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Please join us for the 2025 ASEE/ELD conference in Montreal, Quebec, on June 22-25, 2025.

Thank you to all of our sponsors!

ASEE ELD 2025 conference sponsor logos

 

2025 ELD Sessions Schedule

 

Sunday 6/22 Monday 6/23 Tuesday 6/24 Wednesday 6/25
8:00 AM
ASEE Plenary
8:00 – 9:00 AM
ASEE Plenary
8:00 – 9:00 AM
ELD Business Meeting*
8:00 – 9:30 AM
Location: MCC 516C
9:00 AM
Division Poster Session
9:15 – 10:45 AM
MCC Exhibit Hall
Technical Session 2
9:15 – 10:45 AM
Location: MCC 524A
10:00 AM
NSF Poster Session
9:45 – 11:15 AM
11:00 AM
Special Session ELD Networking & Lunch*
11:00 – 12:30 PM
Location: MCC 516C
Special Session Good Peer Review Feedback panel
11:00 – 12:30 PM
Location: MCC 517B
ELD EEC Meeting
11:30 – 1:00 PM
Location: Westin Montreal McGill
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
Special Session Workshop*
1:00 – 3:30 PM
Location: MCC 517B
Special Session Lightning Talks
1:30 – 3:00 PM
Location: MCC 516C
Technical Session 3
1:30-3:00p
Location: MCC 511C
2:00 PM École de technologie supérieure library tour (2:00 PM – 3:00 PM)
Sign up required by 6/20 https://etsmtl.libwizard.com/f/ELD2025-libraryvisits
3:00 PM
Technical Session 1
3:15 – 4:45 PM
Location: MCC 511E
Technical Session 4
3:15 – 4:45 PM
Location: MCC 511C
Community Mixer
3:30 – 5:00 PM
4:00 PM Polytechnique Montréal library tour (4:00 PM – 5:00 PM)
Sign up required by 6/20 https://etsmtl.libwizard.com/f/ELD2025-libraryvisits
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
ELD Social (SPIE)
6:00 – 9:00 PM
IEEE Welcome Reception & Dinner
Vieux-Port Steakhouse 6:30 – 9:30 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
9:00 PM

Black text = cannot be moved; blue text = technical session; green text = special session; orange text = meeting; pink text = social

*ticketed

Sunday, June 22

1:00 PM – 3:30 PM:  Workshop: Responsible Evidence Synthesis in Engineering: Developing Guidelines for Librarians; 517B, Palais des congres de Montréal

Speakers: Ryan Ball (University of Waterloo), Dr. Kate Mercer (University of Waterloo), Sarah Parker (University of British Columbia), Caitlin Carter (University of Waterloo), Evan Sterling (University of Ottawa)

Sponsor(s): ASCE (Booth 410)

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM: ASEE Community Mixer; 517CD, Palais des congres de Montréal

The Community Mixer (formerly the “Division Mixer”) is an informal networking event held as part of the ASEE Annual Conference. This Mixer is designed to bring together members of different communities within ASEE, allowing them to interact, collaborate, and share ideas in a relaxed and social setting. ELD will have a table at the Mixer.

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Focus on Exhibits: ASEE Taste of the Town & Welcome Reception; Exhibit Hall 220C, Palais des congres de Montréal

This event is the opening social event of the conference, providing a relaxed and engaging atmosphere for attendees to network and kick off the event. Here’s what you can expect: networking opportunities, local food samplings, casual snacks, socializing, and local cultural experiences.

