Abstract
In the 21st century academic libraries and librarians are re-casting the narrative by turning outward, engaging more deeply across the university. No longer solely focused on collecting, academic libraries now embrace connecting with their campus communities to foster consumption, production, curation, preservation, collaboration, and inquiry around cultural resources. This paper will discuss the ongoing efforts of the Rutgers University Libraries New Brunswick to investigate the changing roles and responsibilities of library liaisons—roles that are transforming from transactional to relational in many academic libraries. It will provide a historic overview of the work of library liaisons that has led to a recent undertaking by a newly appointed Liaison Assessment Committee, charged to describe the work currently undertaken, map liaison responsibilities to our mission and service priorities, share that work with stakeholders, and assess the relevance and impact of our efforts.