Transcript M430 - ELD Lightning Talks

Session M430
ELD Lightning Talks
Sponsored by
Health, Engineering, and Business
Reference Cross-Training at the
University of Michigan Libraries
Paul Grochowski
[email protected]
http://guides.lib.umich.edu/heb/
Major Background Resources for
Health Sciences
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AccessMedicine (textbooks)
MDConsult (textbooks, drug database)
STAT!Ref (textbooks; some EBM content)
Dynamed (point of care clinical resource;
EBM)
• Up to Date (point of care clinical resource)
Industry Information:
Value Chain & Market Research
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Value Chain: Mergent Horizon
– Provides information about public firms’ competitors, suppliers, customers, partners
– Shows a company’s place in the industry and “value chain,” the connections between
companies that result in a product
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Market Research
– Hundreds, if not thousands, of vendors sell market research reports and most have web sites!
– Kresge doesn’t have the resources to subscribe to most of these market research packages
(often tens of thousands of dollars for a dozen or two reports)
– Kresge does subscribe to MarketResearch.com Academic
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Different than publicly available http://www.marketresearch.com/, which acts as a reseller for
hundreds of these market research vendors
The Academic subscription includes reports from five vendors: Kalorama, Packaged Facts, Paul Budde,
SBI Energy, and Simba Information
Kalorama in particular is useful for medical industry information
– ICON (formerly part of Kresge’s MarketResearch.com subscription) reports are next to
worthless. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_M_Parker
Engineering Reference
• ASM Handbooks – Used for finding materials
and materials properties, especially for metals
• Materials for Medical Devices – Used for
finding mechanical, physical, biological
response, and drug compatibility properties
for materials
• MatWeb – Another source for materials
properties
Assessment
• “...learning about tools I did not know even
existed...”
• “...gave me a place to start with difficult
questions outside of my subject area...”
• “... the HEB LibGuide is wonderful – I’ve used
it a lot already...”
Taubman Health Sciences Library:
Judy Smith [email protected]
Whitney Townsend [email protected]
Art, Architecture & Engineering Library:
Paul Grochowski [email protected]
Leena Lalwani [email protected]
Kresge Business Administration Library:
Celia Ross [email protected]
Nathan Rupp [email protected]
THE LIBRARY AND LIME:
LABORATORY FOR INNOVATIVE
MEDIA EXPLORATIONS
Caroline Smith
Engineering and Architecture Librarian
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE LIBRARY
PROJECT COLLABORATORS
Danny Ortega
Mike Corrente
BEFORE
AND
NOW
FUTURE: A NEW 3D VISUALIZATION ENVIRONMENT
Print Engineering Index Volumes:
To Keep or Not to Keep
Tom Volkening
Engineering Librarian, Michigan State
University
ASEE Annual Conference 2011
Print Indexes
• Does anyone have a current subscription to
a print index?
• Have you helped anyone use a print index
in the last year?
• Do you keep any print volumes of
Engineering Index in your Reference
Collection?
My Question
• I am interested in hearing from anyone who
has access to the entire online Compendex
database and what they have done with their
print volumes of Engineering Index?
Retain vs. Withdraw
Option
Number
Retain
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Withdraw
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Retention Options
Option
Number
Reference
0
Stacks
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Off-site Storage
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On-site/In Building Storage
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Other(Early Volumes in Special
Collections)
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My Decision
• The volumes will be moved from our
Reference Collection to our stacks after
compact shelving is installed in our
reference area and a number of print
indexes currently in our stacks are
withdrawn.
Open mining reclamation
information to the world
Eugene Barsky, Science and Engineering Librarian,
University of British Columbia
[email protected]
British Columbia and mining
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The industry accounts for about 3% of total GDP
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GDP is expected to grow faster than in other industries (BC Government, 2011 ,
http://www.guidetobceconomy.org/major_industries/mining.htm)
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Mining life-cycle… what happens to mine after the work is done
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Mine reclamation is a complex process, involving governments, industry and
academia
British Columbia Mine Reclamation
Symposium
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Since 1977, the British Columbia Technical and Research Committee on
Reclamation (TRCR) has annually sponsored the British Columbia Mine
Reclamation Symposium to foster the exchange of information and ideas on
reclamation. The TRCR originated in the early 1970's, in response to a
demonstrated need in British Columbia for greater government-industry
communications in the area of environmental protection and reclamation
associated with mining.
