The ozlib-announce list archive ending on 22 Feb 2000
Topics covered in this issue include:
1. Ex Libris acquires rights to SFX Reference Linking Software
"Michael McLellan" <michael.mclellan@exlibris-au.com.au> (by way of
Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:18:38 +1100
2. Agrigate
Tony Barry <me@Tony-Barry.emu.id.au>
Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:21:00 +1100
3. Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Program Directory
Tony Barry <me@Tony-Barry.emu.id.au>
Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:21:41 +1100
4. MetaChem
Tony Barry <me@Tony-Barry.emu.id.au>
Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:22:17 +1100
5. Multimedia Catalogue - Australian Film Commission
Tony Barry <me@Tony-Barry.emu.id.au>
Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:23:10 +1100
6. NETS : National Education and Training Services : Resources
Tony Barry <me@Tony-Barry.emu.id.au>
Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:24:10 +1100
7. Welcome to FIDO for February
Patricia Burke <patriciab@geac.com.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:25:03 +1100
8. Australian Law Librarians' Group announces its 2000 Symposium,
"Niall O'Driscoll" <niall.odriscoll@asic.gov.au> (by way of Tony
Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:28:57 +1100
9. Queensland Public Libraries Conference
"vaina" <vaina@ozemail.com.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:11:06 +1100
10. Expert Advisory Group on Access to Electronic Resources
Charu Sood <CSOOD@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry) (by way of Tony
Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:11:20 +1100
11. HealthInsite gateway site
Prue.Deacon@health.gov.au (by way of Tony Barry) (by way of Tony
Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:11:33 +1100
12. IAMEMS: Correction: Advanced Internet Workshop with Bill St Arnaud
Kate Lance <clance@connect.com.au> (by way of Tony Barry) (by way of
Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:12:01 +1100
13. Copyright owners in online database alliance
"Charles Maddison" <cmaddison@copyright.com.au> (by way of Tony
Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:12:20 +1100
14. [lote-notes] Call to papers - Multilingual internet conference,
"Larry Stillman" <larrys@vicnet.net.au> (by way of Sue Scott
Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:12:41 +1100
15. $500,000 for artistic works copyright
"Charles Maddison" <cmaddison@copyright.com.au> (by way of Tony
Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:12:54 +1100
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:18:38 +1100
From: "Michael McLellan" <michael.mclellan@exlibris-au.com.au> (by way of
Subject: Ex Libris acquires rights to SFX Reference Linking Software
Note- Ex Libris will be exhibiting at the VALA conference Feb 16-18.
Ex Libris acquires rights to SFX Reference Linking Software
=46ebruary 4, 2000 Chicago, Illinois. Ex Libris announced today that the
company has acquired the sole rights to the SFX Reference Linking Software
Solution from the University of Gent (Belgium) and will begin its immediate
deployment. SFX will play a vital role in Ex Libris' new Internet Strategy.
The wide use of hyperlinks on the World Wide Web has conditioned Internet
users to expect similar linking convenience within other computer
environments, including digital library collections. However, when you
want to ascertain the availability of items, it is still a case of
"hit-and-miss".
As the Web evolves, the creation of services that link related information
entities is an area of strongly growing interest, particularly for the
research community and for managers of research-related information
systems.Publishers, subscription agents, researchers and libraries are
looking for ways to create value-added services through linking these
entities.
"SFX is a groundbreaking tool for discovery and navigation that will deliver
such linking services in the scholarly information environment" said Oren
Beit-Arie, Vice President of Research and Development. "SFX enables linking
between all parts of an electronic collection: full-text repositories;
abstracting, indexing and citation databases; online library catalogs;
citations appearing in research articles and other web resources. For
instance, SFX allows publishers to provide links back to individual
libraries within the online journal pages. These links enable librarians to
add customized online services for users based on their local resources and
environment. "
Deployment Plan
Ex Libris, a leading worldwide developer of high performance applications
for libraries and information centers, will be working with the developers
of SFX - Herbert Van de Sompel and Patrick Hochstenbach - to deploy SFX
worldwide. Several renowned research institutions in the US and Europe have
already expressed their interest in becoming early adopters.
Ex Libris is establishing an independent Information Services Division of Ex
Libris (USA) Inc. that will be responsible for the development, sales and
support of the SFX service.
