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Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel P Zuberbier, East Carolina University; Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University; Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University; Mark McKinley Sanders

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Michigan, and holds an M.L.I.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His professional interests include teachers’ perceptions of school library programs and school librarians as a resource and assisting educators with integrating emerging technologies into the classroom.Dr. Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University Dr. Ranjeet Agarwala serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology Systems at East Carolina University. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the North Carolina State University. Since 2001 he has taught courses in Engineering Design, Digital Manufacturing, and 3D printing, GD&T, Electro-Mechanical Systems, Statics and Dynamics. His research interests are in the areas on

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Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University; Larry Milliken, Drexel University; Lloyd Ackert, Drexel University; Eleanor J. Goldberg, Drexel University Library

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for Engineering Education, 2011 Keeping the Conversation Alive: Maintaining Students' Research Skills Throughout Their College CareersAbstractAt Drexel University the library teaches engineering students information research skills in theirfirst and senior years. These students would benefit from a refresher in their middle college yearsto enhance their abilities in using library databases. Such an opportunity exists in the junior yearwhen all engineering students are required to take “Technology in Historical Perspective” (HIST285) a course offered by the Department of History and Politics in the College of Arts andSciences. This course examines the interrelationship between technology and its economic,social

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Making an Impact: Building Support with Data and Design

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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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

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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David S. Pixton, Brigham Young University; Jared Aaron Landetta, Brigham Young University

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Paper ID #34701The (Augmented) World Is Our CampusMr. David S. Pixton, Brigham Young University David Pixton is a subject liaison at the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. In this role, he is responsible for providing research training and assistance to students and faculty within the majority of engineering and technology fields offered at the university. He holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Library and Information Science. David’s current research is focused on improving learning in a library environment, including the use of augmented reality for educational purposes, and a pedagogical

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Assessment of Information Literacy Programs for Engineers

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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remainder of this paper as moreappropriate.Information fluency reflects the process of acquiring a proficiency by degrees, as part of anongoing process, where “fluency” is relative to the context in which performance occurs.Approximations of a second “language” must be practiced, as new proficiency is graduallyacquired. In the remainder of this paper, the authors use the words information fluency, ratherthan information literacy, to refer to a constellation of abilities in the use of information systems.We first: (a) refer to TAC of ABET accreditation Criterion 2 to demonstrate the process of faculty/librarian teamwork in a mechanical engineering technology information assignment, then (b) share examples of early

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Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean L. Bossart, University of Florida; Neelam Bharti, University of Florida

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students; however, the MarstonScience Library focuses on programs geared specifically towards science and engineeringstudents. To help increase participation of women in engineering, we discuss ten ways academiclibraries can assist engineering departments to increase enrollment and retention of womenengineering students. These practices have been implemented during the past two years in thelibrary programs at UF. 1. Coordinate an engineering speakers series featuring women scientists and engineers; 2. Sponsor a girls technology summer camp where women engineering students help teach middle school girls; 3. Hold a human library book event showcasing women engineering contributions; 4. Conduct technology workshops for women engineering

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Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

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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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program, we adopteda team approach, pulling together internal library collaborators from across various instruction,management, technology, and engineering subject expertise. A librarian with a strong interest inemerging technologies and instructional design served as project manager to coordinatetechnology identification, instructional design, and development of the online learning materials.Library administrators contributed to policy issues in order to build the teams and to identify thefunding for needed equipment. Library subject experts and liaisons prepared the instructionalmodules and provide day-to-day support for student questions. Our e-learning librarian led thedevelopment of instructional modules for general information tasks such as

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Engineering Librarian Collaborations in the Library, On Campus, and Beyond

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Marian G. Armour-Gemmen, West Virginia University

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various programs such aspitch contests, senior design presentations, identifying classes for lectures, and participating inother programs such I-Corps, where engineers and scientists are first deciding about starting abusiness based on their technology, are also helpful steps to take. Figure 1. West Virginia University Innovation and Entrepreneur Ecosystem.NSF Innovation-CorpsThe National Science Foundation created the Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps) in order to assistresearchers and scientists with NSF grants to bring their innovations to market. Manyinnovations could assist people in society but lie hidden behind the doors of labs and layers ofacademia. This program, created in 2011, helps academics monetize their discoveries

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Information Literacy: Preparing Students for the Real World

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene Barsky, University of British Columbia; Annette Berndt, University of British Columbia; Aleteia Greenwood, University of British Columbia; Carla S Paterson, University of British Columbia

