From: Sue McKnight [suemck@deakin.edu.au]
Sent: Wednesday, 2 July 2003 9:35 AM
To: Diane Costello
Cc: jshipp@library.usyd.edu.au; Doreen.Parker@vu.edu.au;
bill.cations@flinders.edu.au
Subject: CAL

Dear Diane

I apologise for taking so long to close the loop on a matter raised at the 
last CAUL meeting in 2002.

I was to convene a working party to work with CAL and HREOC to explore a 
database of digitally accessible course materials.  I was to work with 
representatives from Sydney, Victoria and Flinders Universities.

In the first instance, I spoke to Paul Stubings of the AVCC, to see how we 
should proceed with this, given the AVCC's support for the CAL initiative 
of a "catalogue of accessible resources".  This catalogue is compiled from 
submissions from all Australian universities who register that they have 
made an accessible version of a copyright work under the provisions of the 
appropriate legislation.  While this is not a database of the digitally 
accessible masters, it does make possible the sharing of these resources as 
libraries can check the CAL catalogue and approach the holding university.

Paul indicated that the AVCC would prefer us to support the CAL initiative 
at this time, rather than to investigate the creation of a different 
database of masters.

Therefore, as conveyed to you at the time I spoke with Paul, I recommend 
that CAUL does not establish the working party at this time.  We should 
monitor the situation and reassess our position if demand for accessible 
masters increases or the CAL service is not considered appropriate.

Sue

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Sue McKnight
Executive Director, Learning Services
and University Librarian
Geelong Waterfront Campus
Deakin University
1 Gheringhap Street
Geelong V 3217

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