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

mustmake difficult decisions about what products and resources should be purchased and promoted.Librarians must also decide what resources to emphasize when they have the opportunity to getinto the classroom. A recent article that examines the information seeking behavior of computerscience and engineering faculty at the College of New Jersey states “A third major issue was theneed for more subject-specific databases…. [1].” This library was unable to purchase additionaldatabases to meet that expressed need and had to answer the following question: Is CiteSeerX areasonable substitution for a subscription database in the area of computer science? There is noproven method of assessing Web crawler generated databases, especially in direct comparison

Conference Session

Orienting Students for Lifelong Learning Success

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary L. Strife, West Virginia University; Robin A. M. Hensel Ed.D., West Virginia University; Marian G. Armour-Gemmen, West Virginia University

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Engineering Libraries

version and a publisher version. The delay in choice caused acondensed time frame for the loading of materials into a course management system. Thecampus course management, which is called eCampus, was chosen by the beginning of August.We all received the final syllabus the week before classes began. Week Topic 1 Syllabus, Announcements, Intro to Engineering , Ethics in Engineering (Chap. 2) 2 Ethics in Engineering (Chap. 2), Information Literacy I 3 Teamwork (Chap. 3.6) 4 Technical Communication: Technical Report Writing (Chap. 4), Testing of Project 1 (Competition) 5 Technical Communication: Oral Presentations (Chap. 4), Information

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

the past two decades.Mosberg et al5 found professional engineers rated ‘seeking information’ as the fourth mostimportant design activity out of a list of 23. Ennis and Gyeszly6 also found information gatheringintegral to design for professional engineers. Page 25.874.2Despite the perceived value of information gathering, Condoor et al7 found students lock into asingle solution and don’t explore alternative design possibilities. While Atman et al8 found seniorsgathered more information than first-year students, the quality and process of informationgathering continues to be a concern. Ekwaro-Osive et al9 found .1% of student effort was

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

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Engineering Libraries

, Statistics, Systems Engineering andOperations Research. During Fall 2010, the School had a headcount enrollment of 4,287students;1 42% are enrolled at the graduate level.This paper describes the development and implementation of a successful textbook reservesprogram at a major university that targets graduate and upper-level undergraduate students in thetwo largest departments in the Volgenau School of Engineering: Computer Science andElectrical and Computer Engineering.Literature ReviewThe high cost of college textbooks has always been a concern to college students. Recently, thisconcern has grown even higher, and a number of researchers have studied the reasons for hightextbook costs as well as the strategies students use for coping with the

Conference Session

Orienting Students for Lifelong Learning Success

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Megan R. Sapp Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Libraries

information literacy instruction in class. Two sections were giveninformation in four 12 minute, integrated information literacy (otherwise known as “just intime”) instruction sessions, prior to the assignment that the instruction was intended to support.One section was given a traditional “one-shot” instruction session of one hour during the secondweek of the semester. The authors used the coding method devised by Wertz et al.1 to evaluatethe quality of citations included in the bibliographies for each assignment.Review of LiteratureThere is no single and most effective approach to providing library instruction and the use of avariety of instructional methods, reaching ever-widening audiences, and addressing ever-changing needs, is preferred2,3

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hubbard, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Libraries

based solely on the titles of the papers since full-length papers generally donot exist.Textual analysis of the paper titles was performed using Textalyser for single and two-wordphrase frequencies. This was accomplished by cutting and pasting all the titles of the ASEE-ELDpapers from the spreadsheet into a Word document and then ultimately the Textalyser software.The most frequently used words and phrases were then identified. In a similar manner, Wordlewas used to provide a better visualization of the word frequencies.Results and DiscussionThere were 258 papers and posters presented at the ASEE-ELD sessions during ASEE AnnualConferences from 2000-2009. Of the 258, there were 170 (66%) papers and 88 (34%) posters.Figure 1 shows the annual

Conference Session

Technical Papers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol La Russa, University of California, Davis; Karen Andrews, University of California, Davis

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Engineering Libraries

November 2008. A test batch wasdelivered to Internet Archive in early December, and the rest arrived at the IA site in SanFrancisco in mid-December. The digitization was completed by IA staff in June 2009,later than anticipated, partly due to scanning difficulties with some of the material. Thebooks were returned in July, and in fall 2009 a quality control review was undertaken bythe library. Some complications were identified and resolved.BackgroundTwo kinds of digitization projects are commonly seen. The first is the mass digitizationproject typified by the Google Books project, where minimal effort is made to ensurequality control, completeness and adequate cataloging (metadata) for individual works.1

