Survey of Library Services at <i>Engineering News Record</i>’s Top 500 Design Firms: Ten Years Later

Napp, John

doi:10.1080/0194262x.2017.1349715

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“…In a survey of employers, Harding and McPherson (2010) found that 58% of respondents "agree that there is a need for engineers who possess the fundamentals of standards development and the knowledge to find and apply standards prior to employment." Likewise, both Jeffryes and Lafferty (2012) and Napp (2017) found that engineers (co-op students and professionals, respectively) reported needing to use standards in their on-the-job experiences more frequently than any other resource type.…”

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Standards Collections: Considerations for the Future

Phillips¹

2019

Collection Management

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Technical standards are a form of gray literature that describe consensus for a wide variety of applications. They promote safety, quality, and interchangeability of parts. In academic libraries, standards have largely been associated with engineering collections, despite having connections to many disciplines. Engineering and technology accreditation bodies and employers continue to expect graduates to have knowledge and experience with standards upon graduation. This article provides a brief history of standards collection development in academic libraries, discusses the challenges of standards collections, shares a case study of standards information literacy curricula integration, and offers considerations for the future of standards collections.

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confidence: 97%

Standards Collections: Considerations for the Future

Phillips¹

2019

Collection Management

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“…A current trend in STEM educational research involves transforming qualitative outcomes into quantitative data for statistical analysis and generalization (Borrego, Douglas, & Amelink, 2009;Teddlie & Tashakkori, 2003). There are many examples of this in the field of engineering education literature (Borrego et al, 2009;Compton, 1995;Dabbagh & Menasce, 2006;Napp, 2004;Vanderburg & Khan, 1994). Researchers apply a framework of categorization to qualitative data such as open-ended focus group questions and then quantify the results based on repeatability of responses.…”

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Exploring and Developing Hispanic STEM Education in West Texas

Hunt¹,

Lockwood²,

Hunt³

2014 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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Over the last six academic years (2005-2012), #### University (#####) has experienced a major increase in the number of first-time-in college, first-generation, Hispanic students from the Texas Panhandle choosing to major in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. This underrepresented population of STEM majors at ##### has increased by 152% from 103 to 260 which is considerably higher than the overall increase in STEM students (56%) and the overall increase in the Hispanic student population at ##### (64%). This rapid growth greatly outpaces the increase in the regional K-12 Hispanic population, which is 20.13% since 2005. Because of the national need for a diverse STEM workforce and the rapidly growing Hispanic population of Texas as well as in the rest of the country, it is imperative that we understand what is occurring to spur this increase in Hispanic STEM student enrollment. The majority of the research conducted on factors that influence Hispanic student choice of institution and STEM major, and factors which influence their success has been conducted using sample student populations from primarily urban populations. Little research has investigated the rural Hispanic student population. The predominantly young Hispanic population is rapidly migrating across the country, including the rural U.S. and spurring population increases with high birth-to-death ratios. If, as the research indicates Hispanic students are choosing postsecondary institutions due to proximity to family, cost and size of the institution, then the impact of rural regional institutions will be substantial in the immediate future. The goal of this exploratory, two-phase, sequential mixed methods study is to develop testable hypotheses about the sources of the large recent increases in Hispanic student enrollments in STEM fields of the Texas Panhandle region as well to offer recommendations about how this growth can be supported and enhanced. In the first phase and primary focus of this proposal, the choice of STEM major and institution and elements influencing this choice will be initially explored using qualitative interviews to develop a grounded theory to explain the significant increase of Hispanic STEM students enrolled at #####. The results of the qualitative analysis will lead to a quantitative investigation that will develop and test a survey instrument designed to verify the initial qualitative results and measure the relationship between influences identified by the rural Hispanic students. Identification of the predominant influences on the growth of rural, first generation Hispanic students in STEM fields can transform the strategies used for the recruitment and retention nationwide. As Hispanic students continue to choose institutions that are close to home and family, the importance of regional institutions in expanding the STEM pipeline will grow. This exploratory study will lead to identification of current phenomena in the dramatic increase that has been elucidated in Texas and through dissem...

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“…The study reviewed more than 400 literature items published over a 40 year span and found that 40 to 66% of working time was spent related to processing, communicating, and disseminating information. In another study, Napp [15,16] surveyed engineers at the top 500 design firms, per Engineering News Record, in 2004 and again in 2014, which found that of information sources most often needed by engineers, 92.4% of respondents indicated standards. Conversely, engineering faculty from a 2011 survey still view journal articles as the most important information source for their students.…”

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Extending the Role of the Library and Librarian: Integrating Alternative Information Literacy into the Engineering Curriculum

Rowley¹,

Kuryloski²,

Moore³

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings

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is the Head of Science and Engineering Library Services at the University at Buffalo and serves as the Engineering Librarian. Before coming to UB, Erin was the head of a research team at a consumer products testing laboratory specializing in international standards and regulatory research. At UB she assists faculty, students, and staff with library resource instruction and engineering-related research including standards, technical reports, and patents. Erin's research interests include the role of librarians in engineering education, entrepreneurship, and the role of technical industry standards in academic libraries. She holds the Master of Library Science from the University at Buffalo and a B.A. degree in Communication from SUNY Geneseo.

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Survey of Library Services at Engineering News Record’s Top 500 Design Firms: Ten Years Later

Cited by 10 publications

References 6 publications

Standards Collections: Considerations for the Future

Standards Collections: Considerations for the Future

Exploring and Developing Hispanic STEM Education in West Texas

Extending the Role of the Library and Librarian: Integrating Alternative Information Literacy into the Engineering Curriculum

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