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Engaging Students with Creativity and Innovation
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lindsay Anderberg, New York University; Matthew Frenkel, New York University; Mikolaj Wilk, New York University
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Diversity
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Engineering Libraries
Paper ID #26221Hack Your Library: Engage Students in Information Literacy through aTechnology-themed CompetitionLindsay Anderberg, New York University Lindsay Anderberg is the Interdisciplinary Science & Technology Librarian and Poly Archivist at New York University Tandon School of Engineering in Brooklyn, New York. She received her MSLIS with a concentration in rare books and special collections from Long Island University’s Palmer School of Li- brary and Information Science. She holds a master’s degree in science studies from New York University’s John W. Draper Interdisciplinary Master’s Program in Humanities and
Conference Session
Engaging Students with Creativity and Innovation
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Joanne Dera, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Davida Scharf, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Joseph J. Mercuri, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Raymond Patrick Vasquez, New Jersey Institute of Technology
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Diversity
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Engineering Libraries
Paper ID #24717Pop-Goes-The-Library! Using a Pop-Up Library to Reach STEM StudentsMs. Joanne Dera, New Jersey Institute of Technology Joanne Dera is the Science and Engineering Librarian at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. She is the liaison librarian for the following departments: Chemistry & Environmental Science, Chemical & Materials Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, and Physics.Dr. Davida Scharf, New Jersey Institute of Technology Davida Scharf has a B.A. from Barnard College in Art and Architectural History, an MLS from Columbia University, and a PhD from the Rutgers University School
Conference Session
Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gavin Paul, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering; Yona Jean-Pierre, New York University; Ana Torres, New York University
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Engineering Libraries
Paper ID #27094Board 77: Designing, launching and Assessing a multimedia online learningmodule for library orientation of first year engineering studentsMr. Gavin Paul, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering Gavin Paul has been an academic librarian at the Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology for many years and is currently the librarian for Instructional Services. He has worked with science and technology resources and has delivered reference and instructional services in a multitude of subjects and venues using the full and ever changing resources of the university. Teaching users how to evaluate sources and find
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Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Amy S. Van Epps, Harvard University; Robyn Rosenberg, Harvard University
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Engineering Libraries
Paper ID #25604Board 79: Engineering Source: how robust is the coverage of the engineeringliterature?Prof. Amy S. Van Epps, Harvard University Amy S. Van Epps is Director of Sciences and Engineering Services in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Li- braries at Harvard University. She was recently an associate professor of Library Science and Engineering Librarian at Purdue University. She has extensive experience providing instruction for engineering and technology students, including Purdue’s first-year engineering program. Her research interests include finding effective methods for integrating information literacy
Conference Session
Beneficial Partnerships: Enhancing Library Programming with Strategic Collaborations
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Wendy Mann, George Mason University; Theresa M. Calcagno, George Mason University; Deborah Ann Kermer, George Mason University
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Engineering Libraries
# % Business Analytics 86 34 % Data Science 58 23 % Data Analytics 23 9% Analytics 20 8% Other 66 26 % Total 253 100 %Data analytics programs are found in many different types of institutions and the focus of eachprogram varies accordingly. Of the 40 programs offered by technically-focused schools orcolleges (Computing, Information, Engineering, Technology), 30 were a form of Data Science(21 exactly, 9 with a close variant). Only 4 degrees included the
Conference Session
Making an Impact: Building Support with Data and Design
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Hilda Teresa Ayala-Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez ; Cristina D. Pomales-Garcia, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Jaquelina Ester Alvarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
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Diversity
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Engineering Libraries
and assessment coordinator for the Nanotechnology Center and the Transformational Initiative for Graduate Education and Research at UPRM.Prof. Jaquelina Ester Alvarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Prof. Jaquelina Alvarez is the Graduate Research and Innovation Center (GRIC) Coordinator and Co- Director of the Transformational Initiative for Graduate Education and Research (TIGER) at UPR-Mayaguez. As part of the General Library team, she is the College of Engineering Liaison Librarian and serves as the Data Manager of the Center for Research and Excellence in Science and Technology (UPRM-CREST). Additionally, she co-leads the Center of Professional Enrichment (CEP) and member of the Research Academy for
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Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jean L. Bossart, University of Florida; Samuel R. Putnam, University of Florida; Sara Gonzalez, University of Florida
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Engineering Libraries