British Columbia Mine Reclamation
Symposium
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Collaboration between the UBC Library, BC government, and mining industry
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Digitized, uploaded and made available 34 years of conference proceedings
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628 papers in total
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The metadata work was done by the library technical services – shift to a new
direction for them
British Columbia Mine Reclamation
Symposium
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High usage for this collection
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Most popular papers accessed 5,000 times / year
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Next step – working on other conference materials – Tailing and Mining Waste
2011 is the first to come in Summer 2011…
Jay Bhatt, Drexel University
Peggy Dominy, Drexel University
and John T Pell, Temple University
ASEE ELD (2011) - session M430
Background
 We start with a question:
 Why is it necessary to think about Information Literacy
for graduate students?
 Familiarity with information resources
 Graduate students in the Biology and Chemistry
departments indicated that:
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Students were not adept in using their primary databases,
especially for extensive literature reviews.
 My observations with engineering graduate students –
very similar
New initiatives
 An opportunity to address these issues came in fall
2010
 Bridge to the Doctorate Program
 NSF funded program
 Engage students from underrepresented populations
(African American, Native American and Latino) in
graduate study within STEM
 12 students this year
 Innovative partnership to help enhance research and
information skills
Instruction sessions and clinics
Instruction sessions over a period of two quarters:
 Literature Review
 Searching for funding opportunities
 Keeping current with new information in your
research area
 Finding Funding opportunities
 Managing references with EndNOTE and/or
RefWORKS
Hands on experience
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Students exploration of articles using databases
Each student had his or own computer
Students brought questions for discussion
Active learning focus through dialog and interaction
Presentation by students as an assignment
 Before presentation, students submitted paper
using Refworks
 Evaluation and feedback to students during individual
consultations
 Students loved the overall experience
Thank you!
 Our contact information:
Jay Bhatt - [email protected]
Peggy Dominy – [email protected]
John Pell - [email protected]
 Source: Dominy, Peggy, Bhatt, Jay & Pell, John. (2011).
Graduate Student Information Literacy,
Poster presentation, SLA conference, Philadelphia.
Best Practices in
Ethical Writing:
Creating a Workshop
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Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University
ASEE ELD Lightning Talk
June 27, 2011
Start with the End in Mind!
Understanding by Design, Wiggins & McTighe, 1998
Content
Ensuring Understanding:
Differentiate between
quoting, paraphrasing
and summarizing, know
when to use each
method, and create all
three methods when
writing
Create sufficiently
paraphrased versions of texts
Write a paraphrase, trade with a partner,
critique, share questions during discussion
Teach a paraphrasing
technique, use HGSE example
Alignment
Embedded in an Office
David E. Hubbard
ELD Lightning Talks
2011 ASEE Conference & Exposition
The Office
 Starts with chemistry
chemical engineering
 Weekly office hours in the Chemistry Bldg.
 Office hours promoted with weekly emails
 Emailed to all chemistry faculty and grad students
 Office hours (Thurs 10-noon and Fri 1-5pm)
 Weekly topic/demo
Weekly Topic
 Focuses on a particular resource or feature
 Topic ideas
 Faculty/student questions
 New features, updates, or resources
 My own experiences
 In addition to being an outreach effort,
it’s also learning opportunity for me
Chemical Engineering
 Leverage the weekly chemistry topics
 The ChemE Librarian blog and Twitter
 Directed to grad students and faculty
Results
 Office Hours
 Patrons: 0-8 consultations/week
 Types of questions
- Weekly topic
- Questions unrelated to the weekly topic
- Just stopped in to say “Howdy”
 The ChemE Librarian Blog and Twitter
 Little activity and few followers
From Design Projects to Career
Design: A Collaboration
Karen Vagts
Tufts University
Plans for a Digital, Rare
Map Room at Stanford
ASEE Annual Meeting
June 27, 2011
Robert Schwarzwalder
Stanford University
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Provides digital access to map content from the
Rumsey collection, donor map collections, and
Stanford’s rare map collection.
Combines cartographic and geospatial services into a
seamless suite of services both in paper and digitally.
Sophisticated searching across collections exposing
content from a variety of sources.
Access SU’s rich collections to place the maps in
context with other materials throughout the library.
