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Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (4)
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
J. Chris Carroll, Saint Louis University; Shannon M. Sipes, Indiana University ; Jacob W. Benton, Primoris Services Corporation; Traci Aucoin, GEAR UP; Gloria E. de Zamacona Cervantes, Saint Louis University; Adam O'Neill, Saint Louis University; Sana M. Syed, Saint Louis University
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Diversity
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Pre-College Engineering Education Division
Conference Session
Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Andrew Ross Pfluger P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of Mines
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Environmental Engineering
active learning interventions and the prevalence of flipped classrooms have increasedin recent years (Koretsky et al. 2015). While still not universally accepted, some studies suggestthat both active learning interventions and flipped class approaches can increase student learningand performance (Freeman et al. 2014; O’Flaherty and Phillips 2015). Active learninginterventions can be generally defined as any instructional method that engages students in thelearning process (Prince 2004). Several core elements of active learning include student activity,student participation in the learning process, student reflection on ideas presented in the coursecurriculum, and regular assessment by students concerning their degree of understanding andhandling
Conference Session
Potpourri
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Abdulwaheed Johnson, Pace University; Anthony Joseph, Pace University
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Computing & Information Technology
andStarbucks applications. Most of the interviewees touted the efficiency of these mobile paymentapplications, as well as the targeting of deals and customer rewards as attractive features, butwhen asked why they do not use these applications their answers ranged from inconvenience,uncertainty regarding the benefits of the payment platform, and mistrust of the platformregarding privacy of their personal information. It is noteworthy, that the privacy of personalinformation is a factor that encourages adoption in the NFC platform, but discourages adoptionof online mobile payment platforms. This is reflected in Figure 5 which shows that adopters ofNFC payment and cash payments are more sensitive towards disclosure of PII with a scoresignificantly above
Conference Session
College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Aaron Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Durga Suresh, Wentworth Institute of Technology
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College Industry Partnerships
provided a way to reflect and improve the program. Ourwork developed similar conclusions. In a survey done to characterize programs collaborating withindustry partners across the country, it was noted that in most cases these collaborations lead tosuccess, but warrant further discussion and investigation 3 . Industry-academia collaborations alsofind a place in accreditation guidelines which makes it even more attractive to both academic andindustry partners 4 . Similar observations and experiences have been discussed in additional priorwork as well 5,6,7,8 , echoing many of the conclusions reached in our present work.Many of the academia-industry collaborations revolve around the senior design or capstoneproject experience, where an industry
Conference Session
Nontraditional Teaching Approaches
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Waddah Akili, Iowa State University
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International
whenplaced within the context that considers the professor’s specific objectives, the complexity ofthe subject matter, the physical setting of the classroom, and the capabilities of the learners.The challenge is to choose a suitable method at the appropriate time. Understanding the prosand cons of the lecture method is a helpful starting point.Lectures have a number of characteristics that does make them, for the right subject matter,desirable in the classroom (14) .It does, to a great extent, depend on the abilities andexperience of the lecturer. An able and committed lecturer can accomplish the following: 1. Relate the material proficiently and effectively, in a manner that reflects lecturer’s personal conviction and grasp of the subject
Conference Session
Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Pedagogy of Lab Courses
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
John M. Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University
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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies
Conference Session
Graduate Education Model, Industry and Practitioner Experience - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jaclyn K. Murray, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University
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Diversity
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Graduate Studies
verification, andengaging with customers. Initially, Zach was excited about generating ideas, and he enjoyedbeing part of the entire product design process. Then the company displaced manufacturing toChina, and Zach had to tackle non-engineering related issues. Zach began to reflect on his workand subsequently determined he should either seek a new position or enroll in graduate school.Zach realized most of his time was spent working with CAD software for tasks that did notrequire an engineering degree. He felt the medical device company’s other divisions(orthopedics) were doing more important work. Zach considered leaving the medical devicecompany when his wife relocated for a medical residency position. At that point, he had twooptions: find a test
Conference Session
Professional Skills and Teaming in Design
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tehya Stockman, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Claire Elizabeth Kincaid, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Thomas Andrew Heale, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Steven Eric Meyer, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Alexandra Coso Strong, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
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Design in Engineering Education
