Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Kozak, University of Iowa

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Engineering Libraries

, "Creating Ideas into Reality: Spaces and Programs thatOpen Up the Imagination." [1]In addition to learning about available resources, the librarian also wanted students to be awareof a new text messaging system through which they could ask for help as well as where thelibrarian’s office was located.The library in the past was part of a larger paper scavenger hunt in which students would learnabout all of the resources available through the College of Engineering. This hunt was timeconsuming, and many students lost interest and did not complete it. The author decided to add abit more technology and fun to the project. For Fall 2018, it was decided that a small test run ofthe augmented reality scavenger hunt in the library would conclude the college

Conference Session

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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Engineering Libraries

theSchool of Architecture, the Libraries were planning to develop a space that would provide 24-hraccess to students and faculty, irrespective of discipline, and to the community. The space wouldbe a creative hub for project-based, hands-on learning for everyone.The Dean of Libraries, in Deans Council and other meetings with her colleagues, shared theLibraries’ plans and endeavored to gain support from them. Unsurprisingly, there was someinitial skepticism because not everyone fully understood why the Libraries were undertakingsuch a project. Nevertheless, with persistent determination, and several face-to-face meetings,the leadership was able to convince most people of the utility and relevance of the project. Asplanning ensued, faculty members

Conference Session

Information Literacy in Context: Enabling Real World Problem Solving

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David F. Radcliffe, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Libraries

creative act than is captured in more analytical“problem solving,” even where this is understood to include problem identification andformulation.2 More recently the term “design thinking”3 has caught hold as way to encapsulate themany cognitive and social dimensions of what is involved in the act of design in the context ofnew product development, with an emphasis on user-centered design.In the educational process, design projects provide an opportunity to integrate and apply contentknowledge, but perhaps more importantly, practice using the professional skills, often erroneouslyreferred to as ‘soft skills’ that are key to success according to the Engineer of 2020 report.4 Therole of information in design has been investigated by many groups over

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

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

Hack Your Library:Engage students in information literacy through a technology-themed competitionAbstract Hack Dibner is a library competition for engineering students focused on informationliteracy, technology, and user experience. The challenge statement was “To enhance userexperience in the library through technology.” Students were allowed to participate asindividuals or as teams, and were required to submit three deliverables throughout the semester:an initial concept, a written proposal, and a presentation. These deliverables required thestudents to perform a literature review to support their project ideas and to practice crafting anddelivering effective presentations. To hold the students’ interest throughout the semester

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Reid, Pennsylvania State University-Wilkes-Barre

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Engineering Libraries

and saying “Fellas’ I am the truth, I’ll tell you what you are doingright and I’ll tell you when you’re making mistakes. Every team member knows right up frontthat not only will I tell them the truth-but I will do so as soon as possible,”(Krzyzewski &Phillips, 2000, p.75). This straight forward approach eliminates possible excuses or negativeadjustments. This can be is a valuable approach, because now your staff members know exactlywhere you stand-always with the truth. As simple as it may seem, the problem may fall back onthe manager (librarian or coach) because it only works as long as they are consistent and fair.The test occurs when a project sequence (library) or game plan (coach) goes wrong (assumingthe task is executed correctly

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel R. Putnam, University of Florida; Amy G. Buhler, University of Florida; Caroline Reed, University of Florida; Jean L Bossart P.E., University of Florida; Neelam Bharti; Mickey S. Schafer, University of Florida

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Engineering Libraries

model.Our project expands upon the concepts presented in the current literature through offering novelapproaches to collaboration with stakeholders, structure of research guides, and delivery ofengineering information literacy instruction. The CollaborationTo achieve the goals, we targeted student learning outcomes as defined in the ABET GeneralCriterion 3 [1] by upgrading research assistance, mapping library resources to the curriculum,and changing the approach to library instruction. The team consisted of five MSL librarians andtwo UWP instructors, including the course coordinator, who met once a week to craft variouscomponents of the course’s curriculum beginning in late spring 2017 through fall 2017

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

Engineeringfaculty and administration have worked in tandem with librarians, with faculty from otherdepartments (most notably English Composition), with the University’s Office of Measurement Page 13.818.3and Evaluation of Teaching (OMET) and the Center for Instructional Development and DistanceEducation (CIDDE) to develop tools and projects to educate students in process and awareness-oriented skills. To do so effectively, the Swanson School of Engineering has advocated andpracticed the very skills it sees as essential to the “wholeness” that facilitates effectivecommunication, teamwork, and responsible action. Two recently developed, successfullyimplemented

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

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie M. Niehof, University of Michigan; Lance Stuchell, University of Michigan; Leena N. Lalwani, University of Michigan; Paul F. Grochowski, University of Michigan

