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Delivering Value in Publishing and Scholarship
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Michelle Spence, University of Toronto; Amber Saundry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Tara Mawhinney, McGill University; Sarah Jane Dooley, Dalhousie University; Eugene Barsky, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
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Engineering Libraries
) Woodward Library. She holds a B.Sc. (2008) and received her M.L.I.S. from UBC in 2014.Mrs. Tara Mawhinney, McGill University Tara Mawhinney is a liaison librarian at McGill University’s Schulich Library of Science and Engineer- ing in Montreal, Quebec. Her research interests include information literacy competencies, collection analysis, discovery search tools, and library services for international students.Sarah Jane Dooley, Dalhousie University Sarah Jane Dooley is Head of Reference & Research Services, and Promotions & Liaison Librarian at Dalhousie University’s Sexton Design & Technology Library in Halifax, Nova Scotia.Mr. Eugene Barsky, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Eugene Barsky is the
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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
AC 2012-3899: TAPPING THE USER EXPERIENCE TO DESIGN A BET-TER LIBRARY FOR ENGINEERING AND TEXTILES STUDENTS ANDFACULTYMrs. Honora N. Eskridge, North Carolina State University Honora Nerz Eskridge is currently Director, Centennial Campus Research Services, at NC State Univer- sity, where she leads library services to the engineering community at NC State and is Director of the Burlington Textiles Library. She holds a master’s of library and information science from the Catholic University of America and a bachelor’s of engineering from Manhattan College.Ms. Kim Duckett, North Carolina State University Kim Duckett is the Principal Librarian for digital technologies and learning at North Carolina State Uni- versity
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
Paper ID #21833Long-term Preservation of Deprecated Media: How Can Libraries ProvideInformation From Today’s CD-ROMs in the Future?Jamie M. Niehof, University of Michigan Engineering Librarian Computer Science & Engineering, Nuclear Energy & Radiological Sciences, Cli- mate & Space Sciences & Engineering University of Michigan — Ann ArborLance Stuchell, University of Michigan Lance is Head of the Digital Preservation Unit at the University of Michigan Library. In this role he over- sees policy and workflow development aimed at preserving the Library’s digital assets. Lance received his undergraduate degree
Conference Session
Information Literacy in Context: Enabling Real World Problem Solving
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Michael J. White, Queen's University
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Engineering Libraries
Classification (IPC) and incorporate the best classification practices from theUSPTO. Starting in 2013 the EPO and USPTO will classify all EP and US documents using theCPC. This development has significant implications for academic engineering librarians. Patentsare one of the core literatures of engineering and have been taught in engineering schools formore than a century. As early as 1913, engineering students at Cornell University attendedlectures on patent topics.1 Today, academic engineering librarians often provide formal andinformal instruction to students on how to search the patent literature, including how to usepatent classification codes to retrieve patents related to specific technologies. In an informalsurvey of academic engineering
Conference Session
Fresh Perspectives on Information Literacy
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ruth E. H. Wertz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Austin Iglesias Saragih, Purdue University; Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Megan R Sapp Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brian G Dillman, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Engineering Libraries
interests include teaching and learning engineering in online course formats, and the development of information literacy in engineering students.Mr. Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette Michael Fosmire is Professor of Library Science and Head of the Physical Sciences, Engineering, and Technology Division of the Purdue University Libraries. His research interests focus on understanding the information gathering habits and attitudes of science and engineering students, academics, and pro- fessionals.Dr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Senay Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education and is the Director of Assessment Research for the Institute for P-12 Engineering
Conference Session
Assessing, Expanding, and Innovating Information Literacy
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Pauline Melgoza, Texas A&M University; Ashlynn Kogut, Texas A&M University; Michael Ryan Golla, Texas A&M University
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Engineering Libraries
