Conference Session

To Boldly Go... Engineering Librarians Explore New Connections with Users

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Parker, University of Manitoba

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Engineering Libraries

withintegrating information literacy into a course like technical communication and later thecapstones.As a mandatory, team-based course that students are encouraged to take in their secondor third years, the technical communication course covers such topics as project and timemanagement, team management, document design, textual illustrations and small groupdynamics. The course also introduces students to the various engineering genres, such asproposals and progress reports. At the same time, however, the course – as a stand-alonecourse – is able to spend far more time on the processes of communication and on thevarious assignments than would normally be possible in the integrated model.These assignments, of varying length and complexity, have been

Conference Session

“And Other Duties as Assigned”

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Libraries

, whoresponded to the suggested edits. Initially we thought to run all final drafts by the entirereference staff, but after doing this once found that it was very time consuming, and not worth Page 14.349.4the effort. Staff on both teams who created the competencies found, for the most part, that it waseasier than expected, and very worthwhile. Many staff felt that they learned valuable newreference tools and that our customer service would improve as a result of these competencies.One of the biggest challenges we faced was distinguishing the fine line between the differentlevels of competencies. Another challenge was the large scope of the project

Conference Session

Professional Issues and Opportunities for Engineering Librarians

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Debbie Morrow, Grand Valley State University

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Engineering Libraries

twoin a given year [6]. Topical Modules were conceived as short sets of prompts eliciting feedbackon student engagement in areas such as Civic Engagement, Experiences with Writing, andLearning with Technology to name a few in the original suite.Information literacy as a NSSE componentGeorge Kuh, of the original NSSE design team, and research analyst Robert Gonyea, who joinedthe NSSE project in 1999, conducted a study presented at the ACRL Eleventh NationalConference in 2003, in which they focused specifically on "The Role of the Academic Library inPromoting Student Engagement in Learning” [7]. Kuh and Gonyea describe predecessorassessments to NSSE that included a Library Experiences Scale and an Information LiteracyScale. In 2004 a College

Conference Session

The Human Element of Librarianship

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John B. Napp, University of Toledo

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Engineering Libraries

who would report employing a degreed librarian.MethodologyThe survey was in two parts (see Appendix). One part was to be completed by a principal of thefirm. The other part was to be completed by the degreed librarian, if the firm had such a position.For the purposes of this study, the term “degreed librarian” refers to a person with a Masters inLibrary Science (MLS) or its equivalent. A "principal" is often an owner of the firm. Always they are in senior management positions andare in charge of projects. Since a principal would likely have more knowledge of the firm as awhole than a junior engineer, it was decided that a principal should complete a survey. Theminimum qualification for librarians in the United States is the MLS, although some

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

Biomedical Engineering). Initially, two librariansattended each session, and each session was only held on Tuesday afternoons from noon to2:00PM. Starting with the third semester of the project, the schedule was expanded to two dayseach week with one librarian per session (rotating through a staff of three librarians). EB I wasvisited on Tuesdays and EB III was visited on Thursdays. At the same time, the time was shifted Page 23.1390.3to 11:00AM to 1:00PM, in order to align more closely with openings in the typical classschedule in those buildings.To promote “Ask Us Here,” beyond the immediate signage, we posted notices on the electronicbulletin board

Conference Session

Assessing, Expanding, and Innovating Information Literacy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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Engineering Libraries

used by students in their lab reports relate to their comprehension oftheory? The objective of this research project is to investigate the connections between studentselection of information sources and the comprehension of theory in an engineering lab course.The results will provide instructors with a tool that provides multiple aspects and qualities toexamine when assessing the information sources students use in an engineering lab course.This study examined the types of information sources that students cited in their lab reports byfour facets that include format, author, editorial process, and publication purpose and comparedthem with a disciplinary evaluation of their technical reports. Classification of these facets wasbased on a

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Peterson-Fairchild, Dixie State University; John Burns, Dixie State University