the use of documentationin industry and education: How might we foster the use of documentation in engineering projects that encourages iteration and reflection but does not take away from the quality of the project itself?StatusArtifacts that disseminate status inform the audience about the state of an activity. When theseartifacts are successful, they enable the author to report the progress of a project accurately andhonestly. Most successful status documents seen across sites are living documents that fosterdiscussion and many of these artifacts were adaptations of existing artifacts, most originatingexternal to the companies. They were originally adopted to fill a need and were updated andoptimized over time to fit their
Conference Session
The Big Picture in Engineering Education
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Stephen Secules, University of Maryland, College Park
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Diversity
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
-12 educationresearch, neither McDermott nor Kohn have been cited in the Journal of Engineering Education.So engineering education seemingly missed the conversation and the opportunity to reflect onthe value of competition in its pedagogy and culture. Thus exploring the element of engineeringculture as competitive is more challenging to do in a historical review. Competition is somethingmany in engineering education would acknowledge, in many meanings of the word, yet fewwould feel the need to question, problematize, or even document it. Indeed, it seems few have: Ihave not found incisive historical ethnographic accounts of the development of competition orcompetitiveness in educational or professional settings to the same extent as other
Conference Session
Institutionalizing Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., Texas A&M University; John A. Barton PE, Texas A&M University System; James R. Hallmark, Texas A&M University System; Billy C. Hamilton, The Texas A&M University System
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
higher education. Although Texas is improving at increasing college completions for students from groups that traditionally have not earned certificates or degrees in large numbers, the state has not improved quickly or broadly enough to keep up with the changes in demographics. Completions in Higher education must reflect the population as a whole. (THECB, 2015)The report continues to state that: While continuing to pursue increased knowledge and higher standards of excellence in teaching, research and innovation, two- and four-year colleges in Texas will need to consider more explicitly the primary reason most students attend college: to get a better job and achieve a better life
Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Course Efforts
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Teresa J. Sakraida, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing; Francis Xavier McAfee, Florida Atlantic University
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Diversity
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Multidisciplinary Engineering
, misunderstandings were common because of differences in their disciplinary languages,tools, physical models, and skill sets, and also in terms of mental models of other disciplines andstereotyping. Reflecting on this experience, we have been able to develop procedures and toolsthat have reduced some of the uncertainty and friction. One example of a tool is a semantic webtool to help team members to get informed about each other’s roles and disciplines (Donate et al.2015).Current Course Offering:Thirty three engineering students from computer engineering, computer science, and electricalengineering enrolled in this elective course on app development. They were recruited with clearindication that they will be working with students from nursing and arts, and
Conference Session
Pre-College: Organizing Instruction Around a Theme
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Brandon G. Morton, Drexel University; Jeff Gregorio, Drexel University; David S. Rosen, Drexel University ; Richard Vallett, Drexel University; Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University, ExCITe Center
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Pre-College Engineering Education Division
, including high ceilingswith hard, reflective floors creating a flutter echo, a long hallway or stairwell that producesreverberations with a gradual decay, and finally an anechoic sound recording booth.Following the walk, students return to the main classroom and attempt to recreate the differentenvironments they explored using a multi-tap delay effect built into AudioWorks. Three othereffects in AudioWorks are also briefly introduced: harmonic distortion, low and high-pass filters,and amplitude modulation. For this activity, students are encouraged to bring their own electricinstruments and use the iPad running AudioWorks as an effects processor, which provides aunique opportunity to visually relate the sound of various effects to how they modify
Conference Session
First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
David Joseph Frank, Ohio State University; Kelly Lynn Kolotka, Ohio State University; Andrew H. Phillips, Ohio State University; Michael Schulz, The Ohio State University; Clare Rigney, Ohio State University, Engineering Education Department; Allen Benjamin Drown, Ohio State University; Robert G. Stricko III, Ohio State University; Kathleen A. Harper, Ohio State University; Richard J. Freuler, Ohio State University
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First-Year Programs
the necessary runtime information for a givencomponent (such as I2C bus, resistor pull-up/pull-down configuration, pin number, etc.) isincluded. A major design goal for this system was configurability, along with reusability. Allnetworking information is present in the XML document as well, so should any networkingparameters change, those changes can be reflected in the XML document and no changes need tobe made to the software itself. Therefore, this system facilitates the development of innovativeand creative tasks in the future without any barriers.Robot Positioning SystemIn addition to the core software and hardware that allows students operate and test on thecourses, there is also the Robot Positioning System (RPS). The RPS is a system
Conference Session
