Conference Session

Educating the Whole Engineer - Building Life Skills

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kate Thomes, University of Pittsburgh; Beth Bateman Newborg, University of Pittsburgh; Kate Joranson, University of Pittsburgh; Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh; Steven Abramowitch, University of Pittsburgh; Carol Washburn, University of Pittsburgh; Carol Baker, University of Pittsburgh

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Engineering Libraries

revisions by professionals throughout theuniversity. Looking back to the initial stages of ISfE, developing instructional objectives andlearning outcomes was key. Following a close reading of accreditation standards and informationliteracy standards from ABET, ACRL, and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education,the librarians articulated five objectives to guide ISfE curriculum development:1. Determine the nature and extent of information needed for a project2. Access information effectively and efficiently3. Evaluate and understand the information4. Use information ethically5. Use research to create new knowledgeABET criterion 3 on Program Outcomes and Assessment (especially parts d, f, g, h, and i)broadly state the learning objectives

Conference Session

Educating the Whole Engineer - Building Life Skills

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Drew, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Richard Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Libraries

ensurethat students are prepared for real-world off-site projects.Information literacy (IL) skills carry over from the academic setting to professional and personallife. According to a recent report by American Association of Colleges and Universitiesinformation literacy is listed as an essential learning outcome in the area of Intellectual andPractical Skills.1 At WPI these skills become practice with the real-world projects undergraduatestudents perform as part of their degree requirements. Librarians partner with faculty to infusethese important skills for future engineers and scientists into the curriculum through a projectexperience completed during their junior year.All WPI undergraduates are required to complete a team-based project that

Conference Session

New Tools and Techniques for Information Literacy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Baer, Wichita State University

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Engineering Libraries

inserted into the gradebook.From its inception the project relied on cooperation between the faculty of the college ofengineering and the library. The faculty were consulted at every stage of the creation process.The feedback they provided was invaluable. Pre and post tests were used to evaluate theeffectiveness of the videos.The Plagiarism IssueEthics has always played an important role in the engineering professions. According to theCode of Ethics for Engineers presented by the National Society of Professional Engineers,“engineers are expected to exhibit the highest standards of honesty and integrity.”1 In fact, thedocument gives as one of its fundamental cannons that engineers should, “conduct themselveshonorably, responsibly, ethically, and

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Thompson, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Libraries

researchers to use as they performliterature searches within NACA / NASA generated documents.Sampling methodologyThe samples from the NACA / NASA generated documents were collected from hardcopyNACA / NASA indexes subject to the following general guidelines:1) The purpose of the paper is to determine the extent of NACA / NASA publicationindexing. Therefore, only NACA / NASA generated documents were included in the samples.Specifically, Contractor Reports (CR), Special Publications (SP), Technical Memorandums(TM), Technical Notes (TN), and Technical Papers (TP) were included.2) Papers outside the above categories were not used. Thus, journal articles, conferencepapers, translations, patents, patent applications, theses, dissertations, and

Conference Session

Using Information Technology to Create New Information Resources

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Kirkwood, University of Arkansas; Michael Culbertson, Colorado State University; Esther Crawford, Rice University

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Engineering Libraries

are not accessible in electronic format and are difficult to acquire via Interlibrary Loan, compounding the difficulties experienced by end users in accessing the 1 research reports.In 2005 librarians from libraries comprising the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA),recognizing the serious preservation and accessibility issues surrounding federal technicalreports, proposed that GWLA provide seed money for an effort designed to digitize thesedocuments and place them in an open source repository on the Web. The GWLA directorsagreed and the Technical Report Archive and Image Library (TRAIL) project was established.Led by the University of Arizona and in collaboration with the Center for Research

Conference Session

Using Information Technology to Create New Information Resources

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nestor Osorio, Northern Illinois University; Andrew Otieno, Northern Illinois University

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Engineering Libraries

deficiency,' we propose the development of a repository. Thisrepository would be a specialized and comprehensive database for all published documentsrelated to engineering and technology education. The term 'published documents' includesarticles in journals, conference papers, book chapters, and other publications that have gonethrough a peer review process and have been published by recognized professional publications.The proposed project for improving access to the literature of engineering and technologyeducation has four specific goals: 1. To identify the body of literature from 1980 to the presentthat has been subject to a peer review process. This will include articles in journals, articles inconference proceedings, books, book chapters