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librarians andinstructors would benefit from gaining insight into how best to prepare students for a globalworkplace with unknown constraints and limited information resources.IntroductionSince the mid 1990s, information technologies have become ubiquitous in the workplace, in thehome, and in academe, and the subject of information literacy has become central to discussionsof pedagogy. How information literacy has been variously manifested among the academicdisciplines has, in turn, become the focus of recent research. Kerins, Madden, and Fulton 1, forinstance, compare information-seeking behaviours of Irish engineering students and Irish lawstudents. Ercegovac 2 has gone on to posit that more work needs to be done on ascertaininginformation-seeking

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Engineering Libraries (ELD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #5859Beyond JEE: Finding publication venues to get your message to the ’right’audienceProf. Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette Amy S. Van Epps is an associate professor of Library Science and Engineering Librarian at Purdue Uni- versity. She has extensive experience providing instruction for engineering and technology students, in- cluding Purdue’s first-year engineering program. Her research interests include finding effective methods for integrating information literacy knowledge into the undergraduate engineering curriculum

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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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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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ELD Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chelsea Leachman, Washington State University; Jacob William Leachman, Washington State University

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Professor in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University (WSU). He initiated the HYdrogen Properties for Energy Research (HY- PER) laboratory at WSU in 2010 with the mission to advance the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of hydrogen systems. He received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Idaho in 2005 and a M.S. degree in 2007. His master’s thesis has been adopted as the foundation for hydrogen fuel- ing standards and custody exchange, in addition to winning the Western Association of Graduate Schools Distinguished Thesis Award for 2008. He completed his Ph.D. in the Cryogenic Engineering Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2010 on the

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New Collaborations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Strife, West Virginia University

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AC 2010-1939: LEARNING WITH THE STUDENTS: CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGSTUDENTS HELP DESIGN AND SHAPE DELIVERY OF INSTRUCTIONALINFORMATION FOR THEIR DISCIPLINE.Mary Strife, West Virginia University Mary Strife has been the director of the Evansdale Library at West Virginia University since 2002. She began at WVU in 1995 as Coordinator and Head of the Physical Sciences and Mathematics Libraries. Her career has included science and/or engineering librarian positions at Cornell University, Syracuse University, the University of Rochester, and SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome. Page 15.839.1

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Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matthew Frenkel, New York University; Jada Forrester; Andrew Qu; Shinkyum (Kevin) Rho, New York University; Sofia Rose Larson

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literacy instruction, in particular for online,international, and non-traditional students [5]; creating self-paced library tours [6]; andfor the discovery of physical resources [7]. Though technologies have led to greatadvancements in libraries it is not always the case that libraries can be the first adaptersof the newest developments. Libraries are often limited by budgets or the technicalexpertise of their staff.At academic libraries, particularly engineering libraries, there is a student body that isboth excited by new technological innovations and eagerly looking for opportunities togain hands on experience in these emerging areas. This poster will outline a partnershipbetween the New York University (NYU) Vertically Integrated Projects

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Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy G. Buhler, University of Florida; Michelle Leonard, University of Florida; Margeaux Johnson, University of Florida; Ben DeVane, University of Florida

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recently awardedNational Science Foundation grant in which the University of Florida Libraries formedcollaborative partnerships with other entities on campus to combat plagiarism. The goal of thisgrant is to create an online, self-directed, interactive game that will provide a role-adoptingenvironment in which Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) graduatestudents will learn to recognize and avoid plagiarism.At our university, the Marston Science Library (MSL) has played a steady role in plagiarismprevention on campus, albeit a latent one. These services consisted of: Purchasing and providing resources about plagiarism and plagiarism prevention for use by professors Advising students about proper citation

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Engineering Librarians: Impacting the Past, Present, and Future

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J White, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario

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librarians who were members of SPEE/ASEE in the 1940s and 1950s have written littleabout their experiences. Johanna E. Tallman, head of the Engineering Library at the Universityof California, Los Angeles, joined ASEE in 1948 and was an active member through the mid-1950s. Her autobiography3, which she published in 1985 following her retirement from theCalifornia Institute of Technology, mentions ASEE only in passing.The primary sources consulted for this paper include the Proceedings of the SPEE, whichprovide a record of the society’s meetings, governance, organization, membership anddiscussions from 1893 to the present. The early volumes are rich sources of information becausethey contain lists of members, correspondence, meeting minutes and

