What was New 2012 Tuesday, 7 August 2012

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)

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) 

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)

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)

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)

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.

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)

29 February, 2012

• Strategic Review of Health and Medical Research in Australia [McKeon Review].  Australian Government.  Submissions due 30 March 2012. 
  • Terms of reference.

21 February, 2012

• The Journal of eScience Librarianship is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that advances the theory and practice of librarianship with a special focus on services related to data-driven research in the physical, biological, and medical sciences.  This project has been partially funded by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. N01-LM-6-3508 with the University of Massachusetts Medical School. (US)

17 February, 2012

• Mapping Australian higher education.  Andrew Norton.  The Grattan Institute. January 2012 (AU)
  • How well is Australian higher education performing?  Media Release.  The Grattan Institute. 29 January 2012

15 February, 2012

• Horizon Report > 2012 Higher Education Edition.  The NMC (New Media Consortium) in collaboration with the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, an EDUCAUSE Program.  (US)

11 February, 2012

• Demystifying the data interview: Developing a foundation for reference librarians to talk with researchers about their data.  By Jake Carlson.  Reference Services Review, Vol. 40 Iss: 1, pp.7 - 23 Emerald Group Publishing Limited (UK)
• Journal Article Versions (JAV): Recommendations of the NISO/ALPSP JAV Technical Working Group. A Recommended Practice of the National Information Standards Organization in partnership with the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers.  April 2008 (US)
• Making Good on the Promise of ERM: A Standards and Best Practices Discussion Paper, by the ERM Data Standards and Best Practices Review Steering Committee.  January 2012 ISBN: 978-1-9357522-00-1  NISO White Papers (US)

4 February, 2012

• UK Scholarly Reading and the Value of Library Resources: Summary Results of the Study Conducted Spring 2011.  Carol Tenopir and Rachel Volentine.  With assistance from Donald W. King.  February 1, 2012.  JISC Collections (UK)

3 February, 2012

• Re-­skilling for Research: An investigation into the role and skills of subject and liaison librarians required to effectively support the evolving information needs of researchers.  Conducted for RLUK by Mary Auckland.  January 2012  RLUK (UK)

31 January, 2012

• The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) today becomes fully operational.....  Press Release 29 January 2012.  Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research (AU)

27 January, 2012

• Submissions on Inclusion of ERA in SRE.  The Consultation Paper on Options for the Inclusion of Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) in Sustainable Research Excellence (SRE) Funding Allocation Model sought the views from the Australian higher education sector about the funding arrangements for the SRE program from 2012.  Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIISRTE) (AU)
• Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries.  Coordinators:   Association of Research Libraries et al  January 2012  © Association of Research Libraries (US)

26 January, 2012

• PMSEIC Publications and Papers.  The Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council  (AU)

7 January, 2012

• Multi-Publisher, Multi-Purpose Platforms: Current Trends and Suggestions for the Future.  Rian van Spaandonk [and] Raluca Pop.  Copyright © 2011 ACCUCOMS (NL)

5 January, 2012

• Capturing Business Intelligence Required for Targeted Marketing, Demonstrating Value, and Driving Process Improvement [by] Brian Cox [and] Margie Jantti, University of Wollongong.  "The University of Wollongong (UOW) has undertaken an innovative and collaborative research project to demonstrate the value that can be provided by academic libraries. The tool developed, the “Library Cube”, is a data warehouse linking student borrowing and use of electronic resources to students’ academic grades and demographic information."  (AU)

2 January, 2012

• Harnad, S. (2011) What Is To Be Done About Public Access to Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publications Resulting From Federally Funded Research? (Response to US OSTP RFI). Technical Report , Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton. (Submitted) (UK)