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Engineering Libraries

, an existing science librarian was asked to assume mechanicalengineering subject area responsibilities with little background in the area. This challenge willneed to be addressed, especially as the first ever master’s programs and further new programs arecontinued to be added and other projects and initiatives continue to compete for librarian timeand attention. Staffing models which have been in place for twenty years are no longer viableand new models have to be considered.ObjectivesEarly in the program proposal process DSU hired a new dean of library and learning serviceswith a background in engineering and a familiarity with ABET accreditation. After discussingthe proposal with the subject liaison, she agreed on the inadequacy of the

Conference Session

Considerations for the Collection Conscious Librarian

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia E. Kirkwood, University of Arkansas

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Engineering Libraries

database description, the item would be “expected” to appear inthat database. For example: publications at regional ASEE conference would not be expected inINSPEC or Compendex. The general description of the subject content of database wasconsulted to determine if a published item could be “expected.” The list of journals andconferences indexed in a specific database was not consulted.It was impossible to code items as expected or not expected with CiteSeerX. There was not, atthe time, a description about the types of materials collected by the Web crawler only a generalstatement about what subject content might be expected in the CiteSeerX database. Dr. Giles, thedirector of the CiteSeerX project, was contacted and his email responses were used

Conference Session

TS3: Working with Students

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Halle Burns, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Susan B. Wainscott, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

of text shows that it will also detect standards used in materials that are not regularly indexed forcitations such as theses and dissertations, as well as technical reports and other gray literature.IntroductionEngineering and other standards documents are potentially useful to many library patrons and may beintegral to some research or design projects [1]. Understanding patrons' needs for these items would beinformative for collection management. However, collection management decisions are often informed byanalyses that are better suited to more commonly collected and used items, such as monographs andjournal articles. These analyses may compare the use of existing collections to patron requests foradditional similar materials [2], and

Conference Session

Information Literacy Integration and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Libraries

, studentportfolios will be reviewed by a team of faculty and other experts after the sophomore year andagain as students near graduation. A librarian or other information literacy expert will serve aspart of this team in order to evaluate the information literacy aspects of student achievement.Elements students might include in their portfolios as evidence of information literacy includethe following: ≠ Certificate of completion of first-year information literacy quiz-tutorials (administered outside the department) which cover among other things, ethics of proper citation; ≠ Annotated bibliographies from a first-year course project on life-cycle assessment that reflect the ability to identify, access and evaluate a variety of resources

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sasha Gurke, Knovel Corporation

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Engineering Libraries

(this number does not include databases.) The collection is growing at a rate of 35-40 new titles per month.Users can browse and simultaneously search all titles via a single interface. Basic and Page 14.866.2advanced searches are fast and optimized for technical users.At the end of 2008, Knovel embarked on a new and exciting project: Mathcad-enablingKnovel content. Our first release is an introductory package for structural and civil engineersthat includes two well known titles partially transcribed into Mathcad worksheets.Knovel Mathcad ProductEngineers across all industries perform engineering calculations and document their designand analysis

Conference Session

“And Other Duties as Assigned”

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Curtis, Linda Hall Library

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2009-630: READERS' ADVISORY IN THE ENGINEERING LIBRARYScott Curtis, Linda Hall Library Page 14.1007.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Readers’ Advisory in the Engineering LibraryAbstractTraditionally, librarians view readers’ advisory (RA) as a public library function, geared towardrecommending fiction and focused around genre studies. This paper argues that an active RAprogram would provide engineering librarians with a tool to help students broaden theirscientific, technical, and social perspectives beyond their course and project work. Manycolleges and universities require student cohorts to participate in campus reading programs; RAin the

Conference Session

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Rogers, North Carolina State University Libraries; Ben Leduc-Mills, SparkFun Electronics, Inc.; Brendan C. O'Connell, Smith College Libraries; Brian Huang, Sparkfun Electronics

