Drexel University Jay Bhatt, Larry Milliken, Lloyd Ackert and Eleanor Goldberg ASEE ELD (2011) - session T530

 Library instruction for engineering students for freshman  ENGR sequence ◦ ENGR102-ENGR103 Engineering design ◦ Understanding fundamentals  ENGL101 during the Fall term ◦ Main emphasis on scholarly papers  Senior Design

 No formal library instruction between freshman and senior years ◦ Except a few courses where a faculty member requests instruction  More and more new resources are added  Eresources updated  Students need reinforcement to make senior research for engineering design more productive  Practicing and refining students’ information gathering skills is critical for Senior Design

 True innovation cannot occur without a solid understanding of the ethical, legal, social, and technical contexts  Well developed library research skills are integral to students’ success  Students tend to forget research skills if not used  HIST285 – a possible solution? Literature supported integrating library instruction in curriculum

 Course offered by the Department of History and Politics in the College of Arts and Sciences.  Examines the interrelationship between technology and its economic, social, intellectual, and political context.  Research intensive  Engineering students take this course in prejunior year

 Addresses contemporary historical issues as the relationship between technology, government, and culture  Incorporates a variety of media, guest lectures, and weekly discussion sessions  Students are required to write ◦ a 1500–2000 word research essay ◦ or alternative product, e.g. website, ◦ or short documentary film, ◦ or digital library project exploring a focused topic in the history of technology

 Students are required to include: ◦ Scholarly secondary sources, including journal articles ◦ Monographs ◦ Primary historical documents such as patents, diaries, and engineering publications ◦ Other credible print and web based resources.  Library Instructional sessions planned address these requirements  Senior design projects may benefit

 Direct instruction by librarians ◦ Humanities and social sciences librarian conducts a library instructional session highlighting the important resources  Direct instruction by faculty ◦ Faculty members reinforce library resources while teaching content ◦ Important resources and tools are also linked from their course web pages

◦ Video based instruction ◦ Instruction for students in Burlington County Community College ◦ These sessions will be videotaped and made available online for students ◦ Possible instruction through Adobe Connect system ◦ Virtual chat for simple questions

 Research Guides ◦ Help students in navigating through core resources ◦ Available from the Library web site ◦ Linked from course management software  Consultations ◦ For more in depth research help ◦ Examples include: history and invention of the ball point pen, the jet engine, the steam engine, Plexiglass, and the electric guitar.

 Field Trip ◦ Students explore history, science and technology ◦ Franklin Institute Museum  Students, librarians and faculty members visit museum together  Explore historical aspects of invention together  Museum has exhibits on: computing, flight, electricity, automation and more ◦ Instructional activities  Brainstorm research topics after the visit  Group discussion where peers help each out for selection of their research topic

 Journal Groups ◦ Students explore their research topic in a group ◦ Active discussion among students and librarians ◦ Dialog based inquiry to help learn more about:  Scholarly papers  Web resources  Patents  Primary resources  Peer review

 Students need information skills before Senior Design Project ◦ Heavy research demands ◦ Need for ethical, social, legal context of inventions  HIST 285 provides unique opportunity to address student needs ◦ Collaboration of librarians and History faculty ◦ Both direct library instruction and information skills-building activities ◦ Students using tools and sources needed for Senior Design Project

◦ Jay Bhatt Librarian for Engineering Jay Bhatt Drexel University Gmail IM drexeleng ◦ With Larry Milliken, Dr. Lloyd Ackert and Eleanor Goldberg