3D maps with fly through
capability
2D maps with the ability to
compare, resize, and view
different thematic or time period
maps in the same space
Georeferenced map
in Google Earth
Making 1-2 Minute Library
“How-To” Videos
Karen Andrews
University of California, Davis
The Un-library Library Course
Tracy Primich
Director, Science & Engineering Library
Vanderbilt University
My story begins with…
The
Dreaded
Freshman
Writing Seminar
Plan of Attack…
EN 101 seminar: Visual Display of
Quantitative Information
• To learn the qualities of excellent graphical and visual
display.
• To recognize substandard displays and visualizations.
• To practice construction of displays that clearly
communicate complex data.
• To learn about sources of raw data that form the basis of a
well-constructed visual display.
Assigned Text
library assignment: sources of data
library assignment: find literature
library assignment: patent searching
Conclusion
• Students rated the course well.
• Interactions with the inner workings
of the School of Engineering.
• More fun than flaming hoops.
ELNs or
Electronic Laboratory Notebooks
Daureen Nesdill
Data Curation Librarian
University of Utah
ASEE 2011
Vancouver B.C.
Publications
Data Storage
Raw Data
Automated
Instruments
ELN
Data
Repositories
Data Mining
Calculations & Data Manipulation
Provenance
Date, Time Stamps
E-signatures
Colleagues
ELN
IP Protection
Validation
Grant
Proposal
Data Mgmt
Plans
Ingestor
Permissions,
Metadata,
Embargos,
Etc.
Data
Storage
Institutional
Repositories
Grant
Proposal
Data Mgmt
Plans
ELN
Permissions,
Metadata,
Embargos,
Etc.
Data
Storage
Institutional
Repositories
Addressing ABET Program Outcome 'i':
A First-Year Engineering Program and
Library Instruction Initiative
Collaboration
A series of very
fortunate
events!
Debbie Morrow, MLIS
Grand Valley State University (Mich.)
ASEE ELD ‘Lightning Talk’
Monday, 27 June 2011, 12:30pm
The Context: Fall 2009
• GVSU School of
Engineering ABET
re-accreditation
looms …
– Self-study due
June 2010
– visit scheduled for
Sept. 2010
• GVSU Libraries staff
changes and
Liaison
reassignments …
– Debbie Morrow
becomes new
Liaison Librarian for
Engineering as of
July 2009
ABET
• Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs
– Criterion 3. Program Outcomes
• (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to
engage in life-long learning
Perennial challenge: defining
“life-long learning” and
getting it into the curriculum
http://www.abet.org/forms.shtml
GVSU School of Engineering
• ABET program criteria have been mapped
throughout the BSE curriculum, in a scaffolded
fashion
– EGR 220, Measurement & Data Analysis
• ABET 3(b) – design & conduct experiments, analyze and
interpret data
• ABET 3(f) – professional and ethical responsibilities
• ABET 3(g) – communicate effectively
• ABET 3(i) – lifelong learning
SoE Lifelong Learning Assessment
Rubric – 1st year outcomes
• ability to
effectively
conduct internet
or library
searches;
• ability to find,
evaluate and use
information
independently;
and,
• ability to apply
course concepts
in an
independent
manner.
Meanwhile, in the
University Libraries . . .
ACRL
• “Information Literacy Competency Standards
for Higher Education” (Jan. 2000)
– Information Literacy Defined
• a set of abilities requiring individuals to "recognize
when information is needed and have the ability to
locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed
information.“
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/informationlit
eracycompetency.cfm
GVSU Libraries
• “Information Literacy Core Competencies”
– What is information literacy?
• a set of skills which includes finding information
effectively; managing the abundance of information
available; thinking critically about resources;
synthesizing and incorporating information into one’s
knowledge base; creatively expressing and effectively
communicating new knowledge; using information
ethically; and using knowledge to better society.
http://www.gvsu.edu/library/information-literacy-corecompetencies-168.htm
“ILCCs”
Competencies are “scaffolded” for increasing sophistication
as students progress in their majors and disciplines
http://www.gvsu.edu/library/information-literacy-core-competencies-168.htm
A Chance Conversation Occurred
“SoE
Curriculum
Coordinator”
“University
Libraries EGR
Liaison
Librarian”
… And a collaboration was born:
Collaboration – Winter 2010
• Library Skills Workshop
– 1 hour of EGR 220 lab time
– Coordinated with introduction of the Final Project
assignment
– Instruction primarily targeting 3 ILCCs:
• III. Evaluate Sources / Know the difference between scholarly
and other types of resources.
• V. Use Information Ethically / Cite sources appropriately.