Background
SFX is a system that dynamically interlinks numerous electronic resources
and can be used in a wide range of digital libraries. SFX is based on the
research work about the reference linking problem undertaken by Herbert Van
de Sompel at the University of Gent and the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
It has been applied in the complex digital library environments of both
institutions. The solution has successfully demonstrated its ability to
dynamically create services interlinking:
· Abstracting and indexing databases (Inspec, Medline, PubMed, Public Geno=
me
database, MathSci, Compendex, LiSa, Current Contents, BIOSIS, Books in
Print, EconLit, Ulrich)
· Library catalogues
· Citation databases (ISI, SLAC/SPIRES)
· Citations in research papers (Wiley InterScience, American Physical
Society PROLA archive)
· e-print archives (Los Alamos xxx and the experimental UPS Prototype
service),
· Internet Bookshops
All of the above were running on a wide variety of platforms (SilverPlatter
ERL, Ex Libris Aleph 500, Geac Advance, Topic, etc.).
The SFX solution is already highly acclaimed within the digital library
research community. A number of articles have been published in D-Lib
magazine and SFX has been widely presented during the past year. For further
details on SFX see the References below.
References
Halstead, Amy. 1999. PROLA: More Than Just a Pretty Acronym. APS News 8,
no.8: 7. [http://www.aps.org/apsnews/0899/089914.html]
Spilka, Susan. Wiley InterScience Update. June 1999
[http://www.wiley.com/about/corpnews/wisupdate.html]. 29 September 1999.
Van de Sompel, Herbert and Patrick Hochstenbach. 1999. Reference linking in
a hybrid library environment. Part 1: frameworks for linking. D-Lib Magazine
5, no. 4.
[http://www.dlib.org/dlib/april99/van_de_sompel/04van_de_sompel-pt1.html]
Van de Sompel, Herbert and Patrick Hochstenbach. 1999. Reference linking in
a hybrid library environment. Part 2:SFX, a generic linking solution. D-Lib
Magazine 5, no. 4.
[http://www.dlib.org/dlib/april99/van_de_sompel/04van_de_sompel-pt2.html]
Van de Sompel, Herbert and Patrick Hochstenbach. 1999. Reference linking in
a hybrid library environment. Part 3: Generalizing the SFX solution in the
"SFX@Ghent & SFX@LANL" experiment. D-Lib Magazine 5, no. 10.
[http://www.dlib.org/dlib/october99/van_de_sompel/10van_de_sompel.html]
=46orthcoming: Van de Sompel, Herbert, Thomas Krichel, Michael L. Nelson and
others. The UPS prototype project: exploring the obstacles in creating a
cross e-print archive end-user service. D-Lib Magazine 6, no. 2.
=46or more information, contact
Oren Beit-Arie, Vice President, Research & Development @ 773-404-5527
Michael McLellan
Ex Libris (Aust) Pty Ltd
Level 1
123 Camberwell Rd
Hawthorn East 3123 Victoria
Tel:+61 3 9811 9909
=46ax:+61 3 9813 3979
Mob: 0409 968729
Email:michael.mclellan@exlibris-au.com.au http://www.exlibris.co.il
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:21:00 +1100
From: Tony Barry <me@Tony-Barry.emu.id.au>
Subject: Agrigate
Source: EdNA What's New Email Alert : Research Resources, 6 - 12 February
2000
1. Agrigate - An Agriculture Information Gateway for Australian Researchers
http://www.agrigate.edu.au/
AGRIGATE is a subject information gateway for resources, both online and
offline, identified as valuable to those participating in Agriculture
Research. The resources are selected by an editorial review process
consisting of specialist librarians and members of the agriculture research
community. The purpose of Agrigate is to support identification and
dissemination of high quality research materials.
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phone +61 2 6241 7659
mailto:me@Tony-Barry.emu.id.au
http://purl.oclc.org/NET/Tony.Barry
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:21:41 +1100
From: Tony Barry <me@Tony-Barry.emu.id.au>
Subject: Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Program Directory
Source: EdNA What's New Email Alert : Research Resources, 6 - 12 February
2000
5. Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Program Directory
http://www.isr.gov.au/crc/index.html
The CRC Program, funded by the Australian Commonwealth Government, was
established to strengthen collaborative links between industry, research
organisations, educational institutions and government agencies. The Program
Directory contains information about each CRC, information for applicants,
program guidelines and the CRC Association.
