Paper ID #15176A New Approach to Marketing and Outreach for Engineering LibrariesMs. Ellie Ransom, Columbia University Libraries Ellie Ransom is the Research Services Coordinator for the Science & Engineering Libraries Division at Columbia University. She is the liaison to the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the departments of Mathematics and Statistics. She works to create a robust workshop schedule for the science and engineering departments on campus. Ellie has a B.S. in Mathematics from North Carolina State University, a M.S. in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from Georgetown University and an M.S
. Page 15.490.817. Nerz, H.; Bullard, L., The Literate Engineer: Infusing Information Literacy Skills Throughout a Curriculum. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings 2006, AC 2006-409.18. MacAlpine, B.; Uddin, M., Integrating Information Literacy Across the Engineering Design Curriculum. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings 2009, AC 2009-1586.19. Nerz, H. F.; Weiner, S. T., Information Competencies: A Strategic Approach. ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings 2001, 5821-5831.20. Riley, D.; Piccinino, R.; Moriarty, M.; Jones, L., Assessing Information Literacy in Engineering: Integrating a College-Wide Program with ABET-driven Assessment. ASEE Annual Conference and
Outreach Librarian at Binghamton University. She serves as chair of the Libraries’ Instructional Services Coordinating Committee and is the liaison to the Educational Opportunity Program, Student Support Services, and the Office of New Student Programs. Julia has a B.A. in History from Ursinus College and an M.S. in Library Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Information Literacy Portfolio for Curriculum MappingAbstractA portfolio of information literacy (IL) assignments was created for undergraduate engineeringstudents. The portfolio, which includes 29 assignments shaped by the ACRL Framework forInformation
UniversityInstructional Programs (Producer). Retrieved fromhttp://www.libraries.psu.edu/instruction/engineering/engineering.html9. Oud, J. (2009). Guidelines for effective online instruction using multimedia screencasts. Reference ServicesReview, 37(2), 164-177. Retrieved fromhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lxh&AN=42009106&site=ehost-live10. Roberts, J. C., & Bhatt, J. (2007). Innovative approaches to information literacy instruction for engineeringundergraduates at drexel university. European Journal of Engineering Education, 32(3), 243-251.doi:10.1080/0304379070127617111. Scaramozzino, J. M. (2008). An undergraduate science information literacy tutorial in a web 2.0 world. Issues inScience & Technology Librarianship
AC 2009-511: HOW WELL DOES COLLABORATION WORK IN ENGINEERINGPROJECT CURRICULUM REDESIGN?Patsy Hulse, University of Auckland Patsy Hulse has been the Engineering Library Manager, The University of Auckland Library , Auckland, New Zealand for the past 18 years, and, in addition, since 2000, the Civil & Environmental Subject Librarian. Prior to this she was employed over many years in a variety of positions in the University of Auckland library system. She is a registered professional member of the New Zealand Library and Information Association, LIANZA. She has visited many engineering libraries worldwide during her many travels. There has been a particular emphasis on North America
ofinformation literacy across the engineering design curriculum has significantly helped toimprove students’ technical writing skills. The content of their technical papers and designproject reports are now more likely to include up to date information on the research anddevelopment of new engineering design materials, processes, products and services. Facultymembers note that students have a better understanding of available bibliographic resources.They have shown improvement in identification, retrieval techniques and organization ofinformation. Moreover, students have learned to optimize searching techniques necessary fordesign projects and library paper assignments. This observation is based on the research logswhich are now utilized and turned in
literacy into the curriculum at Purdue University. Resource Sharing & Information Networks, 17(1/2), 43-56.11. Napp, J. B. (2004). Survey of library services at engineering news record's top 500 design firms: Implications for engineering education. Journal of Engineering Education, 93(3), 247-252.12. Nerz, H. F. & McCord, M. G. (2003). Information Literacy Rubric. Retrieved March 6, 2006 from http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/instructiontoolkit/document.php?doc=5313. Nerz, H. F., & Weiner, S. T. (2001). Information competencies: A strategic approach. 2001 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Jun 24-27 2001, 5821-5831.14. Owusu-Ansah, E. K. (2004). Information literacy and higher education: Placing the academic library in the
