The Engineer Library

摘要

A recent trend in libraries has been to offer Living Library or Human Library events (Granger 2017). The idea of using people as a source of information in a library led to the idea of hosting an event in the Gemmill Engineering, Math & Physics Library at the University of Colorado Boulder, where engineering students could meet and learn from professional engineers. Engineering curricula are highly structured and intense, and new students struggle to decide or change their engineering focus. These issues lead to problems with retention, as students may drop out of college or choose a non-engineering major when they discover how difficult it will be to change their major. Students face increased financial burdens when changing majors later in their college career, as they must often add classes to their course plans and delay graduation.