Professional Pages
Edward Eckel
Science Reference Librarian
Waldo Library - Lower Level
E-mail: edward.eckel@wmich.edu
Phone: 269-387-5140
Fax: 269-387-5870
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Liaison Areas
- Civil and Construction Engineering
- Computer Science
- Electrical and Computer
Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Mechanical and
Aeronautical Engineering
- Paper Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Imaging
Professional Responsibilities
I am responsible for course-related library instruction for
engineering and the applied sciences. I
research and recommend books, electronic resources and other information
sources for the Librarys collection in engineering/technology. I assist faculty with research requests in
their areas of investigation. Finally, I
provide in-person reference assistance at the Science-Reference desk in the
Lower Level of Waldo Library.
Research Interests
Information literacy; keyword generation; reference service
in academic libraries; information needs of engineers and engineering students
Library Instructional Guides and Course-Related Materials
I am responsible with maintaining and updating the Class Guide for IME 1020.
You can also read my engineering information blog World of Engineering at the
following URL: http://parkview.wordpress.com/
Selected Publications
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://rusq.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/47n1/PDFs/info-lit.pdf">“Fostering Self-Regulated Learning at the Reference Desk,”</a> <i style="">Reference & User Services Quarterly 47</i>
(Fall 2007): 16-20.<br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.haworthpress.com/store/ArticleAbstract.asp?sid=R1L746RWAT7Q8P5BEXAHAK5FJEXS6QFB&ID=67893">KwMap.net: A Keyword Generating Tool for
Information Literacy Instruction</a>.<span style=""> </span><i style="">College & Undergraduate Libraries</i> <i style="">13</i>(1) (2006): 33-40.</p>
Conference Presentations & Presentations
“Promoting Lifelong Learning in Engineering via a One-Credit
Information Literacy Course,” a presentation given as a part of the panel
workshop “Measuring the Lifelong Learning Outcome in Terms of Information Literacy
Components.” 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Honolulu, June 24, 2007.
Presented two hands-on sessions on RSS and Blogs as part of
the “Fast, Cheap, and In Control: Web Search & Technology For Your Library”
Spring Workshop, sponsored by the Information Literacy Roundtable of the Michigan
Library Association, Central Michigan University, March 9, 2007.
“Information Fluency for Engineers.” Senior Design Lecture
at the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Western Michigan
University. February 26,
2007.
Videoconferencing for Delivering Information Literacy
Instruction. A presentation at the
Pennsylvania Library Association Annual Conference in Hershey, PA,
November 13, 2002. (Co-presented with Carol Videon.)
Educational and Professional Background
I have a Masters in Library and Information Science from Drexel University
in Philadelphia, and a Bachelor of Science
degree in Plant Biology from Cornell University in Ithaca,
NY. I previously worked from 2001-2005 as a reference
librarian at Delaware County Community College
in Media, PA,
and as an information literacy librarian from 2005-2006 at Aquinas
College in Grand Rapids.
While at Aquinas
College, I taught an
introductory freshman level course in information literacy. This is my second year at Waldo Library.
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