Florida.Mr. Samuel R Putnam, University of Florida Samuel R. Putnam, MLS, is an Engineering Librarian at the University of Florida. His research inter- ests include engineering education, library instruction, technology in libraries, and information-seeking behavior in STEM.Dr. Sara Gonzalez, University of Florida c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Establishing a tech tool library with instructional resources at an academic institution Jean L. Bossart, Samuel R. Putnam, and Sara R, Gonzalez (George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida)AbstractThe Marston Science Library (MSL) at the University of Florida (UF
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Beneficial Partnerships: Enhancing Library Programming with Strategic Collaborations
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Daniela Solomon, Case Western Reserve University; Ya-Ting T. Liao, Case Western Reserve University; J. Thomas Chapin, Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
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Engineering Libraries
specialist at FMC Technologies. In 2011-2012, Dr. Liao worked at Bloomberg LP as a software developer. Dr. Liao obtained her PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Case Western Reserve Univer- sity in 2011. She double-majored in Mechanical Engineering and Physics in National Taiwan University in 2004.Dr. J. Thomas Chapin, Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Dr. J. Thomas Chapin is Vice President Research at Underwriters Laboratories. Tom is a UL William Henry Merrill Society Corporate Fellow and Chairman of the UL Fire Council. Tom currently focuses on emerging technologies, hazards and failure analysis and risk assessments. Previously, he managed UL’s Corporate Research organization in support of the development
Conference Session
Informing the Critical Understanding of Our Users: Using Data to Develop New and Diverse Services
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kate Mercer, University of Waterloo; Kari D. Weaver, University of Waterloo; Ariel Jocelyn Stables-Kennedy, Western University
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Diversity
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Engineering Libraries
seeking behaviors of undergraduate engineering students, initiallyincluding information behaviors of undergraduate students in Science, Technology,Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields. Developing a search strategy was a complexprocess that required balancing the need to be as comprehensive as possible with limitingthe noise inherent in a search that includes such wide reaching terminology such as“education” “undergraduate engineering” and “information seeking”. Information wascollected on population, demographics, country of origin, sample size, engineeringdiscipline, communications, experiences, theories, models, and dates.SearchA comprehensive search strategy was built for each database by a practicing engineeringand instructional design
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Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kari Kozak, University of Iowa
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Engineering Libraries
resources and services that theauthor hoped to introduce the first-year students to during orientation a few days before classesstart in the fall. The library features a second-floor quiet area with over 45,000 physical books,an online collection of close to 3,000 engineering journals, as well as a room with 3D scanners,virtual reality glass, and a Tool Library consisting of close to 225 tools ranging from hand toolsto measuring equipment to specialty technology kits. Students are able to check out these tools asneeded, with some of the most popular items being digital calipers, thermal camera, 3D scanners,pH sensors, multi-meter and 25-foot tape measure. A more detailed description of a tool librarycan also be found in Kozak's 2017 paper
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Teaching Engineering Students and Library Staff: New Ideas and Best Practices
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sarah Jane Dooley, Dalhousie University
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Engineering Libraries
Paper ID #24812Designing a Reference Training Course and Cultivating a Community of Prac-tice: Utilizing the LMS for Staff Training and DevelopmentSarah Jane Dooley, Dalhousie University Sarah Jane Dooley is Reference Coordinator and Liaison Librarian for Engineering at Dalhousie Univer- sity’s Sexton Design & Technology Library in Halifax, Nova Scotia. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Designing a Reference Training Course and Cultivating a Community of Practice: Utilizing the LMS for Staff Training and DevelopmentAbstractThis paper will review research pertaining to the value of
Conference Session
Making an Impact: Building Support with Data and Design
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Xiaoju "Julie" Chen, Carnegie Mellon University; Jessica Benner, Carnegie Mellon University; Sarah Young, Carnegie Mellon University; Matthew R. Marsteller, Carnegie Mellon University
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Engineering Libraries
UniversityMr. Matthew R. Marsteller, Carnegie Mellon University Mr.Marsteller is Principal Librarian, Engineering & Science at Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to this position, he was Head of the Science Libraries at Carnegie Mellon University from 2006 through 2014. He has also served as the Physics and Math Librarian at Carnegie Mellon from 1999 through 2006. Earlier in his career, he served as the Library Team Leader for the National Energy Technology Laboratory Library in Morgantown, West Virginia and as an Assistant Science Librarian at the University of South Carolina. He also served in the United States Navy as a surface ship nuclear propulsion plant operator aboard the USS Mississippi. He is currently a United
Conference Session
Informing the Critical Understanding of Our Users: Using Data to Develop New and Diverse Services
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Qianjin Zhang, University of Iowa; Kari Kozak, University of Iowa
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Engineering Libraries