Conference Session

Technical Papers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Bernier, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering Libraries

Library 2.0?A Library 2.0 service has been defined by Michael Casey and Laura Savastinuk as “any service,physical or virtual, that successfully reaches users, is evaluated frequently, and makes use ofcustomer input.”1 Casey has been credited with coining the phrase “Library 2.0” when helaunched his blog LibraryCrunch in September of 20052 and since then the concept has gained agreat deal of attention. Central to this concept is the integration of Web 2.0 services intotraditional library websites to harvest the collective intelligence of everyone who uses a product.Thus, the flow of information is two-way, allowing end-users to contribute to the knowledgebase for other users to access. Library 2.0 switches from relying on the stagnant Web 1.0 to

Conference Session

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

fellow. Students were also required to complete a selected-response assessment within one week of the library instruction. This assessment factored into the students’ quiz grade for the class. Results were analyzed from 505 student responses. First-year engineering student design teams are required to demonstrate their understanding of engineering design with a final design report. Table 1 outlines the design report and provides examples of project topics.Table 1: Outline for Introduction to Engineering Design Report with Project Examples Introduction to Engineering Design: Outline Examples of Projects Examined I. Abstract • Propulsion of a Climber of a Carbon Nanotube II

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffery L. Loo, University of California, Berkeley; Lisa T. Ngo, University of California, Berkeley; Cody K. Hennesy, University of California, Berkeley; Brian D. Quigley, University of California, Berkeley; Jean McKenzie, University of California, Berkeley

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Engineering Libraries

educationthat helps conceptually frame the elements of an online degree program. This view recognizesan interaction of parts, technologies, actors, and other elements that are at play for any distanceeducation program. The six components of this framework underscore the many relationshipsthat need to be considered in instructional design (Table 1).Table 1. Elements of the systems view on distance education1 1. Content sources, the people or organizations who teach content knowledge and provide the program 2. Program/course design to organize the learning materials and activities 3. Delivery of the courses through media and technology 4. Interaction between students, instructors, and support personnel to facilitate learning 5. Learning

Conference Session

Student-Centered Information Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth E. H. Wertz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Libraries

students should be able to recognizetheir need for lifelong learning (ABET Outcome 3.1).1 One way to determine whetherengineering students recognize this need is through self-assessment of information literacy skills.Self-assessments are frequently used to assess students’ perceptions about their behavior. Inparticular, there is a need to understand students’ perceptions of information literacy. Whilestudent perceptions of behavior can be somewhat different than actual behavior, self-assessmentsare important to understanding the difference between students’ perceived need for informationliteracy and their actual need. These differences highlight areas where interventions are neededto bring students’ perceptions of behavior more closely in line

Conference Session

Measuring Impact: Libraries, Librarians, Instruction, and Institutions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nestor L. Osorio, Northern Illinois University

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Engineering Libraries

display and access toinformation in academic libraries. The many technical characteristics and options of this contentmanagement system provide engineering librarians with several options, and the easy-to-usearchitecture allows for utilizing these options after a short training period.In this paper, using well established bibliometric techniques the author analyzes the majorcharacteristics, features and contents of a selected number of electrical and mechanicalengineering LibGuides. Also, the selected LibGuides are subject to an assessment based on thecriteria for the evaluations of LibGuides as presented in a recent work published by Whitfieldand Clemens.1 The results of the study are summarized in these areas: Main page characteristics,tabs and

Conference Session

Student-Centered Information Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer (Cong Yan) Zhao, McGill University; Tara Mawhinney, McGill University

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Engineering Libraries

largest cohort from any givencountry. Engineering is the second most popular field of study for international students with 19%choosing engineering after business and management chosen by 22% .1 Similarly in Canadaover the past decade, the largest percentage of international students have come from China2 andengineering is the second most popular field of study with approximately 15% of internationalstudents selecting this field after business and management.3 Moreover, international studentsenroll in engineering twice as often as Canadian students. A recent Government of Canadareport on International Education4 advises doubling the number of international students inCanada from 239,131 in 2011 to more than 450,000 by 2022 and creating mechanisms

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

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Engineering Libraries

library search strategies; moreover,we have seen improved learning transfer to subsequent course activities. For these reasons, wefind that gamification offers motivation in the educational setting that activates the competitivenature of engineering students, while enabling faster development of skills than prior methods.1. IntroductionThe world of libraries is foreign to most undergraduate engineering students. They arecomfortable in the lab and in the classroom, but research is not an activity they take to readily oreasily. In a cornerstone design course (called Praxis 1) at the University of Toronto, we haveattempted to change the students’ attitude and comfort by introducing them to the library throughan orientation tutorial. Students in the