Conference Session

Collaboration, A Cool Tool: Librarians/Faculty/Students Work Together for Quality Results

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dana Denick, Drexel University; Jameson Detweiler, Drexel University; Cody Ray, Drexel University; Andrew Cebulski, Drexel University; Jay Bhatt, Drexel University

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Engineering Libraries

: 1. The organizational structure 2. The virtual education and work environment 3. The coordination with faculty for integration into the educational curriculumUltimately, it is and will be the Smart House organizers that manage all of the work and researchtaking place within the model. Because much of this work spills out of real-world meetings intothe online collaboration environment, it is necessary that the organizers be able to successfullyuse the virtual environment to coordinate all work, online and off, with students, faculty, staff,and administration. Page 14.850.6The Smart House organization has had great success in retaining

Conference Session

Using Information Technology to Create New Information Resources

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haymwantee Singh, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Richard Sweeney, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Engineering Libraries

a librarian is asked a question, s/he may nothave to answer the same or similar question in the future. Imagine that students can askquestions online and are able to receive their professor’s answers even while that professor is offdoing his or her research, on sabbatical, or just on down time. A natural language knowledgemanagement system could be the solution. An integral component of knowledge managementsystems, a knowledge base, is used to optimize information collection, organization, and retrievalfor an organization, or for the general public [1]. Functions of a natural language knowledge basemake it possible to answer specific questions that are likely to be asked repeatedly by other usersbut perhaps in a slightly different manner

Conference Session

Active Engagement: From the New Engineering Librarian's Perspective

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Fransen, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Jon Jeffryes, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Engineering Libraries

about creating anonline presence for ourselves and our library that allows us to enter our users’ worlds at theirconvenience. We continue to add facets to that presence as we encounter new tools, giving ourusers a variety of options for finding out about library happenings as a part of their personalworkflow. By experimenting broadly with different means of promotion and communication, wewill gain a better sense of what works with our user communities.Marketing: About Me PageThe University provides a small amount of server space for individual websites, so Jan set up theAbout Me page shown in Figure 1 with information on the library services she can provide.She's also highlighted the fact that she is an alumna of the University's Aerospace

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Heyer-Gray, University of California, Davis; Jean McKenzie, University of California, Berkeley; Lisa Ngo, University of California, Berkeley; Karen Andrews, University of California, Davis; Emily Stambaugh, California Digital Library

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Engineering Libraries

proposed that would minimize any additional workload and ensure success.The guidelines included: 1. The UC Berkeley and UC Davis campuses would lead the project and try to gather the bulk of the volumes from within the two fairly comprehensive collections. Volumes from other UC libraries were to be sought to fill gaps or when both copies of a volume proved insufficient. The goal was to compile the best possible set from within the UC system and not attempt to acquire missing items beyond that. 2. Titles would be validated for completeness at the issue level and not include a page-by- page check. 3. A complete list of current and preceding IEEE titles would be compiled and only titles that were completely

Conference Session

Information Literacy Integration and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Riley, Smith College; Rocco Piccinino, Smith College; Mary Moriarty, Smith College; Linda Jones, Smith College

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Engineering Libraries

-k.Criteria and expected measuresOur program’s ABET outcomes at the outset of our information literacy mapping process wereas shown in Table 1, with mappings to ABET’s a-k as indicated:Table 1: Smith College and ABET Outcomes Picker Engineering Program Outcome ABET Criterion 3 Outcomes (a-k)1. Conceptual Analysis: a conceptual understanding of a. an ability to apply knowledge of engineering science fundamentals mathematics, science, and engineering2. Mathematical Analysis: the ability to quantitatively analyze b. an ability to design and conduct experiments, a component, process, or system using theoretical as well as to analyze and

Conference Session

“And Other Duties as Assigned”

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Kindschi, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Anne Glorioso, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Diana Wheeler, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Engineering Libraries

adequacy for aparticular activity. While competence does not equate with excellence, it does imply a level ofproficiency that has been judged to be sufficient for the purpose of the activity in question.” 1The literature surrounding competency presents 1) a behaviorist approach where the competencyis a list of tasks; and 2) an integrated, holistic approach where the competency is part task, partattitude and part adaptation to context. The integrated approach elevates the roles of coachingand problem solving in actual world settings. 2The competency training program can provide a foundation of learning for a set of tasks, butattitude and interpretation of context are an important part of library staff training. On-going jobtraining is best