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Monday, June 23

9:15 – 10:45 AM: Focus on Exhibits: Networking Break and ASEE Division Poster Session; Exhibit Hall 220C, Palais des congres de Montréal

Moderators: Zachary Painter and Aditi Gupta

ELD Posters:

  • Forming a Pod: A Naval Architecture, Marine and Ocean Engineering Librarian Community of Practice; Sarah Barbrow (University of Michigan), Kelly Durkin Ruth (United States Naval Academy), Amber Janssen (California State University Maritime Academy), Christina Mayberry (University of California San Diego), Dr. Sarah Over (Virginia Tech), and Sarah Parker (University of British Columbia, Vancouver)
  • Technical Communication Instruction Partnership with Engineering Faculty; Dr. Ashley McGuire and Michael McFall Lipscomb (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
  • Electronic-Resources for Engineering Formation (e-REF): An Open Educational Platform for Student and Professional Engineers; Aiden Vance Dailey, Tyler Kroon, and Dr. Julio Enrique Teran (North Carolina State University at Raleigh)
  • Going Bookless: A Case Study from an Engineering Library; Paul McMonigle (The Pennsylvania State University) and Katelin Marie Woods (Tulane University)

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM: ELD Networking Session; 516C, Palais des congres de Montréal

Moderators: Kari Kozak and Michelle Spence

Sponsors:IET (Booth 617) and IOPP (Not exhibiting)

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM: ELD Lightning Talks; 516C, Palais des congres de Montréal

Moderators: Shelby Hallman and Beth Carpenter

3:15 PM – 4:45 PM: Technical Session 1: Collections and Collaborations; 511E, Palais des congres de Montréal

Moderators: Christina Mayberry and Willow Dressel

Sponsor(s): AWS (Not exhibiting)

  • Engineering Connection: Growing Sustainable Outreach for Graduate Students;
    Sara C. Kern, Denise Amanda Wetzel, and Elliott Rose (Pennsylvania State University)
  • Bridging Information Literacy and Data Science: A Collaborative Approach to Project-Based Learning; Abimelec Mercado Rivera (Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus) and Eric Prosser (Arizona State University)
  • Technical Standards as a Form of National Literature: Exploring Early 20th Century Canadian National Standards, 1919-1950; Michael Joseph White (Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario)
  • Improving Discovery of Hidden Technical Report Collections; Linda R. Musser (Pennsylvania State University)

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Focus on Exhibits: Summertime Social; Exhibit Hall 220C, Palais des congres de Montréal

6:30 PM – 9:30 PM: IEEE Welcome Reception and Dinner; Vieux-Port Steakhouse, 39 Rue Saint-Paul E, Montréal, QC H2Y 1G2, Canada

Organizer: Denise Wetzel

Sponsor: IEEE (Booth 609)

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Tuesday, June 24

9:15 AM – 10:45 AM: Technical Session 2: Understanding and Supporting our Students; 524A, Palais des congres de Montréal

Moderators: Lisa Ngo and Catherine Dinh

Sponsor(s): Begell House (Not exhibiting)

  • How Engineering and STEM Librarians Support Disabled Students: Current Practices and Future Directions; Elizabeth C. Novosel (University of Colorado Boulder) and Savannah Paige Crowl (Emory University)
  • Enabling Successful Transitions to Higher Education for Students with Disabilities; Seth Vuletich, Brianna Buljung, and Adeline Greene (Colorado School of Mines)
  • Work in Progress: Qualitative methods for studying women’s information experiences in engineering education; Laura Woods (University of Sheffield)
  • Information Seeking and Sensemaking in Engineering Education: A Framework for Capstone Projects; Dr. Patricia Verdines (The Ohio State University)

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Librarians Engineering Our Way to Good Peer Review Feedback: How to Avoid Being Reviewer #2: Interactive Panel; 517B, Palais des congres de Montréal

Moderators: Kari Kozak and Lynsey Eames

Panelists: Ms. Kelly Durkin Ruth (United States Naval Academy), Beth Carpenter (University at Buffalo), Dr. Sarah Over (Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University)

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Technical Session 3: Information Literacy; 511C, Palais des congres de Montréal

Moderators: Michael White and Dr. Nastasha Johnson

Sponsor(s): ACS (Not exhibiting)

