CAUL Meeting Case study in relationships: Flexible Education Unit University Library

Context & drivers External drivers T&L priorities recent – FEU established in 2002 Student experience a focus – integrated service provision Growth agenda Multi-campus operation Limited resources Institutional and individual

Practice /1 Management arrangements –same division, share accommodation –Management committees eg TSMG Policy development –eg Info. Literacy, support for students out of hours & off-campus) Initiatives/projects –FY Experience, academic integrity, systems developments eg digital repositories

Submissions/proposals –Space, research (COLIS) Research projects eg COLIS metadata Teaching –enabling programs, Engineering project Information sharing – briefing sessions (Service Desk etc), liaison days, Grad Cert. Practice /2

Liaison arrangements with schools/faculties –Different models and a WIP Building developments (ref student experience) –Learning Hubs, office space Prof. Development –Information literacy, web accessibility, Grad Cert. Practice /3

Themes and Issues Themes Informal and formal collaboration Convergence Issues Cultural interoperability –Shared language –Different cultures, histories & IT experiences Embedding collaborative approaches at the operational level

Case: Information Literacy & Generic Attributes Early initiatives – enthusiasm and constraints Context and Framework –PVC T&L –FEU –Generic Graduate Attributes Information Literacy Policy

Information Literacy and Generic Attributes FEU and Library have parallels in –Roles for Generic Attributes & Information Literacy –Approaches and strategies Current IL Projects –Faculty of Science, Engineering & Technology –New Medical Curriculum

Information Literacy and Generic Attributes New Medical Curriculum 5 theme areas (“no subjects”), Case-based learning Librarians part of New Curriculum Working Group for Theme 5 “Integration” IL Curriculum based on ANZIIL Information Literacy Framework IL learning and teaching timetabled Foundation for Evidence Based Practice and research

Information Literacy and Generic Attributes Information sharing –Management discussion –Joint Library/FEU day (sharing ideas & strategies)

Liaison with schools FEU Learning Developers and Liaison Librarians are different Liaison Librarians need to develop credentials Liaison models are different Convergence? How far?

Future Further collaboration Areas for particular attention include –Liaison approaches in schools –More joint project work embedding good practice eg generic graduate attributes –IT system developments eg digital repositories and management of objects (eg metadata)

Questions Do organisational structures matter? Tips on how to work together in approaches at school level What are the burning issues for us all in collaboration? –Systems development and integration –Support for students –Staff development and support –?