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Report On The 2019 International Association Of University Libraries Pre-Conference Seminar: Library Strategies For Research Support Excellence, Amanda Bellenger, Katie Mills

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

The Library Strategies for Research Support Excellence half-day seminar was held on the 23 June 2019 at the Reid Library, University of Western Australia (UWA). The event was organised by International Association of University Libraries (IATUL), UWA and Curtin University, and was sponsored by CNKI. The seminar provided an opportunity for senior university library leaders from around the world, including China, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Africa to discuss the current initiatives and challenges associated with research support in their respective regions.

A Compliant Microstructured Thermal Interface Material For Dry And Pluggable Interfaces, J. Cui, J. Wang, J. A. Weibel, L. Pan

CTRC Research Publications

Thermal interface materials (TIMs), such as thermal pastes and pads, can successfully enhance contact thermal conductance by filling the gaps caused by the surface nonflatness and roughness. However, there is still an unaddressed demand for TIMs which can be applied to pluggable or reworkable interfaces in electronic systems, such as in opto-electronic transceiver modules. Reducing the contact thermal resistances at these interfaces has become increasingly important as device power density increases. These applications require dry contact interfaces that can offer the required thermal conductance under a low pressure and endure repeated mechanical compression and shear. We present a compliant metallized …

Predicting The Growth Of Many Droplets During Vapor-Diffusion-Driven Dropwise Condensation Experiments Using The Point Sink Superposition Method, J. Castillo, J. A. Weibel

CTRC Research Publications

Water vapor present in humid air will condense in the form of many small droplets on a cooled substrate. After nucleation, the diffusion of vapor from the environment to the droplets dominates their growth by condensation, and therefore, all droplets must compete for the vapor available in the surroundings. Models that assume droplets grow in isolation or as an equivalent film poorly capture their interaction during vapor-diffusion-driven condensation and do not correspond with experimental condensation rates. By treating the droplets as point sinks, the interaction between all droplets in a system can be captured by superposing the vapor distributions of …

Evaluation Of Additively Manufactured Microchannel Heat Sinks, I. L. Collins, J. A. Weibel, L. Pan, S V. Garimella

CTRC Research Publications

Microchannel heat sinks allow removal of dense heat loads from high-power electronic devices at modest chip temperature rises. Such heat sinks are produced primarily using conventional subtractive machining techniques or anisotropic chemical etching, which restricts the geometric features that can be produced. Owing to their layer-by-layer and direct-write approaches, additive manufacturing (AM) technologies enable more design-driven construction flexibility and offer improved geometric freedom. Various AM processes and materials are available, but their capability to produce features desirable for microchannel heat sinks has received limited assessment. Following a survey of commercially mature AM techniques, direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) was used …

Applying Empathy-Driven Participatory Research Methods To Higher Education New Degree Development, Lisa Bosman, Abrar Hammoud, Sandhya Arumugam

Technology Leadership and Innovation Faculty Publications

Purpose: Innovation and entrepreneurship are economic drivers promoting competition and growth among organizations throughout the world, many of which would not exist without well-established new product development processes coupled with intentional and strategic focus on research and development. New product development processes, such as the lean start-up methodology and design thinking, are well-known and thriving as a result of empirically-grounded research efforts. Unfortunately, educational institutions and educational researchers, alike, are lagging when it comes to new program/degree development processes. Although the quantity of new degree offerings has increased substantially over the past several decades (in particular for multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and …

2018 Great Lakes Science Boot Camp Schedule And Assessment Survey, Bethany S. Mcgowan

Libraries Faculty and Staff Creative Materials

The 2018 Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians was hosted at Purdue University from July 24-27, 2018. The Great Lakes Science Boot Camp is an annual, regional professional development opportunity that exposes STEM librarians to trends in scientific research. These files include a copy of the schedule of events for the 2018 GLSBC, as well as a copy of the survey assessment distributed to participants.

Standards Collections: Considerations For The Future, Margaret Phillips

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

Technical standards are a form of gray literature that describe consensus for a wide variety of applications. They promote safety, quality, and interchangeability of parts. In academic libraries, standards have largely been associated with engineering collections, despite having connections to many disciplines. Engineering and technology accreditation bodies and employers continue to expect graduates to have knowledge and experience with standards upon graduation. This article provides a brief history of standards collection development in academic libraries, discusses the challenges of standards collections, shares a case study of standards information literacy curricula integration, and offers considerations for the future of standards collections.