Paper ID #30486Assessment of Consultations for an Industrial Distribution WritingIntensive CourseProf. Pauline Melgoza, Texas A&M University Ms. Melgoza is a science and engineering librarian at Texas A and M University. She has 19 of years experience.Ashlynn Kogut, Texas A&M University Ashlynn Kogut, Assistant Professor, is an Education and Social Sciences Librarian at Texas A and M University Libraries, where she supports researchers in education and the social sciences.Mr. Michael Ryan Golla, Texas A&M University Mr. Michael R. Golla, Senior Lecturer, Department of Engineering Technology & Industrial
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
software features and applications in each category. Further, the author alsotried to discover the design trends and provide suggestions for engineering librarians to developfuture online tutorials.IntroductionAcademic libraries have a core responsibility to instruct patrons about information seekingabilities. Studies have shown that the Net Generation tends to acquire information through theassistance of electronic resources1, 2. Patrons, especially those with a background in engineering,have more exposure to technologies and could be more easily accustomed to self-paced learninghabit3. New instruction and learning methods built on the underlined foundation of computer andinformation technologies have offered various opportunities for training
Conference Session
Informing the Critical Understanding of Our Users: Using Data to Develop New and Diverse Services
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kate Mercer, University of Waterloo; Kari D. Weaver, University of Waterloo; Ariel Jocelyn Stables-Kennedy, Western University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
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Engineering Libraries
seeking behaviors of undergraduate engineering students, initiallyincluding information behaviors of undergraduate students in Science, Technology,Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields. Developing a search strategy was a complexprocess that required balancing the need to be as comprehensive as possible with limitingthe noise inherent in a search that includes such wide reaching terminology such as“education” “undergraduate engineering” and “information seeking”. Information wascollected on population, demographics, country of origin, sample size, engineeringdiscipline, communications, experiences, theories, models, and dates.SearchA comprehensive search strategy was built for each database by a practicing engineeringand instructional design
Conference Session
Technical Session 3: History and Future of Engineering Librarianship
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Michael J. White, Queen's University
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Engineering Libraries
andestablished as a national committee in 1942, ELD achieved divisional status within ASEE in1967. This year, 2017, marks the 50th anniversary of ELD’s division status and the 75thanniversary of the first Engineering School Libraries Committee. This paper explores the historyof ELD from 1960 to the present. The author’s preceding paper, published in 2016, covered thehistory of librarians in ASEE from 1893 through the 1950s.[1]The history of ELD over the past fifty years has been marked by three major themes or trends.The first trend is rapid and continuous technological change, beginning in the late 1950s, that hastransformed how scientific and technical information is created, disseminated, stored, andretrieved. The 1970s and 1980s was a time of rapid
Conference Session
ELD Poster Session
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mary Strife, West Virginia University
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Engineering Libraries
been asked what is important to them and their students. The author hashad informal discussions about the first floor space and how we could make it more useful tothem and their students. In many cases, their observations match those of their students.However, most faculty concerns seem to focus on resources, policies and services.As mentioned earlier, one reason the engineering students tend to come into the library lessoften, in addition to the fact that much of what we offer them is available electronically, is theauthentication issue. The libraries and information technology office introduced authenticationon public computers several years ago. The Engineering College chose to maintain labs that didnot use the same type of authentication
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
resources and services that theauthor hoped to introduce the first-year students to during orientation a few days before classesstart in the fall. The library features a second-floor quiet area with over 45,000 physical books,an online collection of close to 3,000 engineering journals, as well as a room with 3D scanners,virtual reality glass, and a Tool Library consisting of close to 225 tools ranging from hand toolsto measuring equipment to specialty technology kits. Students are able to check out these tools asneeded, with some of the most popular items being digital calipers, thermal camera, 3D scanners,pH sensors, multi-meter and 25-foot tape measure. A more detailed description of a tool librarycan also be found in Kozak's 2017 paper