Conference Session

Information Literacy Integration and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Riley, Smith College; Rocco Piccinino, Smith College

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Engineering Libraries

withinformation literacy, but the topic did come up unsolicited in both focus groups, with somestudents making that link, albeit belatedly.Data from Course Evaluation SurveysSummative student course evaluation data included student self-assessment of their fulfillment ofcourse learning objectives, including information literacy. Students ranked the fulfillment oflearning objectives on a 1-5 Likert-type scale. Mean scores ranged from 3.63 to 4.41. Studentsranked learning community (teamwork) and basic engineering calculations the highest (4.41),and information literacy came in a close third with a mean of 4.35. However, large standarddeviations for the scores (0.65-1.05), typical of the standard 5-point evaluation scale, precludedrawing any definitive

Conference Session

Active Engagement: From the New Engineering Librarian's Perspective

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Tomeo, Colorado School of Mines

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Engineering Libraries

Conference Session

Information Literacy Integration and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara MacAlpine, Trinity University; Mahbub Uddin, Trinity University

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Engineering Libraries

valid for students to learn that not all journals are available electronically, and that will betrue after they leave academia as well. Thus some familiarity with print journals and how tolocate them in a library collection is still important for life-long learners.The other question that was missed by almost half the class (16) was #1: “Where is the firstplace you would search for authoritative information related to an engineering materials topic?”Possible answers included both Google and a library database of technical articles. Some of theincorrect answers were due to the wording of the question. At the beginning of the test severalstudents asked if their answer should reflect what they really do or what the librarian mightexpect of them

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Strife, West Virginia University

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Engineering Libraries

color for each question. The questions were on paper for each personto read but were given to the group orally as well. They were given a few minutes to write downthe responses to each question. Then, Dr. Beacham gathered the cards and had the group putsimilar answers together, based on their own interpretation. Dr. Beacham took the cards and putthe answers on a board so all could see the sorted results. Discussion followed, giving eachparticipant an opportunity to give more information.Survey and Focus Groups QuestionsThe survey questions were:1) What would you like to change in the Evansdale Library to make it a more inviting learningand research environment? What kind of collaborative learning/study space do you need in thislibrary?2) Are

Conference Session

Meeting the Needs of Engineering Faculty, Researchers, and Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlotte Erdmann, Purdue University

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Engineering Libraries

. Page 14.314.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Changing Library Vendor Contracts: A Case Study in Acquiring E-Books from an Online Book VendorAbstractSafari Tech Books Online offers several options for providing computer books to campus users.Purdue University used the vendor for 1 ½ years and discovered that the current titles option wasnot working as well as expected. The option included providing access to the current year andtwo previous years for all available publishers and was less labor-intensive for the library staff. Astatistical analysis was done that examined the use patterns, including most heavily used booksand publishers, as well as books with and without catalog records. This paper discusses the newoption chosen

Conference Session

Widgets, Add-ons, Toolbars, and Videos: Web 2.0 Tools for Searching, Managing, and Teaching about Engineering Literature and Information

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

E. Michael Wilson, Ohio University

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Engineering Libraries

researchers to take in performing the tasks ofresearch? Jay Shorten analyzes academic libraries of the Association of ResearchLibraries (ARL)1 and the actual structure that is utilized in academic library home pagesto provide electronic resources on the Internet. The statistics that Shorten found differfrom the results of the survey conducted for this paper this is to be expected however dueto the time difference and the nature of the two surveys.The creation of a process flow diagram explaining all the steps researchers are required toundertake to retrieve the information they need is a daunting challenge. Shorten foundthat there were 26 different electronic resources that the 114 surveyed libraries provided.An actual diagram detailing all the steps

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sasha Gurke, Knovel Corporation

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Engineering Libraries

was the selection of the appropriatetitles. The selection process consisted of several steps: 1. Using market analysis to choose the field of engineering 2. Indentifying books with content suitable for Mathcad integration 3. Evaluating these books for content quality 4. Deciding on processing priorityMarket analysis revealed 4 main areas with a need for Mathcad-enabled content (listed in theorder of priority): 1. Mechanical Engineering a. Civil b. Structural c. Machine design 2. Electrical Engineering 3. Aerospace Engineering 4. Environmental Engineering Page 14.866.6Next, we indentified