Pre-College: Working with Teachers to Improve K-12 Engineering Education
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Beau Vezino, University of Arizona
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Pre-College Engineering Education Division
Conference Session
The Best in DEED
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Susannah Howe, Smith College; Laura Mae Rosenbauer, Smith College
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Design in Engineering Education
Conference Session
Experiences of Diverse Students
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Hank Boone, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
, Hansen L. Psychological sense of community & Belonging in Engineering Education. 2008 38th Annu Front Educ Conf. 2008:21-24.27. Oyserman D, Destin M. Identity-Based motivation: Implications for intervention. Couns Psychol. 2010;38(7):1001-1043.28. Boone H, Kirn A. First Generation Students Identification with and Feelings of Belongingness in Engineering. In: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. New Orleans, LA; 2016:1-27.29. Smith JA, Flowers P, Larkin M. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis: Theory, Method and Research. Los Angeles: SAGE; 2009.30. Walther J, Sochacka N, Kellam N. Quality in Interpretive Engineering Education Research: Reflections on an Example Study. J Eng Educ. 2013;102(4
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Two-year College Potpourri
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology; Charlotte B. Forrest
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Diversity
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Two Year College Division
berevised thereafter to reflect any changes incorporated in the new solicitation. Please read andreview the rules, regulations, and stipulations in the applicable solicitation for the date of yourproposal submission. Read it early and revisit it often for improved chances of success with yourgrant proposal development and submission. 1. What is the maximum amount of funding that can be requested in the “Small Grants for Institutions New to ATE” category? a. $2,000 b. $2,000,000 c. $200,000 d. $20,000 2. First-time applicants to NSF-ATE are encouraged to consider which type of ATE funding? a. Planning grant b. Small Grants for Institutions New to the ATE Program c. Regional
Conference Session
Institutionalizing Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Elizabeth Nilsen, Purdue University; Edward F. Morrison, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Raquel Asencio, Purdue University; Scott Hutcheson, Purdue University, School of Engineering Technology
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Diversity
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
Asking participants to reflect on how the following factors may have impacted their work: § Team size and composition; § Leader structure (single leader vs. co-leader); § External circumstances.Category Description ExampleCourses Efforts to either design a new Re-organizing an introductory course or to substantially engineering course around a set of revise an existing offering real-life scenarios and the use of design thinkingCredentials Efforts to introduce a new A major, minor or certificate in program of study available to innovation
Conference Session
Tips and Tricks for Assessing Student Performance
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nathan M. Hicks, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)
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New Engineering Educators
Conference Session
Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Autumn Marie Reed, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Pamela Petrease Felder, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Shawnisha Hester LGSW, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Denise Nicole Williams, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Yarazeth Medina, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Amanda Lo, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Erika T. Aparaka, University of Maryland College Park; Patricia Ordonez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
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Diversity
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Minorities in Engineering
Conference Session
Exploring the Entrepreneurial and Innovation Mindset
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mark Schar, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Angela Harris, Stanford University; Beth Rieken, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
was discussed and adjusted. To compensate for a lack of an item describing“associational thinking” in the original Dyer scale, two additional statements were developed todescribe this construct.Finally, to convert the modified behavioral statements from an agree-disagree scale into a self-efficacy measure, the scale instructions were adjusted to reflect a self-efficacy intent (“Pleasethink about how confident you are in your ability to do these activities”). A comparison of theoriginal Dyer et al. IBS behavioral items and the restated ISE.5 self-efficacy items is shown inAppendix A.4.0 MethodsThe validity and reliability of the ISE.5 measure was confirmed through three studies. Study 1outlines the process of evolving the Dyer et al. scale
Conference Session
Pre-College: Robotics
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
S. M. Mizanoor Rahman, New York University; Sonia Mary Chacko, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering
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Pre-College Engineering Education Division
movement and stopping of two LEGO robot cars (local and express).The colored paper pieces help identify the locations where the robots stop temporarily.Throughout the two lessons, the following general assumptions are made: (i) the robots are well-designed and the programs are accurate; (ii) the students possess basic skills to operate the LEGOrobots, e.g., commanding the robots by pressing buttons; (iii) the students are able to use theactivity sheets and the selected activities truly reflect the lesson topics; (iv) the students areinterested to perform hands-on activities in teams; (v) the lesson topics and the activities align withthe CCSSM and the NGSS; etc.Statistics of the teachers and students who participated in the robotics-focused
Conference Session
Life After Graduation