developing a library-run curriculum. Our project team at the University ofMinnesota interviewed graduate students in Civil Engineering to determine their needs in datamanagement and curation. We found many skill areas that were missing or needed support in thegraduate program and proposed a list of learning outcomes that might be addressed throughlibrary training efforts. This paper will focus on our resulting approach to providing DataInformation Literacy (DIL) instruction utilizing Google tools (Sites, Drive, YouTube) to presenta self-paced, interactive online course. The paper also provides an examination of our assessmentmethodology and discusses our findings after a pilot launch with Civil Engineering graduatestudents in Fall 2012
thinking capabilities Page 22.254.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Assessment of Engineering Technology Education using a Learning Paradigm Approach Mysore Narayanan, Miami University, Ohio.Abstract In this presentation, the author describes how one can assess certain specific topics in thearea of engineering technology education based on the principles outlined by leading scholars inthe area of cognitive science and educational methodologies. The principle is to creativelyutilize Washington State University’s Critical Thinking
Paper ID #26221Hack Your Library: Engage Students in Information Literacy through aTechnology-themed CompetitionLindsay Anderberg, New York University Lindsay Anderberg is the Interdisciplinary Science & Technology Librarian and Poly Archivist at New York University Tandon School of Engineering in Brooklyn, New York. She received her MSLIS with a concentration in rare books and special collections from Long Island University’s Palmer School of Li- brary and Information Science. She holds a master’s degree in science studies from New York University’s John W. Draper Interdisciplinary Master’s Program in Humanities and
opportunities for collaboration. Fostering partnerships can beparticularly difficult if the library has no pre-existing relationship with an academic department.This paper will review collaboration with faculty from the perspective of a new librarian. Thecase report will provide new and veteran librarians with effective methods and approaches tocollaborating with faculty, such as creating unique opportunities to network, becoming morevisible, and creating lasting partnerships on campus.IntroductionIt can take a new librarian years to establish productive relationships with faculty in order tosucceed at the liaison work required by academic librarianship and which support careeradvancement. The portions of the library school curriculum that address
com world, but it’s not as good for the dotresearch world.The Pedagogical Context: The Technical Communication Class and the CapstonesOne of the dilemmas faced by those of us who teach engineering students is how best tofulfill the requirements mandated by the national accreditation board. In the case oftechnical communication, that means helping our students develop their so-called“professional” skills; that is, communication, team work and lifelong learning skills.Recently, the writing-across-the-curriculum (WAC) and writing-in-the-disciplines (WID)models have approached these requirements by integrating communication within varioustechnical classes. In these models, the communication instructors have some input intoboth curriculum and
Paper ID #7475Engineering Librarians as Partners of Faculty in Teaching Scholarly Inquiryto Undergraduate Students through Curriculum Integration: The BiotextilesProduct Development Course BlogMr. Greg Tourino, North Carolina State University Greg Tourino is the associate director of Centennial Campus Research Services at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina where he shares responsibility for planning, delivering, and manag- ing library services to the large and growing number of faculty and students in the Colleges of Engineering and Textiles on Centennial Campus.Prof. Martin W. King, North Carolina
]. Balancing the competing needs of existing curriculum whilerecognizing the desire for faculty and administration to expand and offer new programs has beena challenge for the library in terms of collections, services, and funding.This article will focus specifically on how a medium-sized library, such as DSU, is developing amechanical engineering collection and expertise without significant startup funding. A modelwith a five-year timeline for development between a new library dean, a librarian now serving asa new engineering subject liaison, and new program faculty has been developed which canhopefully serve as a model for other schools wishing to develop an engineering collection andservices where none existed in the past. This approach allows for
literacy. She is currently Director of Reference and Instruction at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, NJ.Dr. Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Jaskirat Sodhi is interested in first-year engineering curriculum design and recruitment, retention and success of engineering students. He is the coordinator of ENGR101, an application-oriented course for engineering students placed in pre-calculus courses. He has also developed and co-teaches the Fundamen- tals of Engineering Design course that includes a wide spectra of activities to teach general engineering students the basics of engineering design using a hands-on approach which is also engaging and fun. He is an Institute for Teaching