Unsubstantiated Conclusions: A Scoping Review On Generational Differences Of Leadership In Academic Libraries, Erin R. B. Eldermire, Erla P. Heyns, Heather A. Howard

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

The academic library profession is experiencing a large turnover in leadership. To date, information on differences in the generational expectations about how to lead is scarce and the research is contradictory. This article presents a scoping review of the literature on generational expectations of academic library leaders. Based on predefined eligibility criteria, the authors searched twelve bibliographic databases and performed a broad web search. 5,435 articles were located and considered for inclusion, however, only four eligible articles were identified and included for analysis. There is little empirical evidence that generational differences are evident in the academic library setting or in …

Humanities And Social Sciences Dissertation Bibliographies And Collections: The View From A Stem University, Trevor Burrows, Robert S. Freeman, Erla Heyns, Jean-Pierre V. M. Herubel

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

This study utilized dissertation bibliographies produced at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, a STEM-oriented university, to ascertain how well Purdue’s Humanities, Social Science, and Education (HSSE) Library supports doctoral research. To examine a critical mass of data, the authors gathered all the bibliographies of dissertations written in 11 disciplines within the College of Liberal Arts in 2011 and 2015. Data for each citation included year of publication, language, format type, and local availability in print or digitally. Revealing disciplinary trends in using sources, this study provided critical information for reconceptualizing the HSSE Library’s orientation to learning and research and …

Integrating Foundational Data Management Course Into Stem, Wei Zakharov, Sarah Huber, Michael Fosmire

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

This presentation was delivered at the IOLUG conference-Tackling Data in Libraries: Opportunities and Challenges in Serving User Communities in Indianapolis, IN in May 2019. Data literacy is critical for today’s college graduates. Data science education is fundamentally an interdisciplinary endeavor. Since summer 2018, the presenters, information professionals from the libraries, have been working with instructors from Philosophy and Computer and Electrical Engineering to develop three interlocking one-credit courses at the Midwest, public research university, Purdue University. Spring 2019, the courses are offered to engineering sophomore and junior students to explore three key areas of data literacy: management; ethics; and analysis. …

Bibliometrics For Collection Development? A Study Of The Publishing Habits Of Math Faculty At Three Research Institutions, Nastasha E. Johnson

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

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Review: Writing Centers And Disability By Rebecca Day Babcock And Sharifa Daniels, Georganne Nordstrom

The Writing Center Journal

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Nirds Unite: Building A Community Of Institutionalrepository Practitioners In The Northeast, Eleni Castro, Erin Jerome, Colin Lukens, Mikki Simon Macdonald, Lisa Palmer

Against the Grain

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Teaching Information Literacy And Writing Studies: Volume 2, Upper-Level And Graduate Courses, Grace Veach

Purdue University Press Book Previews

This volume, edited by Grace Veach, explores leading approaches to teaching information literacy and writing studies in upper-level and graduate courses. Contributors describe cross-disciplinary and collaborative efforts underway across higher education, during a time when "fact" or "truth" is less important than fitting a predetermined message. Topics include: working with varied student populations, teaching information literacy and writing in upper-level general education and disciplinary courses, specialized approaches for graduate courses, and preparing graduate assistants to teach information literacy.

Review: Create Your School Library Writing Center Grades K-6 By Timothy Horan, Amber Jensen

The Writing Center Journal

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Review: Disrupt This!: Moocs And The Promises Of Technology By Karen Head, Katie Rieger

The Writing Center Journal

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Learning From/In Middle East And North Africa Writing Centers: Negotiating Access And Diversity, Amy Hodges, Lynne Ronesi, Amy Zenger

The Writing Center Journal

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From The Editors, Pam Bromley, Kara Northway, Eliana Schonberg

The Writing Center Journal

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A Peek Inside Vendor/Library Partnership To Establish Afirm Order Workflow Through A Consortial Migration, Moon Kim, Moriah Guy

