take notes, impact on the environment, ease of use, logistics and the level of the usageof the book in a given course