Publications

Books 

Leachman, C., Rowley, E.M., Phillips, M., Solomon, D. (Eds.). (2023). Teaching and Collecting Technical Standards: A Handbook for Librarians and Educators. Purdue University Press.

Contribution to Books (Refereed)

Rowley, E.M. (2023). Development through the Standardization Process. In C. Leachman, E.M. Rowley, M. Phillips, & D. Solomon (Eds.). Teaching and Collecting Technical Standards: A Handbook for Librarians and Educators (pp. 22-30). Purdue University Press.

Rowley, E.M. (2023). Standards Collection Development. In C. Leachman, E.M. Rowley, M. Phillips, & D. Solomon (Eds.). Teaching and Collecting Technical Standards: A Handbook for Librarians and Educators (pp. 49-58). Purdue University Press.

Rowley, E.M., Moore, K.R., Kuryloski, L. (2023). Case Study 12: Standards and Technical Communication for Engineering Undergraduate Students. In C. Leachman, E.M. Rowley, M. Phillips, & D. Solomon (Eds.). Teaching and Collecting Technical Standards: A Handbook for Librarians and Educators (pp. 147-149). Purdue University Press.

Journal Articles (Refereed)

McCormick, A.F., Rowley, E.M. (2024). Cancelling the ‘Big Deal’ at a Public University: A Discussion Analysis of STEM Faculty Perceptions and Post-Cancellation Usage Data. Practical Academic Librarianship. Accepted with revisions July 2024.

Phillips, M., Reed, J.B., Zwicky, D., Van Epps, A.S., Buhler, A., Rowley, E.M., Zhang, Q., Cox, J., Zakharov, W. (2024). Systematic Reviews in the Engineering Literature: A Scoping Review. IEEE Access, 12. https://doi-org.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3394755

Phillips, M., Rowley, E.M., McPherson, P. (2024). Librarian Perspectives on Technical Standards at Academic Institutions with Engineering Technology Programs. Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship, (106). https://doi-org.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/10.29173/istl2765  

Kuryloski, L., Rowley, E.M., Moore, K.R. (2024). Introducing Engineering Students to Standards and Regulatory Research and Writing. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. https://doi-org.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/10.1109/TPC.2024.3356759

Klotzbach-Russell, C., Rowley, E.M., Starry, R. (2022). Librarians in the LaunchPad: Building Partnerships for Entrepreneurial Information Literacy. Journal of Business and Finance Librarianship. http://dx.doi.org.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/10.1080/08963568.2021.1982567

Rowley, E.M., Wagner, A.B. (2019). Citing of Industry Standards in Scholarly Publications. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, (92). https://doi-org.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/10.29173/istl27

Conference Papers (Refereed)

Carpenter, B. Rowley, E.M. (2024, June). Undergraduate Engineering Transfer Students and the One-Shot Library Resource Instruction: Using Nearpod to Promote Active Student Engagement. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. https://peer-asee-org.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/48184

Rowley, E.M. (2023, June). The Teaching Needs of Engineering Faculty Compared to Business Faculty: How the Library and Librarian Fit In. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, Maryland. https://peer-asee-org.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/44489

Moore, K.R., Folks, L., Rowley, E.M., Errington, J.E. (2023, June). Connecting the Dots: A Programmatic Approach to Data Science within Engineering. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, Maryland. https://strategy-asee-org.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/42746

Rowley, E. (2021, July), Examining the Teaching Needs of Engineering Faculty: How the Library and Librarian Fit In. Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference. https://peer-asee-org.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/37125

Rowley, E., Kuryloski, L., Moore, K.R. (2020, June). Extending the Role of the Library and Librarian: Integrating Alternative Information Literacy into the Engineering Curriculum. Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Experience, Virtual Online. https://peer-asee-org.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/34656

Online Publications (Non-Refereed)

Rowley, E. with Tanaka, K., Cooper, D., Allred, N., Arguello, N., Bourke, B., Branch, N., Cadena, C., . . . Zawistoski, A. (2019). Teaching Business: Looking at the Support Needs of Instructors. Ithaka S+R. https://doi-org.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/10.18665/sr.312297  

Rowley, E. (2019). Examining the Undergraduate Teaching Practices of Faculty in the School of Management. http://hdl.handle.net.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/10477/80367

Research

Erin's research interests include the role of librarians in engineering education, entrepreneurship, and the role of technical industry standards (and other grey literature) in academic libraries.