Conference Session

Collaboration, A Cool Tool: Librarians/Faculty/Students Work Together for Quality Results

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patsy Hulse, University of Auckland; John St George, University of Auckland; Li Wang, University of Auckland

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Engineering Libraries

skills for Civil & EnvironmentalEngineering undergraduate students at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, withparticular focus on the research-based project paper held in the fourth year.The University of Auckland is the largest of eight universities within New Zealand and isranked in the top ten in Australasia. The School of Engineering has over 3000 students and250 staff. All undergraduate Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree programmes are fouryears in duration. The first year course is common to all students who then select theirspeciality.Admission to Year 1 is assessed on the students’ academic levels based on their performancein the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) normally undertaken at high

Conference Session

Widgets, Add-ons, Toolbars, and Videos: Web 2.0 Tools for Searching, Managing, and Teaching about Engineering Literature and Information

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yue Xu, Mississippi State University

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Engineering Libraries

. Therefore, the following researchquestions were asked:1) How widely are online tutorials applied in engineering libraries?2) What kinds of instruction do engineering libraries hope to present through the online channel?3) Do the web instructions use media and active learning components to enhance teaching and learning experience?4) What are the current trends of design regarding online tutorials in engineering libraries?Data Collection and AnalysisThis paper focused on web-based tutorials generated by engineering libraries in the UnitedStates. The list of libraries came from the American Society for Engineering Education,Engineering Libraries Division website (“Guide to Engineering Libraries” in the United States,December 15, 2008 ). Since the

Conference Session

“And Other Duties as Assigned”

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Curtis, Linda Hall Library

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Engineering Libraries

' Advisory Service in the Public Library.” in Burgin, Robert (ed.). Nonfiction Readers' Advisory. Westport, Connecticut: Libraries Unlimited. Page 6.2 Ibid, page 15.3 See Taylor, Joan Bessman. (2007). “Good for What: Non-appeal, Discussability, and Book Groups (Part 1).” Reference and User Services Quarterly (RUSQ), 46 (4), 33-36.4 MacAdam, Barbara. (1995). “Sustaining the Culture of the Book: The Role of Enrichment Reading and Critical Thinking in the Undergraduate Curriculum.” Library Trends, 44 (2), Fall 1995, 237-263. Page 243.5 Moyer, Jessica E. (2007). Learning From Leisure Reading: A Study of Adult Public Library Patrons. Reference and User Services Quarterly (RUSQ), 46 (4), 66-79. Pages 71, 74-75.6

Conference Session

Meeting the Needs of Engineering Faculty, Researchers, and Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Kirkwood, University of Arkansas

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Engineering Libraries

with information about the discovery tools that should be taught to newer students.Civil engineers, especially in the transportation and construction fields, use specialized resourcesand unique databases.Introduction:Citation studies, especially when using materials that require manually processingbibliographies, can be time consuming and cumbersome, but they help guide collectiondevelopment efforts with empirical information. Broadus [1] discussed this idea extensively as amethod to aid the non-subject specialist in building a collection. Dr. Smith [2] specifically notesthat citation analysis of theses and dissertations can help in both collection development and userservices development. Kriz’s [3] citation analysis of West Virginia

Conference Session

Active Engagement: From the New Engineering Librarian's Perspective

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Jane Dooley, Dalhousie University

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Engineering Libraries

, andinclude: Biological Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, FoodScience, and Petroleum Engineering. Her liaison duties include reference, research, collections,information literacy, and more recently, coordinating promotion and outreach activities for thelibrary.Collaboration“Alliance, partnership, networking, relationship, teamwork, collaboration, coordination,cooperation, liaison, building bridges-no matter what you call it, these words describe creatingconnections with the rest of the campus community.”1 Cook goes on to describe collaboration as a more structured relationship that is created to solve a common problem. Collaboration

Conference Session

“And Other Duties as Assigned”

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Sapp Nelson, Purdue University

