Conference Session

Engineering Librarian Collaborations in the Library, On Campus, and Beyond

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2020 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

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Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #29275If you build it, they will come: A case-study of how FSU Libraries grewengineering services through targeted rebranding and outreach for amulti-institution college of engineeringDenise Amanda Wetzel, Florida A&M University/Florida State University Denise A. Wetzel joined Florida State University Libraries in January 2018. She holds a B.H. in Inter- disciplinary Studies from the Pennsylvania State University and a Masters in Library and Information Studies from the University of Alabama. Currently, Denise is pursuing a Masters in Aquatic Environ- mental Science with Florida State University’s Department of

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvia George-Williams, Southern Methodist University; Jessie Marshall Zarazaga, Southern Methodist University

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Engineering Libraries

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Beyond Our Horizon: Reaching out to Engineering Faculty to Teach Spatial Literacy Beyond Our Horizon: Reaching out to Engineering Faculty to Teach Spatial LiteracyAbstractThe National Research Council of the National Academies has recognized the importance ofspatial thinking as an important skill in the 21st century, and in its report “Learning to ThinkSpatially”, supports its integration in the K-12 curriculum. Building on universities’ increasinglyrecognized and integral support for Information Literacy, comes the realization that SpatialLiteracy should be another of those skills that should be taught at the tertiary level. Recognizingthe

Conference Session

Engineering Librarian Collaborations in the Library, On Campus, and Beyond

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Pauline Melgoza, Texas A&M University; Tina M. Budzise-Weaver, Texas A&M University; Sarel Lavy, Texas A&M University; Tiyamike Kunje

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/blackmore-researchinto-2011.pdf​ ​[Accessed Feb.2, 2020].[16] S. Lavy, E. Daneshpour, and K. Choi, 2019, “Higher education space management through user-centric data analytics”, ​Facilities,​ vol.38, no.3/4, pp.346-364, 2019.[17] M. Bilandzic and M. Foth, “Learning beyond books—strategies for ambient media to improve libraries and collaboration spaces as interfaces for social learning,” ​Multimedia Tools and Applications​, vol.71, no.1, pp.77-95, 2014[18] A. Thomas, “Student photo diaries,” Presentation at ​Special Libraries Association Texas Chapter Meeting,​ Austin, TX, 2017.[19] Texas A&M University. “Enrollment Profile Fall 2019.” http://dars.tamu.edu/Student/Enrollment-Profile (accessed January 19, 2020

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Outreach and Beyond: New Roles for Librarians

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Miller, University of Maryland; Bob Kackley, University of Maryland, College Park; Nevenka Zdravkovska, University of Maryland

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Engineering Libraries

Libraries are no exception. For example, the very well-run UM Libraries UserEducation Department keeps a detailed log of every instruction class that has been taught from2001-present, by mostly librarians, but also some other library staff (Table 1). It was surprisingto go through the entire nine years of statistics to see the various classes, schools and groupslisted. Granted, the University of Maryland is located in a large metropolitan area, WashingtonDC. More than thirty-five K-12 schools (high school, middle school and elementary) werelisted, and 147 sessions were given to these students alone. UMD UMD Libraries Libraies K-12 EPSL EPSL K-12

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Improving and Understanding Engineering Collections and Publication

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Qianjin Zhang, University of Iowa

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Engineering Libraries

University of Arizona, and a BS in Biotechnology from Jiangsu University of Science and Technology (China). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Getting Tired of Massive Journal Usage Statistics: A Case Study on Engineering Journal Usage Analysis Using K-Means ClusteringAbstractIn 2018-2019, due to increases in the costs of information resources and flat collection budgets,University of Iowa Libraries has experienced a large-scale journal cancellation. As part of the UniversityLibraries system, the Engineering Library went through a difficult process of identifying a list of journalswith low usage and high cost, gathering feedback from our users and finalizing a list for

Conference Session

Engineering Librarian Collaborations in the Library, On Campus, and Beyond

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cari Kaurloto, University of Southern California

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Engineering Libraries

head librarian. Thus, as the solo librarian, Iam tasked with liaison duties for all campus STEM communities, taking on a serious workload.While there is an acting head librarian, there duties are split with other liaison communities. Inaddition, the paraprofessional staff is made up of one library manager, three permanent librarysupervisors, and one contract library supervisor. Because this particular library has been closedfor renovations, staff have been asked to assist the circulation desks of other campus libraries(highlighting that staffing shortages plague the entire library system). One of the main challenges of hiring more librarians is that staffing is often beyond theindividual library’s control. Positions need to be justified