• VI. Develop Subject Knowledge / Be aware of subjectspecific resources (e.g., subject guides, subject specific
databases, liaison librarians, etc.).
IL-related Observations
• Doing and including background
research
– needs work
• Referencing sources
– some improvement
• Reference formatting
Three semesters in…
I still need work!
– needs work
• Including image credits
– substantial improvement seen
Next Steps
• Incorporate more active learning in EGR 220
workshop
• Discontinue pre-/post-tests, or seriously revise
• Librarian plans to do citation analysis instead of
observing presentations live
• Tailor ILCCs for Engineering
• Examine ABET 3(i) as scaffolded through the rest
of the BSE curriculum, and work toward strategic
collaborations between SoE and the Library at
upper levels
Debbie Morrow ([email protected])
Grand Valley State University
Addressing ABET Program Outcome 'i': A First-Year
Engineering Program and Library Instruction Initiative
Collaboration
Grand Valley's School of Engineering recently invited the
University Libraries to collaborate in an effort to address ABET
outcome ‘i’, engaging in lifelong learning, in one of their first year
core courses. The Libraries have recently developed an
"Information Literacy Core Competencies" document, evolving
out of the ACRL IL competencies standard adopted in 2000. Our
collaboration has so far been a great exercise in exploring the
effective intersection of ABET ‘i’ and information literacy
competencies, in the context of incorporation into an
existing course in GVSU's first-year engineering curriculum.
International Students and
Academic Libraries
Najwa Hanel
University of Southern California
Martin Wallace
University of Maine
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The Information Literacy Standards for
Science & Engineering/Technology =
Science & Engineering Standards
ACRL’s Information Literacy
Competency Standards for Higher
Education = ACRL Standards
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Science, engineering and technology
disciplines are rapidly changing, more
than most, so it is vital for scientists
and engineers to know how to keep
up with new developments and new
sources of information.
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Science, engineering and technology
disciplines pose unique challenges in
identifying, evaluating, acquiring and
using information – the cornerstones
of information literacy in any
discipline.
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Science, engineering and technology
disciplines require students to
demonstrate competency not only in
written assignments and research
papers, but also in unique areas such
as experimentation, simulation, and
computer programming.
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While there are relative few differences
specific to engineering disciplines,
those differences are important for
integrating information literacy
practices into the engineering
curriculum.
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One of the most important considerations in
evaluating an information resource is being
able to establish its currency.
The Science & Engineering Standards include
a brand new standard: “The information
literate student understands that information
literacy is an ongoing process and an
important component of lifelong learning
and recognizes the need to keep current
regarding new developments in his or her
field.”
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Science & Engineering Standards place a
greater importance on turning to
colleagues, consultants, subject experts
and other researchers as potential
information sources.
Science & Engineering Standards also
include “gray literature,” patents, technical
standards and specifications, geographic
information systems, 3-D technology, open
file reports, maps, and graphs.
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Many of the above listed information
sources require specific data
management expertise, specialized
software or programming skills, or a
deeper understanding of underlying
structure and organization involved in
making data available.
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The Science & Engineering Standards place
information literacy principles squarely
within the purview of the engineering
curriculum, using words, phrases,
indicators and outcomes commonly found
in engineering course syllabi, and perhaps
more importantly, in the accreditation
guidelines used in nearly all accredited
engineering programs.
