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

E. Michael Wilson, Ohio University

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Engineering Libraries

the home server), and if anew version of the toolbar is available it makes the update available for automaticinstallation. This functionality ensures that security updates, link repairs, and othernecessary changes are carried out and that the toolbar continues to function.Libraries that are interested in their own toolbar projects will need to address requiredresources as well as plans for continued maintenance. Ongoing support for the OUEngineering Toolbar has been simple to this date; however, the concept, development,deployment, and maintenance are handled by the author of this article. Discussions withother libraries that provide toolbars highlight that this seems to be a unique situation asmost often toolbars are either constructed by

Conference Session

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

place at the University of Texas,Austin. Also collected from the conference programs were other sections in the ELD programssuch as unconferences, workshops, open forums, tours, and panel sessions.Once the ELD conference programs were located, every entry corresponding to Papers Sessionsand Poster Sessions was searched in the Ei Compendex database, one of the major engineeringbibliographic databases. Ei Compendex was selected for this project because it has a goodcoverage of engineering education field and because it is one of the few databases that indexesarticles of the proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Wedecided to use the descriptive metadata assigned to the documents found in this index. Thefollowing

Conference Session

Engaging Students with Creativity and Innovation

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison Henry, University of Alberta; Lucinda Johnston, University of Alberta

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

gone on to win prizes. Entries come from across allfaculties, and often showcase photographs taken in a range of settings: in the city, in nationalparks, in the arctic, in the desert and even in space. However, there is no requirement that theentry be a photograph. Submissions have also included other forms of digitally created visualrepresentations of student work.Certain types of research projects, such as work with vulnerable populations or wildlife cameras,don’t allow for high-resolution photography. Graduate students have shown exceptionalcreativity in finding ways to create, combine or enhance images to convey the essence of theirwork. However, after several entries had to be disqualified for lack of compliance with thetechnical

Conference Session

Engineering Librarians: Impacting the Past, Present, and Future

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Libraries

theclassification of civil engineering works and another questioned why the Proceedings of theAmerican Society for Civil Engineering (ASCE) had been included but not the Transactions ofthe ASCE. Another member pointedly asked whether any librarians had been consulted by theCommittee. Professor Burgess acknowledged that the committee could do a better job ofreaching out to librarians, but noted that only a few had shown interest in the project. He alsoreminded the group that the original purpose of the list was to benefit small libraries with limitedresources.Following the Cornell meeting, Professor Burgess left the committee and in 1907 Arthur H.Ford, professor of electrical engineering at the State University of Iowa assumed thechairmanship. Burgess may

Conference Session

Improving and Understanding Engineering Collections and Publication

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Qianjin Zhang, University of Iowa

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Engineering Libraries

in the spring semester of 2019.The campus-wide collection cancellation project makes us rethink current practices for collectionmanagement, especially the pruning practice which is primarily based on the cost-per-use model.According to Kendrick, the cost-per-use model fails to account for variability of the usage pattern,consequently overvaluing journal subscriptions [1]. Beyond the limitation of the cost-per-use model,there are four main challenges around collection management. First, we engineering librarians havemany responsibilities besides collection management including instruction, reference, public servicesand outreach. Second, we spend increasing expenditures on “big deal” journal packages to which ourlibraries subscribe and have

Conference Session

Professional Issues and Opportunities for Engineering Librarians

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jean L. Bossart, University of Florida

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Engineering Libraries

]. Although there are some slight variations by state, there are fourmajor requirements to becoming a professional engineer (PE):  Graduate from an ABET-accredited engineering program,  Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam,  Work under a PE for four years (three years with a Master’s in engineering), and  Pass the PE exam.Undergraduate engineering students may take the FE exam prior to graduation in their senioryear [5]. During an engineering student’s senior year, their time is limited and occupied withsenior design projects, finishing course work, and job hunting. Studying for the FE exam is oftenthe last thing on their minds. However, their interest increases when they learn that being able tolist on their resume that

Conference Session

Business & Entrepreneurial Information for Engineers

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Drew, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Libraries

needs of the University.” This partnership, as you will learn,helped us realize our potential by pushing the boundaries of our “highly technologicalenvironment … staffed by skilled experts who assist and instruct users wherever they may be.”3We support more than 3800 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students, and 325 full and parttime faculty. Two-thirds of our students complete one or more significant projects off campusand overseas.4As part of the library’s information literacy planning process we began outreach to variousinstitutes and centers on campus. This opened dialogue about the research needs of certain focusareas. One in particular resulted in collaboration between the library and the Collaborative for

Conference Session

Measuring Impact: Libraries, Librarians, Instruction, and Institutions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. White, Queen's University

