Conference Session

Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Saleh, Queen's University

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2011-465: COLLABORATIVE INFORMATION BEHAVIOUR OF EN-GINEERING STUDENTS IN A SENIOR DESIGN GROUP PROJECT: APILOT STUDYNasser Saleh, Queen’s University Nasser Saleh is Associate Librarian and the Integrated Learning Librarian at Queen’s University Engineer- ing and Science Library. He received a Bachelor’s Degree (Hons.) in Electrical Engineering (University of Khartoum), a Master’s Degree in Telecommunications and Networks Management (Syracuse Univer- sity), and a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science (Syracuse University) and he is currently a PhD Candidate in Information Studies at McGill University researching Collaborative Information Be- haviour of Undergraduate Engineering Students. Nasser is

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

setting and in one-on-one and small group sessions.Forming the foundation for engineering students’ research skills is a structured library instructionprogram during their freshman year. But between their freshman and senior years there is noclass required for all engineering students that integrates formal library instruction. For thisreason, by the time they arrive at their senior design projects, students have often forgotten theirresearch skills. Additionally, the library’s electronic resources collection is constantly becomingmore exhaustive, leading to ever increasing challenges in instructing students in informationskills. During the three or four years between receiving formal library instruction, studentssimply fall behind.Drexel’s

Conference Session

Evolving Engineering Libraries: Services, Spaces, and Collections

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jody T. Hoesly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Anne C. Glorioso, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2011-577: DARK, DIM AND DARINGJody T Hoesly, University of Wisconsin, Madison Jody Hoesly, is the Collections and Scholarly Communications Librarian at the University of Wisconsin - Madison’s Wendt Library. Jody has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and worked as an engineer in the machine tool, recreational vehicle, and electrical contracting industries. In 2008, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin -Madison with an M.A. in Library and Information Studies. She is also a certified K-12 teacher-librarian, technology teacher, and Project Lead the Way (PLTW) instructor. Jody joined Wendt Commons in April 2009 where she manages the collection budget and serves as a reference, instruction, and liaison

Conference Session

Evolving Engineering Libraries: Services, Spaces, and Collections

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adriana Popescu, Princeton University, Engineering Library

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Engineering Libraries

, theEngineering Library adopted the Encoded Archival Description (EAD) standard (typically usedto provide standardized, digital description of archival and manuscript collections) and applied itto create machine readable finding aids for all departmental research and technical reportscollections of the School of Engineering. The Archivists’ Toolkit (AT), an open sourceapplication, has been used to create bibliographic descriptions, to establish name and subjectentries, to manage locations and to export EAD finding aids and MARCXML records fortechnical reports collections. The project has been completed in house, using existing resources;given the increased number of requests the library received for these materials since thecompletion of the project, it

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

. Individual help from theappropriate subject librarian is also offered.It had always been difficult to integrate information literacy into the third year programme. Onlyone paper was common, and compulsory, for all 550 third year students. This is EngGen303 whichcovers “An introduction to modern theory and practice of management, including project, qualityand financial management appropriate to the engineering profession”. When there was a change ofdirection in the course, the new teaching staff were receptive to the idea of library collaboration.They realised that the students need to find and use information that is not necessarily strictly‘engineering’, and need to know how to do this quickly and efficiently.Subject librarians and faculty

Conference Session

Information Literacy Programs for First-Year Engineering Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Baratta, University of Toronto; Alan Chong, University of Toronto; Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto

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Engineering Libraries

breadth of information covered,evaluating information sources and engaging their critical thinking skills, and developingresearch strategies that can be used to find different sources of information.This paper begins by providing some background on the course and library partnership. We thendescribe the learning objectives for the activity as a whole and for each session, and presentobservations taken during the activity and unsolicited feedback from students.Praxis I: Design and CommunicationPraxis I is a first year introductory design and communication course at the University ofToronto. Students in Praxis I are taught principles of engineering design and technicalcommunication through several design projects that involve a combination of hand

Conference Session

Evolving Engineering Libraries: Services, Spaces, and Collections

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Sapp Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Libraries

before the research project with a plan.Involvement in data requires a librarian’s subject expertise to move upstream in the researchproject, just as our involvement in research is moving upstream in the research/publicationcycle.1Familiarity with the needs and common practices of engineering researchThe most useful reading time spent for truly understanding the reality and scope of data issuesfor researchers is reading reports by LIS researchers who interviewed scientists and engineersabout their data management practices and problems. It is invaluable to be introduced to thelifecycle of specific data sets through the eyes of the researcher, as they reflect on how theyproduce the data, how they manage the data, and their own expectation for the

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy G. Buhler, University of Florida; Michelle Leonard, University of Florida; Margeaux Johnson, University of Florida; Ben DeVane, University of Florida

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Engineering Libraries

of research to undergraduate students, graduate students, andpostdoctoral researchers participating in the proposed research project.‖ The implementation ofthis directive took place in January 2010.2All of these factors became the catalyst for submitting the GAP: Gaming Against Plagiarismgrant proposal. The goal would be to create an online, self-directed, interactive game that wouldprovide a role-adopting environment in which Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (STEM) graduate students would learn to recognize and avoid plagiarism. Thegame would be open source to allow adoption by any institution for its own use. The sciencelibrarians worked in close partnership with the University of Florida Libraries‘ grants manager tobuild

