Papers

Published Papers:

  • Coleman, A. "Knowledge Structures and the Vocabulary of Engineering Novices" to appear
  • Budhu, M. "Creating and Operating a Digital Library for Information and Learning: the GROW Project." ICDL 2004 International Conference on Digital Libraries, New Delhi.
  • Coleman, A. 2004. Knowledge structures and the vocabulary of engineering novices,” Knowledge Organization and the Global Information Society, Edited by Ia McIlwaine and Vanda Broughton. Ergon-Verlag.
  • Budhu, M. "Distance learning using a digital library - The GROW-NCERL Project." International Conference on Engineering Education, Valencia, Spain (on CD ROM) July 21-25, 2003.
  • Budhu, M. "Reusable, interactive learning objects in an engineering digital library: the GROW-NCERL project." Computers and Advanced Technology in Education, CATE 2003, Rhodes, Greece, June 30 – July 2, 2003.
  • Coleman, A. 2002 . “Scientific models as works,” Works as Entities for Information Retrieval, Edited by Richard T. Smiraglia. Haworth Press, 2002, p. 129 - 159.
  • Coleman, A.S., Smith, T.R, Mayer, R. E., & Buchel, O.A. 2002. “Learning spaces in digital libraries,” Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 2163, p. 251 - 262.
  • Coleman, A. 2002 and M. Oxnam. “Interactional digital libraries.” Journal of Digital Information, 2 (4).
  • Coleman, A. 2002. “Interdisciplinarity: The Road ahead for education in digital libraries.” D-Lib Magazine, 8 (7/8), July/August.
  • Budhu, M., and Coleman, A. “ The Design and Evaluation of Interactivities in a Digital Library,” D-Lib Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 11, Nov. 2002.
  • Budhu, M., “Interactive web-based learning using interactive multimedia simulations,” International Conference on Engineering Education, August 18-21, Manchester, U.K., 2002 (on CD ROM)
  • Budhu, M., “Virtual laboratories for engineering education,” International Conference on Engineering Education, August 18-21, 2002, Manchester, U.K., 2002 (on CD ROM).
  • Kemeny, J., Budhu, M., Dempsey, R., Oxnam, M., Rassmusen, B., “A Digital Library For Civil Engineering With An Emphasis On Learning Units,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Education, ICEE 2002, Manchester, U.K., August 18-21, 2002, (on CD ROM)

Presentations:

  • Budhu, M., Oxnam, M. and Han, Y. Meeting the Needs of a Diverse Audience of Users: GROW a National Civil Engineering Educational Resources Digital Library. Living the Future 5, Tucson, AZ, April 15, 2004.
  • Budhu, M. GROW a National Civil Engineering Educational Resources Digital Library. Roads and Streets Conference, Tucson, AZ, April 8, 2004.
  • Lodato, J. and O’Brien, G. Interactive Engineering on the Web (Linking Math & Engineering). Expanding Your Horizons Conference (22 nd Annual Science and Math Conference for 7 th & 12 th Grade Women in Southern Arizona), Tucson, AZ, March 27, 2004.
  • Lodato, J. GROW Learning Objects. Southern Arizona Regional Math, Science and Technology FunFest, Tucson, AZ, March 17-19, 2004.
  • Budhu, M. Creating and Operating a Digital Library for Information and Learning: the GROW Project [Invited paper]. ICDL 2004 International Conference on Digital Libraries, New Delhi, February 24-27, 2004.
  • Budhu, M. GROW, A Civil Engineering Information Environment for Learning. NSF-IMLS Principal Investigators’ Meeting, Washington, DC, December 1-2, 2003.
  • Lodato, J. Demonstrations from the GROW Collection. NSF-IMLS Principal Investigators’ Meeting, Washington, DC, December 1-2, 2003.
  • Lodato, J. GROW: A National Civil Engineering Education Resource Library. MAX: The 2003 Macromedia Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, November 17-21, 2003.
  • Oxnam, M. GROW: A New Learning Environment. 2003 Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings, Denver, CO, November 6-8, 2003. In publication.
  • Rasmussen, W. Water Resources Collection of the GROW Digital Library. 2003 AWRA Annual Conference, San Diego, CO, November 3-6, 2003 (co-author: Muniram Budhu).
  • Budhu, M. Interactive Virtual Laboratories in a Digital Library. Educating with Virtual Experience Workshop (EVE), Maynooth, Ireland, November 4-8, 2003.
  • Budhu, M. Sustainability I: The Projects: GROW. Sharing our Stories: Sustaining Collaborations, NDSL Annual Meeting, Washington DC, October 14, 2003.
  • Budhu, M. National Civil Engineering Digital Library (NCERL) Phase I: Geotechnical, Rock and Water Resources Engineering (GROW). ASCE National Conference and Exposition, Nashville, July 14, 2003.
  • Oxnam, M. GROWing A Digital Library: A Librarian's Perspective. 2003 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Nashville, TN, June 22-23, 2003.
  • Rasmussen, W. and Oxnam, M. Using Collections of Web-based Science Materials to Support and Structure Science Courses. Eleventh Annual Teaching & Technology Conference for Arizona Educators, Tucson High School, Tucson, AZ. February 1, 2003.
  • Budhu, M. GROW — A Digital Library For Civil Engineering. ASEE Digital Library Group, ASEE Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Canada, 2002.
  • Budhu, M. Computer Applications In Web-Based Geotechnical Engineering Education, Proceedings of the 2nd Canadian Specialty Conference on Computer Applications in Geotechnique, Winnipeg 2002, Winnipeg, Canada, April 28-30, 2002.
  • Budhu, M. Some Issues In Developing Digital Libraries, Scholarly Communication Program, University of Arizona, February 21, 2002.

Workshops:

  • Brent, W. and Lodato J. Reusability: Examples from the GROW Collection. NSDL Reusability and Interoperability Workshop, Orlando, FL, February 20-22, 2004.
  • Lodato, J. GROW Learning Objects. MESA Advisors workshop, Tucson, AZ, February 12, 2004.
  • Lodato, J. GROW Learning Objects. Amphitheater High School, REACH program workshops, November 7, 2003.
  • Lodato, J. GROW Learning Objects. Roskruge Bilingual Magnet Middle School workshops, October 31, 2003.
  • Rasmussen, W. and Lodato, J. Web-based Technology to Support and Facilitate Student Learning. 49th Annual Conference Arizona Science Teachers Association Workshop, Mesa, AZ, October 16, 2003.
  • Brent, W. GROW Learning Objects. National Learning Infrastructure Initiative (NLII) Focus Session Workshops, Columbus, OH, October 10, 2003.
  • Third Harvill Conference workshops, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, January 2002.