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Engineering Libraries

-related, personal/hobby, professional/research,entrepreneurship) as well as open-text answer, although none of the users availed themselves ofit. Our goal was a coarse break-down, as these are only a few general areas we believed to berelevant; the lack thus far of any alternate answers via the open-text box does not necessarilyconfirm our category selection.Interestingly, most of the participants were checking out kits for extracurricular activities: eithertheir own personal hobbies, their professional lives, or for entrepreneurial pursuits. Theseanswers may indicate that the library tech-lending program is supporting the personal hobbiesand interests of the campus community more effectively than course-related projects. This ismost likely a

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amani Magid, New York University, Abu Dhabi

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

availability of the software? This paper will review the results ofsurveys conducted both before and after implementation of Electronic Lab Notebooksoftware.BackgroundNew York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) is a portal campus of New York University inNew York City, USA. Located in the United Arab Emirates in the city of Abu Dhabi,NYUAD is a liberal arts university with over 20 majors that students can choose fromunder the disciplines Arts and Humanities, Social Science, Sciences, andEngineering[1, 2]. With slightly more than 1000 students, NYUAD boasts a 5:1 Studentto Faculty ratio. Faculty conduct research in each of 4 aforementioned areas. Inaddition, the Research Institute consists of over 12 centers, labs, and projects, themajority of which fall

Conference Session

Opening Up: Data, Open Access, and Open Educational Resources

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

departments, colleges, and theuniversity leadership to work towards a more open and equitable scholarly landscape. Whilesome larger institutions have spoken out about these issues this project focuses on theperspectives from a specific group of faculty at a public land-grant institution and will, thus,contribute to an understanding of the issues at play and possibilities for future advancement inPRT guidance.IntroductionResearchers have long expressed concerns about the impact promotion, rank, and tenure (PRT)guidelines have on the publishing practices of academics [1-4]. As a baseline, studies [1-4] haveshown that faculty members expect a strong research and publication record to be crucial foradvancement under PRT guidelines. Research also shows

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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Engineering Libraries

exercising creativity and “maker” skills (programming, rendering, etc); and 3. offering teaching faculty a prototype whereon the utility of AR for enhancing learning in their various domains may be investigated.The following discussion describes this ongoing project as it currently stands, provides examplesof AR content and how it seeks to leverage the affordances of AR, and identifies hurdles thathave been encountered in the development process. The primary aim of this paper is to informother projects seeking to utilize AR in a library environment.Current Development EffortsContent Domains. The globe can be divided into three potential content domains: thesubsurface, including the Earth’s structural elements and other subterranean

Conference Session

TS3: Working with Students

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jodi A. Bolognese, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Evie Dee Cordell, Northeastern University; Alissa P. Link Cilfone, Northeastern University; Brooke D. Williams, Northeastern University

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Engineering Libraries

Engineering, all first-year students follow a commoncurriculum, as part of a “Cornerstone to Capstone” curriculum design adopted in 2015. TheCornerstone course is taken in the students’ first year, and uses projects to emphasize the ways inwhich engineering can develop practical problem-solving applications. The course was carefullydesigned to help first-year students achieve success in the program regardless of the specificengineering major they select in their second year. The program has been continually reevaluatedand redesigned over the past several years, and the addition of the information literacy workshophas been one step in Cornerstone’s evolution. Prior to the workshops, instructors noted limiteduse of citations and academic references in

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

technology issues.Sometimes, another university library’s renovation has inspired renovations such as Duke,University of North Carolina, and North Carolina State libraries. Recently, the TAMU Librarieshave undertaken several renovation projects to address insufficient instruction and study spacesand improve and consolidate service areas in addition to other issues. The Sterling C. Evans(Evans) Library renovated the first, fourth, and sixth floors to improve student spaces andinstruction spaces that the students can use when not in use. These renovations includedimprovement of student study spaces, renovation of the coffee shop, creation of a prayer room,and a graduate study lounge. Other libraries on campus had similar renovations. The

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Schmidt, University of Wyoming; Joseph H Holles, University of Wyoming

