Updated 26 May, 2004

Press release by the AVCC (Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee) - "contract signed" - 16 February, 1999

Funding proposal - Proposal to DEETYA for funding to develop a business model for an integrated, collaborative approach to research collections & information (21 August, 1998)  [Appendix I - Architecture]  [Appendix II - International Context]  [Appendix III - Consultants Brief]

"It is proposed that a set of collaborative information centres be established to address the diminishing national financial resources for research information services in Australian universities. The centres will provide a focus for national collaborative purchasing in their disciplines, and provide one-stop shops for access to research information in those disciplines.

"It is further proposed that a pilot phase be undertaken to test the vision, concepts and theories underpinning the centres and to develop a costed business model for centres in specific disciplines."

The Steering Group is made up of representatives of the major research constituencies within Australia. It is chaired by the Australian Vice-Chancellors’ Committee’s representative. Membership is:
Professor Paul Clark (VUT, AVCC, Chair)
Mr Alex Byrne (NTU, CAUL)
Dr David Bennett (AAH, National Scholarly Communication Forum)
Mr Jan Fullerton (National Library of Australia)
Ms Marian Bate (UNSW, CAUL)
Ms Helen Hayes (UMelbourne, CAUL)
Mrs Janine Schmidt (UQ, CAUL)
Professor Deane Terrell (ANU, AVCC), represented by Colin Steele.
Mr Philip Kent (CSIRO)
Ms Maxine Brodie (SLNSW, CASL)
Ms Christine Page-Hanify (UNSW, CAUDIT)
Administrative support: Diane Costello (CAUL)
[Full details of members]
 

Other relevant documents.

• Canada Foundation for Innovation. National Site Licence Initiative Proposal (currently restricted access).  Submitted 15 April by Canadian regional university library associations (CAUL, COPPUL, CREPUQ, OCUL)  (CA)
• MODELS: MOving to Distributed Environments for Library Services: A UKOLN project, with funding from eLib and BLRIC  (UK)
• Research Support Libraries Programme (RSLP).  Funded by the Higher Education Funding Councils in the UK, The Programme is intended to meet, in a library context,  the need for collaboration and sharing in the use of the research infrastructure envisaged more generally by  the Dearing and Garrick reports. (UK)

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