Conference Session

Engineering Librarian Collaborations in the Library, On Campus, and Beyond

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kelly Giles, James Madison University Libraries; Elizabeth Price, James Madison University Libraries

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Engineering Libraries

. [Online]. Available: http://www.istl.org/03-spring/article4.html (accessed March 11, 2020).[6] Office of Institutional Research. “Student Enrollment & Demographics.” James Madison University, November 21, 2019. https://public.tableau.com/views/JamesMadisonUniversity- StudentEnrollmentDemographics/EnrollmentbyCollegeMajor (accessed March 11, 2020).[7] “College of Business - Recognitions & Awards.” James Madison University. https://www.jmu.edu/cob/about/recognitions.shtml (accessed March 11, 2020).[8] K. Giles. “No budget, no experience, no problem: Creating a library orientation game for freshman engineering majors.” J. Academic Librarianship, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 170-177, March 2015. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org

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Evolving Engineering Libraries: Services, Spaces, and Collections

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott A. Curtis, University of Missouri, Kansas City

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Engineering Libraries

. dissertations, with Masters’ candidates using more “grey literature,” or literature notgenerally accessed through the main collections of libraries, like technical reports, industry andgovernment standards, government documents and web-based resources.11 Kirkwood’s findingsshowed that roughly 40% of the resources cited in all theses and dissertations in civil engineeringin the period 2003-2004 were grey literature. Kirkwood noted that this result correlated well witha finding of 41% grey literature citations in a study of engineering graduate student Masters’theses at Mississippi State University reported by Virginia K. Williams and Christine LeaFletcher.13 She then checked the citations against library holdings as a way of informing futurecollection

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Christe, Drexel University; Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University; Christopher Michael Sales, Drexel University; Yaghoob Farnam, Drexel University

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #21954Empowering Underrepresented Groups to Excel in STEM Through ResearchSprintsMr. Daniel Christe, Drexel University Daniel Christe has research interests at the nexus of mechanical engineering, materials science, and man- ufacturing centering on predictive design for functional fabrics that ”see, communicate, sense, and adapt”. Daniel holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, and an undergraduate degree in Materials Science, both from Drexel University. Daniel splits his time between Drexel University and Elsevier, where he is a STEM Learning Strategist responsible for designing integrative

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 1: Diversity

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shalini Ramachandran, Boise State University; Steven Matthew Cutchin, Boise State University; Sheree Fu, California State University, Los Angeles

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

for Engineering Education, 2021 Raising Algorithm Bias Awareness among Computer Science Students through Library and Computer Science InstructionAbstractWe are a computer science professor and two librarians who work closely with computer sciencestudents. In this paper, we outline the development of an introductory algorithm bias instructionsession. As part of our lesson development, we analyzed the results of a survey we conducted ofcomputer science students at three universities on their perceptions about search-engine andbig-data algorithms. We examined whether an information literacy component focused onalgorithmic bias was

Conference Session

Beneficial Partnerships: Enhancing Library Programming with Strategic Collaborations

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily K. Hart, Syracuse University; Alex Vincent Jannini, Syracuse University; Alexander J. Johnson, Syracuse University; Katy Pieri, Syracuse University

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Forming Key Partnerships to Enhance Graduate Student ProgrammingAuthors: Emily K Hart, Alexander V Struck Jannini, Alexander J Johnson, Katy PieriAbstractThe graduate chapter of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE@SU) and theSTEM Librarian at Syracuse University formed a collaborative and mutually beneficialpartnership with the goal of enhancing non-curricular educational opportunities for graduatestudents in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS). By combining the expertiseof both organizations, including strategies for event planning, marketing, and outreach, as well asdata garnered through event feedback surveys, significant strides were made toward

Conference Session

Information Literacy in Context: Enabling Real World Problem Solving

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adriana Popescu, Princeton University

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Engineering Libraries

proficient working in or directing a team of ethnic and cultural diversity.3. Are able to communicate across cultures.4. Have had a chance to practice engineering in a global context, whether through an international internship, a service-learning opportunity, a virtual global engineering project or some other form of experience.5. Can effectively deal with ethical issues arising from cultural or national differences.Grandin & Hedderich summarize all the nuances of describing global competence in theirchapter “Global Competence for Engineers” as follows: “In sum, an interculturally competentperson understands that all individuals’ views of the world have been unknowingly shaped by