. This paper explains one approach to integrating library resources and expertisein both research and teaching, providing a blueprint for other engineering faculty, librarians, andinstructors who hope to develop a more robust integration of the library.The collaboration described here includes research and teaching, seeded in the relationshipsestablished through library outreach that is regularly expected of librarians. Through a concertedeffort at integrating new library resources, author one helped authors two and three innovatepedagogical approaches to teaching engineering communication and co-designed a researchstudy to assess the effectiveness of the approach. Specifically, the authors look at the way onelibrary resource, the ASTM Compass
of the literature concerning engineering curriculum for girls reveals some broadtreatments of the subject. Following WWII-era handbooks offering engineering careerguidance to girls by listing vocational options for various science careers, two types ofliterature that inform this paper appear increasingly prominent from the late 1970s.1, 2, 3The first may be characterized as literature concerned with student perceptions and the Page 15.1146.2representation of professional scientists and engineers. The second is more concernedwith pedagogical strategies and programs designed for pre-college girls. Both treatmentsgenerally approach the subject as a way
Attic Web site, and managing the University of Toledo Digital Repository. Research interests include Digital Humanities, interdisciplinary approaches to digital curation, digital preservation, archival science, and information architecture. His digital scholarship activities include an international blog on Research- Gate: Digital Humanities and Archiving. Teaching experience since 1988: World Music, Music History, Humanities, Music Bibliography, private guitar instruction, and Information Literacy. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Academic Libraries and the Strategic Vision for Diversity in Higher EducationIntroductionAcademic libraries play a vital
AC 2009-1909: TEAMING WITH POSSIBILITIES: WORKING TOGETHER TOENGAGE WITH ENGINEERING FACULTY AND STUDENTSJanet Fransen, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Jan Fransen is the Civil and Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Librarian at the University of Minnesota—Twin Cities. Jan earned her MLIS from Dominican University/College of St. Catherine in 2008, joining the library world after two decades as a computer consultant, trainer, and writer. Her undergraduate degrees are from the University of Minnesota: a B.A. in Speech-Communication, and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics.Jon Jeffryes, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Jon Jeffryes is the new Biomedical and Mechanical
demonstrations and the practice searches continue to beinformed by the topics covered in the curriculum. For example, this past year the librarianused the topics: planets and exploration, planets and observation, black holes, globalwarming, genetic engineering, and Alzheimer's.Since every year the content of this course changes slightly, and new coordinators comewith new ideas, the librarians and course coordinators meet regularly to discusscurriculum changes and to tailor the library presentation to address the students authenticneeds to complete the course requirements. For example, during the last three years, thelibrarian began to incorporate more powerful searching techniques, such as Googlecommands into his workshops (e.g. intitle:), to help
building a new generation ofmachines, materials, and systems [1]. As a result, these challenges will require us to examinehow we not only educate engineers for the future, but also to integrate techniques from the largerfield of education so that we can apply research-informed approaches to engineering education.When we talk about a research-informed approach in the context of this work, we are discussingthe method of engaging in interactional ethnography as a logic of inquiry, and as a method forinforming curricular based decisions [2]. Many engineering and science curricula focusprimarily on students developing the technical skills required for their careers post-graduation.This focus on technical skills often comes at the cost of the
Paper ID #24717Pop-Goes-The-Library! Using a Pop-Up Library to Reach STEM StudentsMs. Joanne Dera, New Jersey Institute of Technology Joanne Dera is the Science and Engineering Librarian at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. She is the liaison librarian for the following departments: Chemistry & Environmental Science, Chemical & Materials Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, and Physics.Dr. Davida Scharf, New Jersey Institute of Technology Davida Scharf has a B.A. from Barnard College in Art and Architectural History, an MLS from Columbia University, and a PhD from the Rutgers University School
that information once you have it. How do you cite it, or whatever it might be.[I4]"Second, one librarian voiced his or her personal experience with lacking information literacy skillsas an engineering student. This personal experience underscores the fact that librarians know whyinformation literacy skills matter to their students.“I’m an engineer… and I had no information skills until I went to library school, and so I knowthat this was missing in my own education, um, and so I value it for that reason.[I4]”Now, turning to the themes, many librarians stated that in order to successfully incorporate ILIinto engineering curriculum, a strategic approach is needed:"… 11 departments, that's 10,000 engineering students. Those poor librarians – how
