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Dr Grace Saw University of Queensland Library

Physical Places and Virtual Spaces: Fostering Innovative Partnerships Between the Library and the Stakeholder. Dr Grace Saw University of Queensland Library. The University of Queensland. Comprehensive, traditional, publicly funded Campuses at St Lucia, Gatton, Ipswich

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Dr Grace Saw University of Queensland Library

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  1. Physical Places and Virtual Spaces:Fostering Innovative Partnerships Between the Library and the Stakeholder Dr Grace Saw University of Queensland Library

  2. The University of Queensland • Comprehensive, traditional, publicly funded • Campuses at St Lucia, Gatton, Ipswich • Sandstone, GO8, Universitas 21 • Hospitals, islands, farms, research centres

  3. The University of Queensland • 33,500 students • 74% undergraduate • 25% postgraduate • 18% international • twinning programs • 7 Faculties, 35 Schools, 5000 staff

  4. The University of Queensland Cybrary • Largest Academic Library in Queensland • Decentralised information delivery from 13 branches, based on discipline and geography • Centralised administration, technıcal processingsupport • Holdings in excess of 2 million real volumes, 16,000 real journals, over 16,500 e-journals, 20,000 videos, 145,000 e-books, over 400 networked databases

  5. The University of Queensland Cybrary • Over 1,100 computers, AskIT computer help and training • 246 FTE staff • Annual budget of A$26 + million • We link people with information enabling the University of Queensland to achieve excellence in teaching, learning, research and scholarship

  6. Keeper of the books Place for Storing materials Seating readers Accommodating staff Servicing people from desks Edifice complex Difficult to use, lacking in functionality Gateway to POP(Plain Old Paper) and WOW(Words on the Web) Cyberspace and physical place, focusing on client access and use of information Window on the world of knowledge Easy to use, attractive Library::::::Cybrary

  7. The Dorothy Hill Physical Sciences and Engineering Library Service

  8. The Dorothy Hill Physical Sciences and Engineering Library Service • Faculty of Engineering, Physical Sciences and Architecture • The Faculty of Biological and Chemical Sciences • The Faculty of Arts • Two Branch Library sites: • DHPSE Library • Architecture and Music Library • One Service Phılosophy

  9. Why Partnerships? • The New Academic Environment • Commercial Sector and Life-Long Learning • New Opportunities • Showcase Library Strengths • Serendipity

  10. Strategies • Comprehensive Liaison • Involvement at all Levels of Faculty and School • Strategic Alliances • Research Grant Partnerships • Consultancies

  11. Overview of Partnerships AVEL-SKN Dorothy Hill Research Centre DHPSELibrary Virtual School of Engineering Consultancies Undergraduate Site Learning Program ENGG1000

  12. The Dorothy Hill Research Centre • Bequest from Dorothy Hill • Student-Centred Research and Learning Space • Don Carruthers eXchange Zone • Enabling Collaboration between Postgraduates, Industry, Faculty and Library Staff

  13. The Dorothy Hill Research Centre

  14. Undergraduate Site Learning Project • Library – Industry Partnership • Final Year Engineering Students • 30 Sites: 17 Organisations • Library Supports Teaching and Learning through Information's Skills and Document Delivery • Australasian Association of Engineering Education Award

  15. Undergraduate Site Learning Project http://www.uslp.uq.edu.au/

  16. Virtual School of Engineering • Faculty – Library Partnership • Aimed at Secondary School Students • Online Problem-Based Learning • Team Based Activities

  17. Virtual School of Engineering

  18. AVEL Sustainability Knowledge Network • Engineer – Librarian Partnership • Multiple Universities • Institute of Engineers, Australia and Institute of Professional Engineers, New Zealand • Virtual Team • Possible Future Collaboration With UNESCO and World Federation of Engineering Organisations

  19. AVEL Sustainability Knowledge Network • http://avel.edu.au

  20. Introduction to Professional Engineering • Faculty – Library Partnership • Integrated Information Skills • Compulsory Course • 500 First Year Students • Project Based • Library Involved in Teaching, Support and Assessment

  21. Introduction to Professional Engineering

  22. Partnerships at the University of Queensland: The Macro View • International • CyberSchool • GO8 and Universitas 21 • Australian Research Council Funded Projects (WebLaw, AustLit) • Consultancies

  23. Thank You g.saw@library.uq.edu.au

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