Students spend only a short time in the academic environment, which includes a wide variety of information resources, but what happens after graduation? After graduation many students are left wondering if the only place to find information is through an online search engine. It is becoming increasingly important, partially due to the rapid pace of information creation, to introduce students to credible information resources to use during professional careers. Through instruction to upper division engineering course the librarian has started introducing students to the definition of open access, resources available through professional organizations and how information might be organized within the corporate setting. Through this instruction, students gain skills to continue to participate in the scholarly conversation throughout their lives.

1. Beyond Academia
Introducing Students to Resources for
Lifelong Learning
Chelsea Leachman
Engineering Librarian
Washington State University
ACRL-WA/OR
October 23, 2015
Pack Forest, WA

2. What happens after I graduate?
Where will I get my information?

3. What do students need to know about
accessing information to become practicing
engineers?
How are practicing engineers using and
organizing information?

4. Corporate
Engineers
Waters, N., E. Kasuto, and F. McNaughton," Partnership
between engineering libraries: Identifying information literacy
skills for a successful transition from student to professional",
Science and Technology Libraries Vol. 31, No. 1, 2012, pp.
124-132.
Robbins, S., D. Engel, and C. Kulp," How unique
are our users? Comparing responses regarding
the information-seeking habits of engineering
faculty", College & Research Libraries Vol. 72,
No. 6, 2011, pp. 515-532.

5. Engineer
In-house
databases
Corporate
Library
Resources
Personal
Connections
Ward, M.," A survey of engineers in their information world", Journal of
Librarianship and Information Science Vol. 33, No. 4, 2001, pp. 168-176.

6. Open Access

7. Discipline Specific Open Access Definition

8. Professional Organizations

11. Corporate Engineers

12. Leachman, C.M., & Pezeshki, C. What’s Standard? Industry Application versus University Education of Engineering
Standards. Proceedings of the 122nd ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. American Society for Engineering Education
Conference 2015, Seattle, WA.
Corporate Acquisitions

13. d
Physical
Collections
Digital
Collections
Subscriptions
Leachman, C.M., & Pezeshki, C. What’s Standard? Industry Application versus University Education of Engineering
Standards. Proceedings of the 122nd ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. American Society for Engineering Education
Conference 2015, Seattle, WA.
Corporate Organization

14. English 101:
College
Composition
History 105:
The Roots of Contemporary
Issues
Engineering 120:
Innovation in Design
• Classroom
• Assignment Design
• Libguide
• Tutorial
• Assignment Design
• Classroom
• Libguide
ME 316:
Systems
Design
ME 406:
Experimental
Design
ME 416:
Mechanical
Systems
Design
English
402:
Technical
and
Professional
Writing
• Classroom • Libguide
• Assignment
Design
• Classroom
• Classroom • Classroom
English 101:
College
Composition
History 105:
The Roots of Contemporary
Issues
Engineering 120:
Innovation in Design
• Scholarly Articles • Books and articles
• Trade Publications
and Magazines
ME 316:
Systems
Design
ME 406:
Experimental
Design
ME 416:
Mechanical
Systems
Design
English
402:
Technical
and
Professional
Writing
• Engineering
Literature/
Databases
• Testing
standards &
technical reports
• Lifelong
learning
skills
• Scholarly
articles
Scaffolding of Instruction

15. Path Forward
• Continue to work with industry contacts to improve
information literacy curriculum
• Use the ACRL Framework to inform lifelong learning
instruction
• Work to incorporate active learning

16. Thank You