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Bernhard Schadl, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University
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Educational Research and Methods
Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education.Dr. Helen L. Chen, Stanford University Helen L. Chen is a research scientist in the Designing Education Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of ePortfolio Initiatives in the Office of the Registrar at Stanford Univer- sity. Chen earned her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her Ph.D. in Communication with a minor in Psychology from Stanford University. Her current research interests include: 1) engineering and en- trepreneurship education; 2) the pedagogy of ePortfolios and reflective practice in higher education; and 3) redesigning the traditional academic transcript. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017
Conference Session
Teams, Teaching, Leadership, and Technical Communications in Mechanical Engineering
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Traci M. Nathans-Kelly, Cornell University; Rick Evans, Cornell University
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Mechanical Engineering
through, for example, iterative revision, peer response and reflection, to be continually ready to learn to learn how and to teach each otherRather quickly it became clear that to be able to realize these needs, we needed to create a newMAE communications curriculum and design a research program for assessment. This newcurriculum and the adjoining research program is known as the MAE/ECP EngineeringCommunications Initiative.There are three key components to the initiative: 1. Creating a pilot partner course, ENGRC 2250, Communication for Mechanical Engineering Design at the sophomore level to be taught in conjunction with MAE 2250, Mechanical Synthesis. 2. Coordinating and supporting through teaching partnerships communication
Conference Session
Tips and Tricks for Actively Engaging Students
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University; Donna Harp Ziegenfuss, University of Utah; Matthew W. Roberts, Southern Utah University
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Diversity
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New Engineering Educators
Conference Session
Assessment of Student Work
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
S. M. Mizanoor Rahman, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University
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Educational Research and Methods
Conference Session
The Best of First-Year Programs Division
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Darlee Gerrard, University of Toronto; Kirstin Newfield, University of Toronto; Narges Balouchestani Asli, University of Toronto; Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto
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First-Year Programs
student to complete the deliverable.The second survey was distributed to current students weekly throughout their first semester oftheir first-year in 2016. Twenty students were selected at random from each engineering programeach week (N~120/week). Surveys were distributed at the end of the week in order for studentsto reflect and respond based on that particular week of study. The survey received a response rateof 26.87% with a completion rate of 77.88%. This survey focuses on the perceived operationaland conceptual difficulty of course content, the nature of that content, the perception of courseassignments, deadlines and expectations, and the overall instructional experience. Data at thepoint of analysis will be anonymized and used in
Collection
AEE Journal
Authors
Claire Dancz; Kevin Ketchman; Rebekah Burke P.E.; Troy Hottle; Kristen Parrish; Melissa Bilec; Amy Landis
intellectual behavior withinthe student homework assignments (“knowledge,” “comprehension,” “application,” “analysis,” “syn-thesis,” or “evaluation”) (Anderson, Krathwohl, and Bloom 2001, Bloom et al. 1956). McCormick etal. 2014 utilized Sustainability Links to evaluate the linkages between the three pillars of sustain-ability, including “concepts” (societal, economic, environmental), “crosslinks” (societal-economic,environmental-economic, societal-environmental) and “interdependency” (societal-economic-environmental) (McCormick et al. 2014b). McCormick et al. 2014 did not include a “no evidence”response option; the authors added this option. Table 1 reflects these three approaches to assessDimensions of Sustainability, Bloom’s Taxonomy, and
Collection
AEE Journal
Authors
Cheryl Bodnar; Matthew Markovetz; Renee Clark; Zachari Swiecki; Golnaz Irgens; Naomi Chesler; David Shaffer
-parametricstatistical analyses in this work, and their results were in general agreement. Another limitation to this work relates to the pre-constructed questions and responses built intothe focus group design. The space from which students could draw questions relevant to their designwas constrained in a manner that may not be reflective of what they might ask in a true industrial set-ting. This could be remedied by an open question format; however, this is difficult to regulate withinan epistemic game environment. It would be possible to further determine student valuation of thedesign metrics through qualitative analysis of the notebook logs students maintained during theseactivities. This work is currently underway and should serve as useful feedback
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Technical Session 3: History and Future of Engineering Librarianship
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Michael J. White, Queen's University
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Engineering Libraries
ofsignificant information.” Easton called his vision an “intellectual refinery,” a “fully automated,continuously operating” facility that would print publications, books and other materials asneeded. Out-of-date books and redundant information would be a thing of the past.Although Easton had not suggested that libraries would soon be obsolete, the ESLC’s 1964program reflected an understandable level of anxiety among engineering librarians. The firstsession was called “The Elimination of the Technical Library” and featured papers such as“Vitality of the Technical Library” by Sam Cabeen of the New York-based EngineeringSocieties Library and “Future of the Special Librarian: Bright or Bleak?” by Alan M. Rees of theCenter for Documentation and