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Engineering Libraries

complete works published on CD-ROM arereviewed in this project. This paper will report on methods used to evaluate and decisionsabout long-term retention and preservation of these resources, as well as strategies foravoiding this problem in the future.BackgroundThe University of Michigan (U-M) Library’s collection of materials has been undergoing adrastic shift in the last decade. Engineering students and faculty now vastly prefer electronicversions of their textbooks and research materials, and physical space for print books and mediais at a premium. As part of the ongoing process of weeding and inventory, catalogingdiscrepancies and missing items have been found in the stand-alone CD-ROM collection. Facedwith evaluating the collection of 1,935

Conference Session

The Human Element of Librarianship

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Henshilwood, University of Toronto; Cristina Sewerin, University of Toronto; Michelle Spence, University of Toronto; Tracy Zahradnik, University of Toronto

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Engineering Libraries

” within their organization9.To support research and scholarly output, librarians at Oregon State University established the“Library Faculty Association (LFA)” with the explicit purpose of supporting a “culture ofscholarship” among library faculty who are expected to publish and conduct research10. The LFAprovides a “variety of venues in which library faculty discuss research-in-progress and presentcompleted projects to colleagues”10. Sapon-White et al distributed a survey to LFA members toassess the association and its activities and found that the majority of respondents thought thatthe LFA had contributed to creating a scholarly environment for Oregon State Universitylibrarians10.Despite the significant body of literature that exists on the

Conference Session

Assessing, Expanding, and Innovating Information Literacy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Erin Rowley, University at Buffalo; Lauren Kuryloski, University at Buffalo; Kristen Moore, University at Buffalo

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Engineering Libraries

successful communicators in their careers, includingtypical genres, business writing conventions, and information literacy. Where traditionalapproaches to this class (both at the authors’ institution and at other universities) rely on journaldatabases, the authors’ case study replaces journal databases with a standards database todetermine how and if students gain more appropriate information literacy.In the second major unit of the EAS360 course, students were introduced to standards andrecommendation reports as essential forms of technical communication. For the purposes of theirmajor project, students were situated as entry-level product test engineers for a fictionalcompany, which had recently been hired by a toy manufacturer to test their

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

on to expound on the importance of research in thisdiverse field he states, “Finally, it must be remembered that all research projects should begin inthe library.” Unfortunately he does not address the types of printed resources used by theengineer; rather, he simply states that recording research and procedures as well as depositingthem in the library for others would be a useful idea. This may be the beginning of the need fortechnical reports and other “unpublished” resources used by civil engineering.In the 1980s and 1990s several articles address the use of journals, books, and conferences inengineering. These articles do not go into any depth about the specific materials used by civilengineers. Though the grey literature is mentioned

Conference Session

Technical Session 2: Improving Information Literacy Programs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff McAdams, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Julia Glauberman, Binghamton University Libraries

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Engineering Libraries

Literacy for Higher Education, was designed in conjunction with the creation of acurriculum map covering all of the College of Engineering’s undergraduate programs. The goalof this ongoing project is to provide opportunities for students to engage in short, thoughtfulexperiences with IL at strategic points throughout their time as undergraduates. To accomplishthis, the following steps were taken: (1) Syllabi from 300 courses were analyzed to determinepotential for compatibility with IL instruction, (2) sequences of required courses for each of the10 undergraduate engineering programs were visualized to facilitate scaffolding of ILinstruction, (3) a list of discrete IL concepts and skills were derived from the ACRL Framework,(4) assignments were

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Patterson, University of Alabama; Nicholas A. Kraft, University of Alabama; Susan Burkett, University of Alabama

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Engineering Libraries

, and a senior member of IEEE. Page 15.224.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 AVS: Science and Technology Virtual MuseumAbstractThe American Vacuum Society (AVS) has a desire to create a “virtual museum” as a way toarchive historical items. The items were used by vacuum technologists in the past for themanufacture of integrated circuits (ICs). The vacuum related equipment (e.g., pumps, gauges,and meters) represents important information regarding the history of the AVS. The AVSHistory Committee provided this project as a learning opportunity for a student in the Computer-Based Honors Program at The University

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.

