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Designing a Reference Training Course and Cultivating a Community of Practice: Utilizing the LMS for Staff Training and Development

Conference Session: Teaching Engineering Students and Library Staff: New Ideas and Best Practices
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Sarah Jane Dooley, Dalhousie University
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Libraries

cultivating a Community of Practice(CoP) framework in the workplace. It will examine how such a framework can be applied to anacademic library environment to foster a collaborative, inclusive, and healthy workplace whiledirectly supporting the library’s strategic plan and directions.The conceptual Reference Trainers CoP framework outlined in this paper will provide anexample of how libraries can utilize their institution’s Learning Management System (LMS) forthis purpose, and offers recommendations and considerations for developing a CoP frameworkready for implementation.As a community of like-minded individuals engaged in cooperative training and resource-sharingactivities, creating a Reference Trainers CoP can provide support for those pursuing

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Forming Key Partnerships to Enhance Graduate Student Programming

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
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Libraries

, introductory engineering courses. He has had experience in the classroom as an adjunct professor at Rowan University. In this role, he helped develop a series of experiments for a freshman engineering course that explored introductory engineering concepts through chocolate manufacturing, and another series of experiments involving dissolvable thin films for a similar course. Alex is also the president of the Syracuse University Chapter of ASEE, and has been working diligently with his executive board to provide seminars and workshops for their fellow graduate students. Alex’s plans upon graduation involve becoming a professor or lecturer, specifically at a primarily undergraduate institution.Mr. Alexander J. Johnson

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Library Partnerships to Support Data Analytics Engineering Programs

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
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Libraries

directors to try to determine expected and potential student needs. As will be addressed,our experience is that these students’ needs push the boundaries of traditional academic librarysupport. However, the more planning done prior to the launch of the program, the better for allparties involved.Our purpose is to provide insight on how the librarians and professional staff in one universitylibrary collaborated with one another and program faculty to identify the needs of students in theUniversity’s DSA graduate program, and then collectively developed and implemented supportservices and tools to address those needs.BackgroundAbout the UniversityGeorge Mason University is a comprehensive, doctoral institution which is classified a Research1

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Board 77: Designing, Launching, and Assessing a Multimedia Online Learning Module for Library Orientation of First-year Engineering Students

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
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Libraries

areas an incomingfreshman would most likely 1) be interested in, and 2) find useful. The focus of this preliminarymodule would be a quick introduction to guides and services. It would be composed of twosections: Welcome to Dibner Library (a filmed welcoming video featuring the InstructionalLibrarian) and Access and Services (library space, hours, where students could go and whatthey could do within the library system). An additional section was later added because theteam came to believe that it would be nice to end on a note of fun and professionaldevelopment: Learning and Events which highlights the weekly engagement activities and thesemester schedule of library workshops. Workshops enabled the library to publicize itspre-planned workshop

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Hack Your Library: Engage Students in Information Literacy through a Technology-themed Competition

Conference Session: 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
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Libraries

engagement:student to library, library to faculty, and faculty to student, (3) be easily adaptable by otherlibraries, and (4) create opportunities to develop students’ information literacy skills. Toachieve these goals, we started with a broad challenge statement, “To enhance user experience inthe library through technology.” The challenge statement of Hack Dibner, which allowed formore avenues of entry than Project Shhh!, along with a well-planned marketing strategy, resultedin a 400% increase in registration from the previous competition. Students were allowed toparticipate as individuals or as teams, and were required to submit three deliverables throughoutthe semester: an initial concept, a written proposal, and a presentation. These

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Building Support: Findings and Recommendations from Conversations with Civil and Environmental Engineering Researchers at Two Canadian Universities

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
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Libraries

acrossinstitutions and with industry partners, these collaborations are not without their challenges. Oneresearcher at U of T discussed how government partners have very high expectations about thedeliverables that will result from the research partnership. While the expectation in academia isoften to publish research, the expectation in industry is typically to implement this research intoactionable plans. This dichotomy can lead to a disconnect with industry partners in terms oftimelines, aims, and research outcomes. Interviewees also noted that collaborating with partnersoutside academia can be a challenge in terms of gathering and sharing data. Both industry andacademia have a strong focus on protecting anonymity, which can make it challenging

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Understanding the Research Practices and Service Needs of Civil and Environmental Engineering Researchers – a Grounded Theory Approach

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
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Libraries

issues. The researchers who deal with somewhat smaller datasets do not considerdata management a big issue; some researchers believe they do not have any data managementproblem at all. Others who only use third party data associate data management more with dataprocessing, such as how to more efficiently manipulate data.Several researchers rely on their students to manage data for ongoing projects. Some mentionedthat they had problems because of this practice. For example, one researcher said: “Students’ datamanagement plan is “ad hoc”, such as they don’t document their codes.” and another researchermentioned: “We’ve actually had two graduate student laptop failures that have caused someproblems.”Some interviewees mention that they have a lab

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Measuring Information Fluency Instruction: Ethical Use of Images in Engineering Student Presentations