Conference Session

Foundations for Pedagogical Success

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Lucchesi, Michigan Technological University; Jennifer Sams, Michigan Technological University; Lauren Movlai, Michigan Technological University; Erin S Matas, Michigan Technological University; Nora Allred, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Libraries

-tenure Librarians.” Collaborative Librarianship 4, no. 4 (2012): 165-174.17. Samson, S., and D.E. McCrea. “Using Peer Review to Foster Good Teaching.” Reference Services Review 36, no. 1 (2008): 61-70.18. Chionski, E., and M. Emanuel. “The One-Minute Paper and the One-Hour Class: Outcomes Assessment for One-Shot Library Instruction.” Reference Services Review 34, no. 1 (2006): 148-155.19. Watson, S.E., C. Rex, J. Markgraf, H. Kishel, E. Jennings, and K. Hinnant. “Revising the ‘One-Shot’ Through Lesson Study: Collaborating with Writing Faculty to Rebuild a Library Instruction Session” College & Research Libraries 74, no. 4 (2013): 381-398.20. Association of College & Research Libraries. “Standards

Conference Session

Empowering the User Learning Experience: Evolution in Library Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill H. Powell, Cornell University

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Engineering Libraries

December 2009.23Developing a Plan to Re-envision the Engineering LibraryThe Advisory Committee to Re-envision the Engineering Library was comprised of faculty,librarians, graduate students, and undergraduate students. They gave their report to the Dean,Librarian, and Provost, and a decision on the library’s transition was made public in June 2010.24 Page 25.1375.3Recruiting for this committee was important. The Dean recruited open-minded faculty andlibrarians recruited students through relevant student organizations. Of high importance wasensuring students’ needs were being addressed. As a result of their representation, 24/7 buildingaccess was

Conference Session

The Human Element of Librarianship

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara M. Samuel, University of Michigan; Paul F. Grochowski, University of Michigan; Leena N Lalwani, University of Michigan; Jake Carlson, University of Michigan Library

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Engineering Libraries

/10.1353/pla.2011.0022 [25] Carlson, J., & Johnston, L. (Eds.). (2015). ​ Data Information Literacy: Librarians, Data and the Education of  a New Generation of Researchers​ . West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press. [26] Akers, K. G. (2014). Going Beyond Data Management Planning: Comprehensive Research Data Services.  College and Research Libraries News, 75​ (8), 435­436. Retrieved from ​ http://crln.acrl.org/content/75/8/435 [27] [anonymous]. (2014). Energy Department to Require Digital Management Plans. ​ Information Outlook, 18​ (4),  6.  [28] Halbert, M. (2013). Prospects for Research Data Management. In ​ Research Data Management: Principles,  Practices

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsay Anderberg, New York University; Matthew Frenkel, New York University; Mikolaj Wilk, New York University

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

used beyond its original capacity. In 2016, Dibner Library issued a LibQual survey to its patrons in order to assessinformation control, affect of service, and library as a place. 182 members of the NYU Tandoncommunity responded to the survey, of which 65 were undergrads and 108 were graduatestudents. The library was found to be underperforming in the category of library as a place. Ofthe 93 comments made by respondents, nearly two thirds of these comments were related tolibrary spaces and noise levels in the library. Example comments included remarks such as,“Noise levels are too high and have gotten worse. I think I’m not alone in that I would like morequiet places to study, and those areas should be clearly set aside for quiet study

Conference Session

Makerspaces in the Library: Using 3D printers, Laser Cutters, and Kits to Enhance Learning

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Rogers, North Carolina State University Libraries; Ben Leduc-Mills, SparkFun Electronics, Inc.; Brendan C. O'Connell, Smith College Libraries; Brian Huang, Sparkfun Electronics

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Engineering Libraries

extends beyond K-12 to university education aswell.As we extend the NCSU Libraries Makerspace program in the coming years, we see bothopportunities and challenges in continuing to broaden access to the Maker movement and itstechnologies, and in integrating new types of tools such as wearable and electronic-textiles(which present unique challenges for lending). Perhaps most importantly, we see great promisein leveraging on-campus expertise to strengthen our workshop program, and in connectingmakers more thoroughly in a community of practice that furthers collaboration and knowledge-sharing. The impact of adopting a maker-friendly atmosphere has been overwhelmingly positive;we serve real community needs, we help foster creativity across many