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Makerspaces in the Library: Using 3D printers, Laser Cutters, and Kits to Enhance Learning

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvia Jones, Southern Methodist University

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considered strong enough tocapture the vision in the Libraries’ strategic plan. The lab was envisioned as a space withrelevant, current technologies, to ignite creativity in anyone who was a part of the UTAcommunity. Additionally, the opportunity to be one of the MIT-affiliated FabLabs, was seen asnot only good for enhancing students’ experience, but also as a great marketing tool for theuniversity. In short, the Libraries administration decided to build a FabLab because FabLabshave the technology and the educational focus that makerspaces do not.Although such labs are generally associated with Engineering, the Libraries’ leadership decidedthat the vision would be expanded beyond the normal STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,Mathematics

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Engineering Libraries (ELD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Tourino, North Carolina State University; Martin W. King, North Carolina State University

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technologies in Undergraduate EducationThe use of Web 2.0 technologies such as wikis and blogs in undergraduate education hascoincided with the emergence of the social networking phenomena and the near ubiquitouspresence of mobile computing platforms on smart phones and tablets [3]. Over the past five yearsseveral studies have been published examining the emergent use of Web 2.0 technologies in theclassroom environment. Some of the earliest publications reviewed Chao’s Student ProjectCollaboration using Wikis (2007), Wiki as a Teaching Tool (2007) and Heys’ Group Projects inChemical Engineering Using a Wiki (2008) featured case studies of wiki usage in undergraduatecomputer science and chemical engineering courses. These case studies were notable

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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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technology and design that have been developed throughthe program. Page 14.850.2The program has already seen great success having received sponsorship from numerous privatesources, grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency and Green Building Alliance.Two multidisciplinary courses have been developed around the Smart House concept, and ayearlong design competition has been conducted to select the final renovation design for thehouse located in a local neighborhood near campus. The teams in the design competition werecomposed of students from architecture, civil and architectural engineering, mechanicalengineering, interior design, and

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Business & Entrepreneurial Information for Engineers

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Drew, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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2005 the Gordon Library began a renewed effort to promote information literacy atWorcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).1 Worcester Polytechnic Institute, located in centralMassachusetts, offers more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science,engineering, technology, management, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts, leadingto the B.A., B.S., M.S., M.E., MBA and Ph.D. The Gordon Library serves all members of thecampus community as the main library on campus. Our information literacy program ideas andgoals include aligning the library’s educational programs with the university mission to remain“true to the founders' directive to create, to discover, and to convey knowledge at the frontiers ofacademic inquiry for the

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Information Tools and Techniques for Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J White, Queen's University

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4.1Miscellaneous .9 3.7 .1 .5Table 4 shows the distribution of citations by type and discipline. Theses supervised byChemical Engineering faculty had slightly more journal citations than the overall total, whilethose supervised by faculty from Civil Engineering and Mining had substantially fewer. Thetheses supervised by Mining faculty also cited substantially more conference papers andtechnical reports. Approximately 20 percent of the citations in the Civil Engineering thesis werewebsites.Less than one percent of all citations were patent documents, which is surprising given thevolume of published patent applications related to fuel cell technology. According to the WorldIntellectual Property Organization’s

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Foundations for Pedagogical Success

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marian G. Armour-Gemmen, West Virginia University; Chanelle Pickens MLIS, CA, West Virginia University; Robin A.M Hensel, West Virginia University; Mary L. Strife, West Virginia University; Mariam Jalalifard, West Virginia University

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engineering courses in higher education institutions. Currently, she leads a team of faculty who are dedicated to providing first year engineering students with a high-quality, challenging, and engaging educational experience with the necessary advising, mentoring, and academic support to facilitate their transition to university life and to prepare them for success in their engineering discipline majors and future careers.Ms. Mary L. Strife, West Virginia University Mary Strife has been an engineering/sciences librarian for over 33 years, working at Cornell, Syracuse University, the University of Rochester, and SUNY Institute of Technology, Utica/Rome. She has been at West Virginia University for 20 years. She served as

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Technical Session 1: Collaborating with Engineering Students and Faculty

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander J. Carroll, North Carolina State University; Bertha P. Chang, North Carolina State University; Honora N. Eskridge, North Carolina State University

