Conference Session

Measuring Impact: Libraries, Librarians, Instruction, and Institutions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Matthew Markowitz, Cornell University; Jill H. Powell, Cornell University; Jeffrey T. Hancock, Cornell University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Page 24.1259.2Abstract In 2010, librarian Jeffrey Beall started a list of journals that allegedly use predatorypractices to recruit manuscripts for publication. Coined “Beall’s List,”1 this working cataloguehighlights over two hundred open-access journals that may feign editorial processes, peer-review, or other procedures of a reputable publisher. Given the recent attention to scientificmisconduct2-8, an important question is whether there are methods to detect predatory publishersfrom authentic ones. In this study, we apply an automated language analysis technique from the social sciencesto examine how predatory and authentic journals differ in their writing style in the About Us andAim/Scope sections of their websites

Conference Session

Information Tools and Techniques for Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Richards, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Vinci was a master at using figures tocommunicate ideas (Figure 1). Tufte notes that “page after page of Leonardo’s manuscripts havea gentle but thorough integration of text and figure, a quality rarely seen in modern work” (Tufte,1983). In modern printed engineering works, graphics are more segregated from the text –moved to the top or bottom of the page or into the margins. This separation is driven by thework-flow of modern publishing. Page 23.1008.3 Figure 1 Integration of text and figures in Leonardo da Vinci's workBiderman believes that the segregation of text and figures in modern publishing negativelyimpacts the

Conference Session

Fresh Perspectives on Information Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

be a superior tool that bridges the gap between theory andpractice in engineering education.” Additionally, the goal of lifelong learning is part of “CriteriaFor Accrediting Engineering Programs” ABET Student Outcomes Criterion 3i.3, Strife, et al4incorporated the ACRL/STS standards1 with the ABET Criteria into Oakleaf’s table5. A newtable was created and appears as Appendix A. Table 1 is included to show what the outcomeswere for these freshmen. Quigley6 describes the differences between lecture and active learningformats in the engineering classroom. He found that the more interactive classes were moreinteresting for the students. He also warned about introducing too much content. Holmes7describes an interactive model for a library

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries (ELD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara M. Samuel, University of Michigan; Natsuko Hayashi Nicholls, University of Michigan; Leena N Lalwani, University of Michigan; David S. Carter, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; Paul F. Grochowski, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

between indexes, table of contents, and chapters. Some participantsnoted that “moving through e-books was cumbersome and slow.”1 Noorhidawati & Gibb askedstudents about other features and found that students highly rated the usefulness of doing a full-text search across a collection of e-books, as was the ability to personalize the experience bycreating a “bookshelf.”12 Levine-Clark conducted a survey asking students and faculty abouttheir use of e-books, and they summarized one part of their findings saying that “it is clear thatrespondents value convenience (the convenience of not having to go to the library and theconvenience of not having to wait for a print volume) and the ability to search within the text.”10E-book vendors Springer and

Conference Session

Information Tools and Techniques for Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J White, Queen's University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

thecommercialization of fuel cell applications”.1 The FCRC was established on a provisional basisin 2004, building on a foundation of fuel cell research going back to the mid-1990s. Formalresearch center status was obtained in 2007. In 2008, FCRC moved into Innovation Park, atechnology incubator shared by academic, industrial and government researchers. The FCRC isone of several fuel cell research centers in North America based in academic institutions.2 Othersinclude the National Fuel Cell Research Center at the University of California, Irvine, theColorado Fuel Cell Center at the Colorado School of Mines, the University of Delaware’s Centerfor Fuel Cell Research, and the National Institute of Fuel-Cell Technology at the University ofWest Virginia.Currently

Conference Session

Information Tools and Techniques for Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy G. Buhler, University of Florida; Margeaux Johnson, University of Florida; Michelle Leonard, University of Florida; Melody Royster, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

, scalability of theproject, and a demonstration of the game will be presented. Instructions for accessing andadopting this game will also be included.BackgroundAt the 2011 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference the University ofFlorida science librarians introduced the GAP project.1 Details regarding the background andrationale related to this project were published in the associated paper. The goal of this grantfunded project was to “...create an online, self-directed, interactive game that will provide a role-adopting environment in which Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)graduate students will learn to recognize and avoid plagiarism.”1 This project, completed inAugust 2012, yields three mini-games with an