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Engineering Libraries

personal content are included in engineering librarian profiles?  Is there a difference between profiles of librarians with faculty status and librarians Page 24.11.2 without faculty status?2. Literature ReviewAcademic librarians in the mid-1990s were quick to recognize the web’s potential to serve as avehicle for communicating information about their professional roles and responsibilities. Inearly 1996, a time when libraries were just beginning to develop their websites, Day andArmstrong reported1 on the use of web-based librarian profiles as part of a pilot project at IllinoisState University to teach faculty about the internet and

Conference Session

Teaching Engineering Students and Library Staff: New Ideas and Best Practices

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Jane Dooley, Dalhousie University

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Engineering Libraries

with a select group of key stakeholders to gain commitment, test assumptions, refine the strategy, and establish a success story. 4. Launch: Roll out the community to the broader audience over a period of time in way that will attract new members and deliver immediate benefits. 5. Grow: Engage members in collaborative learning and knowledge-sharing activities, group projects, and networking events that meet individual, group, and organizational goals while creating an increasing cycle of participation and contribution. 6. Sustain: Cultivate and assess learning, knowledge, and products created by the community to inform new

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

the University of Miami – througharticle-level bibliometrics using Web of Science® (published by Clarivate Analytics). Given theimpending ramifications of global climate change, a particular interest to the residents and highereducation institutions in the state of Florida, this study also takes a closer look at those publicationsdirectly and indirectly focused on topics of climate change mitigation, adaptation, or resilience.By establishing solid benchmarking criteria within this narrow band of research activity, this studycould be expanded to include other similar departments at many colleges and universities. Throughfuture projects like this one, engineering and science librarians could gain a better understandingof similar engineering

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nestor Osorio, Northern Illinois University

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Engineering Libraries

and Arkansas, 1868-1872.Attended the University of Michigan, Civil Engineering program, 1874-1878.Received a Civil Engineering degree at the University of Michigan, 1878.Worked in the Survey Project of the Great Lakes, 1878-1881.Mississippi River Commission, Assistant engineer, 1881-1883.Professor of Civil Engineering, Washington University, St Louis, 1883-18999.“During the years spent in this position he gained a world-wide reputation by his valuablecontributions to engineering literature and his active work in connection with engineering andscientific societies.”Researcher, Forestry Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1892-1895.Dean, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1899-1902.Accidental death at his

Conference Session

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

disciplines and subjects. Overall, the feedback was encouraging andconstructive. The respondents demonstrated that they recognized definitions of algorithm biasand its harms.Additional presentations at University of Southern California and California StateUniversity, Los AngelesBased on the work done in this current project we identified areas in the module that neededrefinement and adjustment. After making these changes to the initial material the module wasdeployed in sessions at Boise State University, Institution3, and California State University,Los Angeles in Summer 2019, Fall 2019, and Spring 2020 respectively.The module identified a grounding definition of algorithm bias that explained the differencebetween algorithms such as sorting that

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

online tutorial projects that wereimplemented in engineering libraries would facilitate teaching and learning process if librariansemployed appropriate criteria to design online tutorials.This research was to determine the current status of the implementation of online tutorials inengineering libraries. This was done by proposing research questions, gathering informationregarding requirements for tutorial types, identifying the media types employed by the libraries, Page 14.927.2and determining their active learning capabilities. The purpose of this study was to help with thebuilding of future tutorials in selecting content, proper tools, and

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

FE exam in their senior year of college. At the UFscience and engineering library sponsored workshops, engineering students, especially womenare encouraged to take the steps to become a PE. The workshop includes information onregistering and taking the FE exam and library resources that can help students to prepare for theexam.9. Use social media for awareness building and outreach to women engineering studentsSocial engagement increases women engineering students’ motivation to continue studyingengineering. Combining engineering and community engagement produces more sociallyconscious innovators.12 Using social media to build awareness of engineering projects that havebenefited society helps motivate students, especially women, to study

Conference Session

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

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Marian G. Armour-Gemmen, West Virginia University

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Engineering Libraries

the business librarian to provide technical,intellectual property and business information in support of a major competition.Similarly, the University of Utah has integrated their three libraries into the innovation space.They were involved in the concept, prototyping, product, and commercialization stages ofinnovation, employing medical, business, patent, and innovation librarians to provide innovatorswith information resources at all of these stages [2]. Different university libraries have alsosought to embed themselves with the Technology Transfer Office. The University of Arizonasaw its opportunity during a time of reorganization and formalized the relationship by havinglibrarians work on individual projects involving literature search

