life adds value: journey to and about a small engineering library 2012
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Career development leading to director of engineering library. About a small engineering library.TRANSCRIPT
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Dee MagnoniOlin College of Engineering
Event
TitleLife Adds Value:
Journey to & about a Small Engineering Library
Dee MagnoniOlin College of Engineering
Simmons LIS 484March 20, 2012
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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
[email protected] me on LinkedIn, Facebook,
20 March 2012