DEGREES

Master of Information , Faculty of Information iSchool, University of Toronto 2018

Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Faculty of Arts & Science, Queen's University 2016

CERTIFICATES

Creative Commons Certificate for Librarians, Creative Commons 2024

Primo VE & Alma Certified Administrator, Ex Libris 2022

The Fundamentals of OCAP(R) , First Nations Information Governance Centre, 2022

Research Data Management & Sharing, UNC Chapel Hill & University of Edinburgh 2019

Fundamentals of Digital Curation in Libraries, Archives and Museums, Library Juice Academy 2019

COURSES

AI Essentials: From Tools to Strategy, NISO 2025

TLHE712: Trends and Critical Issues in Educational Technology, Centennial College 2025

TLHE703 Assessing and Evaluating Learning, Centennial College 2024

TLHE702 Learner-Centred Teaching, Centennial College 2024

TLHE701 Foundations of Teaching & Learning, Centennial College 2023

Shakespeare & Introduction to Philosophy, Harvard University Secondary School Program 2011

PUBLICATIONS

Thaysen, S. (2026). Exploring Copyright: A case study in practical copyright education for college educators. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 52(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103184 

Thaysen, S. (2026). From Exception to Expectation: Advancing Accessible Content in Canada. Slaw: Canada's Online Legal Magazine. https://www.slaw.ca/2026/01/21/from-exception-to-expectation-advancing-accessible-content-in-canada/ 

University of Toronto Libraries Collections Development Department Artificial Intelligence Response Team. (2025). University of Toronto Libraries Scoping Decision Tree for Paid AI-Powered Research Tools. University of Toronto Libraries.  https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15345395 

Thaysen, S. (2025, March). Parallel paths: How my experience in association work contributed to my career growth. InsideOCULA.  (Editorial review). https://hdl.handle.net/1807/142274

Thaysen, S. & Johnson, M. (2025, January). Spotlight: Pilot Perspectives: Launching a Canadian Shared Institutional Repository Service. Scholars Portal Newsletter. https://learn.scholarsportal.info/news/january-2025/

Thaysen, S. (2023, March 1). 70 is the new 50: Copyright Term Extension in Canada. CopyrightEd. [Blog Post]. https://hdl.handle.net/1807/141948

Thaysen, S. (2021, December 1). Copyright Corner: Supreme Court ruling offers a balanced approach to copyright in education! Overdue: Centennial College Libraries’ Newsletter, 10.

Thaysen, S. (2021, August 12). Supreme Court Confirms Copyright Tariffs Not Mandatory: A win for a balanced approach to copyright in education! CopyrightEd. [Blog Post]. https://hdl.handle.net/1807/141950

Thaysen, S. (2020, May 7). Copyright Tariffs Not Mandatory. CopyrightEd. [Blog Post].

https://hdl.handle.net/1807/141949

Thaysen, S. (2018, November 11). Updates and Reflections on the Public Domain. CopyrightEd. [Blog Post]. https://hdl.handle.net/1807/141951

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Torabi, N., Calhoun, E., Slaght, G., Thaysen, S., Thierstein, C., & Umetsubo, Y. (October 9, 2025). "Open season: developing a collections response to the Draft, Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications at the University of Toronto Libraries." Canadian Open Science Conference. Montreal, Quebec.

Thaysen, S. (2025, June 3). “Molding Imperfection: Embracing Failure in Academic Librarianship.” CAPAL Conference, FHSS Congress. Toronto, Ontario. https://hdl.handle.net/1807/143232

Slaght, G. Maidenberg, K. & Thaysen, S. (2025, May 14). “The Institutional Alignment Challenge: Grappling with AI in Collections.” CRKN Virtual Conference. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15428051

Gilmore, J., Thaysen, S., & Scott, D. (2025, January 30). “Getting in on the Ground Floor: Perspectives from Growing a New Shared Repository Service.” OLA Super Conference. Toronto, Ontario.