Conference Session

Fresh Perspectives on Information Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruth E. H. Wertz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Austin Iglesias Saragih, Purdue University; Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Megan R Sapp Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brian G Dillman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Thinking AssessmentCritical Engineering Literacy TestThe information literacy instrument used in this study was first developed by the authors in20109. The objective of the Critical Engineering Literacy Test (CELT) is to measure students'ability to collect information from text, activate prior knowledge to critically evaluateinformation, in addition to accurately summarize and interpret information. Overall there are 16multiple-choice items, two multiple-binary "select all that apply" items and ten open-endedconstructed response items. Table 1 provides a blueprint for the 18 selected-response items andsample items for each category10. In a separate study, the authors performed an item analysisand reliability analysis of the CELT instrument

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries (ELD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison Bradley, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; R. Daniel Latta, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Meg Harkins, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

skillslike engineering design and calculations. It also encourages academic, personal, and professionaldevelopment, through assignments designed to foster teamwork, project planning, and oral andwritten communication skills within a multi-disciplinary format.    To successfully complete this course, the student must be able to:   1 Demonstrate a basic understanding of the engineering design process by successfully designing, constructing, and testing a solution that meets specific requirements and performance specifications.   2 Successfully apply knowledge of basic engineering mathematics to the problem-solving process.   3 Productively contribute as a member of a multidisciplinary team

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries (ELD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David A Zwicky, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

or tablet able to access thebuilding’s wi-fi network, and a bowl of candy and pens, the latter provided in bulk by anengineering database vendor. We chose to take a flexible approach to obtaining a table eachsession, waiting for a suitable table to become free in the often-crowded spaces rather thancommandeering one. The sign was initially gray with the library logo, but was replaced with amore eye-catching red and white design (see Figure 1).Figure 1: The original (left) and revised (right) Ask Us Here signs.Sessions alternated between Engineering Building I (EB I, home of Chemical & BiomolecularEngineering and Materials Science & Engineering) and Engineering Building III, (EB III, homeof Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and

Conference Session

Delivering Value in Publishing and Scholarship

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David E Hubbard, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

in the United States. In a study of 22 “prolific”researchers at the University of Utah, Amos et al.8 found only 1% of those researchers publishedin an OA journal. In a larger study of ARL libraries, Hubbard9 reported that annual Gold OA Page 26.62.2publishing was between 5% and 9% for the institutions studied.As part of a larger study, Bjork et al.10 randomly sampled 209 engineering articles from Scopusand found that 4.8% of the articles were published in Gold OA journals. Using 107,052 articlesselected randomly from Web of Science across 14 disciplines, Gargouri et al.7 found only 1.3%of the engineering articles to be Gold OA. The two

Conference Session

Foundations for Pedagogical Success

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marian G. Armour-Gemmen, West Virginia University; Chanelle Pickens MLIS, CA, West Virginia University; Robin A.M Hensel, West Virginia University; Mary L. Strife, West Virginia University; Mariam Jalalifard, West Virginia University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

…and work diligently over time to gain scienceknowledge and related skills and experiences.” Storm and Wei6 also emphasize that a sciencelibrarian must understand the “methods, culture, and language of science.” Beck and Callison3find that science librarians must 1) know the terminology/language of relevant scientific fields,2) comprehend the flow of scientific literature, and 3) have credibility with faculty.Mentorship also plays an important role in training a new STEM librarian. Beck and Callison3find that the mentor plays an important role in the development of a science librarian.Henshilwood, et al. 7 describe their mentorship program which include subject specific databases,mastering core functions, and creating deliverable products

Conference Session

Fifty Shades of Grey Literature

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J White, Queen's University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

discussed, noting their respective advantages and limitations. The author also explains thepotential benefits and pitfalls of applying popular citation metrics to faculty patents anduniversity patent portfolios.1. IntroductionPatenting activity among college and university researchers has increased substantially over thepast fifty years. According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, in 1969 the total number ofutility patents granted to universities was a mere 189, or 0.28 percent of utility patents grantedthat year.1 In 2012, USPTO records show that universities received 4,797 patents, or 1.89 percentof patents granted.1 The actual number of patents granted to academic researchers is probablyhigher, given that some colleges and universities

