What's New Thursday, 24 May 2012

For news about CAUL and its activities, and those external to, but of immediate interest to CAUL, see the link to News and Events. 

This page is for additional news about higher education and research, nationally and internationally, and the world of libraries in higher education and their wider environment. 

The following items have been added recently:

24 May, 2012

• Technology Outlook for Australian Tertiary Education 2012-2017.  An NMC Horizon Report Regional Analysis.  The NEW MEDIA CONSORTIUM and Griffith University © 2012, The New Media Consortium.  (US)
  • The Brisbane Communiqué:  A Response to the Technology Outlook for Australian Tertiary Education 2012-2017.

23 May, 2012

• Health of Australian Science report.  Office of the Chief Scientist.  May 2012.  ISBN 978 1 921916 94 6 (AU)
• U.S. Academic Libraries: A Snapshot of Priorities & Perspectives.  OCLC Member Survey (US)

21 May, 2012

• Challenges of 21st-Century Research Library Collections: ARL Releases Issue Brief.  May 17, 2012  The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) (US)

18 May, 2012

• Science of Science Policy (SoSP).  Office of Science and Technology Policy.  Executive Office of the President.  (US)

17 May, 2012

• Australian Government Budget 2012-13.  Tuesday, 8 May 2012 (AU)
  • Portfolio Budget Statements.  1.14 Innovation, Industry, Science and Research portfolio.

16 May, 2012

• Mission-Based Compacts for Universities.  The 2011-13 compacts provide a framework for universities to pursue their distinctive missions and strategic goals while contributing to the Australian Government's national objectives for higher education, research, research training and innovation.  Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIISRTE) (AU)
• The Value and Benefits of Text Mining.  This is a Digital Infrastructure Directions report into the Value and Benefits of Text Mining to UK Further and Higher Education.  This report has been commissioned by JISC. Authors: Dr Diane McDonald and Ursula Kelly. (UK)
• Proceedings of the 160th ARL Membership Meeting, May 2–4, 2012.  Association of Research Libraries (US)
• ARL Endorses VRA Statement on Fair Use of Images for Teaching, Research, and Study.  Association of Research Libraries (US)

15 May, 2012

• IFLA E-Lending Background Paper.  International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) (NL)
  • IFLA Releases Background Paper on e-Lending.  Press release.  11 May 2012
• 2012 September 12-14 Lima, Peru 15th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Organised by Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD). http://www.etd2012.edu.pe/en/index.asp. Second Call for Papers & Posters
• 2013 January 14-16 Amsterdam, Netherlands 8th International Digital Curation Conference 2013 (IDCC13). "Infrastructure, Intelligence, Innovation: driving the Data Science agenda" Organised by the Digital Curation Centre. http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/international-digital-curation-conference-idcc/8th-international-digital-curation-conference Call for Papers
• 2013 April 8-10 Bournemouth, UK UKSG 36th Annual Conference and Exhibition. Organised by USKG. http://www.uksg.org/event/conference13 Call for topics
• 2012 October 22–28 Open Access Week. Organised by Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC). http://www.openaccessweek.org/
• 2012 October 28 - November 1 Sydney eResearch Australasia Conference 2012. "emPowering eResearch". Organised by eResearch Australasia. http://conference.eresearch.edu.au/
• 2012 July 16-22 Hamburg, Germany Digital Humanities Conference. "Digital Diversity: Cultures, languages and methods". Organised by the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO). http://www.dh2012.uni-hamburg.de/ 
• 2012 May 31 Canberra Value of Libraries Symposium. Organised by Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). http://www.alia.org.au/groups/active/ 

