The ozlib-announce list archive ending on 19 Feb 2001
Topics covered in this issue include:
1. Visionary speaks in The Australian
"Kym Howell" <kym@rowecom.com.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Wed, 31 Jan 2001 14:00:13 +1100
2. New Ebooks List
Linda Carmichael <lcarmichael@bennett.com.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Wed, 31 Jan 2001 14:00:35 +1100
3. Draft NSW Recordkeeping Metadata Standard
Jennifer Hodgeman <jhodgeman@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Wed, 31 Jan 2001 13:59:52 +1100
4. NEW COPYRIGHT NOTICES!
Nick Smith <NSMITH@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Wed, 7 Feb 2001 13:30:17 +1100
5. [asialib] Chinese Collection at National Library of Australia
Andrew Gosling <agosling@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:59:13 +1100
6. NLA/BL special inside web offer
Penelope Maddick <pmaddick@BOFFICESERVER.DADIRECT.COM.AU> (by way of
Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:56:30 +1100
7. ILRS Code workshops
Tom Ruthven <TRUTHVEN@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:57:11 +1100
8. ALEPH 500 "Down Under"
"Michael McLellan" <michael.mclellan@exlibris-au.com.au> (by way of
Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:57:31 +1100
9. [ONLINE 2001] New papers
Paul Bentley <pbentley@idx.com.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:57:44 +1100
10. AGLS Metadata (Melbourne)
"Sue Henczel" <sueh@caval.edu.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:57:57 +1100
11. Special offers on SilverPlatter databases from ALDIS
Patricia Burke <patricia.burke@geac.com.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:58:43 +1100
12. NLA Director, Digital Archiving
Gianoula Burns <gburns@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:58:58 +1100
13. Redesign of www.aph.gov.au
Tony Barry <me@Tony-Barry.emu.id.au>
Mon, 19 Feb 2001 16:27:26 +1100
14. AusWeb01 World First
Sandy Stretton <sstretto@scu.edu.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Mon, 19 Feb 2001 16:27:58 +1100
15. Australian Pictorial Thesaurus now available
"Deb Stumm" <Dstumm@slnsw.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Mon, 19 Feb 2001 16:26:43 +1100
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 14:00:13 +1100
From: "Kym Howell" <kym@rowecom.com.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: Visionary speaks in The Australian
Apologies for any cross-postings...
__________________________
RoweCom's CEO Dr Richard Rowe was a keynote speaker at the recent
Information Online 2001 Conference in Sydney. He is featured in today's
edition of "The Australian" on page 35.
The article, titled "The Century of the Mind is here" looks at the future
for infomediaries and the importance of conversation in the 'new knowledge
world'. Dr Rowe is also quoted recommending new public policies for guiding
technical and social changes in the global information environment.
For an online version of the article, go to The Australian's Information
Technology section:
http://australianit.news.com.au
and go to the "Also Online section" of the page and click on "Century of the
Mind is here".
Dr Rowe is also featured on the ABC's new News Radio site in an audio
interview with John Barron of Net News at:
www.abc.net.au/newsradio/netnews.htm
RoweCom Australia is a leader in managing knowledge resources and encourages
feedback about Dr Rowe's recent visit to Australia and/or the issues raised
in the interviews above. For more information about RoweCom, check out
www.rowecom.com.au or e-mail at enq@rowecom.com.au.
_________________________
Kym Howell
Marketing Executive
RoweCom Australia
kym@rowecom.com.au
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 14:00:35 +1100
From: Linda Carmichael <lcarmichael@bennett.com.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: New Ebooks List
This message has been posted to a number of lists so apologies if you have
read it more than once.
Members of this list may be interested in also joining a new list
calledAUSebooks.
The unmoderated list is aimed at promoting discussion of ebook issues as
they particularly relate to Australian and New Zealand libraries. While
ebooks in their myriad forms have raised a lot of interest, Australian and
New Zealand libraries are still developing appropriate models to make ebooks
work in their environment.
If you would like to know what is going on in the ANZ environment and
contribute your ideas (and hopes...) for this relatively new topic, please
join us.
To join the list, send a BLANK message to:
join-ausebooks@lyris.bennett.com.au
<mailto:join-ausebooks@lyris.bennett.com.au>
You will receive a message back with the list administration commands.
For any other information on the list and where it might go, please contact
me directly on mailto:lcarmichael@bennett.com.au
regards,
Linda
Linda Carmichael
Technical Services Co-ordinator
James Bennett Pty. Ltd.