Conference Session

TS3: Working with Students

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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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Engineering Libraries

forinterdisciplinary research because it contains journals from a large variety of disciplines rangingfrom Engineering to Biology to the Humanities and beyond”) and hands-on search questions thatrequired students to login to databases for the first time (for example, “Search Knovel forplatinum mines. When was the first result published?”). The goal was to set a foundation for agraded assessment in the synchronous virtual session, in which students competed in aPollEverywhere quiz that required them to practice searching in each database. We also hopedthat logging in to each database prior to the synchronous class would minimize technology issuesonce we were live together (virtually). Additionally, based on student feedback from theprevious academic year, we

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

does not3.1.2, 3.1.3 & 3.1.5; databases) levels. familiar with the major sources retrieved through clearly understand the know how to accessACRL 1, 1.3; ABET 3.h, Thoroughly understands databases engineering, but search engines. Aware of difference between search tools information sources after3.k the differences between not those of other relevant historic resources but tends and consequently has difficulty completing a search. Does available search tools. areas. Uses search engines to use newer electronic selecting appropriate databases

Conference Session

Teaching Engineering Students and Library Staff: New Ideas and Best Practices

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Jane Dooley, Dalhousie University

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Engineering Libraries

following:recommendations for simplifying the process using course design templates, creating learningoutcomes based on Bloom’s Taxonomy, a list of freely available instructional design trainingvideos, and best practices.In addition to supporting colleagues interested in online training program creation, thesematerials will also provide initial supportive content for the Reference Trainers CoP aspreviously discussed. It is the author’s hope that experience gained through using the LMSsoftware in this way will expose members of this future CoP to the ways in which trainingprograms can be made more accessible and engaging for staff undergoing reference training.The author envisions this CoP framework to be a pilot that demonstrates how a LMS can beutilized for other

Conference Session

Informing the Critical Understanding of Our Users: Using Data to Develop New and Diverse Services

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kate Mercer, University of Waterloo; Kari D. Weaver, University of Waterloo; Ariel Jocelyn Stables-Kennedy, Western University

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

engineering students access, use, and understand information; identify gaps in theliterature, and how this can be used to support information literacy education in theengineering disciplines. Engineering students are required to create, problem solve, andimprove, using engineering principles to develop their skills in technical, environmental,socioeconomic and political aspects of the engineering process. They are increasinglyfaced with the availability of rapidly shifting information types, which are gathered fromsources like Google and Reddit. Finding and interpreting such information, even whenfound correctly through sources outside traditional research boundaries (technicaldocuments found online vs. peer review articles through a library catalog

Conference Session

It’s All About the Students

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Christe, Drexel University, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics; Savannah Lee, Drexel University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Rishiraj B Mathur, Drexel University, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics; Krzysztof W Mazur, Drexel University, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics; Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University ; Christopher A. Badurek, Drexel University; Matthew Morton, Knovel at Elsevier

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, 2012.[18] M. A. Smale, "Learning Through Quests and Contests: Games in Information Literacy Instruction," 2011, vol. 2, p. 20, 2011-08-17 2011.[19] A. K. Shenton and M. Fitzgibbons, "Making information literacy relevant," Library Review, vol. 59, pp. 165-174, 2010.[20] A. N. Hess, "Motivational Design in Information Literacy Instruction," Communications in Information Literacy, vol. 9, 2015.[21] J. P. Gee, "What video games have to teach us about learning and literacy," Comput. Entertain., vol. 1, pp. 20-20, 2003.[22] S. Nicholson, "Strategies for Meaningful Gamification: Concepts behind Transformative Play and Participatory Museums " presented at the Meaningful Play Conference 2012, Lansing

Conference Session

Foundations for Pedagogical Success

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Kunberger P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Chris Geiger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Kimberly A. Reycraft, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Engineering Libraries

-environmental engineering. Educational areas of interest are self- efficacy and persistence in engineering and development of an interest in STEM topics in K-12 students.Dr. Chris Geiger, Florida Gulf Coast University Chris Geiger is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Bioengineering in the U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. de- grees in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1999 and 2003, respectively, and his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1996.Ms. Kimberly A. Reycraft, Florida Gulf Coast University Kim Reycraft earned a Bachelors degree in Environmental Science and Policy and worked in that field