10 May, 2012

• 2012 June 6-8 Baltimore, MD CIP 2012 Biennial Symposium. Organised by Center for Intellectual Property (CIP), University of Maryland University College. http://cipcommunity.org/s/1039/index.aspx?sid=1039&gid=1&pgid=675
• 2012 June 25 Adelaide, RAILS8: Research Applications in Library and Information Studies. Hosted by University of South Australia. http://w3.unisa.edu.au/bim/rails8/default.asp
• 2012 June 28-29 London, UK Sixth Bloomsbury Conference on E-Publishing And E-Publications - Scholarly Outreach, Impact and Outcomes. Hosted by University College London. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dis/conferences/2012
• 2012 July 10-13 Cairns, QUESTnet Conference. "To Infinity and Beyond - Ubiquitous Communications". QUESTnet (Queensland Education, Science and Technology Network).  Hosted by James Cook University. www.questnet.edu.au/questnet2012/
• 2012 August 3 Melbourne, CAIRSS 2012 Copyright Workshop. Organised by CAUL Australasian Institutional Repository Support Service. http://cairss.caul.edu.au/cairss/copyright-support-tools/cairss-copyright-workshop-2011/
• 2012 September 18-19 Bathurst  AuSakai 2012 "Sakai Futures: Openness and Innovation!". Hosted by Charles Sturt University. www.ausakai2012.com.au/

9 May, 2012

• Key Issues for e-Resource Collection Development: A Guide for Libraries, By Sharon Johnson, et al.  Edited by members of the Acquisition and Collection Development Committee.  IFLA Acquisition & Collection Development Section (NL)

6 May, 2012

• 2013 July 15-18 Saskatchewan, Canada. 7th International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference (EBLIP7). Hosted by the University Library, University of Saskatchewan. http://eblip7.library.usask.ca/

3 May, 2012

• Barriers to Adoption of Online Learning Systems in U.S. Higher Education • May 1, 2012.  Lawrence S. Bacow et al  Ithaka S+R (US)
• Public access to publicly-funded research [by] David Willetts. Minister of State for Universities and Science (attending Cabinet) Yesterday, Publishers Association annual general meeting, London (UK)

1 May, 2012

• The demand driven system:  Undergraduate Applications and Offers, February 2012.  Produced by the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIISRTE), 2012.  (AU)
• Convergence Review:  Final Report.  Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.  (AU)
  • Government releases Convergence Review final report.  Media Release.  Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.  30 April 2012 (AU)

30 April, 2012

• Higher Education 2020 Newsletter, April 2012.  Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.  (AU)

26 April, 2012

• CAUL Principles and Guidelines for Library Services to Staff and Students at Remote Locations (Revised April, 2012)

13 April, 2012

•  2012 September 9-11 Telluride, CO  R-Squared - The Risk & Reward Conference. Hosted by Colorado State Library, Colorado Library Consortium, Anythink Libraries and Wilkinson Public Library. http://rsquaredconference.org/

11 April, 2012

• Fabio Chacon, Donald Spicer, and Al Valbuena. “Analytics in Support of Student Retention and Success”  (Research Bulletin 3, 2012). Louisville, CO: EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research, 2012 (US) 

10 April, 2012

• 2012 October 1-5 Toronto, Canada iPRES 2012 - The 9th Annual Conference on Digital Preservation. Hosted by University of Toronto Faculty of Information. http://ipres.ischool.utoronto.ca  Call for Papers

9 April, 2012

• Policy Guidelines FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF OPEN ACCESS, by Alma Swan.  Open Guidelines Series. Published by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (FR)
  • Open Access to scientific information: Policy guidelines released. 06.04.2012 - UNESCO (FR)

5 April, 2012

• Transforming Learning and the Transmission of Knowledge Report: Preparing a learning society for the future.  Report of the PMSEIC Expert Working Group.  Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC).  2 December 2009 (AU)

4 April, 2012

• The Future of Taxpayer-Funded Research: Who Will Control Access to the Results? Author: Elliot Maxwell. The Committee for Economic Development, Thursday, February 9, 2012 (US)
• Working together: evolving value for academic libraries.  .... a six-month research project, commissioned by SAGE Publications Ltd, aiming to investigate the value of academic libraries for academic departments. SAGE appointed LISU to undertake the research in December 2011.
  • Initial summary of results published for UKSG 2012.  Presentation & accompanying summary.
• Library Publishing Services: Strategies for Success: Final Research Report (March 2012)  [by] Mullins, James L.; et al (2012). Purdue University Press e-books. Book 24 (US)
• Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Records and Museums: Workforce Development Strategy.  Prepared by Angela Murray, Bunyip & Associates.   Innovation & Business Skills Australia (IBSA).  This work has been produced with the assistance of funding provided by the Australian Government through the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIISRTE).  (AU)