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

applied to their project Page 22.1676.4home. A report listing the devices found along with any standards, patents, etc. was turned in fora project grade.Survey Results Once the students turned in a report for their team, a survey was given to assess theirfeeling about the assignment and their sources (see Appendix for the survey instrument). Ninetystudents filled out and returned a survey. Eighty percent of those responding indicated that theassignment simulated a real-world situation. The first question in the survey asked “Whichinformation types did you use in this assignment? (check all that apply). ” The item “articles”was selected by

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Preparing Students for the Real World

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Barsky, University of British Columbia; Annette Berndt, University of British Columbia; Aleteia Greenwood, University of British Columbia; Carla S Paterson, University of British Columbia

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Engineering Libraries

projects but also for their professionallives.While the majority of science and engineering students favour GS, students are also initiated intoinformation-seeking behaviour specific to their discipline through textbooks and lecture notes6,which in turn reflect epistemological values. Because the study of engineering is directlyinfluenced by industry standards, we look to Anderson et al’s 3 work on the information sourcesused by engineering professionals, specifically those in the aerospace industry, as an example ofthe professional behaviour that both undergirds the information seeking of engineering studentsand may serve as a model for students when they are on coop work-terms or complete theireducation and enter the work force.Information

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Preparing Students for the Real World

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon N. Jeffryes, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Engineering Libraries

projects intended to improve student learning that we began as aresult of our work.Survey of Engineering Co-op StudentsWe conducted a survey of College of Science and Engineering students participating in thecooperative education program during the spring semester of 2010.2 We initially assumed that atleast 100 students participated in the program, but we learned that there were only 42 studentsenrolled in co-op. Of the 42 who received the survey, we were pleased that 86% responded.Nearly all of the students were junior or senior mechanical engineering majors; we suspect thatthe assistance of the Mechanical Engineering Department’s Co-op Program office with adedicated staff member contributes to the disproportionate representation.All respondents

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Fransen, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Engineering Libraries

first year of graduate school, most students are asked to do a literature searchfor a class, or are beginning to look at prior work as they decide on a focus for their thesis,dissertation, or Master‟s project. At that point, they realize that they will not be able to findeverything they need with their current set of Web-searching tools and skills.Engineering librarians are challenged to engage with these new students at just the right time.Properly marketed, online tutorials may provide part of the solution. This paper explores how theauthor used citation analysis and discussions with faculty, students, and colleagues to design aset of tutorials that teach graduate students both how to find what they need, and why they needit in the first

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

focuses on design problem-solving, collaborative learning, and assessment research. Page 22.1016.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Lifelong learning and information literacy skills and the first year engineering undergraduate: Report of a self-assessmentIntroductionABET accreditation requires engineering students to attain “a recognition of the need for and an ability toengage in lifelong learning.” (Outcome 3.i). i Engineering Change ii , a report of the effect of ABET’s EC2000program found a fifty percent or greater increase in design projects, open

Conference Session

Information Literacy Programs for First-Year Engineering Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Bowles-Terry, University of Wyoming; Larry Schmidt, University of Wyoming

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Engineering Libraries

, conduct a search on literature . . .present a written evaluation of your sources’ validity . . . , prepare a written report on yourfindings.”8 For the past five years we have held sessions for engineering freshmen taking the ES1000 class. Library instruction sessions began as simple introductions to the library resourcesand initially were presentation-oriented. As the ES 1000 class developed and the researchquestions and projects became more involved, we began to develop more “hands-on” classsessions. The library classroom also had technology upgrades, making it easier to conduct thesesessions. For the past two years we (the engineering librarian and the instruction coordinator)have worked together to create more meaningful library exercises and

Conference Session

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

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Mark Chrimes, Institution of Civil Engineers

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Engineering Libraries

Civil Engineers as Audio-Visual Librarian. In 1978, following the retirement of H C Richardson, the Librarian, Mike became Deputy Librarian and for the best part of a decade worked with Doreen Bayley, the Librarian, in improving services, notably retrospectively converting the Library Catalogues to one online catalogue (the first unified catalogue since 1895). This project was continued after Doreen’s retirement in 1987 with a single computerised index of all ICE publications, and the digitisation of all ICE journals the first engineering institution in the world to carry out such a project. When the ICE building was refurbished c.1990 he planned the Library accommodation. Early in his career at ICE Mike became

Conference Session

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

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Parker, University of Manitoba

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Engineering Libraries

withintegrating information literacy into a course like technical communication and later thecapstones.As a mandatory, team-based course that students are encouraged to take in their secondor third years, the technical communication course covers such topics as project and timemanagement, team management, document design, textual illustrations and small groupdynamics. The course also introduces students to the various engineering genres, such asproposals and progress reports. At the same time, however, the course – as a stand-alonecourse – is able to spend far more time on the processes of communication and on thevarious assignments than would normally be possible in the integrated model.These assignments, of varying length and complexity, have been

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

problems and challenges faced by the current librarianteam. Although the majority of top Chinese university libraries have started similar programstoday, most of their librarians agree that successful implementation is not easy for variousreasons, such as current tenure system, qualification of librarians, vague job responsibilities andso on [7].The role of the library has been under-valued in China for a long time. University libraries arenot positioned in the center of the current academic system. Meanwhile, faculty areoverwhelmed with teaching, research, publication and grant applications, and students are buriedby their homework and research projects. It is very challenging for librarians to engage end usersand obtain their support.Other

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

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