3 Narabang Way
Belrose NSW 2085
Australia
Ph +612 9986 7067
Fx +612 9986 7030
Website www.bennett.com.au
Email lcarmichael@bennett.com.au <mailto:lcarmichael@bennett.com.au>
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 13:59:52 +1100
From: Jennifer Hodgeman <jhodgeman@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: Draft NSW Recordkeeping Metadata Standard
>From STATE RECORDS NSW
Our reference: 00/0433
Dear List members
Apologies for cross-postings
Draft New South Wales Recordkeeping Metadata Standard
The State Records draft NSW Recordkeeping Metadata Standard identifies
and codifies the information ('metadata') about records that should be
captured and managed to facilitate good recordkeeping, business process
and information sharing.
Section 13 of the State Records Act 1998 empowers State Records to
approve standards and codes of best practice for records management by
public
offices. The draft standard has been developed within the framework of
the research conclusions of the Australian Recordkeeping Metadata Research
Project and has already benefited from extensive industry consultation.
It is also compatible with recordkeeping metadata standards adopted in the
Commonwealth and Victorian Governments and with the Australian
Government Locator Service (AGLS) metadata specification.
It is anticipated that NSW public offices will be able to implement the
majority of the draft standard's requirements through sound records
management practices and by adopting records management software
solutions expected to be endorsed under the forthcoming NSW GSAS (Government
Selected Application System) Records and Information Management Systems
contract. State Records will support the standard by providing a range
of guidance and training.
A version of the standard is now available via our Web site, at:
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/publicsector/erk/metadata/rkmetadata.htm
Please note that the standard should be read in conjunction with the
draft NSW Recordkeeping Metadata Standard - Technical Specification. This
document is also available via the URL cited above.
Any feedback you can provide on either the metadata standard or
technical specification will be valuable for finalising these documents and
ensuring they meet the needs of Government and the community. The deadline
for
comments is Friday, 9 March 2001. Comments may be sent to e-mail:
guidance3@records.nsw.gov.au, faxed to 02 8276 5626 or sent to our
postal address: PO Box R625, Royal Exchange, NSW 1225
Thank you for any comments on these documents that you can provide. If
you have any questions, please feel free to contact me on (02) 8276 5628 or
via e-mail at <guidance3@records.nsw.gov.au>
Yours sincerely
Kate Cumming
Project Officer
Government Recordkeeping
Postal address: PO Box R625 Royal Exchange SYDNEY NSW 1225
AUSTRALIA
Phone (02) 8276 5628 Fax (02) 8276 5626
International: Phone +61 2 8276 5628 Fax +61 2 8276 5626
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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 13:30:17 +1100
From: Nick Smith <NSMITH@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: NEW COPYRIGHT NOTICES!
Dear Copy-libbers and librarians everywhere
[Feel free to resend this post to as many librarians as you like. It's
important for the whole sector to know this.]
The new Copyright Notices established under the Digital Agenda Act are
finally with us. (Remember the Act commences on 4 March).
I have puts links to these notices and information about them here at:
http://www.digital.org.au/alcc/notices.html
There are three notices:
* s. 39A (the existing notice which has been changed) which can now be
attached to (or near) photocopiers, scanners, PCs or any other machine which
a patron might use to make infringing copies of NON-AV MATERIAL such as
images or text.
*s. 104B (audio-visual material) which can be attached to (or near) any
machine which a patron might use to make infringing copies of audio-visual
material (such as a VCR or a cassette recorder or a PC)
****Unfortunately, to receive the protection of these notices with respect
to a PC (which may be used to download digital films, recorded music,
images, text etc), a library will need attach BOTH notices on or near their
PCs. One set of two notices can cover more than PC however.
** Remember that these notices provide legal protection for libraries which
does not exist at present. If you haven't been sued for what your patrons
have done now , you're not likely to be sued after 4 March. You won't suffer
any penalty if these notices are not up by exactly 12:01 AM on 4 March. But
it is a good idea to attend to this as soon as you can.
*s. 49 This notice must accompany s. 49 document supply. It need only be
used when sending electronic copies of material to a user (as opposed to
another library or archive). This notice must come before or at the same
time as the transmission.
These Notices are more crucial than the above notices. They MUST accompany
library-to-user electronic document supply (under s. 49) or the library will
be infrining copyright.
[Unfortunately I won't be around for the next few days to explain this stuff
as I'll be on the road. But remember you have a month before this applies]
Nick
--
=========================================================
Nick Smith
Executive Officer :: Australian Digital Alliance
Copyright Advisor :: Australian Libraries Copyright Committee
PO Box E202 \\ Kingston ACT 2604
Ph: 02 6262 1273 \\ Fax: 02 6273 2545
Email: nsmith@nla.gov.au \\ Web: www.digital.org.au
=========================================================
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:59:13 +1100
From: Andrew Gosling <agosling@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: [asialib] Chinese Collection at National Library of Australia
The National Library's Chinese Collection page at
http://www.nla.gov.au/asian/lang/chin1.html
has been expanded to include Chinese Internet Sites, with a particular
emphasis on resources about Australian Chinese and Chinese Studies in
Australia.