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
rooms, technology available, and staff workareas. Academic libraries in general are reevaluating their spaces and services to adjust tomodern trends and student needs. Coined as “Next-Gen learning spaces”, Choy and Goh define,“Next-Gen learning spaces are service-rich environments created in collaboration with campuspartners that support active learning and multidisciplinary instruction along with providing aplatform for scholarly communication and culture enrichment” [5]. This concept provided thefoundation to view this challenge through a positive lens. A primary goal for the Science &Engineering Library is to create a partnership with the school of engineering’s makerspaces onthe first floor of the same building. This would allow the
Conference Session
Professional Issues and Opportunities for Engineering Librarians
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Alison Henry, University of Alberta; Lauren Stieglitz, University of Alberta
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Engineering Libraries
Computer Science, Theory & Methods 76 5.4 Transportation 76 5.4 Operations Research & Management Science 75 5.3 Public, Environmental & Occupational Health 71 5.0 Green & Sustainable Science & Technology 70 5.0 Engineering, Civil 67 4.8 Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary 64 4.5 Surgery 60 4.3The Categories most common in our results
Conference Session
Technical Session 3: History and Future of Engineering Librarianship
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kari A. Kozak, University of Iowa
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Engineering Libraries
anywhere else in the Engineering College. Myself and my classmates find that the room’s advanced technological access provides a highly stimulating atmosphere necessary for creative problem solving. Also, this space provides a very natural feel: the sleek design, abundant windows and natural lighting provides a sense of comfort and mental clarity when processing complicated problem sets or feeling overwhelmed by course work; we are very grateful for its existence. Thank you again for helping to enrich my academic experience and I hope you can continue to support my desire to make a change in the world.Outreach: Kick-Start ProjectThe Creative Space is part of an entire network within the College of
Conference Session
Empowering the User Learning Experience: Evolution in Library Design
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jill H. Powell, Cornell University
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Engineering Libraries
University of Texas atSan Antonio Engineering Library).14,15 The University of Chicago’s Mansueto Library appears toprovide an interesting blend of both virtual and print worlds by having an architecturally strikingdome virtual library at ground level, with access to any of 4.5 million books with roboticretrieval in 5 minutes.16Winterman’s article on branch library downsizing at the Indiana University contains a goodbibliography of articles on the past history, current situation, and mechanics of downsizing.17Lessin’s article on merging science/technology libraries provides an excellent analysis of whyvarious branch library merge, and discusses the Crerar/Chicago merger and University ofLouisville libraries among others.18 Zhou discusses the
Conference Session
Fresh Perspectives on Information Literacy
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mary L. Strife, West Virginia University; Marian G. Armour-Gemmen, West Virginia University; Robin A.M Hensel, West Virginia University
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Engineering Libraries
information tools to identify books, articles, andtechnical reports related to an assigned topic. The third session covering Intellectual Propertywas developed into an eCampus (Blackboard) online module.Developing the CurriculumAccording to the fall 2012 syllabus in eCampus, the goal of ENGR 101 is to teach students “tothink like an engineer” and to “provide a solid foundation in fundamental skills needed forbeginning engineering students to succeed academically and professionally prepare forchallenges in a technologically changing world.”Engineering students need to be provided with relevant information; and classes and assignmentsmust be viewed as a means to a goal. In fact Hsieh and Knight 2 showed that Problem BasedLearning “(PBL) has proved to
Conference Session
Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
David E. Hubbard, Texas A&M University
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Engineering Libraries
, he served as the subject liaison to several science and engineering departments at both Texas Tech University and Missouri University of Science & Technology. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Chemical Pricing Information for Student Design Projects and Cost Engineering: Challenges and OpportunitiesAbstractChemical prices are an important component of cost engineering for chemical engineeringstudents and researchers, as well as other disciplines that might be interested in chemicalprocesses (e.g., agricultural engineering, business, economics, and industrial engineering).Students in chemical engineering senior design (or capstone) courses are especially in need