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Engineering Libraries

Case Western Reserve University, leads the Computation Fire Dynamics Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering since 2015. Dr. Liao’s research projects range from basic fire science (material flammability, solid pyrolysis, ignition, microgravity combustion, flame spread, etc.) to understanding fire behavior in specific situations (such as structures, spacecraft, or wildland fires). Her work has been supported by NSF, NASA, CASIS, and UL. She currently serves on the Board of Advisors in the Central State Section of the Combustion Institute. From 2013-2014, Dr. Liao worked on thermal fluids and two-phase flow problems in the petroleum industry as a consultant and as a thermo-fluids

Conference Session

Outreach and Beyond: New Roles for Librarians

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Miller, University of Maryland; Bob Kackley, University of Maryland, College Park; Nevenka Zdravkovska, University of Maryland

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Engineering Libraries

as the University of Maryland Libraries have incommon with recruitment efforts similar to these? Maybe more than those affiliated with theinformation services field realize (in the Conclusion the identities for those nicknames will berevealed).In the summer of 2008, librarians Jim Miller, Bob Kackley, and Nevenka Zdravkovska of theEngineering & Physical Sciences Library (EPSL) at the University of Maryland gave twobibliographic instruction sessions to Summer Program students on campus. Students were fromtwo local magnet schools, Oxon Hill High School and Charles H. Flowers High School for anInventor’s Camp for the program, Project Lead the Way. After talking to Alex Prasertchoung,the coordinator for the two classes, we realized that

Conference Session

Technical Session 2: Improving Information Literacy Programs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chelsea Leachman, Washington State University; Talea Anderson, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

force,which ultimately recommended, among other things, increased use of open educational resources(OERs) on campus2. The task force made initial forays into open education by matchingavailable OERs to general-education undergraduate courses such as introductory biology,mathematics, and history. However, when addressing engineering courses, they encounteredunique problems related to the availability of appropriate resources and the organization ofdepartmental selection processes. For this project, the scholarly communication librarian and theengineering librarian at the university have come together to work with the College ofEngineering to address the best way to incorporate OERs into upper-division undergraduatecourses for engineering

Conference Session

It’s All About the Students

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

themes associated with the Engineering Design Graphics, the Engineering Technology, and the New Engineering Educators Divisions and their education and instructional agendas. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 An Academic Library’s Role in Improving Accessibility to 3D PrintingAbstractThis paper focuses on several initiatives that have been implemented at an academic library toimprove accessibility to 3D printing for its campus community. This project, and its engineeringand technology educational components, have evolved from a direct collaboration between theCollege of Engineering and Technology and the main campus library. Resources have

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Preparing Students for the Real World

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John B. Napp, University of Toledo

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Engineering Libraries

applied to their project Page 22.1676.4home. A report listing the devices found along with any standards, patents, etc. was turned in fora project grade.Survey Results Once the students turned in a report for their team, a survey was given to assess theirfeeling about the assignment and their sources (see Appendix for the survey instrument). Ninetystudents filled out and returned a survey. Eighty percent of those responding indicated that theassignment simulated a real-world situation. The first question in the survey asked “Whichinformation types did you use in this assignment? (check all that apply). ” The item “articles”was selected by

Conference Session

Empowering the User Learning Experience: Evolution in Library Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Honora N. Eskridge, North Carolina State University; Kim Duckett, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Libraries

. Page 25.1234.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Tapping the User Experience to Design a Better Library for Engineering and Textiles Students and FacultyI. IntroductionIn recent years many academic libraries have embraced methodologies for learning more aboutthe totality of users’ experiences, including attitudes, motivations, and emotions in order toinform decisions. A growing number of libraries are undertaking projects to study users’behaviors by leveraging ethnographic methods such as those described in the University ofRochester’s studies of researchers and students.1, 2 Librarians are also leveraging research toolsand design processes from the user experience (UX

Conference Session

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

research projects. To meet this need, MSL used endowment   funds to purchase a diverse array of tools. These tools are available for student use at the libraryor to check out for later use at another location. MSL dedicated a specific space to house the toollibrary by purchasing rolling tool carts.Helping students build confidence in their abilities is a way library programs can supportengineering students. When students start an engineering internship or professional job, theiremployer often assumes the student has a basic knowledge of tools, such as using a drill orsocket set. For students who have never been exposed to tools either at home or in class, auniversity tool library program can help

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Preparing Students for the Real World

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Engineering Libraries

projects but also for their professionallives.While the majority of science and engineering students favour GS, students are also initiated intoinformation-seeking behaviour specific to their discipline through textbooks and lecture notes6,which in turn reflect epistemological values. Because the study of engineering is directlyinfluenced by industry standards, we look to Anderson et al’s 3 work on the information sourcesused by engineering professionals, specifically those in the aerospace industry, as an example ofthe professional behaviour that both undergirds the information seeking of engineering studentsand may serve as a model for students when they are on coop work-terms or complete theireducation and enter the work force.Information

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Preparing Students for the Real World

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon N. Jeffryes, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Engineering Libraries

projects intended to improve student learning that we began as aresult of our work.Survey of Engineering Co-op StudentsWe conducted a survey of College of Science and Engineering students participating in thecooperative education program during the spring semester of 2010.2 We initially assumed that atleast 100 students participated in the program, but we learned that there were only 42 studentsenrolled in co-op. Of the 42 who received the survey, we were pleased that 86% responded.Nearly all of the students were junior or senior mechanical engineering majors; we suspect thatthe assistance of the Mechanical Engineering Department’s Co-op Program office with adedicated staff member contributes to the disproportionate representation.All respondents