Against the Grain

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What Spaces Do We Dream Of And What Do They Do With Them? 5 Years Of User Experience In The New Uclouvain Library And Learning Center Of Sciences And Technologies., Frédéric Brodkom

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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Leveraging Snow Plow Dashboards Cams And Connected Vehicle Speed Data To Improve Winter Operations Performance Measures, Howell Li, Logan Peters, Christina Banuelos, Jonathan Zaugg, Anuj Sharma, Darcy M. Bullock

JTRP Affiliated Reports

Recent developments in mobile phone applications for polling traffic and roadway condition data from the public have led to new data sources that complement traditional Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) sensors, weather stations, and automatic vehicle location (AVL) on fleet vehicles. This study compared qualitative assessments by different users of snow plow dashboard images with interstate connected vehicle speeds. The data set was composed of 1,119 geotagged images collected during a snowstorm on February 2-3, 2016, on Interstate 80. The images were classified by three users into one of seven categories to describe the road conditions. The classification of images saw …

Introduction To Systematic Review For The Health Sciences, Jason B. Reed, Bethany Mcgowan, Jane Yatcilla

Libraries Faculty and Staff Creative Materials

Final syllabus for ILS 595 Introduction to Systematic Review for the Health Sciences. Offered spring 2019.

Directiveness In The Center: L1, L2, And Generation 1.5 Expectations And Experiences, Grant Eckstein

The Writing Center Journal

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Tutor Talk: Do Tutors Scaffold Students' Revisions?, Julia Bleakney, Sarah Peterson Pittock

The Writing Center Journal

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Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Dissertation Boot Camp Delivery Models, Nadine Fladd, Clare Bermingham, Nicole Westlund Stewart

The Writing Center Journal

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Creating A Research Culture In The Center: Narratives Of Professional Development And The Multitiered Research Process, Joseph Cheatle, Kenlea Pebbles, Alexis Sargent, Colton Wansitler, Autumn Laws, Rachel Wahl, Michael Carroll, Rohitha Edara

The Writing Center Journal

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Back Matter

The Writing Center Journal

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Strategic And Tactical Guidance For The Connected And Autonomous Vehicle Future, Satish Ukkusuri, Fasil Sagir, Nishtha Mahajan, Benjamin Bowman, Salil Sharma

JTRP Technical Reports

Autonomous vehicle (AV) and Connected vehicle (CV) technologies are rapidly maturing and the timeline for their wider deployment is currently uncertain. These technologies are expected to have a number of significant societal benefits: traffic safety, improved mobility, improved road efficiency, reduced cost of congestion, reduced energy use, and reduced fuel emissions. State and local transportation agencies need to understand what this means for them and what they need to do now and in the next few years to prepare for the AV/CV future. In this context, the objectives of this research are as follows:

1. Synthesize the existing state of practice …

Economic Development Impact Of Preservation Projects, Yue Ke, Lisa Lorena Losada-Rojas, Davis Chacon-Hurtado, Sumedh Khair, Konstantina Gkritza, Jon D. Fricker

JTRP Technical Reports

Preservation and maintenance activities protect pavements and bridges, extending the life of these assets and guarantee the safety of users. Because rebuilding a road in poor condition can cost ten times as much as work needed to keep the road in good condition, these activities also represent significant savings to taxpayers. In addition to these benefits, preservation activities can also have wider economic benefits in the form of reduced user costs related to vehicle operation, travel time, and safety.

This project aims to develop sketch planning tools for assessing the economic development impacts of pavement and bridge preservation projects to …

Connected Vehicle Corridor Deployment And Performance Measures For Assessment, Howell Li, Jijo K. Mathew, Woosung Kim, Enrique Daniel Saldivar-Carranza, Jim Sturdevant, W. Benjamin Smith, Darcy M. Bullock

JTRP Technical Reports

In November 2016, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) announced the Signal Phase and Timing (SPaT) challenge to state and local agencies to kick start infrastructure deployments for V2I communications. The challenge involved the deployment of Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) infrastructure with SPaT broadcasts (current intersection signal light phase) on at least 20 signalized intersections in all of the 50 states by 2020. Although the roadmap for agencies to partner with the automotive industry is still evolving, it is important for Indiana to not only support the SPaT challenge, but also identify mutually beneficial opportunities …