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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

correspond mainly to gathering backgroundinformation. General sources of information, such as encyclopedias, trade magazines, orhandbooks, can give an overview of the major technologies being used to solve the problem.Codes and regulations will provide guidance on legal constraints. When teaching theinformational component of this phase, focusing on the Initiation stage of the Information SearchProcess is the most important. This is the phase when the student will need to determine whatinformation they know and what information they still need to find. Often with novices, ‘theydon’t know what they don’t know,’ so they have difficulty articulating the need for information.Providing students with some structure for asking questions can facilitate them

Conference Session

Considerations for the Collection Conscious Librarian

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia E. Kirkwood, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

checklist. Carefully document the decision to remove items and retain all items removed for later review. 3. Review the active checklist to determine if it is representative of the publications of the user community and provides appropriate items to complete the evaluation. Questions that may be asked: Are the items in the checklist published in venues used by and on topics of interest to target group? For example, if the checklist includes articles on the education of elementary students and the main target group is research scientists in national laboratories, it may be appropriate to remove these items