Andrew Gosling
Chief Librarian, Asian Collections
National Library of Australia
Canberra ACT 2600 AUSTRALIA
Telephone 61 2 6262 1286
Facsimile 61 2 6273 4327
Email: agosling@nla.gov.au
Website: http://www.nla.gov.au/asian/
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:56:30 +1100
From: Penelope Maddick <pmaddick@BOFFICESERVER.DADIRECT.COM.AU> (by way of
Subject: NLA/BL special inside web offer
This message is posted to Ozlib-announce
A reminder to all Kinetica customers that have not yet taken up the free
one-year, 100-password subscription to the British Library's (BL) inside
web service, please note that all registrations must be received at the
National Library of Australia (NLA) by close of business Wednesday 28th
February 2001.
[Kinetica customers that have already taken up the offer sometime during the
past 12 months are, at this stage, not eligible for re-registration. Advice
on this will be provided at a later date].
inside web is the British Library's flagship current awareness and
document delivery service. inside web indexes approximately 21,000
journals to article level and approximately 100,000 conference proceedings
to paper level. All these articles and papers are available for document
supply. inside web also features a Table of Contents email alerting
facility and a diary search email alerting facility.
This special offer for Kinetica customers is a result of negotiations
between the NLA and the BL. Both the NLA and the BL wish to provide
Kinetica members with access to quality current awareness and document
supply tools.
For further information about this offer and the registration process
contact:
Penelope Maddick
Product Manager, Electronic Products & Services
DA Information Services
648 Whitehorse Road
MITCHAM 3132 Australia
Ph.: +61 3 9210 7809
Fax.: +61 3 9210 7788
pmaddick@dadirect.com.au
http://www.dadirect.com.au
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:57:11 +1100
From: Tom Ruthven <TRUTHVEN@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: ILRS Code workshops
INTERLIBRARY RESOURCE SHARING (ILRS) CODE WORKSHOPS
Libraries around Australia are beginning to use the service levels in the
new ILRS Code. The new Code was launched in January and replaces the
Australian Interlending Code. Express, Rush, Priority and Core are the
new service levels you use to request a document or an interlibrary loan.
They replace the Premium Track, Fast Track and Standard service levels.
Now is your chance to find out more.
AIMA is holding workshops around Australia to assist libraries develop
practical ways to implement the ILRS Code immediately. Places and dates
are below. The workshop will answer the following questions:
- What is the Code and how can it be adopted and implemented?
- What are the processes, procedures and policies which will be
affected by the Code within your own library, with regard to your library
users, and in your dealings with other libraries?
- How to develop implementation strategies for your own library.
This is your opportunity to use best practice when you start using the new
Code. The workshop will run from approximately 9.00 to 4.30, and lunch
and morning and afternoon tea will be provided. Numbers at each workshop
are limited to a maximum of 50 participants.
Registration must be made through AIMA. Further details and a
registration form are available at:
http://www.aima.org.au/australian_interlibrary_resource.htm
Further information on the new ILRS Code is available at:
http://www.alia.org.au/interlibrary.lending/ and
http://www.nla.gov.au/initiatives/ilrscode/index.html
PLACES AND VENUES FOR THE WORKSHOPS
CANBERRA: Thursday 22 February at the National Library of Australia.
SYDNEY: Wednesday 28 February at the University of Technology, Sydney.
SYDNEY: Thursday 1 March at the University of Technology, Sydney.
MELBOURNE: Monday 5 March at CSIRO Minerals, Clayton South.
MELBOURNE: Tuesday 6 March at the State Library of Victoria.
ADELAIDE: Wednesday 7 March at the University of South Australia,
Underdale.
BRISBANE: Thursday 8 March at the University of Queensland, St Lucia.
HOBART: Friday 9 March at the University of Tasmania.
TOWNSVILLE: Friday 9 March at the James Cook University of North
Queensland
PERTH: Monday 12 March at the Library and Information Service of Western
Australia.
DARWIN: Monday 12 March, venue to be advised
ALICE SPRINGS: Wednesday 14 March, venue to be advised
Susan Magnay
Chair, National Resource Sharing Working Group
Mary Teague
Executive Director, AIMA
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:57:31 +1100
From: "Michael McLellan" <michael.mclellan@exlibris-au.com.au> (by way of
Subject: ALEPH 500 "Down Under"
Sydney, Jan. 19, 2001-Ex Libris (Australia) Pty, Ltd., is pleased to
announce that it has been awarded a major contract with UNILINC Ltd.,
for the licence and implementation of ALEPH 500.