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Engineering Libraries

a humanities researcher, amanager of data acquired purposely for reuse, a PI from a multi-institution research group, andan administrative lawyer from the Research Office.The course work was based on topical discussions with lectures followed by interactive questionand answer sessions. Along with the textbook, additional resources including the DMPtool [16]and the Data Curation Profile [17] were used as assignments and additional readings. Exercisesfor the class were created to expose students to a broad range of concepts dealing with datamanagement to build skills to apply to their own research projects. To provide students with abroader view of managing research data we selected a diverse set of guest lecturers to speakabout their

Conference Session

Improving and Understanding Engineering Collections and Publication

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Susan B. Wainscott, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Richard J. Zwiercan, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Standard (definitions of words, phrases, or othersymbology), and Test Method (actionable steps that lead to a specified result) [1]. Thisdemonstrates the wide variety of topics that are addressed by standards documents. Standardsstarted as consensus on units of weights and measures, but today standards are used in a widevariety of professions to ensure the safety of products and materials as well as the reliability ofgoods and services [2]. Due to the potential utility of this information format, academic librariesoften provide some standards to their patrons.Given the vast array of topics addressed by standards, students engaged in research or otherdesign projects in a variety of disciplines may have a need to identify and obtain full

Conference Session

Measuring Impact: Libraries, Librarians, Instruction, and Institutions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William H. Mischo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ivan Favila, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Dana Michelle Tempel, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Elisandro Cabada, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Engineering Libraries

, and 14,550square feet of open study space to establish CARE. The space includes 14 group study rooms, 2instructional classrooms, 2 storage rooms, and 1 office utilized by the CARE ProgramCoordinator -- who is funded by the COE. CARE was initially funded by a combination ofLibrary Student/IT Fee money, COE Student Fee funds, and COE foundation moneys. Thesefunds were used for high-end engineering workstation equipment, projection equipment,furniture, digital signage, glass and whiteboard equipment, collaboration furniture, andcomputing equipment.The total seating capacity for the CARE area in the Grainger Library is 472 with an additional154 seats available for overflow. CARE provides academic learning support that primarilytargets the needs

Conference Session

Technical Session 3: History and Future of Engineering Librarianship

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisha Li, Georgia Institute of Technology; Isabel M. Altamirano, Georgia Institute of Technology; Bette M. Finn, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

outside thescience and technical literature. Technical reports are either generated by private enterprise andits research-and-development (R&D) component, or by governmental support of research.Contracts with the federal government almost always require a report summarizing the project(Walker, 1990).During the 1930s, technical reports were considered at the time furnishing “newer informationfaster” (Box 4, Series 2). Crosland understood the importance of technical reports and wasactively involved in acquiring them based on research needs. She was instrumental inparticipating in several depository programs. For instance, with the Library of Congress’sCooperative Plan, the Georgia Tech Library received valuable research reports from

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

literature reviews, data management, finding funding, and reading retention.Attendance at and response to these instruction sessions suggest that a formal program ofinstruction can be beneficial to engineering graduate students. Considering that individualstudents approach the librarians for instruction on topics such as strategies for literature reviews,or that individual faculty members approach the librarians for instruction to the students in theirlabs on topics such as best resources for researching specific subjects or instruction on citationmanagement applications, one might reasonably conclude that there is an unmet need for a broadinstruction program. In this project, the engineering librarians of the U-M disseminated aQualtrics survey to

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Phillips, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy S. Van Epps, Harvard University; Nastasha E. Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David A. Zwicky, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Libraries

four authors work together on this project and collateinclusion results.While working through the full-text review, and again during the quality assessment for thepapers in the study, the authors found themselves regularly having to review the inclusioncriteria and get more explicit about exactly what was intended. The need for agreement led todiscussions such as what counted as assessment, what is meant by effective, and how these itemsare represented in a particular study. The authors agreed not to accept a statement ofeffectiveness from the paper authors, rather the paper needed to include some measure of studentlearning gain, which could be done by pre/post measures, or some comparison between groupssuch as, qualitative measure with a