Participating in
Engineering
Extracurricular Activities
as a Librarian
Julia Gelfand, UCI
([email protected])
ELD, ASEE Annual Meeting
27 June 2011
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Expanding Library Services
• Librarians can provide or respond to more than just
bibliographic holdings, data, information seeking
• Metrics & informatics - with emphasis on application
& learning from practice
• Library as Place – Commons, Laboratory, Exhibits,
Theatre, Auditorium, Classroom, Technology Center
• Science / Engineering Communication
• Public Understanding of Science
• Literacy building – curriculum/content based with
schools, programs, (Information, Data, Visual,
Graphicacy)
• Engineering as a career
• Promoting diversity in Engineering
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Transitioning to new roles
• Affirming relevance to user communities
• Scholarly Communication & Science/ technical
communication
• Engineering in films, animation, games, exhibits,
literature, virtual worlds (Second Life, etc)
• Promoting new & emerging technologies
• Publicizing Engineering in broader community
• Participating in Speakers’ Bureaus
• Awareness of local professional engineering
landscape
• Advancement, development, fundraising activities
• Preparing for next generation engineers
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Supporting Engineering Societies
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Championing Campus Society Chapters – offering programmatic
support
– IEEE, SAE, ASME, ASCE, AIAA, etc
• Networking & local infrastructure
– Working with national leadership, local reps
– Opportunities for internships, job possibilities
• Promoting content & publications
Diversity & Entrepreneurship
– Women in Engineering
Celebrating national annual events
• National Engineering Week (Feb 2011 #60)
• Competitions
Service Groups
– Engineering World Health & Engineers Without Borders
• Interdisciplinary cooperation; global travel
• Civic engagement
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Extra Programs
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Popular Science – Gadgets, Entrepreneurial Directions,
Current Events
Library Outreach –
– Role models for youth
– Science Fairs – librarians as judges
Hosting Poster Sessions from conferences in libraries
Exhibits – promoting campus research or course work &
projects; emphasizing visuals
Bulletin Boards, Display Screens in & outside library
Promoting News or Message Boards – relevant news/Info
Conference Updates
Journal Reading Clubs – campus or external
Book Reviews in the Sciences – even about biographical
subjects – famous & recognized engineers, etc
Science Fiction clubs
Promote “2011 Year of Forestry;” “2010 Year of
Chemistry;” “2010 = 40th anniversary of Earth Day;” “2009
Year of Science; etc
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Academic Programs
• Summer Programs – in CA: COSMOS for high school
students; camps; intense programs for new graduate
students; diversity programs to attract nontraditional
students to science & engineering careers
• Presence in introductory to Senior Design classes
• Mentorship opportunities
• Career Fairs
• Student Chapters of Professional & Scholarly Societies
– ex) IEEE, ACM, ACS, SPIE, ASEE, etc
• Partnering with Library or i-Schools
• Career Centers
• Exhibits
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Community Outreach
• Public Schools – identify with a teacher,
principal
– Home School movement - community of
parents, students, sponsors, etc
• Clubs – Support to sponsoring philanthropic
or charity groups
– Rotary, Scouts, Big Brothers/Sisters, etc
• Bookstores – author signings, new content
• Scheduled activities or community calendar
– Campus Homecoming events
• Public Libraries
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After Hours
• Film Nights
• Observatory, museum, planetarium, botanical
garden visits, etc
• Game Nights & Competitions
• Adopt a lab with a tour
• Host a traveling exhibit
• Virtual tours and online or radio interviews –
streaming capabilities
• Concerts – promoting relationship of science &
music
• Poster Sessions
• Lectures & Programs – live and archived
• Science Cafe
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Science Café – Café Scientifique
• Library as campus host – promotes public
understanding of science
• Sigma Xi – sponsorship & partnership
• Public Television – WGBN Boston – offers
content & ideas for programs
• Local Press & Media for publicity
• Builds on National Press – NYT Science News,
etc; National Academies
• Promotes campus faculty & research agenda
• Soundbites – no powerpoint presentations
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More café focus
• Blends food & drink with discussion
• Encourages family nights
• Can partner with Science or Children’s
Museums
• Frequency can vary
• Confirms Open Access in many ways
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Science Education
• Opportunities to work with Schools of
Education – Science Education is gaining
momentum for national rankings, global
competitiveness
• STEM initiatives are favorite directives of
foundations & opportunities for partnerships
• Builds on Scientific Literacy – a critical
component of information literacy,
graphicacy, visual literacy, data deluge
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Other Community Related STEM work:
• AAUW – local programs such as Expanding Your
Horizons
• Diversity Programs promoting Women/Girls in
Engineering – SWE, WEPAN, WIE
• Young Scientist programs
• Alliance for Education
• Can compete for & secure federal grants – Title II,
NSF, etc
• Can develop partnerships with other community
sponsors – Utility Companies, Banks, Law Firms,
etc.
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Additional Resources
• NSF Digital Library (NSDL)
• National Academy of Sciences & National
Academy Press
• School Librarians
• Public Librarians
• Corporate/Special Librarians
• Leaders in the marketplace
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So what are you doing in your Library?
• To promote engineering & science?
• Are these type of services part of your primary
job assignment or done as an extra, if done at
all?
• Is your Library Administration supportive?
• What are the expectations of your School of
Engineering in participating in these activities?
• What defines the limits you set for these kinds
of activities?
• How do we share this information & how can
we benefit from our collective ideas?
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