ofHistoric Places. Altgeld Hall is set to undergo restoration starting summer 2023. Whenconstruction begins, the entire mathematics collection will be moved and housed in a temporarylocation for the duration of the building restoration project. This presentation aims to sharepreliminary information on the collection management processes utilized to realign the physicalbound collection to a size that can be accommodated in the transitional space. Due to the historicsignificance of the library, this information will be shared through the scope of preservation,including strategies that have succeeded and issues encountered, in order to provide insight tothis process and initiate dialog with fellow librarians in similar situations.IntroductionIn
efforts and the successes and challenges encountered as we work toaddress business research needs in the engineering curriculum.Introduction and Literature ReviewThe teaching of business competencies to engineering students is exploding in engineeringeducation due to a variety of factors. First, there is a critical need to develop professional skills,including leadership, communication and teamwork, and capabilities for “real-world”engineering design and operations, along with learning the core math, science, and technicalaspects of engineering [1], [2]. Interviews and surveys of early-career engineers revealed notonly technical skills were needed but also skills for industry, like complex project managementand soft skills, that newcomers had to
the Oregon Institute of Technology Library. Aja earned an MLIS degree from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in French and Community and Regional Development from UC Davis. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Uncovering Information Behavior: AI-assisted Citation Analysis of Mechanical Engineering Technology Senior Capstone ReportsAbstractCitation analysis has been used by librarians and researchers to guide collection developmentdecisions, assess information literacy, and to gain insight into the development of scholarshipwithin a discipline. This project builds on this foundation by using citation
include a semester-long co-curricular program, the strategic inclusion oflibrary services into wellness programming, and an interactive multi-part stakeholder workshop.The focus of the collaborations included experiential learning, project-based learning, andwellness, and all collaborations involved librarians joining with external groups and stakeholdersto broaden impact. In each of the three cases, the initial ask was not for information literacy (IL)instruction – or even for librarian support – but by identifying a point-of-need and havingconversations with campus colleagues, librarians have made themselves a fundamental part ofinteresting partnerships. These experiences demonstrated how librarians are ideal collaborators,and partnerships are
Information Literacy in Graduate Course Term PapersAbstractThe Materials Processing course at Northeastern University enrolls both Master’s level studentswith a concentration in Materials and undergraduates who select the course as an elective fortheir combined BS/MS degree. For the term project, students work in teams to research and writea journal-quality review article detailing the state of the art for a particular process. This studyaimed to assess students’ information literacy (IL) skills as demonstrated in this term project toidentify IL skills with which graduate and upper-level undergraduate students may need moresupport. A secondary goal was to examine any differences in information between theundergraduate and
in work at the intersection ofresearch data management, impact services, and competitive intelligence. The webinar series hasintroduced such initiatives at Syracuse University, University of Pennsylvania, University ofWaterloo, Carnegie Mellon University, Rutgers University, University of Illinois, Virginia Tech,and the University of California at Los Angeles [9]. Peer-reviewed articles published in the lastfive years reveal a small, but growing number of teams offering similar services, although mostexist outside of North America [10]–[14].3. Collaborations Project Requests - Process OverviewOur Research Impact & Intelligence (RII) department fields numerous requests per year fromacademic departments/colleges, the Office of Research
, Pennsylvania State University Sara Kern is an Engineering Librarian at Penn State University. She earned her MA in history from Penn State and her MSLIS at Syracuse University. Her research interests include inclusive library outreach and instruction. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Crafting a Library on Belonging in Engineering: An Initial Review using Textual AnalysisIntroductionWhat does it mean to belong in engineering? Who belongs in engineering? Where do libraries fitinto this conversation? Many scholars have explored the concept of outreach, inclusion,accessibility, and belonging in STEM fields. This project examines a collection of these works,using a library of literature as a corpus
. When initially discussing what questions should be included in the pre-survey, wecame to the conclusion that we wanted to assess how critical a participant was of informationsources. But we also recognized that asking a direct question on this topic could influence theirbehavior during the observational session. As a workaround to this issue, we decided to ask thestudent about their previous engagement with research projects and their previous exposure tolibrary instruction. We feel that these questions will help us parse out students that have moreformal experience with information literacy and source evaluation in the final dataset. Thepost-survey questions are designed to provide both quantitative and qualitative data to betterunderstand