Conference Session

Information Literacy in First-year Courses and Co-curricular Experiences

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joanne Dera, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ashish D. Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Davida Scharf, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

on several research projects, programs, and initiatives to help students bridge the gap between high school and college as well as preparing students for the rigors of mathematics. His research interests include engineering education, integration of novel technologies into engineering classroom, excellence in instruction, water, and wastewater treatment, civil engineering infrastructure, and transportation engi- neering.Dr. Davida Scharf, New Jersey Institute of Technology Davida Scharf has a B.A. from Barnard College in Art and Architectural History, an MLS from Columbia University, and a PhD from the Rutgers University School of Communication and Information in the area of educational assessment and information

Conference Session

Considerations for the Collection Conscious Librarian

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theresa M. Calcagno, George Mason University; Jessica Bowdoin, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

AC 2012-5576: MEETING THE TEXTBOOK NEEDS OF ENGINEERINGSTUDENTSMs. Theresa M. Calcagno, George Mason University Theresa Calcagno is the Liaison Librarian to the Volgenau School of Engineering at George Mason Uni- versity in Fairfax, Va. Prior to that, Calcagno was a Research Librarian for an engineering project con- sulting firm.Mrs. Jessica Bowdoin, George Mason University Jessica Bowdoin is currently the Head of Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery at George Mason Uni- versity. She has served in this role since June 2008. She was previously the Distance Education Librarian and Head of Interlibrary Loan at East Carolina University, and a Reference Librarian at the College of William and Mary. She obtained

Conference Session

To Boldly Go... Engineering Librarians Explore New Connections with Users

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qing Li, IEEE

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

problems and challenges faced by the current librarianteam. Although the majority of top Chinese university libraries have started similar programstoday, most of their librarians agree that successful implementation is not easy for variousreasons, such as current tenure system, qualification of librarians, vague job responsibilities andso on [7].The role of the library has been under-valued in China for a long time. University libraries arenot positioned in the center of the current academic system. Meanwhile, faculty areoverwhelmed with teaching, research, publication and grant applications, and students are buriedby their homework and research projects. It is very challenging for librarians to engage end usersand obtain their support.Other

Conference Session

Technical Session 1: Collaborating with Engineering Students and Faculty

Collection

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Lab-Integrated Librarians: Engagement with Unreachable ResearchersAbstractSubject liaison librarians are working at the crossroads of the practical and emerging needs ofresearchers, seeking to connect with them throughout the research life-cycle rather than at thebeginning when literature reviews are conducted or at the end when a scholarly publicationemerges. In STEM disciplines, where research is oftentimes conducted in secure lab facilities,engagement is particularly challenging. In 2016, librarians at North Carolina State Universityembarked on a project to overcome this difficulty by joining selected research groups andattending regular lab meetings. This paper’s findings will suggest that lab

Conference Session

Technical Session 3: History and Future of Engineering Librarianship

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill H. Powell, Cornell University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

librarian in the Engineering Library. He was director from 1987-2001 and 2006-2008; from 2002-2005 he went on partial research leave as Director of Collection Development for the NSF-funded National Science Digital Library Project.52 In 2009 he was appointed Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resourcesand Special Collections. He served as principal investigator on the Kinematic Models for DesignDigital Library (KMODDL)53 involving the Reuleaux Collection of 19th-century kinematicmachines. He led the Task Force to examine library-related needs for the Cornell Tech campus inNew York City

Conference Session

Orienting Students for Lifelong Learning Success

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Spence, University of Toronto; Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto; Robert Irish, University of Toronto; Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Geoffrey Samuel Frost, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

learning indirectly from their teammates didnot give them sufficient understanding to be able to use the skills.Second, students found that having Stations at specific physical locations constrained teams fromexploring the spectrum of resources available in the library. For example some students mightspend the entire activity at a computer terminal or in the book stacks, and never visit physicaljournals or the reference desk. Having the students restricted to a given physical location did notpromote exploration and serendipity.Third, despite that the activities were intended to link to the students’ upcoming design projects,the students did not always see the relevance of the Stations. The Station that received the mostnegative student response