Conference Session

New Collaborations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Rauh, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jody Hoesly, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Engineering Libraries

theinterdisciplinary nature of research being done on our campus, expanding this project beyond theboundaries of the College of Engineering would demonstrate a more complete picture of thepublishing relationships among faculty and researchers. Through our examples withinengineering, we are able to demonstrate collaborations within the College of Engineering and arelooking for libraries that support other college and departments to further enhance that picture.The last bridge that we anticipate building is one that leads directly to the institutional repository.One of the original goals for developing the bibliography software was to create a tool thatwould feed our repository. The software we are using allows researchers or their designates toupload objects

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

, they pushed beyond our preconceptions of whatconstitutes “non-traditional sources.” In the future, the station will specifically address the role oflibrarians and other experts as sources of a wider range of information than perhaps expected.ResultsWhile still awaiting analysis of the final results of the Faculty’s standard, anonymous courseevaluation survey, informal feedback provided through journal entries on the Research Studiohas garnered mixed results. On a very basic level, the physical introduction to the library seemedto work, as indicated in this post to the online journal system associated with the course: “At the start of our bridge themed projects (both for CIV102 and ESC101), we were introduced in Studio 4 the wonder that is

Conference Session

Assessing, Expanding, and Innovating Information Literacy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amber Janssen, California State University Maritime Academy; William W. Tsai, California State University Maritime Academy

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Engineering Libraries

StateUniversity, Maritime Academy IRB committee. Over three years, all students taking the coursewere invited to participate. This resulted in 106 of 112 students giving consent: Fall 2017 (32students), Fall 2018 (42 students), and Fall 2019 (32 students). The course consisted of threemajor laboratory experiments. The lab report topics were convection, airfoil, and truck drag. Asthe semester progressed, the latter two topics were not based on knowledge from prerequisitecourses. Students were provided additional information literacy instruction to help with theirsearches. The supplemental instruction was also a part of an effort to improve students’information literacy skills in this program. Each experiment included theory presentationshalfway through

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 2: Special Topics

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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Engineering Libraries

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

Professional Issues and Opportunities for Engineering Librarians

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Libraries

anawareness of the kinds of resources available through the library and practice findinginformation in the library. Hill, Best, and Dalessio [7] conducted a literature review and foundno articles dealing with information literacy related to engineering technology at junior andcommunity colleges. They describe their own efforts to create an information literacy assessmentprogram for EET at Erie Community College.Erdmann and Harding [8], [9] have reported on a longstanding collaboration, the ‘Treasure Hunt’to teach information literacy concepts to MET students, which was extended by Sapp, Van Epps,Fosmire, and Harding [10]. Bhatt, Genis, and Roberts describe a library program for AppliedEngineering Technology students.[11] Some papers have discussed

Conference Session

Engaging Students with Creativity and Innovation

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanne Dera, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Davida Scharf, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Joseph J. Mercuri, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Raymond Patrick Vasquez, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

solving problems that do not requirelibrary use [2]. Even though most colleges require humanities and language arts courses forundergraduates in science and engineering programs, these students typically seek helpdifferently than those in liberal arts majors. They typically don’t use the library beyond itstraditional purpose of a place to study. They may be unaware of library services and resourcesand are not known to ask for help in using library resources or completing research assignments[2]. Their confidence and competence in being technologically savvy makes them morereluctant to fully utilize library services [3].Carroll, et. al. [4] hypothesized that engineering and science students low usage of the librarydoesn’t reflect on their lack of

Conference Session

Empowering the User Learning Experience: Evolution in Library Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Honora N. Eskridge, North Carolina State University; Kim Duckett, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Libraries

) profession, most frequently for web designprojects, but also for space and service design. Such research efforts make sense in librarieswhere focus on the user has always been of high importance, but ever evolving use oftechnologies and changes in learning-style preferences have called for continual commitment tocollecting feedback in an organized and reportable manner. This paper describes howresearching the user experience has been an important part of our process of designing a new128,000 square-foot library scheduled to open in 2013. Through a range of data-gatheringmethods our library has developed a richer understanding of our users’ behaviors, preferences,and needs related to spaces, services, and technologies. Additionally, librarians have