academia. On-the-jobinformation needs move at a more rapid pace and employers provide less specific guidance thanacademic instructors, making it difficult for new university graduates to solve informationproblems [1]. For engineering and technology students, workplace information use involves lessof the sources that are traditionally emphasized in academia (e.g., peer reviewed journal articles,books) and more of the resources heavily relied upon in industry, such as technical standards [2],[3], [4], [5]. Additionally, workplace projects require a high degree of interpersonal informationgathering and communication with colleagues [6], [7].Recent research from American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) indicatesthat employers view
the renovation of the Main and Weaver Libraries and construction of a newStudent Success District (SSD). This was a seven-year, $81 million project that connected MainLibrary, the Weaver Science-Engineering Library, Bear Down Gym and the new BartlettAcademic Success Center. The Dean of University of Arizona Libraries Shan Sutton said of theDistrict, which officially opened in April 2022: “The idea is, you’ve got cutting-edge innovativelibrary renovations connected to student services that were previously scattered all over campusbrought into one central location to make them easy to find and easy to use.” This paperdiscusses CATalyst Studios, considered one of the real gems of the SSD, but will begin with areview of developments in the realm
femalestudents noticing and appreciating high numbers of female faculty. High numbers of enrolledfemale students also meant community within the department was easy to find, which fed a senseof belonging.Methodology Undergraduate and graduate students were considered separately due to fundamentaldifferences in curricular demands and degree outcomes at their respective stages. Undergraduatestudent focus groups were selected over one-on-one interviews in order to promote psychologicalsafety among students and allow students with shared experiences to bounce ideas off each other.Aligning with IRB exemption requirements, all interviews and focus groups began with asummary of the research project, protocols, and confidentiality statements. With the
affiliations were also counted,but most (65%) did not identify with a research center. Information about gender identity wasalso collected with 61% identifying as men, 31% identifying as women and 8% preferred not toanswer. No participants selected non-binary person. While not the focus of this study, rank andgender as seen in Tables 3 and 4 [Appendix A] may reflect the shifting demographics inengineering.Research Data ManagementIn the survey’s Research Data section participants were asked questions about how they workwith data, document them, and store them. Research data was found to be predominantlynumerical in nature (84%) followed by text (76%) and software data (64%). For the averageresearch project, UBC engineering researchers work with
developed and implemented culturally informed library services, expanded its personnel four-fold, and re-established its physical locations as culturally safe spaces for Indigenous library users. Alex co-authored ASU Li- brary’s first land acknowledgement statement, is the recipient of the Society of American Archivists 2022 Archival Innovator Award, and recently was awarded a $1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for ”Firekeepers: Building Archival Data Sovereignty through Indigenous Memory Keeping,” a three-year project to preserve Indigenous knowledge through community-based participatory archival partnerships with Arizona’s Tribal communities. Alex’s journey to librarianship comes after years of
"Desirable Characteristics of DataRepositories for Federally Funded Research" [1], outlining a set of recommended features andqualities that are considered desirable for data repositories handling research data resulting fromfederally funded research. The document establishes a set of standards and guidelines to ensurethat data resulting from federally funded projects is preserved in repositories that effectivelymanage and disseminate it.On August 25, 2022, Dr. Alondra Nelson, then Acting Director of OSTP, issued a Memorandum[2] recommending that all federal agencies formulate new plans or update existing ones,outlining their approach to ensuring public access to peer-reviewed publications and the researchdata associated with federally funded
review.IntroductionThis project began in 2019. While it is still a work in progress, the authors wanted to focus onthe methodology chosen to undertake this study, as well as the current status of the researchbeing conducted. The topic itself arose from several conversations at the 2019 ASEE conferencein Tampa where the authors were curious about the landscape of engineering librarianshippublications, focusing on what research methods were typically being used by engineeringlibrarians in their research and how appropriate and well were these approaches being explained.Explorations of the types of studies typically conducted by librarians has been discussed, studiedand editorialized from many years [1]–[4] but the focus in most of the papers examined seemedto be