  • Lasting Impacts of Credited Information Literacy Library Instruction for Graduate Engineering Students; Arina Soare, Elise Anne Basque, Manon Du Ruisseau MDR, Camille Fitch-Kustcher, Brendan Fitzgibbon, Julien Chevrier, Andree-Ann Cormier, Tiphaine Hérault, and Olivia Fernandez Pereda (Polytechnique Montréal)
  • Analyzing Student Information Literacy Skills: Perceptions, Outcomes, and Future Planning; Cari Kaurloto, Jane Lah (University of Southern California), and Alvaro Quezada (Caltech)
  • The ISP and GenAI Crossroads: A Student Crossroads Between Information Searching and Ethics in Intro to Engineering Courses; Dr. Kristina Bloch and Dr. Campbell R Bego (University of Louisville)
  • Creating Artificial Intelligence (AI) Literacy Learning Outcomes for a Quantitative Experimentation Laboratory Course; Laurie Borchard, Amber Janssen, and Dr. William W. Tsai (California State University Maritime Academy)

3:15 PM – 4:45 PM: Technical Session 4: Research Productivity and Evidence Synthesis; 511C, Palais des congres de Montréal

Moderators: Dr. Ashley McGuire and Sarah Park

Sponsors: Overleaf (Booth 415)

  • AutoBib: Automating Bibliometric Analysis Reporting and Scientific Collaborations; Lokman Sboui (Ecole de Technologie Superieure), Benjamin Lepourtois, Adji TOURE (Ecole de Technologie Superieure), Vanessa Ayotte (Ecole de Technologie Superieure), Sonia Seck (Ecole de Technologie Superieure), and Judith Boissonneault (Ecole de Technologie Superieure)
  • Libraries’ Role in Enabling New Engineering Research Investments: Working with Campus Research Administration Units; Dr. Sarah Over, C. Cozette Comer, Connie Stovall, Miss Jiren Wang, Mr. Jackson K. Hoch, Emily Sue Mazure, and Rachel Ann Miles (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
  • Managing Evidence Synthesis Services in Engineering Libraries; Anne E Rauh (Syracuse University), Amy S. Van Epps (Harvard University), and John J Meier (Pennsylvania State University)
  • Toward a Critical Framework for AI Tool Selection and Adoption in Academic Research Contexts: Reflections from the Brown University Critical AI Learning Community; Jason Cerrato (Brown University)

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Focus on Exhibits: Networking Break & NSF Grantees Poster Session I; Exhibit Hall 220C, Palais des congres de Montréal

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM: ELD Social; Estrella, 1165 St Laurent Blvd,Montréal, Quebec H2X 3Z5, Canada

Sponsor: SPIE (Not exhibiting) 

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Wednesday, June 25

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM: ELD Business Meeting; 516C, Palais des congres de Montréal

Moderator: Chelsea Leachman

Breakfast Sponsor: SAE (Booth 214)

Travel Stipend Sponsors: IEEE (Booth 609), McGraw-Hill (Booth 811), ASTM (Not exhibiting), IET (Booth 617), SPIE (Not exhibiting)

Diversity Travel Grant Sponsor: AAAS

Bernhardt Award Sponsor: ASTM (Not exhibiting)

Updates from the various committees, updates from the PIC I chair, and other division topics. The event will conclude with an ELD awards ceremony. 

9:45 AM – 11:15 AM: Focus on Exhibits: Networking Break & NSF Grantees Poster Session II; Exhibit Hall 220C, Palais des congres de Montréal

11:30 AM – 1 PM: Extended Executive Committee Meeting; Westin Montréal McGill

Moderators: Margaret Phillips and Erin Rowley

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: École de technologie supérieure Library tour; 1100, rue Notre-Dame Ouest, ground floor, Montréal (Qc), H3C 1K3

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Polytechnique Montréal Library tour; 2500, chemin de Polytechnique, 7th floor, Montréal (Québec), H3T 1J4

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