Conference Session

Reimagining Engineering Information Literacy: Novel Perspectives on Integration, Assessment, Competencies & Information Use

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Robinson Hanlan, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Evelyn M Riley, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

students achieve learningoutcomes, and view personalized librarian consultations with project teams as the most criticalpiece of that support. 1. IntroductionThe authors, both instruction librarians, completed this work as a baseline for understandingwhat questions and issues related to information seeking and use are most critical to facultyadvisors and their student teams completing significant project work at project centers both in theU.S.A. and across the globe. This population has been the focus of library instruction atWorcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) for over a decade since the information needs of theproject teams are complex and extensive. The vast majority of team projects we examined werecompleted off-campus, and in most cases

Conference Session

Fifty Shades of Grey Literature

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chelsea Leachman, Washington State University; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

literacy toreinforce the need for life-long learning skills.IntroductionAn engineer’s ability to use the correct engineering standards and codes effectively “…canreduce manufacturing costs, create customer satisfaction, open new markets and vastly improvethe quality of products and services” [1]. To prepare students for professional practice universityengineering programs are responsible, as specified by ABET, to create “…a major designexperienced based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work and incorporatingappropriate engineering standards and multiple realistic constraints”[2]. Furthermore, standardsand technical reports were ranked as the most important types of information by corporateengineers in a survey by Waters

Conference Session

Fifty Shades of Grey Literature

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chelsea Leachman, Washington State University; Jacob William Leachman, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

engineering faculty are alsocompared. This provides a preliminary indication that contextualizing library instruction byinformation type increases the diversity of literature utilized by engineering students. The overallcredibility of citations utilized by students in their reports is likely to increase if this diversityincreases the use of grey literature and standards.IntroductionThe organization responsible for accrediting college and university engineering programs,ABET, specifies “incorporating appropriate engineering standards”[1] as a key criterion forcurriculum assessment. As a result, many engineering courses have made use of engineeringstandards an explicit outcome of course syllabi. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chelsea Leachman, Washington State University; Jacob William Leachman, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Literacy for Higher Education have many similarities. The maindefinition of “Research as Inquiry” from the ACRL framework states that “Research is iterativeand depends upon asking increasingly complex or new questions whose answers in turn developadditional questions or lines of inquiry in any field.”1 Similarly, the definition of the engineeringdesign process as stated by ABET is: “Engineering design is the process of devising a system, component, or process to meet desired needs. It is a decision-making process (often iterative), in which the basic sciences, mathematics, and the engineering sciences are applied to convert resources optimally to meet these stated needs.” 2Both the ACRL information literacy framework

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

kit type and which library the kit was checked out from. From February1, 2013 to December 29, 2014 we recorded 1462 transactions, consisting of 695 check-ins, 697checkouts, and 70 renewals. Presumably the discrepancy from checkouts to check-ins representstwo kits that were on loan at the time the data was collected. Page 26.1081.5 Figure 1: Distribution of Checkouts by Academic DepartmentBoth of our main libraries saw strong usage, although James B. Hunt Jr. Library sawsignificantly more activity than D.H. Hill Library, 1237 to 225. We suspect this is due to thatHunt Library is the main library for the colleges of

Conference Session

Reimagining Engineering Information Literacy: Novel Perspectives on Integration, Assessment, Competencies & Information Use

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Phillips, Saginaw Valley State University; Sarah Lucchesi, Michigan Technological University; Jennifer Sams, Michigan Technological University; Paul J. Van Susante, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

 departments. The rubric used in the assessment of Engineering Design Processes ​ was not the university rubric for Information Literacy, but was quite similar (see Appendix A). Both rubrics were based on the ​ AAC&U LEAP Value rubric for  1​Information Literacy​  ​  and modified based on ​ ACRL’s Information Literacy Standards for  2​Science and Engineering/Technology​ .  Based on the data collected after the Spring 2013 library session, it became clear that students were continuing to struggle in their search for quality information sources. During Summer 2013, librarians and instructors further revised the information literacy interventions offered for