competitive job markets in a generation. Employers don't just want newly-minted graduatesfrom institutions with a well-recognized, specialized, professional curriculum. The companieshiring engineers look increasingly for job-seekers with more experience and abilities, peoplewho will have skills in critical thinking and the desire to learn and grow throughout theirprofessional lives. With the half-life of the technical knowledge gained in some engineeringfields in the neighborhood of a few years, it is in society's best interest that our graduates beflexible, adaptable, and life-long learners.7 Engineering schools, in response to the needs of industry, have implemented cooperativeeducational programs and an increased emphasis on team projects to
new theoretical frameworks. There should be a focus in engagingcross-disciplinary stakeholders in the research process.IntroductionEngineering education places a growing emphasis on design and capstone-based projectsfounded in a students’ ability to effectively seek, understand, and apply information.Engineering students are required to create, problem solve, and improve, usingengineering principles to develop their skills in technical, environmental, socioeconomicand political aspects of the engineering design process. Engineering students areincreasingly not taking a traditional scientific approach to research, mirroringprofessional engineers and scientists [1]. Henry Petroski stated that “Science is aboutknowing, engineering is about doing
interdisciplinary, it is imperative thatscience and engineering librarians develop and implement new approaches to the disseminationof library research tools and techniques. Collaborations among researchers in several areas ofscience or engineering disciplines are increasingly obtaining research grants for new areas ofresearch. Faculty and students need advice about how to access information from a variety ofresources that cover a broad spectrum of academic disciplines. Taking on the role of aninformation consultant can be beneficial in such circumstances to meet the challenges of findingviable ways to partner with faculty and student researchers in multidisciplinary areas. 10 Newlibrarians need not only to get familiar with their general job functions but
presentations • asynchronous forums, email, and online document management • individualized tutoring, assistance, and instruction through email and phoneOverview of MEPPMEPP is designed on the “cohort” model. Every Fall, a new cohort is admitted and spends aweek on the UW-Madison campus in a first summer residency week; students receive orientationto the program and complete a networking course to facilitate their online work. Thereafter,students enroll concurrently in the same classes for two years. Appendix A outlines the two-yearMEPP calendar.Students meet with their library liaison in a library orientation during residency week. Libraryresources are integrated into the MEPP curriculum, especially the MEPP writing courses wherethe
tunnels age, repairs become more costly and we often have to destroy the existing structures. The question of the day? “Do we have to keep using traditional ways of fixing or rebuilding our infrastructure, or are there new scientific approaches we can use?”. Researchers and engineers have been studying nature for many years, inspiring new approaches to fix crumbling infrastructure. Many animals, including humans, can heal wounds or cracks to their bones. In nature, organisms show a healing strategy or response to damage. When damage occurs, living units (e.g., cells) become active and begin to produce suitable chemicals that can heal the damage. This concept will be followed in this workshop to
, classrooms can excite and encourage students to explore the possibilities of microcontrollers, electronics, and physical computing. Brian Huang has a Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign and a Masters in Education from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Page 26.1081.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Lending a Hand: Supporting the Maker Movement in Academic LibrariesAbstractMany libraries are embracing the Maker movement as an exciting new community to welcomeinto their
and Digital Manufacturing and its integration with the renewable energy sector.Mr. Mark McKinley Sanders, East Carolina University Mark Sanders is the Assistant Director for Public Services at East Carolina University’s (ECU) Joyner Library. Previously he worked as a Reference and Outreach Librarian at ECU and Louisiana State Uni- versity. He holds an M.S. in Library Science from UNC-Chapel Hill and an M.A. in Spanish literature from Penn State University. His professional interests include student centered learning spaces, innovative services, and new technologies.Dr. Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University Robert A. ”Bob” Chin is a full professor in the Department of Technology Systems, College of Engineer- ing