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

introductoryscience education in physics, astronomy, chemistry, computer science, earth and oceanscience, and biology for individuals who have historically had difficulty accessing auniversity education 5. This is a free four-month, non-credit course offered to residents ofVancouver's Downtown Eastside and other inner-city communities, and no pre-requisiteknowledge is required. Inspired by the success of Humanities 101 6, 7, Science 101 beganin 2000, with an average of 25 students attending per year. Originally “funding for theprogram came from the UBC Alma Mater Society's Innovative Projects Fund, thePresident's Office and the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology.” 8How Librarians Got InvolvedOver the course of the past ten years, two UBC

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sasha Gurke, Knovel Corporation

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Engineering Libraries

alone, we have added 455 new titles.Users can browse and simultaneously search all titles via a single interface. Basic andFielded (Data) searches are fast and optimized for technical users.At the end of 2008, Knovel embarked on a new and exciting project: Mathcad-enablingKnovel content. The product, called Knovel Math, was released last summer and includesover 4,000 Mathcad worksheets with over 20,000 pages of engineering solutions forstructural and civil engineers.Below we describe in detail this new product as well as the following new KnovelInterface features and products released in 2009:Knovel LabMy KnovelData SearchSearch EnhancementsBrowse EnhancementsEngineering CasesKnovel MathEngineers across all industries perform engineering

Conference Session

Teaching Engineering Students and Library Staff: New Ideas and Best Practices

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Engineering senior lab course. The objective of this research project wasto determine if, and to what extent, integrating information fluency instruction pertaining to theethical use of images into engineering lab sessions improves the quality of information fluencyskills demonstrated in student presentations. A rubric was used to assess the use of images instudent presentations for two criteria: 1) attribution and 2) use of images that have appropriateCreative Commons license, have public domain status, or are original creations. Studentscompleted an initial lab presentation early in the semester with no information fluencyinstruction. Students then received direct in-person instruction in the ethical use of imagery froma librarian specifically

Conference Session

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

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shelby J. Hallman, North Carolina State University; Bertha P. Chang, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

of 81 students from eight sessions over the past 2.5 years completed theassessment. This presentation will discuss the structure of the information sessions, preliminaryfindings from the assessment, and strategies taken to incorporate the identified needs into futuresessions.IntroductionInformation literacy support is well-established as a core component of university libraryservices, with many institutions providing subject specific information literacy instruction.Within engineering librarianship, providing information literacy support via one-shot, classroom-based instruction is fairly common within senior design or project-based courses. However,librarians supporting undergraduate engineering research is not as widespread [1]. Our paper

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Crystal L. Renfro, Kennesaw State University; Lori J. Ostapowicz Critz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Libraries

find most of their class content withintheir assigned texts and are mostly involved with problem solving and learning textbook theory,supplemented by additional reading provided by the professor. The denseness of requiredcurricula for these undergraduate engineering majors often results in more traditional forms oflibrary-based research papers being waived in favor of weekly problem sets and classroomdiscussion. The other author has experienced a different situation at her university, whereengineering students regularly produce papers and other research products requiring skills inlibrary research. Biomedical engineering students, for example, incorporate the current journalliterature into their project or problem-based courses beginning with

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niranjan Hemant Desai; George Stefanek, Purdue University Northwest

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Engineering Libraries

the quality of help provided to them by librarians during those consultations,and what they found useful about face-to-face consultations despite there being online helpavailable to them6. They found that students desired consultations for several different reasons,ranging from a lack of knowledge of how to begin their research to ensuring they have optimizedthe use of the available resources. Their projects ranged from very simple to multidimensional andcomplex. Prior to the consultations, several students had encountered hurdles while attempting toindependently perform their research. Some of them were frustrated that their searches wereinaccurate and they could not find relevant materials.Students were helped in selecting databases

Conference Session

Engineering Librarians: Impacting the Past, Present, and Future

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amani Magid, New York University Abu Dhabi

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Engineering Libraries

session was that both she and her colleague have degrees inscience. Before choosing to enter the law field, she attained her graduate degrees in plantphysiology and plant molecular biology and her colleague earned his graduate degree andpostdoctoral work in chemistry. So the scientists and engineers who attended the session feltcomfortable asking technical questions. The sessions were well attended, including all of thesenior engineering students, who work on capstone projects that can potentially be patented.At this time, the university has had more than 20 patents filed over the past seven years of itsexistence, the overwhelming majority of which faculty are the inventors. Therefore this talkwas definitely needed to inform and educate the NYUAD

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries: Extending Our Outreach

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan R Sapp Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

information.7 Social media can alsoenable geographically dispersed design teams to complete projects using asynchronous andsynchronous communication.8Taking advantage of these functions requires scientists and engineers to communicatestrategically. The variety of social web tools available each offer different functions andutilities.4 Similarly, different altmetric tools measure the impact of different social web tools.Just as liaison librarians presented faculty members with journal based metrics and helped themto frame their impact for promotion and tenure cases, liaisons can also assist professors tounderstand the emerging social web and available article level altmetrics to strategically choosehow to disseminate their scholarly work in a way