Thaysen, S. (2024, Jun 20). “Planning Ahead: How to Enact a Multi-Year Strategic Plan for Copyright Services from the Academic Library.” ABC Copyright Conference. Halifax, Nova Scotia. http://hdl.handle.net/10222/84303

Thaysen, S. & Blair, J. (2023, February 2). “Supporting OER Creation from the College Library.”  OLA Super Conference. Toronto, Ontario.

Thaysen, S. (2021, May 7). “Exploring Copyright: How an 8-part Journey Brought Copyright Literacy Down to Earth.” ABC Copyright Conference. Ottawa, Ontario. https://hdl.handle.net/1807/139000

Thaysen, S. (2020, June 5). “Copyright Services During Covid-19.” Connect5 GTA College Library Conference. Toronto, Ontario.

Thaysen, S. (2019, October 15). “Empowering Users with Purposeful Documentation.” Ontario Library Association Education Institute. Online.

Thaysen, S., Makinson, R., Redden, M., & Blair, J. (2019, March 8). “Learning in Action: Moving Open Education Forward at Centennial College.” Centennial College Open Education Symposium. Toronto, Ontario.

Landry, C. & Thaysen, S. (2018, October 24).” Open Access: A How-To Guide.” OCADU Library Research Series. Toronto, Ontario.

Jurczyk, E., Slaght, G., Carliner, J., & Thaysen, S. (2018, May 1). “Tell me what’s new? An iterative approach to eresource promotion.” TRY+ Library Staff Conference. Toronto, Ontario.

Thaysen, S. (2017, February 2). “Dating the Academic Library: Why Reducing Uncertainties is Essential in 2017.” OCULA Lightning Strikes, OLA Super Conference. Toronto, Ontario.

OPEN TEXTBOOKS ACKNOWLEDGED CONTRIBUTIONS

Contributed in-depth copyright, permissions, and open licensing expertise as a member of interdisciplinary teams developing Open Textbooks, including the following publications:

Duffy. S., Hejazi, S., Su, I., & Centennial College. (2022). Writing in a technical environment (ENGL250). https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/engl250oer/. (Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International).

Hasan, M., & Centennial College. (2022). Community development practice: From Canadian and global perspectives. https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/communitydevelopmentpractice/. (Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International).

Halsey, D., Boodhai, S., & Centennial College. (2022). Drugs, health, addictions & behaviour. https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/centennialdrugshealthaddictionsbehaviour/. (Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International).

Parikh, P., & Centennial College. (2022). Fundamentals for success in college. https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/fundamentalsofsuccess/. (Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International).

Mather, M., McPherson, K., Ahmed, K., Anderton, P., Chapman-Nyaho, S., Kipusi, S., Kokkinias, A. T., Malik, S., Oladi, S., Singh, C., & Centennial College. (2021). Global citizenship: From social analysis to social action (GNED500). https://soaoer.centennialcollege.ca/gned500/. (Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International).

Centennial College. (2021). Communication Commons (COMM170/171). https://soaoer.centennialcollege.ca/communicationcommons/. (Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International).

Halsey, D., Boodhai, S., & Centennial College. (2018). Fundamentals of addiction – Trauma informed, solution focused counselling & case management. https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/centennialfundamentalsofaddictiontraumainformedmotivationalinterviewingcasemanagement/. (Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International).

University Chief Librarian Award for Excellence                         2025

Centennial College President’s Spirit Award (Individual)                           2019

Centennial College Learning-Centred College Award                                    2019

Beta Phi Mu Letter of Achievement                                                                            2018

Queen’s University Academic All-Star                                                                 2016                                                           

Queen’s Women’s Gaels Athletic Award                                                                 2014                                                                                                               

Queen’s University Excellence Scholarship                                                 2012

Adam Scott C.V.I. Citizenship Award for Volunteer Service                      2012