Applications for this role are now closed CAUL is seeking an organised, self-directed professional who is committed to the principles of open education and can ensure smooth project delivery and a successful platform transition. About the Role The OER Grant Projects Officer will support the completion and publication of a defined set of OER projects currently underway as part of…
At the September CAUL Council meeting, the CAUL Board announced its decision to retire the OER Collective as a CAUL service on 31 December 2025. The Collective has been an enormously successful venture. In its four years of operation, 70+ books have been published, over $100k of OER projects have been supported through OER Collective…
CAUL has submitted its response to the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) pre-consultation on a proposed new research insights capability. CAUL welcomes the ARC’s intent to streamline research evaluation and strengthen engagement with libraries as key data providers and metadata experts. In its submission, CAUL highlights the importance of applying FAIR and CARE principles to both…
We are delighted to announce that the new CAUL website is live providing a direct communication and information channel to CAUL Members, Membership institution staff, communities of practice and key stakeholder groups. We acknowledge the work of multiple CAUL Office staff as well as Membership institution colleagues who reviewed the design and architecture of the…
This position has now closed CAUL is seeking a highly motivated communications expert to develop and implement a bold, strategic communications agenda that elevates the voice of academic libraries across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. You’ll lead the creation of compelling content, strengthen stakeholder engagement, and contribute to policy development and media engagement to enhance…
Led by the Council of Australasian University Librarians (CAUL), Universities Australia and Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara, the sector will take a unified position in upcoming negotiations with Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley, and Taylor & Francis.
CAUL has awarded $20,000 in grant funding to six CAUL Member institutions across Australia and New Zealand in its third year of the Open Educational Resources Collective Open Textbook Grant Program. The grants were awarded to author teams led by academics at La Trobe University, Massey University, Queensland University of Technology, University of Canberra, University of…
CAUL stands with the Australian Library and Information Association and Equality Australia in calling for a reversal of the decision by Cumberland City Council to ban books on same-sex parenting.
The Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) and John Benjamins Publishing Company have entered a new open access agreement for 2024. This agreement allows authors at participating CAUL member institutions to publish open access in John Benjamins journals without the need to pay individual article processing charges.
As libraries try to navigate legislative and regulatory proposals globally, International Alliance of Research Libraries Association (IARLA) members stand behind the Principles which will guide each IARLA member’s position and advocacy on internet speech and functions. The Principles are available on the IARLA website.