3 April, 2012

• Understanding the value of public sector information in Australia: Submission to the OAIC [by] John Houghton, Nicholas Gruen (Lateral Economics).  Australian Policy Online (AU)
• Copyright and the Digital Economy.  Draft ALRC Terms of Reference.  Submissions and comments on the draft TOR [due] by 27 April 2012.  Attorney-General's Department (AU)
  • A-G releases draft Terms of Reference for public comment.  30 March 2012 (AU)
• Users, narcissism and control – tracking the impact of scholarly publications in the 21st century.  Authors
  Paul Wouters [and] Rodrigo Costas.  SURFfoundation (NL)
• Research Data MANTRA is a course designed for PhD students and others who are planning a research project using digital data.  This [online] course is an Open Educational Resource that may be freely used by anyone.  Research Data MANTRA online course by Data Library and EDINA, University of Edinburgh is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 UK: Scotland License.  (UK)
• The Australian Research Committee (ARCom) has been established to provide integrated and strategic advice on future research investments, including in the areas of human capital, infrastructure and collaborative activities. (AU)
• 2012 August 7-8 Melbourne, Next-Generation Libraries A toolkit for the changing culture of reading. Organised by Ark Group. http://www.arkgroupaustralia.com.au/Events-E021NGlibraries.htm

26 March, 2012

• 2012 August 21-24 Tilburg, The Netherlands. 15th Ticer International Summer School on Digital Libraries. Organised by Ticer. http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/research/institutes-and-research-groups/ticer/2012/
• 2012 April 12-13 Berkeley, CA. Orphan Works Symposium - Orphan Works & Mass Digitization: Obstsacles & Opportunities. Organised by The University of Berkeley School of Law. http://www.law.berkeley.edu/orphanworks.htm

23 March, 2012

• 2012 June 1 London, UK Scholarly Communications: New Developments in Open Access. Organised by Repositories Support Project. http://www.rsp.ac.uk/events/scholarly-communications-new-developments-in-open-access/

22 March, 2012

• 2012 May 21-23 Los Angeles, CA Screening the Future 2012. Organized by the PrestoCentre Foundation. http://www.prestocentre.org/events/screeningfuture/2012

21 March, 2012

• Advertisement.  University of Technology, Sydney.  University Librarian.  Ref No. R220112  Closing date 18 April, 2012  (AU)

20 March, 2012

• Advertisement.  University of Western Sydney.  Ref 248/12 University Librarian, Academic and Research Division.  Applications close 22 April 2012  (AU)
• Australian Research Council Stakeholder Consultation.  Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (AU)

19 March, 2012

• TEQSA Regulatory Risk Framework.  The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA).  (AU)

17 March, 2012

• Collaboration Opportunities for Librarians, Publishers, and Vendors: Improving the Discoverability of Scholarly Content in the Twenty-First Century A White Paper Commissioned by SAGE [by] Mary M. Somerville et al.  (US)
• 2012 March 11-13 Kansas City, MO SPARC 2012 Open Access Meeting. Hosted by the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC). http://www.arl.org/sparc/meetings/oa12/  [Presentations now available] 

16 March, 2012

• Usage Factor. Last updated: March 2012. Usage-based measures of journal impact and quality. COUNTER (Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources) (UK)
  • The COUNTER Code of Practice for Usage Factors: Draft Release 1.  .... available for comment on the COUNTER website until 30 September 2012.