modules and activities were introduced in first-year Biology courses [10],a project-based seminar on qualitative research [11], and Psychology courses focused on robustand reproducible research methods [12], [13]. Furthermore, The Collaborative Replications andEducation Project [14] and The Hagen Cumulative Science Project [15] implemented projectsaround replicating existing research in undergraduate education. The increasing effort andawareness around Open Science and reproducible research in undergraduate education inspires anew approach to undergraduate courses that introduce fundamentals of research. This approachintroduces broad research practices while simultaneously addressing Open Science practices andtools that enhance reproducibility
develop further.Despite these plans, there still is not enough space on campus to fully advance the universitymission. As part of a series of strategic planning exercises, the Dean of Libraries offeredunparalleled access to resources and facilities in the Mitchell Memorial Library. Engineering wasvery interested to foster incubator spaces to support departmental design and capstone courses,interdisciplinary projects between engineering departments, and cross-college collaborations infields such as cross laminated timber (a large industry in the Southeastern United States,involving the College of Architecture, Art and Design; the College of Forest Resources; and theBagley College of Engineering). Broader opportunities beyond experiential learning
: • describe the trends of scholarship in engineering; • demonstrate understanding of the research lifecycle in engineering publications; • critically evaluate data management planning through case study review of an engineering project plan; • compare scientometrics rankings of engineering publications and conferences to quality markers; • contrast and evaluate the methods of evidence synthesis and original research; • compare the implementation of evidence synthesis research methods and standards in engineering scholarship and disciplines; • develop a draft paper publication; o prepare a research pitch or proposal
in the outdoors, and went through an abridged version of the first three steps ofthe design thinking process. By the end of this session, they had defined a problem anddetermined one solution from a structured brainstorming session. The second session wasdedicated to fabrication of their solution using makerspace equipment, with help frommakerspace staff members. During the third session, students received feedback from anothergroup and had the opportunity to revise their designs before they presented the final product atthe summer camp open house at the end of the week.This paper will discuss the collaboration between the College of Engineering and the makerspacelibrarian, as well as detailed information on the goals of the project, the
studies were coded and analyzed to discover any overlap inteaching needs between business and engineering faculty and how the library and librarian fitinto the narrative. Ultimately three core themes emerged: student literature research skills,project-based learning, and electronic access to materials and resources. Recommendations foradditional research and future librarian collaborations, as well as faculty outreach, are prescribed.IntroductionSubject librarians, also referred to as liaison librarians, frequently assist with library researchskills and library resource instruction in the realm of academic librarianship. Typically, thisoccurs through separate research consultations requested by students or, occasionally, faculty, orvia an
both legally andless legally. One of the key research projects published on engineering academics’ informationbehaviors from this time was a multi-institution study conducted in 2009 surveying engineeringfaculty members’ perceptions of a range of library services. The authors found a high degree ofvariability in participants’ responses across institutions, but the perceived importance ofelectronic access to current and archived scholarly journals was a consistent theme. Interlibraryloan services and library databases were chosen as the next most important library services, butthese services were selected much less frequently than electronic journals (Engel et al., 2011;Robbins et al., 2011). That study evaluated faculty’s perception of
2021 was used as the most recent value during the project. Searches for journal titlesin Appendix A were conducted on November 4-7, 2022. The year range of 2018-2021, sourcetype of journal, document type of article and English language filters were applied. Although along-time scale could capture more topical trends, 2018 throughout 2021 were selected becausemany articles published in November and December might not have been indexed by Scopus.The source type of journal and document type of article were applied to exclude non-originalresearch or other types of publications such as Reviews and Letters. English was applied due tothe author’s language proficiency. Publication records (one per journal article) were exportedand merged into a CSV