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phone +61 2 6241 7659
mailto:me@Tony-Barry.emu.id.au
http://purl.oclc.org/NET/Tony.Barry
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:22:17 +1100
From: Tony Barry <me@Tony-Barry.emu.id.au>
Subject: MetaChem
Source: EdNA What's New Email Alert : Research Resources, 6 - 12 February
2000
6. MetaChem
http://metachem.ch.adfa.edu.au/
This gateway provides access to Internet information such as electronic
chemistry publications and databases, research projects, data sources,
software, online teaching modules, directories, conferences etc. In
addition, the gateway provides links, through library catalogues and
document delivery services, to print information. Each site listed on the
database has been evaluated, described, classified and indexed.
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phone +61 2 6241 7659
mailto:me@Tony-Barry.emu.id.au
http://purl.oclc.org/NET/Tony.Barry
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:23:10 +1100
From: Tony Barry <me@Tony-Barry.emu.id.au>
Subject: Multimedia Catalogue - Australian Film Commission
Source: EdNA What's New Email Alert : Research Resources, 6 - 12 February
2000
15. Multimedia Catalogue - Australian Film Commission
http://www.afc.gov.au/resources/searchd/mm/index.html
This catalogue from the AFC contains over 750 multimedia projects with audio
visual content by Australian developers. The catalogue includes a variety of
platforms and genres, from games to computer-based training, and you can
search by product or by company.
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phone +61 2 6241 7659
mailto:me@Tony-Barry.emu.id.au
http://purl.oclc.org/NET/Tony.Barry
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:24:10 +1100
From: Tony Barry <me@Tony-Barry.emu.id.au>
Subject: NETS : National Education and Training Services : Resources
Source: EdNA What's New Email Alert : Research Resources, 6 - 12 February
2000
16. NETS : National Education and Training Services : Resources Database
http://www.nets.net.au/resources_database.htm
The Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) funded the National
IT&Titab to undertake a project to enhance the electronic components of the
Non Endorsed component of the IT Training Package ICA99. Good learning and
teaching resources are needed to support the newly developed IT Training
Package ICA99. If you wish to nominate learning and/or teaching materials
there is an opportunity to list information about the materials on the
Resources Database within the non endorsed component of the IT Training
Package.
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phone +61 2 6241 7659
mailto:me@Tony-Barry.emu.id.au
http://purl.oclc.org/NET/Tony.Barry
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:25:03 +1100
From: Patricia Burke <patriciab@geac.com.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: Welcome to FIDO for February
Dear Colleagues
I hope you have enjoyed OCLC Music Library on FIDO in January. Today FIDO
will be changing to EI Compendex with SilverLinker (see below for further
information). To take advantage of the SilverLinker functionality on FIDO
you will need to select the WebSpirs version 4.x when logging in.
We look forward to catching up with many of you at VALA (stand 27) and don't
forget our "30 Hour Info-Fest" in the Press Room. Please drop by for a chat
both at our stand and in the Press Room.
To access the FIDO database for February your browser at our homepage
http://www.geac.com.au/aldis
Database - EI Compendex with SilverLinker
Changeover - 10 am, Monday, 14th February, 2000
If you would like more information on these titles or would like to make a
suggestion for future FIDO featured databases, please contact us (email:
aldis@geac.com.au).
Regards
Patricia Burke
Electronic Services Manager
e-knowledge@ALDIS, Asia Pacific
A division of Geac Computers
ACN 002 862 295
Phone: +61 3 9257 7600
=46ax: +61 3 9257 7689
email: aldis@geac.com.au
URL: http://www.geac.com.au/aldis
NZ tollfree 0800 944 322
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Ei Compendex® provides summaries of technical reports, journal articles, a=
nd
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have access to Ei Village, an award winning Internet Gateway to engineering
resources on the web.
