Conference Session

Assessment of Information Literacy Programs for Engineers

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alysia Starkey, Kansas State University-Salina; Jung Oh, Kansas State University-Salina; Judith Collins, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

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Engineering Libraries

remainder of this paper as moreappropriate.Information fluency reflects the process of acquiring a proficiency by degrees, as part of anongoing process, where “fluency” is relative to the context in which performance occurs.Approximations of a second “language” must be practiced, as new proficiency is graduallyacquired. In the remainder of this paper, the authors use the words information fluency, ratherthan information literacy, to refer to a constellation of abilities in the use of information systems.We first: (a) refer to TAC of ABET accreditation Criterion 2 to demonstrate the process of faculty/librarian teamwork in a mechanical engineering technology information assignment, then (b) share examples of early

Conference Session

Forum on Collaborative Information Literacy Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Honora Nerz, North Carolina State University; Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Libraries

manufacture this product (f) Worldwide demand or sales for this chemical; and (g) Unit pricing ($/kg, $/gal, etc.) (Note: this should reflect bulk pricing, not pricing of small units from Fisher Scientific, etc.)2. From the textbook index, select a technical topic that begins with the same letter as your lastname or the nearest possible letter (for example Brent -> Bubble point). Find three papers (notweb sites) in the recent literature that deal with this topic. Copy and paste their citationinformation and abstracts. Find these three papers, photocopy or print out their first pages, andattach them to the homework. Page

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Reid, Pennsylvania State University-Wilkes-Barre

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Engineering Libraries

. Retrieved 3/13/2005 from http://www.gopsusports.com/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=7327 Thamel, P. (2005, February 24). Lessons in life. New York Times, p.D1. Retrieved 3/20/2005 Page 11.324.13 from the Proquest Database.Welch, J., & Welch, S. (2005). Winning. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.Wooden, J., & Jamison, S. (1997). Wooden: A lifetime of observations and reflections on and off the court. Chicago: Contemporary Books.Wooden, J., & Jamison, S. (2005). Wooden on Leadership. New York: McGraw-Hill Page 11.324.14