CAUL (Council of Australian University Librarians)

Welcome to CAUL

Improving access by the staff and students of Australian universities to the information resources that are fundamental to the advancement of teaching, learning and research.

Open Scholarship

Introducing COSI - the CAUL Open Scholarship Initiative. Open Scholarship is an umbrella term used to describe developments such as open access, open science and other “open” initiatives. .... The free flow of information and ideas underpins excellence in scholarship. Read more about Open Scholarship

CAIRSS (CAUL Australasian Institutional Repository Support Service)

The CAUL Australasian Institutional Repository Support Service (CAIRSS) will provide support for all institutional repositories in Australian universities. The service officially commenced March 16, 2009. In 2010, CAUL & CONZUL members agreed to continue its support through to the end of 2012. Read more about CAIRSS (CAUL Australasian Institutional Repository Support Service)

Learning & Teaching

CAUL's mission is to support CAUL members in the achievement of their objectives .... a key goal is to facilitate the members’ role in supporting and maximising learning and teaching outcomes and contributing positively to the student experience. Read more about Learning & Teaching

Quality & Assessment

Learn how CAUL libraries are continuously improving their performance. Read more about Quality & Assessment

CEIRC (CAUL Electronic Information Resources Consortium)

CEIRC is CAUL’s primary vehicle for relationships with vendors and publishers, and provides services and advice to CAUL on collaborative purchasing of electronic information resources, licensing conditions and access issues. Read more about CEIRC (CAUL Electronic Information Resources Consortium)

CAUL Statistics

CAUL Statistics are produced annually from data supplied by CAUL (and CONZUL) institutions. CAVAL has managed the collection and compilation of the data since 1992. Current data is available both on the interactive online site, since 2004, and in spreadsheet form. Read more about CAUL Statistics

Finding Australian theses

The Australasian Digital Theses Program database has ceased operation, the database server has been decomissioned, and the content of that database is accessible from the National Library of Australia’s Trove service. Each participating university will continue to host their own digital theses and house their own print and other non-digital theses. An information page provides links to theses-specific searches via Trove. Read more about Finding Australian theses