15 March, 2012

• Research Without Borders: Protests, Petitions and Publishing - Widening Access to Research in 2012.  [YouTube]  Speakers:  Allan Adler, Vice President for Legal and Governmental Affairs, Association of American Publishers; et al.  Date: February 28, 2012  Sponsor: Columbia University Scholarly Communication Program  (US)
• Scholarly Publishing: Where is Plan B?  Richard Poynder interviews Claudio Aspesi.  Blog: Open and Shut, Thursday, March 01, 2012 (US)
• STM eBooks:  Librarian Perspectives on the First 5 years.  White Paper.  Springer eBooks @ 5.  2012 Springer 2/12. H4285R / EB-03A (DE)
• Finally, An Easy-ish Question [Does anything in Section 108 of the Copyright Act in any way affect the right of fair use as provided by Section 107?]  ARL Policy Notes.  A blog of the Association of Research Libraries Influencing Public Policies strategic direction. Unless otherwise noted, posts are written by Brandon Butler, Director of Public Policy Initiatives at ARL.  (US)
• National Press Club address: Glyn Davis on the quiet revolution in higher education.  The Conversation, 7 March 2012, 1.02pm AEST (AU)
• Value and benefits of text mining.  Author: Dr Diane McDonald, Intelligent Digital Options and Ursula Kelly, Viewforth Consulting.  14 March, 2012.  This is a Digital Infrastructure Directions report into the Value and Benefits of Text Mining to UK Further and Higher Education. This report has been commissioned by JISC ©HEFCE 2012 (UK)
• E-journal Preservation and Archiving: Whether, How, Who, Which, Where, and When?  Posted by Rick Anderson ⋅ Mar 7, 2012  The Scholarly Kitchen (US)

13 March, 2012

• 2012 May 29 Brussels, Belgium PEER End of Project Conference. Organised by Publishing and the Ecology of European Research. http://www.peerproject.eu/peer-end-of-project-conference-29th-may-2012/
• 2011 November 15 Canberra 2011 Information Policy Conference - Public Sector Information: A National Resource. Organised by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. http://www.oaic.gov.au/news/events/2011_conference_main.html. Presentations now available

11 March, 2012

• Extending Legal Deposit.  Consultation on a proposed model to extend the legal deposit obligation in section 201 of the Copyright Act 1968 in relation to material deposited with the National Library of Australia (the National Library).   Attorney-General’s Department, working with the Office for the Arts.  (AU)  .... written submission by 14 April 2012. Submissions should be emailed to copyright@ag.gov.au.

8 March, 2012

• 2012 March 21 Brisbane Disaster Preparedness Seminar. Hosted by National & State Libraries Australasia (NSLA) and the State Library of Queensland. http://www.nsla.org.au/disaster-preparedness-seminar
• 2012 February 27-28 London, UK 2012 ASA Annual Conference. Hosted by the Association of Subscription Agents & Intermediaries. http://www.subscription-agents.org/conferences/asa-annual-conference-2012
• 2012 May 21 Denton, TX 2012 UNT Symposium on Open Access. Hosted by University of North Texas. http://openaccess.unt.edu/symposium/2012
• 2012 April 12-14 Vancouver, BC, Canada IFLA Presidential Programme Spring Meeting - Indigenous Knowledges: Local Priorities, Global Contexts. Organised by International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). http://iflaindigenousknowledges2012.ok.ubc.ca/index.html
• 2012 October 1-3 Trondheim, Norway emtacl12 - International conference on emerging technologies in academic libraries 2012. Hosted by NTNU University Library. http://emtacl.com/

• 2012 June 27-30 Tartu, Estonia LIBER 41st Annual Conference. “Mobilising the knowledge economy for Europe”. Organised by Association of European Research Libraries. http://www.libereurope.eu/news/liber-41st-annual-conference-tartu-estonia-27-30-june-2012-call-for-papersposters Call for Papers

7 March, 2012

• Open Access: Awareness and Attitudes amongst the Author Community.  InTech white paper.  March, 2012. (HR)
  • Research Show Growing Awareness And Uptake Of Open Access Publishing By Authors.

2 March, 2012

• Negotiating the cloud – legal issues in cloud computing agreements.  Better Practice Guide. February 2012.  This guide was written and developed for AGIMO by Adrian Snooks, Senior Executive Lawyer at the Australian Government Solicitor (AGS) with contributions on privacy and dispute resolution from Andrew Schatz, Senior Lawyer. The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) (AU)

1 March, 2012

• CLATAC Bulletin.  A current awareness service of issues related to learning and teaching prepared by CAUL Learning and Teaching Advisory Committee.  (AU)

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