Conference Session
Improving and Understanding Engineering Collections and Publication
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
James Sobczak, University of Miami; Buenaventura Basco, University of Central Florida
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Engineering Libraries
of faculty members, another selection of researchsubject categories was generated. This subset includes only those subject categories in which>25% of an institution’s faculty members published. This reduced the initial 254 subject categoriesdown to 29 (11%). Mapping these results as a heat map allowed this study to visualize areas ofresearch concentration amongst these two populations. See Table 2.After assigning color values to this table to generate a heatmap, several interesting trends becameapparent. It is not surprising that both groups of faculty members at UCF and UM have a highnumber of publications in the categories of construction & building technologies; engineering;civil engineering; electrical & electronic engineering
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Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 1: Diversity
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Shalini Ramachandran, Boise State University; Steven Matthew Cutchin, Boise State University; Sheree Fu, California State University, Los Angeles
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Diversity
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Engineering Libraries
to 2013 he was manager of the KAUST Visualization Laboratory Core Facility and the Supercomputer Facility at King Abdullah’s University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. At KAUST he recruited a technical team of engineers and visualization scientists while managing the building of the state of the art scientific data visualization laboratory on the KAUST campus, forged relationships with international university and corporate partners, continued to improve the laboratory and recruit new staff. Prior to his work in Saudi Arabia, Dr. Cutchin worked at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) first as manager of Visualization Services at the San Diego Supercomputer Center and later at
Conference Session
Engineering Libraries (ELD) Poster Session
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
David A Zwicky, North Carolina State University
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Engineering Libraries
, and was the main library service point for the campus.With Hunt Library in the planning and construction stages, a remote reference program, named“Ask Us Here” (branded similarly to the Libraries’ “Ask Us” chat reference service and the “AskUs” integrated service point in Hunt Library) was launched in Fall 2010. The program wouldprovide reference services to engineering students and faculty, in their spaces and at point ofneed. The engineering students' mix of technological savvy and confidence in their ownproblem-solving skills, coupled with their distance from the main campus and its central library, Page 23.1390.2makes them more reluctant
Conference Session
Engineering Librarian Collaborations in the Library, On Campus, and Beyond
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Pauline Melgoza, Texas A&M University; Tina M. Budzise-Weaver, Texas A&M University; Sarel Lavy, Texas A&M University; Tiyamike Kunje
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Engineering Libraries
in their spaces for as long as Architecture students, specifically overnight. The College of Engineering and the Mays Business School were added to the researchstudy when the Library Dean gave additional funding in the fall semester of 2019. Both collegeswill be enrolled in the study in spring 2020. The College of Engineering is one of the largestcolleges on the College Station campus. The College of Engineering’s main building, ZachryEngineering Education Complex, underwent extensive renovation with the building’s re-openingin fall 2018. The researchers are interested to see how the students use and if they prefer the newclassrooms and technology. We have increased the targeted study participation from 30 to 50students for the
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
AC 2009-388: OF BYTES AND BOOKS: KEEPING IT ALL TOGETHER ANDSTILL CALLING IT A LIBRARYAdriana Popescu, Princeton University Adriana Popescu held positions in science and technology librarianship for more than ten years, both in Canada and United States. She holds a graduate degree in Civil Engineering from the Technical University of Civil Engineering in Bucharest and an MLS degree from Rutgers University. Before joining Princeton University Library in 2001 as Plasma Physics Librarian, she was the Head of the Research & Information Center at the NRC Institute of Ocean Technology in St. John’s, Newfoundland (Canada). Since 2006 she holds the position of Engineering Librarian at
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Technical Papers
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Dana Denick, Drexel University; Jay Bhatt, Drexel University; Bradley Layton, Drexel University (Eng.)
