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John B. Napp, University of Toledo; Arjun Sabharwal, University of Toledo
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diverse resources, libraries can also provide materials for diversityworkshops offered to employees, which is also a form of direct support because the selection ofculturally diverse material aims to shape collective understanding of diversity and inclusion.Libraries can generate quantitative data to demonstrate support for teaching and research.Collection DevelopmentPerhaps the most important issue here is whether the collection development policies andpractices reflect the strategic (research, teaching, community development) goals of theuniversity. Both public and academic libraries have been adding language about diversity, whichmay conflict with cultural and political motivation to exclude some resources in some areasspecifically with
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- Making an Impact: Building Support with Data and Design
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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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equipmentOne of the most pressing needs reflected in previous assessment activities was the lack ofcampus accommodations with adequate technological capabilities to support intensivecomputation and research activities. As a result, at GRIC, technological architecture plays a vitalrole in incorporating a robust Internet infrastructure with 100 dedicated ports for wired andwireless connection; over 100 electrical outlets distributed throughout the space on walls, floorsand portable towers; and a wide range of computers (HP, Dell, Microsoft, Lenovo, Apple) withvarious operating systems (Mac OS, Windows, Ubuntu), including software for complextechnical writing, programming, data processing and visualization, imaging and design, amongstothers. Figure 7
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Kate Mercer, University of Waterloo; Kari D. Weaver, University of Waterloo; Ariel Jocelyn Stables-Kennedy, Western University
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.” [2] In undergraduate education this is reflected inthe approach to courses and research in engineering education, to the point it can bereferred to as the ‘design process’ rather than the ‘research process.’ Engineeringpractitioners find and use a variety of academic and technical information sources in theirwork and as early as their 1st year, when engineering students, by nature of their chosenpath, deviate from their peers in their information seeking behavior.There is a well-established body of literature around the information seeking behaviors ofprofessional engineers. Professional engineers need to find highly reliable, and deeplytechnical information to successfully make critical decisions [3]. Allard, Levine, &Tenopir identify
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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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solving problems that do not requirelibrary use [2]. Even though most colleges require humanities and language arts courses forundergraduates in science and engineering programs, these students typically seek helpdifferently than those in liberal arts majors. They typically don’t use the library beyond itstraditional purpose of a place to study. They may be unaware of library services and resourcesand are not known to ask for help in using library resources or completing research assignments[2]. Their confidence and competence in being technologically savvy makes them morereluctant to fully utilize library services [3].Carroll, et. al. [4] hypothesized that engineering and science students low usage of the librarydoesn’t reflect on their lack of
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Emily K. Hart, Syracuse University; Alex Vincent Jannini, Syracuse University; Alexander J. Johnson, Syracuse University; Katy Pieri, Syracuse University
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response of “5” meant “stronglyagree.” Due to the topics changing from year to year, only selected statements are used in thispaper. It should also be noted that wording was changed from 2017 to 2018, with input from theSTEM Librarian, to better reflect what was trying to be assessed. For comparison purposes,Table 3 uses a coded statement, and shows the exact wording that was used for both years. Tosee the entirety of the surveys for both 2017 and 2018, see Appendix C.1 and C.2.Table 3. The coded statements used for comparisons, and the corresponding statements used inthe 2017 and 2018 surveys. Coded Statement 2017 Statement 2018 Statement Soft Skills - Soft skills are an important aspect Soft