Conference Session

Foundations for Pedagogical Success

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

techniques, use of technology, and demeanor. SeeAppendix A for the form and written observation instructions.During the observation, we explicitly requested that observers take any notes directly on a papercopy of the form instead of on a laptop. We wanted to minimize the feeling that colleagues werebeing judged and preserve an atmosphere of comfort and open learning. The observers are askedto note strengths of the instructor, areas of improvement, and new ideas learned.The post-observation meeting and form should be completed 1-7 days after the session, to ensurethat feedback is provided while the instruction is fresh in both parties’ minds. Post-observation,participants should discuss notes taken during the observation and action steps for both

Conference Session

The Human Element of Librarianship

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John B. Napp, University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

engineers. In 91.3% of firms without a degreed librarianengineers obtain information on their own. In 37.6% of firms without a degreed librarian asecretary or other employee has the library as part of their duties. Local libraries are used byengineers in 21.7% of firms without a degreed librarian. The reasons most often given for nothaving a librarian were “financial” in 44.2% of firms and “no need” in 40% of firms Figure 1. Information types needed at firms without a degreed librarian 100.00% 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00

Conference Session

It’s All About the Students

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Christe, Drexel University, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics; Savannah Lee, Drexel University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Rishiraj B Mathur, Drexel University, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics; Krzysztof W Mazur, Drexel University, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics; Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University ; Christopher A. Badurek, Drexel University; Matthew Morton, Knovel at Elsevier

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

resources,and their application to academic research workflows.Keywords: Information Literacy, Game-based Learning, Online LearningIntroductionThe “digital natives” (applied to those born after 1990) constitute the first generation to havegrown up with the Internet and various forms of digital technologies(1). As the most networkedgeneration ever enters higher education, smartphones, text messaging, and various social mediaplatforms pervade their daily activities. Despite their unquestionable technological savvy, anexpanding body of information literacy studies indicates that most of these students lack (2-5)fundamental information literacy skills upon entering higher

Conference Session

It’s All About the Students

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

access.A decade ago Ramaley and Zia had the foresight to recommend using 3D printing as a tool tofoster engagement and learning for the “net generation,” in both K-12 and post-secondarysettings.1 At the same time, they expressed reservations due to the limitations posed by theexorbitant costs associated with 3D printing technology in 2005. Since then, costs associatedwith 3D printing have fallen dramatically. This is due, in large part, to the expiration of a numberof patents in 2014 which has allowed a variety of new machines to be produced and marketed tonon-commercial users.2 Because of this, there have been a proliferation of efforts to use 3Dprinting as an engagement and outreach tool in formal and informal educational settings. Despiteits

Conference Session

The Human Element of Librarianship

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara M. Samuel, University of Michigan; Paul F. Grochowski, University of Michigan; Leena N Lalwani, University of Michigan; Jake Carlson, University of Michigan Library

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

 Foundation (NSF) began requiring researchers to include a data  1​management plan (DMP) as a part of their submitted proposals for funding.​  As defined by the NSF, a DMP should include:  ● a description of the data being developed,   ● the standards that will be employed in formatting and developing the content of the data  and metadata produced,   ● policies for accessing and sharing the data with others,  ● statements on how the data may be re­used, re­distributed or used to produce derivatives,  and  Page 26.215.2

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries: Extending Our Outreach

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ellie Ransom, Columbia University Libraries; Krystie Wilfong, Columbia University Libraries

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

electronic resourcepromotional campaign to advertise our large electronic collections, and offering workshopsthroughout the academic year to fill gaps the curriculum did not support.Literature Review Kathy Dempsey defines marketing as “taking steps to move goods from producers toconsumers. It’s determining what people want, delivering it, evaluating consumer satisfaction,and then periodically updating that whole process” 1. She goes further in specifying thedifference between marketing and promotion stating “promotion is furthering the growth ordevelopment of a product or service. It’s not just aiming toward good will; it’s encouragingpeople to use that product or service by telling those people how it would benefit them” 2.Dempsey also