Information Resources & Library Science from The University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), and a BS in Biotechnology from Jiangsu University of Science and Technology (Zhenjiang, China).Ms. Kari Kozak, University of Iowa Kari Kozak is the Head of the Lichtenberger Engineering Library at The University of Iowa. She provides instruction, reference, and consultation services to student, faculty, and staff within the departments and research centers in the College of Engineering as well as the Department of Computer Science. Kari holds bachelor’s degrees in Meteorology and Environmental Studies from Iowa State and a master’s degree in Library Science from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. Before coming to the
Conference Session
Making an Impact: Building Support with Data and Design
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rachel Figueiredo, University of Waterloo; Angela Henshilwood, University of Toronto; Michelle Spence, University of Toronto; Mindy Thuna, University of Toronto; Siu Hong Yu, University of Waterloo
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Engineering Libraries
-profit agency that providesguidance to libraries and other types of institutions on conducting research that informs serviceimprovements. Ithaka S+R has led several other versions of the study in various fields includingagriculture, chemistry, and history.U of T and Waterloo are Canadian universities with strong civil engineering programs. At U ofT, civil and environmental engineering sits within the Faculty of Applied Science &Engineering’s (FASE) Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering (DCME). The department issplit into five major research themes: cities and infrastructure, complex systems, energy andenvironment, transformative technologies, and mining and subsurface systems. The DCME issupported by librarians at the Engineering
Conference Session
Teaching Engineering Students and Library Staff: New Ideas and Best Practices
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jeanine Mary Williamson, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Natalie Rice, University of Tennessee ; Carol Tenopir, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Jordan Kaufman; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Engineering Libraries
perspective," InternationalResearch: Journal of Library and Information Science, vol. 5, no. 1, 2015.[10] S. Palmer and B. Tucker, "Planning, delivery and evaluation of information literacytraining for engineering and technology students," Australian Academic Research Libraries, vol.35, no. 1, pp. 16-34, 2004.[11] G. J. Leckie and A. Fullerton, "Information literacy in science and engineeringundergraduate education: Faculty attitudes and pedagogical practices," College & ResearchLibraries, vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 9-29, Jan 1999.[12] T. Andrews and R. Patil, "Information literacy for first-year students: an embeddedcurriculum approach," European Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 253-259,2007.[13] M. Phillips, M. Fosmire, K
Conference Session
Engaging Students with Creativity and Innovation
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alison Henry, University of Alberta; Lucinda Johnston, University of Alberta
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Engineering Libraries
Paper ID #26811Engaging Graduate Students with an Images of Research CompetitionMs. Alison Henry, University of Alberta Alison Henry is the Engineering Librarian at the University of Alberta. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Queen’s University and spent several years working in Environmental Health and Safety in the Chemical Industry before obtaining her MLIS. Her research interests focus on research impact analysis and information literacy in engineering education.Lucinda Johnston, University of Alberta Lucinda is a Public Services Librarian specializing in Music and Drama, who values non
Conference Session
Informing the Critical Understanding of Our Users: Using Data to Develop New and Diverse Services
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
John B. Napp, University of Toledo; Arjun Sabharwal, University of Toledo
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Diversity
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Engineering Libraries
Paper ID #26650Academic Libraries and the Strategic Vision for Diversity in Higher Educa-tionProf. John B. Napp, University of Toledo John Napp has been the Engineering Librarian at the University of Toledo since 2001. He was previously employed as a librarian in an environmental engineering firm. His main research interests are information literacy and engineering librarianship.Prof. Arjun Sabharwal, University of Toledo Arjun Sabharwal joined the University of Toledo Library faculty in January 2009 as Digital Initiatives Librarian responsible for the digital preservation of archival collections, managing the Toledo’s
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Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Eric J. Schares, Iowa State University
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Engineering Libraries
Paper ID #26309Board 78: ILL Communication: Analyzing five years of Iowa State Univer-sity’s print Interlibrary Loan requestsMr. Eric J. Schares, Iowa State University Eric Schares is an Engineering & Physical Sciences Librarian at Iowa State University. He serves a liaison to the departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering. Eric has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State, and an MLIS from Rutgers University. Prior to his current role at Iowa State, he worked at Intel for 10 years as an array reliability engineer on NAND flash memory
Conference Session
Beneficial Partnerships: Enhancing Library Programming with Strategic Collaborations
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Emily K. Hart, Syracuse University; Alex Vincent Jannini, Syracuse University; Alexander J. Johnson, Syracuse University; Katy Pieri, Syracuse University
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Diversity
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Engineering Libraries
Paper ID #27557Forming Key Partnerships to Enhance Graduate Student ProgrammingEmily K. Hart, Syracuse University Emily Hart is the Science and Engineering Librarian at Syracuse University. She is a liaison librarian serving 10 STEM related departments, including the College of Engineering & Computer Science. Emily completed her B.A. in English with a minor in Education at St. Bonaventure University, and her M.L.S. and an Advanced Certificate in Educational Technology at the University at Buffalo. Emily has special- ized in supporting science research for over 10 years. She is an active member of the American Society