Subjects: Chemistry; Civil Engineering; Engineering; Hazardous Waste;
Pollution; Science & Technology; Transportation
The SilverLinker Database contains article-level URL links that are
dynamically displayed within a standard SilverLinker-enabled bibliographic
databases. SilverLinker facilitates the delivery of documents to your desk
top.
Subjects: Medicine; Mathematics; Life Sciences; Science & Technology; Food &
Agriculture; Humanities; Social Sciences
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:28:57 +1100
From: "Niall O'Driscoll" <niall.odriscoll@asic.gov.au> (by way of Tony
Subject: Australian Law Librarians' Group announces its 2000 Symposium,
The Australian Law Librarians Group (ALLG) is proud to announce its Law
Librarians' Symposium 2000, to be held at the University of Technology, Sydney,
19-21 July 2000.
The registration form will shortly be sent out to all ALLG members; a .pdf
version will also appear on the website <http://www.allg.asn.au> shortly, along
with general information about the symposium. In the meantime we'd like to
tantalise you with the following details and suggest you make an entry in your
diary.
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Preliminary program (note this may be subject to change)
Keynote speakers:
Nick Cowdery - Director of Public Prosecutions, NSW
Richard Ackland - Editor 'Justinian'
Other speakers:
Margaret Phillips - National Library of Australia - on 'Preservation of
Electronic Materials'
Simon Temple - ASIC Electronic Enforcement Unit - on 'Law Enforcement in the
Electronic Age'
Kathryn Beard, National Library of Australia - on 'Copyright Issues'
Phil Teece - ALIA - on the 'Pay Equity Case'
Peter Meyer - LawNow - on 'Access to Case Law in a Healthy Common Law
Community'
Christine Graff - Deacons Graham James - on 'Knowledge Management'
Jenny Whelan - 'The Stolen Children Issue'
Francis Johns - Butterworths - on 'The Image of Librarians'
Peter Mariani/Kristoff Schnell - TimeBase - on 'Point in Time Legislation'
Surend Dayal - Softlaw - on 'Electronic Access to Legal Materials'
Helen Wallace - University of Western Australia Law Library - on 'Legal
Research
Courses'
Kate Curr - NSW Parliamentary Library - on 'Web Page Redesign'
Rob Watt, Jenny Wood, Evan Predavec - in a Panel on Legal Research Training
Issues
Rob Brian, Philip Chung, Margaret Phillips, Peter Meyer - in a panel on
'Preservation of Electronic Materials'
plus lots more!
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Social Events!
Opening Reception (Wed 19/7/2000) at Clayton Utz Lawyers, O'Connell St, Sydney
Conference Dinner (Thurs 20/7/2000) at Strangers Dining Room, NSW Parliament
House, Macquarie St Sydney.
Plus the chance to mingle with Law Librarians and Legal Information Specialists
from around Australia!
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Registration Fees:
Early Bird Registration - Received before 15 April 2000
Members: A$200* Non Members: A$220* Students A$180*
Registration received after 15 April 2000
Members: A$215* Non Members: A$235* Students A$195*
One-day registration: A$100*, Students A$80*
(*All prices are quoted exclusive of GST. The ALLG is currently receiving
advice
on whether attendance at the conference will attract the GST. If GST is
payable,
an additional invoice for the GST amount will be issued.
Student registration limited to those undertaking full time study in
Librarianship or a related field. Please supply a photocopy of your Student ID
or other proof of your status with registration.)
Please note that places at the Symposium are limited. Please register early to
avoid disappointment
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Accommodation Suggestions:
Delegates are advised to books their own accommodation. The following list is a
suggestion only, and delegates are advised that prices and availability may be
subject to change at the Hotels' discretion.
University Motor Inn. 2 Arundel St, Glebe 9660 5777
Conference Rate $108 single, $112 double
Breakfast $8.50 continental; $12.50 full
Mercure Hotel Lawson City West. 383 Bulwarra Road, Ultimo 9211 1499
$116 + 10% tax, car parking, breakfast not included. Can hold rooms till
week or
so before.
Centra Camperdown. 9 Missenden Road, Camperdown. 9516 1522 (near Parramatta
Rd)
$116 room for 2 people; $125 single for room and full buffet breakfast,
$135 for
twin....
Can hold rooms eg 30, till month before.