Conference Session

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvia Jones, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

’ book Good toGreat, an organization’s ”hedgehog” is, simply put, that service or idea that an organizationchooses that they can be truly passionate about, and that they can become great at. 1 As a result ofthis decision, the Libraries’ leadership identified certain goals which were to be the frameworkthrough which the Libraries were supposed to achieve their hedgehog. One of these goals, amarker in this milestone reorganization process, was to build a FabLab in the Central Library.Literature reviewSeveral articles discuss the growing trend for libraries to develop and incorporate makerspaces aspart of their regular operation. Most of these articles have been written as blog posts, on variouswebsites, as “open articles,” or as opinions. In his

Conference Session

Engineering Librarians: Impacting the Past, Present, and Future

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniela Solomon, Case Western Reserve University; Matthew R Marsteller, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

and, as a result, an increased demand for adequatesupport services.This study addresses the questions of how are engineering librarians roles impacted by and whatis the extent of their involvement with the new research metrics practice.Literature ReviewResearch assessment was done traditionally through peer-review with the intention of improvingthe quality of scientific research.1 However, the exponential increase of scholarly outputs andincreasing interdisciplinarity deemed peer-review activity as insufficient assessment practice andcreated the need for a more comprehensive assessment methodology. Additionally, as theunderstanding of the relation between research and social and economic benefits changed,research public policy also changed

Conference Session

Reimagining Engineering Information Literacy: Novel Perspectives on Integration, Assessment, Competencies & Information Use

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshid Zabihian, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Mary L. Strife, West Virginia University; Marian G. Armour-Gemmen, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

; Environmental Engineering. Previously she worked as the head of the Physical Sciences Library and as an associate in the Government Documents department. She is a past president of the Patent & Trademark Resource Center Association. She holds a M.L.I.S. from the University of South Carolina, a M.A. from the University of Michigan, and a B.A. from Calvin College. Page 26.998.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015  Integration of Information Literacy to Mechanical Engineering Capstone Projects      1. Abstract Searching for

Conference Session

Delivering Value in Publishing and Scholarship

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Spence, University of Toronto; Amber Saundry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Tara Mawhinney, McGill University; Sarah Jane Dooley, Dalhousie University; Eugene Barsky, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

. We suspected thatmissing titles would be mostly in the form of conference proceedings rather than journal articles.Given that a previous study by Young suggests that conferences in engineering have a short shelflife (he states that “only 10% of all conference proceeding citations were older than 17 years”1),having missing titles in the form of conferences seems less problematic. The current studyexamined not only the percentage of missing titles at each institution but also the breakdown ofsource titles by format to determine if they were predominantly journal or conferences.This study identifies how our four large academic libraries have dealt with collection challenges,and how individually (and as a group) we have aligned our engineering

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

past as an indication ofthe impact of their scholarly work, increasingly print presents limited information about themuch more dynamic environments of internet based communication platforms such as Twitter,networking sites such as LinkedIn and ResearchGate, or even aggregators such as GoogleScholar.1 In the past ten years researchers have had alternative means to publicize their researchusing social media and other web based tools. A category of tools that measure impacts andstatistics of usage and viewing based on the Social Web are referred to as altmetrics.2 Altmetricspresent an alternative to journal based metrics such as impact factor, Eigenvalues, and other printbased algorithms or measures.3The basic functions of online scientific

Conference Session

It’s All About the Students

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, NMIMS University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

students spend 19 hours on coursework and 12 hours on self-study per week. 1 Dolton et al. studied the relationship between students’ study time allocation andexamination performance, and found that time spent on lectures is more productive than time spent on self-study. 2 Inglis et al. observed how often students attended live face-to-face lectures, accessed onlinerecorded lectures, and visited a mathematics learning support center during a multivariate calculus course. 3Krause et al. have developed an instrument to understand use of resources for self-study. 4 We have adaptedthat with some modifications for our experiment.We found that undergraduate engineering students from an Indian college prefer going through theirclassroom notes, reading