Conference Session

Information Tools and Techniques for Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Giovanna Badia, McGill University; April Colosimo, McGill University

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Engineering Libraries

University’s Schulich Library of Science & Engineering. She holds an MLIS and a M.Sc. degree in Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. Page 23.243.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Best Practices for Engaging Users in a Web Conferencing EnvironmentAbstractThis paper reports on best practices for engaging individuals and groups in a web conferencingenvironment, and translating active learning techniques and exercises to synchronous onlinelearning. The best practices are arranged into: 1) introducing and orienting; 2) informing; 3

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries (ELD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Libraries

in several categories and totaled for an overall rating.The results will be presented as sorted lists of publications based on different rakings in severalcategories. The database of gathered information will be publicly available for users to search forpublication venues on the criteria most important to them.IntroductionThe purpose of this paper is to review potential journals for publication venues appropriate forengineering education research. An initial list was developed in 2002 1, along with a call for amore complete review and regular updating of a list of core publications within engineeringeducation. While there are several large conferences in this discipline and many related smallerconferences, which all present publication

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries (ELD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Libraries

incorporate Web 2.0 technologies such as wikis or blogs into thefinal course project in order to increase the collaboration among his students within their groupsand enhance their learning experiences. The use of Web 2.0 technologies such as wikis or blogscan provide several learning and collaborative benefits to students through opportunities for thestudent groups to interact with each other, with faculty and with industry experts who can offercomments after reviewing their blog pages [1]. Other benefits include increasing their writingskills, communication skills and providing an introduction to principles of web design by addinga digital element to their traditional projects and in-class presentations through the incorporationof text, images and

Conference Session

Evolving Engineering Libraries: Services, Spaces, and Collections

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott A. Curtis, University of Missouri, Kansas City

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Engineering Libraries

researchers, assessments of journal and subfieldimpacts, and descriptive studies of the growth of new and interdisciplinary fields, someengineering librarians have studied reference citation patterns as a tool for collectiondevelopment.This paper presents a study that builds upon the methods developed by these librarians, creatingand analyzing a large sample of citation data from the research literature in civil engineering.Three research questions are addressed through this study: 1. Are the relative percentages of materials cited in different formats and the age of citations in the civil engineering literature different from the results obtained for earlier data sets examining all engineering fields simultaneously, or from results

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Preparing Students for the Real World

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patsy Hulse, University of Auckland; Dahlia Dantang Han, University Auckland, Engineering Library; Emil Melnichenko, University of Auckland; Susan Brookes, University of Auckland, Engineering Library

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Engineering Libraries

is your job now to findout if this is really a problem and if there are viable alternatives to its use as packaging.”After further discussion it was decided to divide the tutorial into modules that reflected the mainmanagement themes of Enggen303 and covered the information resources these required. All ofthese modules contained tips, self-tests and interactive exercises as detailed above. Most alsocontained short videos which showed students how to access particular types of information. Themodules became:Module 1 - ‘Is polystyrene bad?’ There are varying opinions on the environmental impact ofpolystyrene and you will need to do your own research. ‘Finding articles’ introduces students toeffective ways of searching using Google and Google

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Libraries

instruction, he still needs assistance in locating this journal article. The problem is by nomeans unique to Drexel. A study of sophomore engineering students’ information needs atUCLA, (Ercegovac 2009)1, reported that sophomore engineering students had difficulties infinding the correct journal using library’s online catalog. Students also had trouble understandingthe difference between periodical databases and the online library catalog. Even when students can find information, they have trouble differentiating between appropriateand inappropriate sources for scholarly use. In a two-year citation analysis of freshmanengineering design reports Denick, Bhatt, and Layton (2010)2 found that even after libraryinstruction early in the term, students did

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries (ELD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Libraries

situations. 1. Provide guidance on successfully helping students from diverse subject backgrounds 2. Tips on matching learning styles with providing instructional consultations 3. Guidance on communicating with studentsA current database of information experts is available on the ELD web site can be updated toprovide information experts who have worked with closely with international students and haveaddressed such issues. This database can be initial starting point to make connection with theELD expert.Emerging programsNew emerging technology areas such as bionanotechnology require new librarians to becomefamiliar with their collection, research and instructional needs.As new academic research initiatives become increasingly

Conference Session

Information Literacy in Context: Enabling Real World Problem Solving

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adriana Popescu, Princeton University