Mercure Hotel Sydney, 818 George Street. 9217 6666 fax 9217 6888 (Susan) (next
to Central Railway)
Corporate rate $153 + 10% tax, breakfast not included
Goldspear Hotel, Capitol Square, Cnr George and Campbell Street, Sydney.
1800248084
$140 + 10% tax per room with full breakfast.
CarIton Crest Hotel, 179 Thomas Street, Ultimo. 9281 6888
Corporate rate $205 +10% tax, breakfast not included.
YHA Sydney Central, Pitt St. (Cnr Rawson Pl) opposite Central. 9281 9111
No prices yet.
Waldorf Apartment Hotel, 57 Liverpool Street.
UniLodge Sydney Hotel. Bay Street, Cnr Broadway 9338 5000
Some singles, doubles, triples, no twins. Prices, Single $115, Double, $130,
Triple $155, Family $180.
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Inquiries:
Mary Greenfield, Butterworths
Tel: 02 9422 2335
Fax: 02 9422 2417
Email: mary.greenfield@butterworths.com.au
Niall O'Driscoll, Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Tel: 02 9911 2649
Fax: 02 9911 2663
Email: niall.odriscoll@asic.gov.au
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The ALLG would like to thank our sponsors for helping to make the Symposium
possible: Anstat, Butterworths, Capital Monitor, CCH, Clayton Utz, DA
Information Services, Desktop Law/LawNow, Freehill Hollingdale & Page, Fulcrum
Technologies, LBC, Lexis/Nexis, TimeBase.
Now - back to your regular transmission
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Niall O'Driscoll
Convenor
Australian Law Librarians' Group - NSW Division
c/-
Australian Securities & Investments Commission
GPO Box 4866
Sydney NSW 1042
Australia
(DX 653 Sydney)
ph. +612 9911 2649
fax +612 9911 2663
niall.odriscoll@asic.gov.au
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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:11:06 +1100
From: "vaina" <vaina@ozemail.com.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: Queensland Public Libraries Conference
Libraries in the 21st Century – Critical Community Connections
6 – 8 March 2000
The Queensland Public Libraries Association conference is to be held at
Twin Waters on the Sunshine Coast. We recently sent out some information
and a registration form. If you have already registered for this exciting
and inspiring conference, we thank you for your interest. If you have not
yet responded, please hurry – we have attached another registration form
for you.
We are very pleased to announce news of sponsorship from Qantas, details
attached, and to be able to include in this update, some highlights from
the diverse and interesting program.
If you have any questions about any aspect of the conference, please call
us on 54758950.
We look forward to welcoming you to Maroochy in March 2000.
TRAVEL - QANTAS SPONSORSHIP
We are pleased to announce Qantas has been appointed official airline for
the Conference.
As a special conference fare has been negotiated for delegates attending,
we suggest you contact Qantas Association Sales (details below) to avail
yourself of this offer.
A discount of up to 45% off the full economy airfare excluding taxes at the
time of booking has been negotiated for this conference, subject to seat
availability in group class. Please quote your Association Profile Number
which is "1180386" and destination and date of conference when making your
reservation. The discount fare applies to flights to both Maroochy and
Brisbane airports. Please note that the applicable discount is available
for domestic travel within Australia only and is subject to payment and
ticketing conditions.
Qantas is proud to be a part of your conference, and know you will enjoy
flying with them.
The Qantas Association Sales telephone number for Australian delegates is:
TOLL FREE: 1800 684 880
C O N F E R E N C E R E G I S T R A T I O N
Section A: Participant Details
Last name: First name:
Title: Position:
Organisation:
____________________________________________________________________________
Postal address:
Phone: Fax: Email:
Preferred name for badge:
(If this is to be a shared registration please write organisation name only
in this space)
Special requirements
Special diet: Disability access:
=46ull registration fee includes all sessions, conference satchel, morning
teas, afternoon teas, lunches, evening events on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
and library tour on Thursday.