Google Scholar profile

Research Guides

Research Guides by Department: 

• Biomedical Engineering Research
• Chemical and Biological Engineering Research
• Civil and Structural Engineering Research
• Electrical Engineering Research
• Engineering Education Research
• Environmental Engineering Research
• Industrial and Systems Engineering Research
• Materials Science and Engineering Research
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Research

Other Research Guides: 

• Alternative Access to Articles
• Patents
• Technical Standards
• Technical Reports
• Properties Data

Professional Memberships

• American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
  • Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)
    • Secretary/Treasuer, 2024-2025
    • Awards Committee, 2019-2024
      • Chair 2019-2023
    • Development Committee, 2018-2024
• Special Libraries Association (SLA)
  • Upstate New York Community (UNYSLA)
    • Past-President, 2021
    • President, 2020
    • President-Elect, 2019

Presentations

International

McCormick, A.F., Rowley, E.M. (2023, September). Three Years Post ScienceDirect Cancellation: Where Do We Go From Here? United Kingdom Serials Group (UKSG) Usage Data for Decision Making online seminar.

McCormick, A.F., Rowley, E.M. (2022, November). Cancelling the Big Deal at the University at Buffalo (SUNY): Two Years Out. United Kingdom Serials Group (UKSG) Usage Data for Decision Making online seminar.

Rowley, E.M., McCormick, A.F. (2021, October). Cancelling the Big Deal at SUNY: Making the Decision and Impacts on STEM Faculty at the University at Buffalo. United Kingdom Serials Group Education Sub-Committee Meeting, “Usage Statistics for Decision Making.”

National

Carpenter, B. Rowley, E.M. (2024, June). Undergraduate Engineering Transfer Students and the One-Shot Library Resource Instruction: Using Nearpod to Promote Active Student Engagement. 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon.

Phillips, M., Reed, J.B., Zwicky, D. Rowley, E.M., Zhang, Q. M. (2024, June). Opaque and Unreproducible Systematic Reviews - Oh No! How Librarians Can Support Evidence Synthesis Projects in Engineering. 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon.

Durkin Ruth, K., Rowley, E.M. (2024, June). Who chooses STEM Librarianship? Revisiting and Refreshing a Study [Lightning Talk]. 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon.

Leachman, C., Phillips, M., Rowley, E.M., Solomon, D. (2023, November). An Introduction to Teaching and Collecting Technical Standards. Invited Speaker for Special Libraries Association (SLA) Engineering Community webinar.

Leachman, C., Phillips, M., Rowley, E.M., Solomon, D. (2023, October). Technical Standards Discussion with UIUC Graduate Students. Invited Speaker for Information Science Department students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign webinar.

Rowley, E.M. (2023, June). Examining the Teaching Needs of Engineering Faculty: How the Library and Librarian Fit In. 2023 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Baltimore, Maryland.

Rowley, E.M. (2023, June). Connecting the Dots: A Programmatic Approach to Data Science within Engineering. 2023 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Baltimore, Maryland.

Leachman, C., Rowley, E.M. Phillips, M., Solomon, D. (2022, June). Technical Standards: Critical Component of Engineering Librarianship. 2022 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Borden, H., Klotzbach-Russell, C., Rowley, E.M., Paquet, V., Burris C.J. (2022, June). Cultivating a Culture of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Engineering Education – An Opportunity to Engage Alumni and Industry Partners. Invited Panelist at the International Association for Continuing Engineering Education (IACEE) 2022 Conference, Buffalo, New York.

Rowley, E.M., Klotzbach-Russell, C., Starry, R.L. (2021, August). Librarians in the LaunchPad: Collaborative Approaches to Supporting Inclusive Entrepreneurship. Special Libraries Association (SLA) Virtual Annual Conference.

Rowley, E.M. (2021, July). Examining the Teaching Needs of Engineering Faculty: How the Library and Librarian Fit In. 2021 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Virtual Annual Conference. https://osf-io.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/ey9bs/

Rowley, E.M., Kuryloski, L., Moore, K.R. (2020, June). Extending the Role of the Library and Librarian: Integrating Alternative Information Literacy into the Engineering Curriculum. 2020 ASEE Virtual Conference: At Home with Engineering Education. https://osf-io.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/rcwek/.

Rowley, E.M. (2020, May). A Researcher without Library: Accessing Scholarly Research Articles When you are No Longer a Student. Invited Speaker at the University at Buffalo Alumni Association Wednesday Webinar series.

Regional

Rowley, E.M., McCormick, A.F. (2021, June). Impacts of SUNY ScienceDirect Cancellation on STEM Faculty at UB. State University of New York Librarians Association (SUNYLA) 2021 Annual Conference.

Sullivan, R., Rowley, E.M. (2020, June). Best Practices for Supporting Students during the Transition to Remote Learning. State University of New York, SUNY Online webinar. Invited Panelist.

Rowley, E.M., Wilson, J. (2019, April). Project Management Basics: Learning the Basics to Improve Library Projects. Invited Speaker, Upstate New York Special Libraries Association (UNYSLA) Conference, Syracuse, NY.

University

Rowley, E.M. (2020, November). Roundtable Discussions at a Virtual Conference: An Experience from ASEE. Invited Speaker.

Rowley, E.M. (2019, September). UB IEEE Innovation & Entrepreneurship Panel Seminar. Invited Panelist. Buffalo, NY.