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Engineering Libraries

full range of services and resources that the librarycan draw upon to assist in the process of educating the global engineer.Defining Global CompetenceFrom reviewing the literature, it appears that while Global Competence is increasingly used todescribe attributes and skills desirable for all engineering graduates, the term is still consideredto be an “elusive concept”2. Parkinson identifies 13 attributes of global competence; to rank thetop five attributes of global competence, the author surveyed the attendees to the NSF Summit onthe Globalization held at the University of Rhode Island, Nov 5-6, 20083. The respondents of thesurvey identified the top 5 attributes of global competence as follows:1. Can appreciate other cultures.2. Are

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

, one which would be a center for engineering education, research, and study.”1 Thisstatement is still relevant today as consolidation has been repeated over 50 years later, and a newbookless branch emerged in the same space.Many libraries across the U.S. experienced sharp downturns in their budgets in 2009 due to thenational financial crisis and continually rising serials prices.2 Those universities relying onendowments to pay for collections also experienced sharp decreases. An email distributed by theauthor in October 2011 to the eld-l@u.washington.edu mailing list generated approximately 20responses from engineering libraries discussing branch consolidations.3 All were undergoingeither downsizing, branch library closures (not necessarily

Conference Session

Considerations for the Collection Conscious Librarian

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Zuber, Brigham Young University

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Engineering Libraries

and MetricsAbstract “The traditional (or Alexandrian) model of the library is based upon the mistakenintuition that to be good a library must be vast and always growing.”1 Weeding of librarycollections, whether printed or electronic, whether by choice or compulsory, createsopportunities for criticism and growth. Where the literature suggests that starting a weedingproject is close to last on a librarian’s list, events beyond a librarian’s control can force aweeding action. Space reallocations, time constraints, or e-provider policies imposes risks thatthreaten the attempt to maintain a viable collection. Sometimes the choice is voluntary; but if notexplicitly defined as part of a formal collection policy, the rationale used can vary

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

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

Tagged Divisions

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

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

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qing Li, IEEE

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Engineering Libraries

Chinese and worldwide librarian communities.IntroductionHaving students involved is not uncommon in the librarian communities. Students can greatlyreduce the workload of librarians by answering general questions about directions, printing andsimple reference inquiries as well, thus solving the short-of-hands issues brought by budget cuts.Although this topic has been extensively discussed, Zink et al [1] points out that the value ofstudent involvement in library activities is still under-appreciated and deserves greater attentionfrom the librarian communities.Given the prevalence of electronic library resources, more and more users choose to work fromtheir workplaces and reduce their visits to physical libraries. For example, a survey conductedby

Conference Session

Information Literacy Programs for First-Year Engineering Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan C. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth Wertz P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Libraries

engineering design process modelsand the authors’ own analysis of previous student work. xiii From this analysis the authors decided to probebehaviors that include problem or task articulation, problem solving, information gathering, and the use,evaluation, and documentation of that information.The authors narrowed down their original list of items to a compact instrument consisting of 26 questionsprobing nine difference concepts (see Table 1). Most concepts (6) have three associated questions, twoconcepts have two associated questions, and one concept has four. The questions were offered using a LikertScale where 5 represented “Almost Always,” and 1 – “Almost Never.” There are no descriptors for 2-4, ratherthey suggested points on a continuum. All

Conference Session

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

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleteia Greenwood, University of British Columbia; Eugene Barsky, University of British Columbia

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Engineering Libraries

courses for inner city residents are certainly not anew idea. However, the majority of these courses have been focused on preparing highschool students for science courses 1-3 and on resources to support the teachers thatinstruct these students 4. Usually, these courses focus on introducing basic scientificconcepts and laboratory skills. Many formal adult education programs exist (i.e.continuing education) that are committed to a formal agenda (i.e. a diploma or degree). Ifthere are programs offered that provide access to the academic institutional approach toteaching and learning for underprivileged/disadvantaged/inner city adults they are notwell advertised.BackgroundThe Science 101 course at the University of British Columbia provides an

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

ways to deliver information literacyinstruction to engineering students. However, there are only a few examples of using a realworld situation or problem to introduce information literacy skills to students. Macklin describes a method for teaching information literacy using problem-basedlearning.1 He explains that this “… teaching strategy takes everyday situations and createslearning opportunities from them.” Snavely writes that, “Librarians collaborate with instructorsto set up problems and questions so students will participate in their own discovery andlearning.”2 Kesselman and Sherman helped to develop an interdisciplinary course with facultyfrom Communication, the library school, and Food Manufacturing Technology.3 Studentsworked