Section B: Conference Planning
Please indicate attendance:
Conference Program Conference Events
Monday 6 March Sunday 5 March: Book launch and dinner Conference
Program
Tuesday 7 March Monday 6 March: Barbecue on the beach Monday
Wednesday 8 March Tuesday 7 March: Conference dinner
Tuesday
Thursday 9 March: Library tour (two options available)
Wednesday
Section C: Payment of Fees
Per Person Total
=46ull Registration – includes conference program and all events
=46ull registration $240 $
=46ull registration – concession (shires with population of < 20 000):
$185 $
Day Registration – includes conference program, lunch, morning & afternoon
teas
Day registration $ 70 $
Day registration - student rate: $ 50 $
Additional Conference Event Bookings Numbers
Sunday 5 March: Book launch and dinner $ 20 $
Monday 6 March: Barbecue on the beach $ 33 $
Tuesday 7 March: Conference dinner $ 50 $
Thursday 9 March: Library tours Free Free
TOTAL amount payable $
Payment details:
Payment by cheque only, made payable to Queensland Public Libraries
Association.
Mail registration form and monies to: Lyndall Osborne, Conference
Convenor, QPLA
Library Administration, Maroochy Libraries, PO Box 76, Nambour Q 4560
Closing date for registration and payment 18 February, 2000.
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:11:20 +1100
From: Charu Sood <CSOOD@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry) (by way of Tony
Subject: Expert Advisory Group on Access to Electronic Resources
Dear Colleagues
Please see the email below about the setting up of this group. The National
Resource Sharing Working Group representative on the expert Advisory Group
is Dr.Toby Burrows, University of Western Australia Library.
Regards
Charu
Kinetica
Expert Advisory Group on Access to Electronic Resources
The National Library is planning to use Kinetica's resource sharing services
to improve access to electronic collections in Australian libraries.
Consultation with the CAUL Electronic Information Resources Committee
(CEIRC) identified significant problems and costs in providing access to
these valuable resources.
The Library has appointed an Expert Advisory Group to provide advice on
improving the availability of cataloguing and location information for
electronic collections, and reducing maintenance costs in local systems and
the National Bibliographic Database. The problems identified during the
consultation with CEIRC will be referred to the Expert Advisory Group.
Terms of reference
The Expert Advisory Group on Access to Electronic Resources will advise the
National Library on
* Identification of major electronic resources acquired by Australian
libraries
* Availability of cataloguing data corresponding to collections of
electronic resources
* Bibliographic standards for cataloguing of electronic resources
* Preferred practice in reporting availability for interlibrary
document delivery
* Maintenance issues for NBD and local systems
* Pilot project to demonstrate use of Kinetica to improve access to
electronic resources
Membership
Nominee from National Resource Sharing Working Group
Nominee from CAUL Database Access Working Group
Annette McNicol Griffith University
Glenys Oxlee Macquarie University
Julia Trainor National Library of Australia (Convenor)
Roxanne Missingham National Library of Australia
Margaret Kennedy National Library of Australia
Julia Trainor
January 2000
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Charu Sood
Director, Interlending Services
National Library of Australia
CANBERRA ACT 2600
Ph: +61 2 6262 1265 Fax: +61 2 6273 2719
Email: csood@nla.gov.au
NLA home page: http://www.nla.gov.au
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:11:33 +1100
From: Prue.Deacon@health.gov.au (by way of Tony Barry) (by way of Tony
Subject: HealthInsite gateway site
Hi all,
The pilot site for HealthInsite can be accessed at:
http://pilot.healthinsite.gov.au
The Australian Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, Dr Michael
Wooldridge, has described HealthInsite as follows:
Developed by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care,
HealthInsite will be a single gateway to credible information on a broad
range of health issues. This information will come from leading health
information providers, including consumer groups, peak health
organisations, government agencies and research and educational
institutions.
We aim to have the public launch of HealthInsite at the end of March.
Meanwhile, I invite you to have a look at the pilot site and make any
comments via the feedback form. Of particular interest to indexers and
cataloguers are the publishing standards at:
http://pilot.healthinsite.gov.au/publishing_standards.cfm
These incorporate the metadata standards, on a separate page at:
http://pilot.healthinsite.gov.au/metadata.cfm
Thirdly, through the power search options you can get to the thesaurus
search and navigator at:
http://pilot.healthinsite.gov.au/thesaurus_engine_top.cfm
Subject indexing using the thesaurus is what drives the results sets in the
HealthInsite topic pages.