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Engineering Libraries
investigate developing informationliteracy skills in first-year engineering technology students. It was found that ongoingcollaboration with faculty and increased student contact improved the effectiveness of librarian-led information literacy instruction. Allegorically, the authors have also found that their ownstudents, even when presented with the proper resources to search for and retrieve peer-reviewedarticles, handbooks and conference proceedings will frequently resort to web references.Examples of this may be found in three works authored with undergraduates. Admittedly, as ofthis writing, the co-author’s own work has fallen victim to the vagaries of online publishing, (e.g.Gadia et al., 2005a, Gadia et al., 2005b, Layton et al., 2007)4-6
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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
and compares the statistical use patterns before and after the change. Theuniversity library ultimately changed its plan to more closely meet user needs by limiting thenumber of publishers, maintaining high use titles, and selecting specific titles as needed.Additionally, problems that were encountered before and after the change are discussed.IntroductionPurdue University is a tier-one research university with approximately 40,000 students andsupports undergraduate and graduate students in computer-related departments and schools in theColleges of Science, Engineering, Technology, and Management. The Purdue UniversityLibraries system is a decentralized system with 13 locations. Three libraries regularly purchasecomputer books. The addition
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
Paper ID #22757Enhancing Student Learning Outcomes: A Library and Writing Center Part-nershipMr. 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.Mrs. Amy G. Buhler, University of Florida Amy G. Buhler is Associate Chair and Engineering Librarian at University of Florida’s Marston Sci- ence Library. She started this position in November 2007. Amy handles collection management, library instruction
Conference Session
Reimagining Engineering Information Literacy: Novel Perspectives on Integration, Assessment, Competencies & Information Use
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nastasha E Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Engineering Libraries
Paper ID #11456Badging Your Way to Information LiteracyMr. Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette Michael Fosmire is Professor of Library Science and Head, Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technol- ogy Division of the Purdue University Libraries.Prof. 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, including Purdue’s first-year engineering program. Her research interests include finding effective meth
Conference Session
Student-Centered Information Literacy
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Marian G. Armour-Gemmen, West Virginia University; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Mary L. Strife, West Virginia University
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Engineering Libraries
& Trademark Resource Center Association. She holds a MLIS from the University of South Carolina, a MA from the University of Michigan, and a BA from Calvin College.Dr. Robin A.M Hensel, West Virginia UniversityMs. Mary L. Strife, West Virginia University Mary is the director and senior engineering librarian of the Evansdale Library at West Virginia Univer- sity, a position she has held since 2002. She has been at WVU since 1995, arriving as Coordinator of Physical Sciences and Math Libraries. Over her 31 year career, she has worked at Cornell and Syracuse Universities, the University of Rochester and SUNY Institute of Technology Utica/Rome
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
of their project work. (9)Research Methods Course and Library IntegrationPrior to the global project teams’ off-site experiences, students enroll in a seven-week ResearchMethods course (ID2050) during which librarians teach students information literacy skills andmeet with individual teams. Librarians partner with IGSD faculty to embed online tutorials andin-person team consultations into the course requirements.The library's vision for information literacy at WPI outlines the University’s integratedincremental program.4 Librarians at WPI base their program on Information LiteracyCompetency Standards for Higher Education, and standards developed for Science, Engineering,and Technology by the Association of College & Research Libraries.5
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Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nestor L. Osorio, Northern Illinois University; Daniela Solomon, Case Western Reserve University
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Engineering Libraries
organizations.From our review of ELD publications in the ASEE proceedings, we observed limited co-authorship, decreased collaboration with professionals outside librarianship, and a lack ofinternational collaborations between ELD members. It is obvious that ELD is having feweropportunities to participate in conference programs with other ASEE divisions and perpetuationof this state has been extensively discussed in recent ELD meetings. We suggest that the ELDleadership develop a strategic approach to increased collaboration with other divisions,particularly those that provide support to engineering education such as Computing &Information Technology, Continuing Professional Development, Educational Research &Methods, and Women in Engineering.In
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Evolving Engineering Libraries: Services, Spaces, and Collections
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Megan Sapp Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Engineering Libraries
AC 2011-326: CONNECTING WITH DATA: FIRST STEPS TOWARD ANEMERGING AREA OF LIBRARY SERVICEMegan Sapp Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Megan Sapp Nelson is Associate Professor of Library Sciences at Purdue University Siegesmund Engi- neering Library. She is liaison to the Schools of Civil and Electrical Engineering and related College of Technology disciplines. You can contact her at msn@purdue.edu. Page 22.375.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Connecting with data: First steps toward an emerging area of