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Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 2: Special Topics

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Qianjin Zhang, University of Iowa; Brian Westra, University of Iowa

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in Biotechnology from Jiangsu University of Science and Technology (Zhenjiang, China).Mr. Brian Westra, University of Iowa Brian Westra is the Data Services Librarian for the University of Iowa Libraries. He assists researchers with the management and sharing of research data. Brian teaches workshops and a course on data man- agement and consults with researchers on data management plans and implementing good data prac- tices across the data lifecycle. He curates data published in the institutional repository, and works with stakeholders across the university to improve data sharing and broaden the impact of research through FAIR-aligned practices and infrastructure. American

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 1: Diversity

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Paul McMonigle, Pennsylvania State University; Linda M. N. Struble, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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, not only mentions outreach as a viable path to follow, but evendiscusses displays like those that this paper concentrates on. The article calls for a systematicapproach towards diversity efforts, with assessment as an integral part of any program. [12]RECENT OUTREACH HISTORYMost outreach done by the Engineering Library is in collaboration with programs created by themain university library. For these events (Open House, De-stress Fest, etc.), the EngineeringLibrary acts as a satellite location, with much of the planning and direction coming down fromthe University Libraries' Outreach Coordinator. The staff has some local control, but the dates,times, and focus of the events are set by someone else.A former librarian had begun a small program

Conference Session

TS3: Working with Students

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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

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slightlymore value in the synchronous class meeting (81.8% rated it extremely or very valuable) than inthe asynchronous module (72.8% extremely or very valuable). Students also made suggestionsfor improvements, such as providing more time for in-class assessment items to provide morehands-on search practice, which they found engaging, and to account for technical issues thatslowed them down, such as Internet lag and navigating multiple windows.Other lessons learned include planning for the significant time and effort it takes to redesign aworkshop for a new delivery mode, to simplify implementation wherever possible, and thatengagement needs to be much more intentional in the online environment. Overall, given thelimited timeframe in which to redesign

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 2: Special Topics

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Erin Rowley, University at Buffalo

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faculty provided some wonderful insights about how theytaught their courses and where the library could fit into that picture. However, as the authorserves as the liaison to engineering, not business, a similar study with engineering faculty at UBwas planned. Since every interview conducted with business faculty had been a brand newacquaintance, the author aimed to interview engineering faculty who had never requested alibrary resources guest lecture in their classes. This study intended to better understand how thelibrary and the engineering librarian, the author of this paper, could better support faculty in theirteaching, even if library resource instruction was not a direct part of the course.Literature ReviewExploring how engineering faculty

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Emily Bongiovanni, Colorado School of Mines; Brianna B. Buljung, Colorado School of Mines; Alexander Luis Odicino, Colorado School of Mines; Allyce Horan, Colorado School of Mines

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grant is to incentivize faculty to adopt, adapt, and create OER for their courses. Thisprogram has already brought OER into 26 courses and are now saving enrolled studentsapproximately $150 each.The first cycle of CDHE grant included a detailed plan to provide faculty with educational forumsand workshops on various OER topics, including open pedagogy, copyright, and licensing.However, an unfunded Term OER Librarian position made it difficult for the team to provide thissupport to the funded faculty. While the team had the expertise to provide this training, theylacked the capacity to realize this aspect of the grant as intended. The OER Steering Committee atMines developed the OER @ Mines Champion certificate program as a solution for

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Matthew Frenkel, New York University; Jada Forrester; Andrew Qu; Shinkyum (Kevin) Rho, New York University; Sofia Rose Larson

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first sub-team focuses on the frontend design and user experience, and theother focuses on the backend development. Students are welcome to work with eithersub-team, and can switch between them if they desire. The students meet with their sub-team each week to discuss progress and assign new work. There is also an active Slackchannel used by the team throughout the week. Students give a presentation in week 5 ofthe semester outlining their goals for the semester, and in the final weeks of the semesterthey give a second presentation to demonstrate their progress and start planning for thenext semester. In addition to the weekly sub-team meetings, leaders from each groupalso meet regular with the team advisor to discuss any issues that come up

Conference Session

TS3: Working with Students

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Matthew Frenkel, New York University; Azure Janee Stewart

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Engineering Libraries

participating in this workshopstated in support of the findings in this survey, that “I liked the ethics one because I never reallyconsidered the ethical questions of research before. Ethics in research. This was never coveredin any of my classes, so I enjoyed this and plan to take an ethics course.” This statementprovided by the student further supports our work in relation to the ABET student outcome 4 thatengineering students should have “an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilitiesin engineering situations and make informed judgments…” [11].Table 1.3, analyzes professional skills in relation to scholarly communication. Within thissession, we explored concepts around Finding academic resources; Determining the validity of

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 2: Special Topics

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jean L. Bossart, University of Florida

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practicing engineers become licensed but this percentage increases to 50 percent for civilengineers [4]. There are many advantages to becoming a PE. For example, engineering plans anddrawings can only be signed and sealed by a PE no matter if the engineer works in the public orprivate sector [5]. Those engineers who do earn PE licenses have more professionalopportunities, responsibilities, and prestige [6]. According to a 2019 article based on a survey bythe American Society of Civil Engineers, PEs earn higher salaries than non-PEs [7].The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET), a non-governmentalorganization, accredits post-secondary education programs in engineering. ABET accreditation isverification that a collegiate

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Daniela Solomon, Case Western Reserve University; Christopher Heckman, St. Mary's College of Maryland

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Engineering Libraries

in engineering literature is self-plagiarism. These results 10suggest that engineering students may need more explicit and robust instruction inpublishing ethics and scientific integrity. Equipped with this knowledge, engineeringlibrarians can plan for focused scholarly communication training, alone or incollaboration with other library departments. Due to their expert knowledge ofengineering sources and literature, engineering librarians are well positioned tocontribute to the scholarly communication system practice by the engineering scientistsand graduate students. While undergraduate students do not conduct and publishresearch as often as graduate

Conference Session

TS3: Working with Students

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Denise Amanda Wetzel, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Kelly Grove, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Jake Adam Flaks, Florida State University

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bepurchased with this limited budget. Overall, both models provide adequate means for standardsaccess but both individually are not financially sustainable.The primary way for an academic library to best provide cost effective access to standards for itsstudents is a hybrid between these two purchasing models [7]. This can be achieved only whenan academic library comes up with a standards collection development plan based on the needsof its researchers. This can be done by figuring out what exactly the needs are of the engineeringschool and what they specialize or focus their research and development in [9]. This allows theacademic library to purchase standing orders with aggregators and publishers that providestandards that are relevant to the

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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

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as a potential area forimprovement, as some students were reluctant to be observed engaging in a headset-basedactivity in a heavily trafficked public area of the library. On the other hand, the pilot testingprovided a sense of confidence about the value of the exhibit: most of the students that engagedin the exhibit pilot reported that they would be moderately or extremely likely to use AR again inan educational setting.As a return to more normal library operations becomes more likely post pandemic, morewidespread and formal testing is planned. In the interim, focus is being placed on incorporatinglessons learned into the module and menu design to improve user experience.Discussion of Affordances and Design DecisionsAs previously mentioned