You cannot see full metadata records on HealthInsite. However our partner
sites are starting to embed HealthInsite metadata records into their own
resources. For example, you can look at the source code of some of the fact
sheets on the Women's Health Queensland Wide site
http://www.womhealth.org.au/factshtf.htm
and the publications on the Australian Insititute of Health and Welfare
site
http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/health.html
We have tried very hard to follow Dublin Core and Australian Government
Locator Services standards in the metadata. This has been a little
difficult while the standards have been under development and so you will
find a few quirks. In particular, the way we use an HTML cover page to
record the metadata for a PDF file.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy a quick look around, and in a couple of months I
will be advising you of the public launch.
Regards, Prue
Prue Deacon
HealthInsite Editorial Team
Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia)
prue.deacon@health.gov.au
phone: 61 2 6289 7505
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:12:01 +1100
From: Kate Lance <clance@connect.com.au> (by way of Tony Barry) (by way of
Subject: IAMEMS: Correction: Advanced Internet Workshop with Bill St Arnaud
AARNet Advanced Internet Workshop
The Future of Advanced and Innovative Networks in Australia
Adelaide 10 - 11 March 2000
Stamford Grand
Glenelg, Adelaide SA
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Advanced announcement
Register interest by emailing internetworkshop@aarnet.edu.au
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AARNet, with the assistance of Nortel, is pleased to announce
the first Advanced and Innovative Internet Workshop with
special guest Mr Bill St Arnaud, Senior Director Network
Projects, CANARIE.
CANARIE is Canada's advanced Internet development organisation
and has led the development, coordination and implementation
of the world's first national optical R&D Internet network
- CA*net 3
Mr St Arnaud's visit provides the opportunity to gather together
Australia's advanced Internet network specialists from AARNet,
Universities, CSIRO, CRCs, Government and leading commercial
organisations to discuss the development of advanced,
high-capacity network services and applications in Australia.
The CANARIE project is an important model for the work on an
advanced infrastructure test-bed that is currently being
considered by the Government under the Australian Advanced
Communications Infrastructure Development (AACID) program.
The workshop will also cover the recent AARNet Voice over IP
project that now carries all inter-CSIRO voice traffic in
Australia and is being extended to all Universities.
Other topics will include the use of satellite LAN;
Australian developments in advanced network infrastructure
and applications; interconnection of Australian and North
American test-beds; and a panel discussion on stimulating
advanced applications development in Australia.
If you have an interest in new Internet technology then
register your interest in the AARNet Advanced Internet
Workshop by sending email to:
internetworkshop@aarnet.edu.au
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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:12:20 +1100
From: "Charles Maddison" <cmaddison@copyright.com.au> (by way of Tony
Subject: Copyright owners in online database alliance
NEWS RELEASE
15 February 2000
Copyright owners, RMIT and national library in online alliance
The National Library of Australia (NLA), RMIT Publishing and Copyright
Agency Limited (CAL) have combined to develop a new online research product,
"Australian Public Affairs – Full Text".
Launched in Melbourne tomorrow at the 10th VALA Biennial Conference and
Exhibition, "Australian Public Affairs – Full Text" is an online collectio=
n
of scanned documents from the top 200 Australian journals indexed in APAIS
(the Australian Public Affairs Information Service), which is produced by
the NLA.
Copyright Agency Limited’s Business Development Manager, Susan Bridge, sai=
d:
"CAL has undertaken the considerable task of clearing permissions for
articles, and coordinating royalty payments to journal publishers.
"RMIT Publishing will therefore be able to offer subscribers to Australian
Public Affairs – Full Text a combined user licence for full-content and
database access to this exciting content delivery service, which will
initially focus on the business, health and law sectors.
"Repertoire representing subject areas outside business, health and law are
also included in the database, and these lists will be expanded during 2000
and beyond," she said.
"For the cost of a subscription, a library and its users (staff, students
and the public) may search the APAIS index and, if an article is available
on Australian Public Affairs – Full Text, the user can link to a PDF file =
to
view, download and print (subject to the terms of the subscription licence).
"The PDF file will include all images, diagrams and charts contained in the
original article.
"This initiative provides a good example of the kind of e-commerce models
Australia needs to develop if we are to foster the local creation of quality
online content," Ms Bridge said.