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workshops and services that cater to the needs of STEM students andfaculty throughout the research lifecycle,33-34 as well as developing fun extra-curricularprogramming to encourage STEM students and researchers to visit the physical library.35-36While getting engineers into the library remains a challenge, studies continue to confirm thatgraduate students and faculty in science and engineering frequently use online libraryresources,37-38 and Soria determined that undergraduate students conducting research or pursuingcareers in science, technology, or health affairs were more likely than their peers to view havingaccess to a world-class library as important to their success.39Consequently, we suspect that engineers’ and scientists’ low use of

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Information Tools and Techniques for Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Giovanna Badia, McGill University; April Colosimo, McGill University

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Paper ID #6907Best Practices for Engaging Users in a Web Conferencing EnvironmentMs. Giovanna Badia, McGill University Giovanna Badia is a Liaison Librarian at McGill University’s Schulich Library of Science & Engineering for the departments of Chemical Engineering, Earth & Planetary Sciences, and Mining & Materials Engi- neering. Her responsibilities include answering reference questions, providing instructional services, and collection development. She holds B.A. and M.L.I.S. degrees from McGill University.Mrs. April Colosimo, McGill University April Colosimo is Coordinator and Liaison Librarian at McGill

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Active Engagement: From the New Engineering Librarian's Perspective

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Jane Dooley, Dalhousie University

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AC 2009-149: COLLABORATION WITH FACULTY: WHAT THEY DON’TTEACH YOU IN LIBRARY SCHOOLSarah Jane Dooley, Dalhousie University Sarah Jane Dooley is Reference & Liaison Librarian and Promotion & Outreach Coordinator at Dalhousie University's Sexton Design & Technology Library in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Page 14.333.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Collaboration with faculty: What they don’t teach you in library schoolAbstractFor a new librarian, it can be challenging to make connections on campus in order to fulfillliaison duties and foster new

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Beneficial Partnerships: Enhancing Library Programming with Strategic Collaborations

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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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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

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Delivering Value in Publishing and Scholarship

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David E Hubbard, Texas A&M University

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to several science and engineering departments at both Texas Tech University and Missouri University of Science & Technology. Page 26.62.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015A Local and Multi-Institutional Study of Open Access Engineering PublishingAbstractThe emergence of open access (OA), content that is online and free of charge, is challengingtraditional subscription publishing models. It is estimated that worldwide OA journal publishingis currently 12%. This study examines OA journal publishing within engineering to quantify andcharacterize sources. Using Web of Science

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Fifty Shades of Grey Literature

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J White, Queen's University

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Paper ID #11323Patent ”Sightings”: A Comparative Analysis of Patent Citation Search ToolsUsing Case Studies from the Engineering LiteratureMr. Michael J White, Queen’s University Page 26.1214.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Patent “Sightings”: A Comparative Analysis of Patent Citation Search Tools Using Case Studies from the Engineering LiteratureAbstractCitation searching is a well-known and widely used technique for locating relevant articles vianetworks of cited references. Specialized citation

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Engineering Libraries (ELD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University (Eng.); Kevin P Drees, Oklahoma State University; Tom C. Volkening, Michigan State University; Carol A. Brach, University of Notre Dame; Mary L. Strife, West Virginia University; Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bruce Neville, Texas A&M University

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Rochester, and SUNY Utica/Rome. She currently the director of the Evansdale Library of West Virginia University where she has been employed for over seventeen years. In addition to STEM disciplines, she has experience in instruction, access, reference, and collection management.Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette Amy S. Van Epps is an associate professor of Library Science and engineering librarian at Purdue Uni- versity. She has extensive experience providing instruction for engineering and technology students, in- cluding Purdue’s first-year engineering program. Her research interests include finding effective methods for integrating information literacy knowledge into the undergraduate engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvia George-Williams, Southern Methodist University; Jessie Marshall Zarazaga, Southern Methodist University

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introduction of GIS into the Civil Engineering curricula. 7 In theirarticle, Luna et al. describe their project which was developed to teach students the use of GIS to“reinforce basic concepts taught throughout the curriculum in a comprehensive manner.” 8 Bothhe and Miles acknowledge the recognition of GIS as a beneficial technology in their field ofCivil Engineering. Miles gives several case studies in which GIS has been used as a tool formodeling in Civil Engineering, but also cautions against the potential for misuse in itsapplication.The literature in librarianship is replete with articles discussing libraries’ shifting services andprograms in response to clients’ demands, including that of providing GIS services. 9 Boissedescribes the