Conference Session

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

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Catherine Woodworth Wong, Merrimack College; Cynthia Helen Carlson P.E., Merrimack College

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Engineering Libraries

Engineering, and Engineering Management. Civil and Mechanical Engineering students normally take Introduction to Engineering inthe first semester of their first year. Electrical Engineering majors usually take a differentintroductory course, except during the Fall 2017 semester, when all three engineering majorswere combined due to a sabbatical. The course includes two days of lecture per week with ahands-on lab on the third class meeting of the week. The engineering majors are combined intointerdisciplinary teams on lab day to complete a project creating a fully operational windmill.Background: library involvement with mindfulness and engineering students An assortment of mindfulness and sustainability initiatives began at the library

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

the other in the web resources classification, appeared to bedistinguishing between print and electronic formats and was applied differently in this project.The authors coded any newspaper publication as NWSP in the periodicals classification,regardless of format, which opened a discussion of what would be included in the e-newscategory. The e-news designation used for this project includes those sources which are justelectronic and non-print, including television, radio and web. Examples of what qualify as e-news sources are CNN and NPR, but would not include the web version of the New York Timesor the Wall Street Journal.Codes for statistical or factual information and product sheets seemed to be missing during initialuse of the framework

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Engineering Libraries

helps us understand which students learn best under what conditions. Overthe past several years, the author has experimented on a wide variety of research projects and hascollected lot of data on several topics of interest. He has also reported on his findings at anumber of other ASEE conferences (Narayanan, 2007, 2008). As a part of the literaturesurvey, some of the paragraphs have been reproduced here for sake of clarity and completeness.In this particular presentation, he draws from the experience and expertise he has gathered overseveral years of research. According to guidelines proposed by the American Association for Higher Education( AAHE Assessment Forum, 1992 http://ultibase.rmit.edu.au/Articles/june97/ameri1.htm

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

instruction section for a large enrollment engineeringcourse. The library session was geared specifically for Rensselaer’s engineering class. At WestVirginia University, ENGR 101 does not have one project but multiple projects throughout thesemester. Bracke and Critz8 point out that engineering students have “active hands-onparticipation in their learning experiences.” Additionally engineering students need basicinformation skills as well as evaluative and searching skills. At its best, the information wouldbe highly relevant with time-saving devices.In addition, reaching freshmen presents its own inherit challenges. Freshmen are just learninghow to function in a university setting. Coombes and Anderson9 point out that among otherthings “for online

Conference Session

Assessment of Information Literacy Programs for Engineers

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alysia Starkey, Kansas State University-Salina; Jung Oh, Kansas State University-Salina; Judith Collins, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

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Engineering Libraries

information, and cannot critically evaluate the information they retrieve”3.In 2001, faculty/librarian collaborators at X University at Y, including a chemistry professor, anEnglish professor, and two librarians, met regularly to learn more about information fluency, andto coordinate instruction across the English curriculum, including technical writing. Thisfaculty/ librarian group applied for a regional fellowship in 2005, to support collaboration onresearch or teaching projects and expand networks of professional colleagues at other regionalinstitutions. Two University of X instructional and one subject librarian (chemistry) participated,as well as two teaching faculty, one from English and one from American Studies.The resulting discussions

Conference Session

Information Tools and Techniques for Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Giovanna Badia, McGill University; April Colosimo, McGill University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

well as make services available that are analogous to what would be encountered inperson. Web conferencing is an area that is being explored by librarians to deliver personalizedreference, information skills sessions, and continuing professional development. It offers theability to provide real-time help to people with a number of features that support socialinteractions and learning, such as live chat, whiteboards, and video conferencing. Interactionsmay also be recorded for review or self-directed learning.The literature focuses on best practices for using the various web conferencing software optionsand describes pilot projects and experiences in the use of web conferencing to provideinformation literacy skills webinars and other library

Conference Session

Active Engagement: From the New Engineering Librarian's Perspective

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Fransen, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Jon Jeffryes, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

university and its scholars. Building on thework of her predecessor, Jan assisted the Aerospace Engineering department head in submittingmany of his published papers to the UDC. Along the way, she learned about the benefits andpitfalls involved in making published works available to the world through an open institutionalrepository and shared that knowledge with Jon and other librarian colleagues. By helping onefaculty member to create a UDC collection, we have gained a champion who not onlyunderstands the value in having his work more widely—and perpetually—available but also seeshow librarians can facilitate the process.Jan is currently working on another, larger UDC project. It involves moving research reportsfrom a university institute's website