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Crossing the threshold (literally): An academic library exchange program between Canada and Australia Jennifer Thomas - Liaison Librarian Ryerson University.

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1 Crossing the threshold (literally): An academic library exchange program between Canada and Australia Jennifer Thomas - Liaison Librarian Ryerson University & Queensland University of Technology

2 Burleigh Beach Gold Coast, Queensland Christmas Day, 2014 Scenic Caves Blue Mountains, Ontario February, 2015 The major difference!

3 Comparing Ryerson and QUT * Students38,950 (total enrolments)45,575 (total enrolments) Staff2,480 (FTE)4, 534 (FTE) Library Staff95 (FTE)153 (FTE) No. of campus libraries14 Library budget as % of uni budget 3.04%3.64% Print books462,694352,484 Ebooks574,314453,069 Online databasesalmost 400346 LMSMillennium / Summon Faculties Faculty of Arts Ted Rogers School of Management Faculty of Communication & Design Faculty of Community Services Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science Faculty of Science Yeates School Graduate Studies Continuing Education QUT Business School QUT Graduate School of Business Creative Industries Faculty (CI) Faculty of Health Faculty of Education Science and Engineering (SEF) Faculty of Law Continuing Professional Education *Based on most recent figures available Matching colours represent matching courses or faculties

4 Award-winning building projects Science and Technology Precinct QUT, 2014 Student Learning Centre Ryerson, 2015

5 Technological background and focus 1993 1989

6 Conclusion As at 7 April 2015

7 … the same taste in istock photos …

8 differences “Be Different in This Forked Up World” by jeffsmallwood on FlickrFlickr

9 Liaison Librarian model Liaison with faculty is largely individual Liaison Librarians have specialisations based on the Library’s organisational areas: -Borrowing and Lending Services -Collections Services -Library Information Technology Services -Library Learning Services A selection of Liaison Librarians take on research support activities Library instruction transitioning to reflect the ACRL Threshold Concepts Liaison Librarians work in Faculty teams Liaison Librarians have one of the following specialisations: -Research Support -Teaching and Learning Support -Information Resource Management All Liaison Librarians take on research support activities Library instruction based on an “Integrated Literacies” model, i.e. combination of information literacy and academic skills support.

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12 … transforming the library’s image from that of a place where works are consumed to that of a place where works are created. Makerspaces Slatter and Howard, 2013. Slatter, Diane & Zaana Howard. (2013). A place to make, hack, and learn: makerspaces in Australian public libraries. The Australian Library Journal, 62(4), 272-284, DOI: 10.1080/00049670.2013.85333510.1080/00049670.2013.853335

13 The Oculus Rift!Fruit juice machine

14 “takeoff” by Quika Brockovich on FlickrFlickr Future goals

15 Thanks for listening Jennifer Thomas jenniferthomas@ryerson.ca My blog - https://talkintoronto.wordpress.com/https://talkintoronto.wordpress.com/

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