life adds value: journey to and about a small engineering library 2012

Dee MagnoniOlin College of Engineering

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TitleLife Adds Value:

Journey to & about a Small Engineering Library

Dee MagnoniOlin College of Engineering

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Agenda

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Me, the early years

Phillip Torrone

Marek Uliasz

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Me, the mobile years

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• Married Naval Academy grad– Winter Park, FL Groton Long Point, CT

Saratoga, NY Dunellen, NJ Virginia Beach, VA Scotia, NY Gloversville, NY

• Became a civilian family– Newport, RI Portsmouth, RI Easton,

MA Quantum Waltham, MA Cambridge, MA Beaverton, OR Needham, MA Natick, MA

Why Library School?

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About Olin

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Chartered: 1997Location: Needham, MA, next to Babson College Setting: 70 acre suburban campus – 14 miles from downtown BostonProgram: Undergraduate engineeringStudent body: Approximately 350 (75+ per incoming class)Scholarship: half four-year tuition awarded to allFunding: F. W. Olin Foundation (in excess of $460 million)

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Olin’s Library

• Philosophy

• Access

• Service

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Olin Library Collections

• Physical • Virtual• Realia• Visual Catalog

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Olin Library Features I

• LibGuides– Springshare– Instruction– Research – Tools

• CampusGuides– Grant with

Babson and Wellesley Colleges

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Olin Library Features II

Rusty Haskell

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Olin Library Features III

Ken Bosma

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Olin Library Features IV

• Vendors as Partners– Think win-win– Training– Prizes and materials– Snacks during finals– Industry advice &

mentoring roles

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Information Fluency

• ALA / ACRL / STS• ASEE recommendations• Library’s plan and ties

to accreditation

InformationLiteracy

• Course instruction• Social media research

tools and skills• Emerging engineering

talks

Paths to Learning

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Current Projects I

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Accr

edita

tion • NEASC – Just

finished!• ABET

• ASEE• Library

within facilities

• Anything missing?

Part

ners

hips • BOW

• Collection development

• Guides• Repository

software• Licensing

• E-Science for MA libraries

• MA Library System

Sam

ples

& T

ools • Samples

• Inventables• Materials

Connexion• Ecolect• Student-

created• Tools

• 24 / 7 access• Tragedy of

commons

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Insti

tutio

nal R

epos

itory • BE Press

• Faculty work• Student work• Alumni work• Community

projects, including conference

Even

ts • Book launches• Town / library

sustainability summit & next steps

• Programming / Design / Art of ebook creation

Scho

larly

Com

mun

icati

ons • SPARC

• Creative Commons

• Faculty policy• Student rights• Data

initiatives

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Current Projects II

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• Curiosity & Creativity• Passion for humans

(note: not books or tech!)• Strong writing &

communication skills• And yes, attention to

detail

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Critical Skills

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• Journal: Orion• Film: Mindwalk• Web site: Ted.com• Social media: LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter• Memberships: SLA, ALA, ASEE, IATUL, ARLIS,

Society for the Contemporary Book• Engagement: Town recycling committee,

Community Solar Coach20 March 2012

Some Favorite Sources

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A Special Thanks To

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Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/

&

Flickr http://www.flickr.com/

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Dee MagnoniDirector, Olin College of Engineering

dianna.magnoni@olin.eduFind me on LinkedIn, Facebook,

Twitter

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