tounderstand how different types of engineering literature can be used to discover the backgroundand current trends in a topic of choice, learn how to find relevant standards, technical reports,and patents in their field using both library and real-world resources, and how to properly citewhat they find in their own final reports. Students will have already been through the first-yearseminar session and will be expected to already know the topics that were discussed then. Thelesson emphasizes the following aspects of the INCLUSIVE ADDIE framework: • Needs – models and encourages discovery, student led-learning, and communicating findings. • Context – the capstone-level course revolves around completing a project (either in groups
freely available tostudents and practitioners, ensuring the work is shared and adapted freely, and aiming for thebroadest possible audience. Second, multiple authors expressed a desire to maintain some levelof control over their work. This includes concerns about commercial use, wanting properattribution, and retaining creative control. Third, some authors indicated that their license choicewas influenced by recommendations from library staff and university policies or was simply thedefault option provided by the authoring platform they were using.Authoring Support:When asked about authorship teams, over half of responding authors wrote their OER alone, andseveral also mentioned being self-motivated for their projects. A slightly smaller group
, indicating they spent asubstantial time studying around others. The fifth floor was occupied the least, perhaps reflectingthat it is a silent floor with no talking or group study allowed.Activities conducted while in the libraryWhen engineering students come to the library, what are they doing? How much time do theyspend on each activity? As noted in Table 3, 77% (n=65) of the engineering students reportedspending time in frequent or very frequent individual study, while 42% (n=35) said they used thelibrary for very frequent or frequent group study.Table 3: Frequency of library use for the following tasks. Team Group Individual Take a Library Usage Project Study Work
in Large Engineering Databases – Tips and Recommendations for Literature ReviewsAbstract:Engineering and STEM librarians and researchers regularly use a number of disciplinarydatabases for finding literature. For evidence synthesis (ES) research projects, knowing databasecapabilities and how to most effectively search each database is critical. The complex, oftencomprehensive search strategies necessary for ES reviews can require use of “advanced” searchoptions and controlled vocabulary/index terms. However, the functionality of search interfacesused to access databases varies widely. Thus, searchers must expend more time and effort totranslate searches consistently, as each database has different features and limitations.This article
). Its purpose is to combine information literacy skills with thescientific method. It approaches the process of assessing sources by using the following steps: • Define context. • Find a source. • Use any Evaluative Framework (like CRAAP, RADAR, or CCOW). • Critique/Apply the Scientific Method.CEI can be used as an overall framework for finding and assessing literature intended to be usedin research projects [10]. In addition to the actual evaluation process, students are able todetermine the context of the information using their own knowledge of their profession. As theylearn more about their chosen discipline, they can use CEI to improve their information literacyskills [11]. CEI makes an effort to consider the needs of
. This user experience studywill be used to make decisions around space designs and services offered in the library.Defining of Goals and TermsThe Lichtenberger Engineering Library is a branch library embedded in the University of IowaCollege of Engineering. The College of Engineering consists of six academic departments andover twenty research laboratory sites. Undergraduate enrollment is around 1700, approximately275 graduate students, and 110 faculty members [3]. This project started with the questions of“are we meeting the needs of those we serve?” and “are we using our resources and spaceeffectively?” However, as the conversations progressed there was no straightforward way toanswer those questions and one of the first major hurdles was to
-world problem encounteredafter graduation enjoys no such context [7]. In addition, the difficulty of creating one’s decision-making schema naturally becomes greater as the number of possible tools or approachesincrease, or as the decisions otherwise become more complex.Having years of practical experience is not the only possible way to build a level of expertise thatincludes conditional knowledge. Swan, Plummer, and West [4] contend that intentional focus onbuilding conditional knowledge can help improve the level of expertise developed in a universityprogram. Problem-based learning, capstone projects, and other teaching methods 1 may all helpstrengthen student conditional knowledge [5], [6], to a greater or lesser extent.Another instructional
on this project will involve exploring additional years of data to detectlonger-term trends along with a second phase involving semi-structured interviews withengineering students to see if their perceived experiences are in sync with the findings of thisstudy.AcknowledgementsI would like to thank Dr. Brooke Coley and graduate students A. Lili Castillo, Ulises TrujilloGarcia, and Himani Sharma in the EESD program at ASU for their expertise, assistance, andfeedback during the coding process for this study. I would also like to thank Deidre Kirmis atASU Library for her help in retrieving the transcripts used for the study.References[1] B. Schembera and J. M. Durán, “Dark data as the new challenge for big data science and the introduction of