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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.
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.
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