"In any market for intellectual property, creators need to know they will
receive fair rewards for trading their rights and that effective channels
exist to distribute their work to the public.
"Australian Public Affairs – Full Text is an innovative way of ensuring
Australian authors, artists and publishers receive fair rewards when their
work is copied by a particular market sector, while simultaneously
facilitating public access to copyright material.
"CAL looks forward to further growth and development of this new alliance
between RMIT Publishing, the National Library of Australia and copyright
owners," Ms Bridge said.
Media contact:
Charles Maddison
Media Affairs Officer
Copyright Agency Limited
Phone:
02 - 9394 7684 (w)
0417 - 652 613 (m)
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:12:41 +1100
From: "Larry Stillman" <larrys@vicnet.net.au> (by way of Sue Scott
Subject: [lote-notes] Call to papers - Multilingual internet conference,
Dear Colleagues
Multilingual internet conference, 0ct 30-21, 2000 - Call for Papers
Please forward this notice to any people/lists you think my be interested in
this proposed event to be held in Melbourne.
Australia lays claim to being one of the world's most culturally diverse and
multilingual countries. When it comes to the internet, how true is this
claim of our local content and industry? This day is devoted to exploring
what Australia has done so far, and what the possibilities might be.
Papers and/or workshops (of up to 45 minutes duration) from academics
(referred papers), developers, and information organisations (including
libraries, government, and the private sector) are sought for presentation
at the conference. All papers & presentations should be designed for
non-specialist audiences, and connect theory and practice.
Abstracts of up to 500 words should be sent to me directly for consideration
by the committee.
More preliminary conference information can be found at
http://communityconference.vicnet.net.au/world
-----------------------------------
Larry Stillman
larrys@vicnet.net.au
Accessibility Training, Canberra
www.vicnet.net.au/disability/training/act/
03 9669 9710
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:12:54 +1100
From: "Charles Maddison" <cmaddison@copyright.com.au> (by way of Tony
Subject: $500,000 for artistic works copyright
NEWS RELEASE
Embargoed until 6pm
20 February 2000
$500,000 in copyright fees for copied artistic works
Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) has begun distributing up to $500,000 to
owners of the rights to illustrations, photographs and other artistic works
that were published to illustrate text, then photocopied by schools,
universities and TAFE colleges.
"Our analysis shows that, so far, artists who are rightsholders comprise 28%
of recipients, while 68% of the rights owners in this distribution are
publishers," said CAL’s CEO, Michael Fraser.
"These statistics reflect a recent survey of the use of artistic work in
Australian publications, which found publishers of educational books are
much more likely to own the full rights to artistic works than all other
publishers except governments.
"Much of the artistic material published in educational books consists of
line drawings, illustrations, graphs and tables, and these are often
produced in-house by graphic artists employed by publishers. As employers,
publishers therefore own the copying rights.
"However, newspaper photographers and cartoonists are also included in this
distribution, which has so far identified 77 artists, 189 publishers, and 12
other copyright collecting societies as being eligible to receive payment
from this $500,000 distribution," he said.
The $500,000 was made available by CAL’s Board of Directors to distribute =
to
rightsholders after section 135ZM of the Copyright Act 1968 was amended in
July 1998. The amendment allows CAL to distribute money for artistic works
included in a page of text that is then photocopied by an educational
institution.
"The amendment applies only to copying by educational institutions of a page
of a literary, dramatic or musical work which also includes an artistic work
explaining or illustrating the text or music," he said.
"A typical example would be an illustration or a map in a history book.
"This distribution of the Illustration Fund represents an exciting
opportunity for CAL, allowing us to develop closer relations with the
artistic community in the years to come," Mr Fraser said.
Editors’ note:
This distribution of CAL’s Illustration Fund is based on data collected fo=
r
CAL’s July 1999 distribution, which represented the first survey of copyin=
g
completed after the Act was amended in July 1998. The amendment to the Act
applies only to copying by educational institutions under the statutory
licence. Other licences administered by CAL are not affected.
Media contact:
Charles Maddison
Media Affairs Officer
Copyright Agency Limited
Phone: 02 - 9394 7684 (w)
0417 - 652 613 (m)