Teaching and Collecting Technical Standards : A Handbook for Librarians and Educators.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leachman, Chelsea.

Contributor:

Rowley, Erin M.

Phillips, Margaret.

Daniela, Solomon.

Series:

Purdue information literacy handbooks.

Purdue Information Literacy Handbooks Series.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information literacy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, 2023.

Summary:

Technical standards are a vital source of information for providing guidelines during the design, manufacture, testing, and use of whole products, materials, and components. To prepare students-especially engineering students-for the workforce, universities are increasing the use of standards within the curriculum. Employers believe it is important for recent university graduates to be familiar with standards. Despite the critical role standards play within academia and the workforce, little information is available on the development of standards information literacy, which includes the ability to understand the standardization process; identify types of standards; and locate, evaluate, and use standards effectively. Libraries and librarians are a critical part of standards education, and much of the discussion has been focused on the curation of standards within libraries. However, librarians also have substantial experience in developing and teaching standards information literacy curriculum. With the need for universities to develop a workforce that is well-educated on the use of standards, librarians and course instructors can apply their experiences in information literacy toward teaching students the knowledge and skills regarding standards that they will need to be successful in their field. This title provides background information for librarians on technical standards as well as collection development best practices. It also creates a model for librarians and course instructors to use when building a standards information literacy curriculum.

Contents:

Cover

TEACHING AND COLLECTING TECHNICAL STANDARDS

Title

Copyright

Contents

PREFACE

PART I. STANDARDS OVERVIEW

1. INTRODUCTION TO STANDARDS

2. AN EXPLORATION OF TYPES OF STANDARDS

3. DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE STANDARDIZATION PROCESS

PART II. STANDARDS ACCESS AND COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT INFORMATION LITERACY

4. DETERMINING STANDARDS INFORMATION LITERACY NEEDS

5. DISCOVERING AND ACCESSING STANDARDS

6. STANDARDS COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT

PART III. STANDARDS CURRICULUM INTEGRATION AND REQUIREMENTS

7. STANDARDS TEACHING AND LEARNING

8. STANDARDS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

9. STANDARDS IN ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

10. STANDARDS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

11. STANDARDS IN BUSINESS

12. STANDARDS IN LAW

13. STANDARDS IN HEALTH SCIENCES

PART IV. CASE STUDIES

1. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

2. FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING

3. LAW

4. HEALTH SCIENCES

5. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

6. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

7. CIVIL ENGINEERING

8. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

9. FIRE SCIENCE

10. TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

11. MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

12. STEM COMMUNICATION/TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION

13. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

14. COMPUTER GRAPHICS TECHNOLOGY

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INDEX

ABOUT THE EDITORS.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-61249-862-0

1-61249-861-2

OCLC:

1399539001