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Engineering Libraries

resources. While initial outlayof time and resources can be considerable, the marketing plan can enable much quicker and moreaccurate communication with specific patron groups.Review of literatureLibrarians’ understanding and use of marketing tools has been documented in the literature.Spalding and Wang analyzed the use of marketing at academic libraries throughout the USA.They discovered that library administration and those who had taken marketing coursework weremuch more likely to support systematic marketing than those who had not taken thecoursework.1 Sen studied librarians’ understanding of marketing orientation2 and found thatlibrarians understand marketing concepts but tend to focus their attention on the customer serviceaspects of

Conference Session

Widgets, Add-ons, Toolbars, and Videos: Web 2.0 Tools for Searching, Managing, and Teaching about Engineering Literature and Information

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Wohrley, Auburn University

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Engineering Libraries

being interested in developingthem. Today, add-ons are one of the features that lead people to choose Firefox over competingbrowsers.Why use add-ons?The advantages of Open Source add-ons include low cost, freedom, flexibility and a chance toexperiment. Internet Explorer has up to not been very supportive of third-party software, withAdobe Acrobat being the major exception. In contrast Firefox has relied on third parties addingfunctionality to the browser for much of its progress. Internet Explorer 8 has promised somechanges from the traditional Microsoft model of proprietary standards and limitedinteroperability, primarily in reaction to the success of Firefox.[1]The differences between Firefox and Internet Explorer are most obvious in their

Conference Session

Meeting the Needs of Engineering Faculty, Researchers, and Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Baer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lisha Li, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering Libraries

university experience.Literature reviewMany studies have been done on information usage over several decades. As the technologieschange, the processes and patterns of information-seeking behavior change as well. Thesechanges have been reflected in recent literature on the topic. Brown provides a sketch ofinformation seeking behavior of scientists, and indicates that the “ultimate preferred source forinformation was … the printed journal article.”1 Hallmark presents a snapshot of academicresearchers and their information needs in one area, and proves that “…journal articles, whetherprinted or electronic, continue to be their ultimate textual resource.”2 Kwasitsu samplesengineers in information use and discovers a “significant relationship between

Conference Session

Collaboration, A Cool Tool: Librarians/Faculty/Students Work Together for Quality Results

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adriana Popescu, Princeton University; Patricia Gaspari-Bridges, Princeton University

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Engineering Libraries

statistics monitored by the library reflect thistrend. In fact, all new journal subscriptions acquired since 2006 have been electronic format only.Having the print copy of a journal on site is no longer a requirement, therefore during the2005/06 and 2006/07 academic years, 4,652 bound journal volumes were sent to remote storageand 2,084 volumes of duplicate volumes were withdrawn since these titles were availableelectronically. It is expected that by July 1 2009, 2,000 more volumes will be sent to remotestorage or withdrawn.Table 1. The Engineering Library Collection in NumbersLibrary Collection 2001 2009Monographs (vols.) 74,700 71,000Bound periodicals (vols

Conference Session

Forum on Collaborative Information Literacy Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Honora Nerz, North Carolina State University; Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Libraries

vastness of the information universe, a piece of data they find in Perry’s could, inall likelihood, be found somewhere else, but that other source will not have the authority thatPerry’s has, and that is why, as future chemical engineers, they must know about these sources. The assignment below is given to students following the library presentation. Typicallythey are given 2-3 weeks to complete it. CHE 205 Library Assignment1. Select a chemical substance from Table B.1 in your textbook that begins with the same letteras your first name or the nearest possible letter (for example Andy -> Aniline). Find and reportthe following data for this substance in references other than the course text or CD, and

Conference Session

Assessment of Information Literacy Programs for Engineers

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alysia Starkey, Kansas State University-Salina; Jung Oh, Kansas State University-Salina; Judith Collins, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

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Engineering Libraries

. Theauthors show a planning matrix for keying information fluency assignments to university, TACof ABET Criterion 2, and program outcomes. Examples of preliminary attempts to gatherindirect measures of students’ information fluency indicators are described, drawing on workfrom both institutions.Information fluency is a term adopted by the authors as a substitute for the more familiar term,information literacy (IL), which "may be seen as using information technology; as a combinationof information and technology skills; as acquiring mental models of information systems; as aprocess; as an amalgam of skills, attitudes and knowledge; as the ability to learn; or as a complexof ways of experiencing information use"1. In addition, information literacy is a