ANZ university libraries respond to COVID-19 pandemic

19 March 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and global health emergency, university libraries in Australia and New Zealand are increasing access to digital resources and services whilst implementing a range of measures in physical spaces to ensure the health and safety of staff, students and the general community. 

CAUL meetings and events cancelled in response to COVID-19

18 March 2020

COVID-19: CAUL meetings/events cancelled and members prepare for possible campus closures

CAUL endorses the ICOLC Statement on the Global COVID-19 Pandemic

18 March 2020

The International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) has recently released a statement written on behalf of library consortia globally to help publishers understand how the current global COVID-19 pandemic affects the worldwide information community, and to suggest a range of approaches that are in the best interest of libraries and providers of information services. With mass University and school closures affecting hundreds of millions of students globally and the further conversion of teaching to online delivery, it is vital that libraries and publishers work in partnership on the best approach to information delivery.  

Angus Cook joins the CAUL National Office

12 December 2019

We are pleased to announce that Angus Cook has been appointed Manager, Content Procurement at CAUL, Angus will join the CAUL National Office on January 28th 2020.

ACCC raises concerns about the merger of Cengage and McGraw-Hill

12 December 2019

On the 12th December 2019 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) raised preliminary competition concerns about the merger of United States-based publishers Cengage Learning and McGraw-Hill Education.

CAUL and NSLA principles for access to digital content

12 December 2019

CAUL and NSLA recently reviewed the principles for access to electronic resources as agreed in 2013. The substance of the principles is the same with the only change being the substitution of “licensed digital content” to replace “electronic resources”.

CAUL signs open letter to publishers to expedite compliance with COUNTER Release 5

3 December 2019

Members of the International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA), alongside a number of international academic library organisations, have signed an open letter calling for the expedition to Release 5 of the COUNTER Code of Practice.

Research Repositories Community Days 2019 Program

4 November 2019

CAUL signs the first transformative agreement with Portland Press

1 November 2019

The Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) is the first library consortium to sign a transformative agreement with the Biochemical Society (Portland Press), the wholly-owned publishing subsidiary of the Biochemical Society. This is CAUL’s second such agreement following announcement of the first transformative agreement with the Microbiology Society.

Mark Sutherland appointed Executive Director of CAUL

31 October 2019

We are pleased to announce that Mark Sutherland has been appointed Executive Director of CAUL.

IARLA releases a response to Plan S

23 October 2019

The International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA) has welcomed Plan S and moves towards an open access environment for journal articles and aligned funder policies to achieve this.

First transformative agreement for Australia and New Zealand

17 October 2019

The Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) and the UK-based Microbiology Society are delighted to announce the signing of the first transformative agreement for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ).

Response to the proposed merger of Cengage and McGraw-Hill

17 September 2019

CAUL's response to the proposed merger of Cengage and McGraw-Hill to the ACCC informal review submitted on the 17th September 2019.

CAUL Board Elections 2019 Results

9 August 2019

Jill Benn, University Librarian at the University of Western Australia has been elected as Chair of the Board 2019 - 2021, she will be taking over from the outgoing chair Margie Jantti, University Librarian at the University of Wollongong on the 1st October. Bob Gerrity, University Librarian at Monash University has been re-elected to serve another two year term starting October 1st.

Response to Standards Australia's new model

31 July 2019

In June 2019 Standards Australia released a discussion paper seeking community feedback on the development of a new distribution and licencing model. The model is being designed to deliver greater reach, allowing more choice in how content is accessed and to support its public benefit role in the economy.
 

CAUL presentations from IATUL 2019

18 July 2019

A number of presentations were given about CAUL's programs and projects at the 2019 IATUL conference. This post provides information about those presentations.

Research Repositories Community Days 2019 call for presentations

15 July 2019

Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are called for presentations at the 2019 CAUL Research Repositories Community Days. EOIs are due by Close of Business Friday August 9th 2019.

CAUL Libraries Transforming Lives - mapping the UN SDGs

4 July 2019

The modern world demands language,  numeracy and information/digital literacy skills as basic, fundamental life skills.

Response to the Future Humanities Workforce

6 June 2019

The response addresses questions four and five posed by the Australian Academy of the Humanities consultation paper 'The Future Humanities Workforce': What are future knowledge, skills, and capabilities that humanities researchers will require? And what can the humanities contribute to the data and digital literacy agenda over the next decade?

Plan S Revised Implementation Guidelines welcomed

31 May 2019

The Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) and the Australasian Open Access Strategy Group (AOASG) welcome the Plan S Revised Implementation Guidelines, which were issued today.

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