Conference Session

Foundations for Pedagogical Success

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Lucchesi, Michigan Technological University; Jennifer Sams, Michigan Technological University; Lauren Movlai, Michigan Technological University; Erin S Matas, Michigan Technological University; Nora Allred, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Libraries

Consul- tants, a group of students who provide peer-to-peer library research help.Nora Allred, Michigan Technological University Nora Allred is Scholarly Communications and Copyright Librarian at the J. Robert Van Pelt and Opie Library at Michigan Technological University. She provides copyright and fair use awareness to the campus community through the library’s webpage, presentations, instruction sessions, and one-on-one consultations. As Co-PI on the NSF ethics education project, she lead the learning module on copyright and fair use for graduate students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Developing a Comprehensive, Assessment-based

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

digital scholarship, scholarly communications, research data and documentation management. She is also part of the Institutional Digital Repository Committee and teaches courses in information literacy.Dr. Cristina D. Pomales-Garcia, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Dr. Cristina Pomales is Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayag¨uez. She holds a Bachelors in Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayag¨uez and a Ph.D. in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan. Her research areas of interest are the study of Work Systems Design in Agriculture, Engineering Education, and Project Assessment and Evaluation. She is currently internal evaluator

Conference Session

New Collaborations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Sapp Nelson, Purdue University; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University Libraries -- PHYS

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Engineering Libraries

orderto ‘communicate effectively’ (ABET Criterion 3.g)3, ECET students must be able to select ‘acommunication medium and format that best supports the purposes of the product orperformance and the intended audience (ACRL 4.6.a). 7The non-ECET core courses subcommittee members were particularly intrigued by comparingthe ALA/ACRL/STS standards with the skill sets that they felt their students currently possessedand those that the students should obtain by the time they graduate. As the curriculum in effect atthat time stood, instructors prior to the senior year rarely required external literature reviews.Students did not receive practice in gathering and synthesizing information from articles in aconsistent way until their senior design project. As

Conference Session

Delivering Value in Publishing and Scholarship

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew T. Rose, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

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Engineering Libraries

programoffered by the Dick Thornburgh Forum for Law & Public Policy provides $4,000 forundergraduate or graduate faculty employed by the University of Pittsburgh. Thornburgh, aPittsburgh native, received his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh and the Universityhouses his archives documenting his many years in public office. The purpose of the grant is toencourage utilization of the archival materials through incorporation into new or existing coursesand to encourage student research in the collection and develop student recognition in the valueof using primary source materials.1Review of projects supported by past grants showed the variety of topics studied, including thoserelated to civil engineering. This provided encouragement for

Conference Session

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

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cari Kaurloto, University of Southern California

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Engineering Libraries

new librarian was to assist with an already-implementedweeding project. Based on specific criteria, like items published in the last ten years, circulationhistory within five years, and call number ranges that matched critical science and engineeringdisciplines, we discarded items, sent items to off-campus storage, and marked items to returnonce the library reopened (these were sent to another satellite library). Simultaneously, theScience & Engineering Library was tasked with conducting analysis on online journal anddatabase subscriptions as the entire university library system was transitioning to an e-preferredacquisitions model. We foresee the need to bring back books sent to off-campus storage to rehouse in thenewly renovated

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Fransen, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

first year of graduate school, most students are asked to do a literature searchfor a class, or are beginning to look at prior work as they decide on a focus for their thesis,dissertation, or Master‟s project. At that point, they realize that they will not be able to findeverything they need with their current set of Web-searching tools and skills.Engineering librarians are challenged to engage with these new students at just the right time.Properly marketed, online tutorials may provide part of the solution. This paper explores how theauthor used citation analysis and discussions with faculty, students, and colleagues to design aset of tutorials that teach graduate students both how to find what they need, and why they needit in the first

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William W. Tsai, California State University, Maritime Academy; Amber Janssen MLIS, California State University, Maritime Academy

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

aspart of the problem solving process. Parker [15] describes a liaising model of informationfluency instruction in which a librarian participates in teaching six class sessions, assessesstudent assignments, and assists with assignment and curriculum development. For a groupdesign project, Roberts and Bhatt [16] used a combination of online tutorials and a required one-on-one consultation with a librarian. In addition, students were provided with library hostedwebpages about engineering research. Instructors noted general improvement in the quality ofinformation sources. Students responded well to the presence of the library instruction with 75%of students responding that the online tutorial was helpful and 72% of students responding thatthe