Conference Session: Teaching Engineering Students and Library Staff: New Ideas and Best Practices
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Amber Janssen, California Maritime Academy; William W. Tsai, California State University, Maritime Academy
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Libraries

alternatesources to cite images [14].Regarding implementing the instruction, there is a wealth of examples of instructional activitiesprovided by academic librarians related to copyright. In non-engineering disciplines, librarianshave incorporated rights instruction into introductory music courses and mass communicationscourses [15], developed lesson plans for English and communications courses that use problem-solving scenarios supported by analysis and lecture [16], and taught a semester-length courseabout copyright to journalism and communications majors [17]. Some of the ways that librariansare structuring the content include an online course about copyright organized in three units:basics, you as the user, and you as the creator [18], a lesson plan

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Academic Libraries and the Strategic Vision for Diversity in Higher Education

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
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Libraries

role in supporting strategic goals for diversity in American highereducation. American universities have integrated language on diversity and inclusion into theirstrategic plans focusing on hiring and research, thus articulating the importance of diversity ontheir campuses. Academic engineering librarians can consider two strategies to playing this roleeffectively. The first strategy involves three areas of activity: collection development, publicservices, and outreach. All three directly support institutional strategic goals related to researchand diversity. The importance of collection development lies in the selection of educationalresources to support academic programming and faculty/staff development. Public services(reference

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Engaging Graduate Students with an Images of Research Competition

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
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Libraries

students to plan their submission over the break. Graduatestudents are invited to submit a 300 dpi-or-higher image, with title, plus a 200-word,plain-language description explaining how the image relates to their research. Participants mustbe current graduate students in good standing, and images must meet minimum size andresolution requirements that allow printing the images at a length of twenty-four inches on theshort edge. Entries are accepted over a three week period from mid-January to early February.Organizers and campus partners developed the Images of Research Submission PreparationWorkshop for the purpose of offering guidance to graduate students who are interested in makinga submission. For the 2018/2019 competition, the FGSR permitted

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Best Practices for Engineering Information Literacy Instruction: Perspectives of Academic Librarians

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
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Libraries

anotherdatabase. If they are primarily engineers, I always do this exercise. Every class I have. I will sayI want you to use the engineering databases. Find good resources. Then I would break them intoteams; we use that approach sometimes too. So, the active learning is all the difference in theworld, they get hands-on, then can peek over each other's shoulders, they can work in teams, theycan see how it works, and they can see the results.[I2]"A second theme concerning instruction that arose was that assignments have to be course specificand help the faculty in teaching what they already were planning on teaching:"The second thing is to not make it something that is really time-intensive, to take as much of theworkload off them [faculty members], to

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Board 76: The Great Coffee Hunt: An Augmented Reality Scavenger Hunt

Conference Session: Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kari Kozak, University of Iowa
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Libraries

-wide paperscavenger hunt. This scavenger hunt was voluntary for the 500 incoming engineering students todo the Thursday before classes started. Future plans call for creating a college-wide augmentedreality scavenger hunt and to eliminate the paper version.Literature ReviewScavenger hunts have been created in a variety of formats. For this scavenger hunt, the authordecided to add another dimension with augmented reality, which has become especially popularin recent years with Pokémon Go and other augmented reality games.Augmented reality (AR) has been around for some time in different forms and variations. “AR isa technology combining the virtual environment and the real world. Through this technology thereal environment seen by the human eyes

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Understanding Undergraduate Engineering Student Information Access and Needs: Results from a Scoping Review

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
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Libraries

gather. Comparing student outcomes for A competency-based degree United competency-based and CRAAP/OpenFosmire et al. plan with information 2015 States of 23 traditional classroom Badge System[36] literacy embedded in the America approaches to Framework

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Maximizing the Effectiveness of One-time Standards Instruction Sessions with Formative Assessment

Conference Session: 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.
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Libraries

teachers and students monitor progress.”When planning a formative assessment, Fisher & Frey [24] recommend starting by identifyingthe desired outcomes of the instruction session, adopting appropriate class activities to create anengaging lesson, and considering what evidence would be acceptable to demonstrateunderstanding. Class activities that may be considered are pre- and post-tests, various classroomassessment techniques (CATs) with active learning components (e.g., reflection, summaries,questions throughout the lessons, misconceptions checks, short responses, online games),teamwork, peer teaching, etc. CATs represent an excellent way to engage with the audience, andthey can be used at any point during a session to provide immediate

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Pop-Goes-The-Library! Using a Pop-Up Library to Reach STEM Students

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
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Libraries

main university library in which there are fourreference librarians that also serve as departmental liaisons who provide information literacyinstruction and research assistance for the students and faculty. The two primary goals of thepop-up library program at NJIT were to increase the library’s visibility and to promote resourcesand liaison services, especially to science and engineering students. The following methodologyoutlines the factors that were considered when planning the pop-up library: location, timing,marketing, set-up, and approach.Location: Throughout the semester, pop-ups were held at the Campus Center and in science andengineering department building lobbies and mixed use study spaces. Prior to the pop-ups,several locations