UNILINC is a not-for-profit organization originally formed in 1978 to
coordinate the provision of sophisticated library technologies in the
higher education sector with the aim of saving costs and facilitating
resource sharing. The following institutions are serviced by UNILINC
and will soon be part of the ALEPH-based UNILINC Shared System:
Australian Catholic University
Australian Institute of Music
Avondale College
Board of Studies NSW
Charles Sturt University
College of Law
Jansen Newman Institute
National Gallery of Australia
NSW Department of Corrective Services
NSW Police Academy
Southern Cross University
Study Group Australia
Sydney Church of England Grammar School
UNILINC has provided a Shared System since 1984. The Ex Libris ALEPH
500 system will replace DRA software, which has been in use for
several years.
Ex Libris will assume responsibility for the full implementation of
the project, including data conversion and staff training.
Contributing its considerable experience in the areas of library
automation and services, UNILINC will also play an active role.
Rona Wade, Executive Director and CEO of UNILINC, commented upon the
occasion of the signing of the contract, "UNILINC sees the
implementation of the new Shared-System software as being our most
important strategic initiative. We have selected ALEPH 500 because
the system architecture provides the necessary infrastructure for
future development and the software meets the current needs of the
progressive and electronically advanced libraries that comprise
UNILINC membership. With Ex Libris, we also believe that we have
found a company that values library collaboration and understands
consortia and as such will be able to partner UNILINC into the new
century. I look forward to working with Ex Libris."
Azriel Morag, Chairman of Ex Libris, added, "This is a landmark for
our company, as it marks the 43rd country and sixth continent to
which the rapidly growing community of ALEPH users has spread. We are
particularly proud to welcome UNILINC and its membership to the
international ALEPH family, which will benefit from this new and
valued cultural and geographic dimension. I am confident that the
collaboration between UNILINC and Ex Libris will make this project a
complete success."
Michael McLellan, General Manager of Ex Libris (Australia), sees this
contract as the "forerunner to a wider ALEPH 500 penetration into
Australia. UNILINC's evaluation of available automation systems was
quite thorough, and our negotiations with the client were conducted
in a very businesslike and constructive manner. I wish to thank Ms.
Wade, UNILINC's CEO, for her devoted efforts to bringing this to a
happy conclusion. I am looking forward to the expansion of our
Australian office and our growing presence in the library automation
sector in our country."
Ex Libris is a leading worldwide developer of high-performance
applications for libraries, information centres, and researchers.
ALEPH, the Ex Libris integrated library solution, has been installed
at 540 sites in 42 countries. Other Ex Libris software products
include MetaLib, an information portal for library collections that
provides libraries, institutions, and consortia with a standardized
user interface; SFX, a context-sensitive reference linking solution
that provides a one-stop reference system for heterogeneous
electronic resources in the scholarly information environment; and
DigiTooLibrary, a solution for building digital collections as
components of an overall digital strategy. Ex Libris is a
multinational company with offices located around the world.
For more information on UNILINC, please link to
<http://www.unilinc.edu.au/>www.unilinc.edu.au
________________________________
Michael McLellan
Ex Libris (Australia) Pty Ltd
Level 1, 123 Camberwell Rd
Hawthorn East
Victoria, Australia, 3123
Tel: +61 3 9811 9909
Fax +61 3 9813 3979
Mob: 0409 968729
Email: michael.mclellan@exlibris-au.com.au
www.exlibris.co.il
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:57:44 +1100
From: Paul Bentley <pbentley@idx.com.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: [ONLINE 2001] New papers
Papers recently added to Information Online Conference site at
www.csu.edu.au/special/online2001
SUMMARY
Creating Content for Cyberspace: Victoria’s Virtual Library / Brendan
=46itzgerald & Rebecca Toohey
Building A Digital Science Library / Kutira Bandte, Anne Camfield,
Philip G. Kent and Rolfe Westwood
Partnerships for Community Wellbeing: a Recipe for Success! / Juliet
Marconi, Julie Gardner, Greg Fowler
CSIRO Online: Using XML to Introduce Structure and Efficiency to a Large
Web Site / Cynthia Love, Philip Kent and Kutira Bandte
Dancing to the Same Tune: A UK Perspective on Portals, Hubs and
E-Communities / Terry Morrow
Conference summation / Neil McLean
ABSTRACTS
Creating Content for Cyberspace: Victoria’s Virtual Library / Brendan
=46itzgerald & Rebecca Toohey
Abstract
Describes the design and creation of Victoria’s Virtual Library (VVL) as
the library portal for the Victorian
community. VVL (www.libraries.vic.gov.au) is part of the Libraries
Online program, funded by Multimedia
Victoria. The aim of the VVL is to create a library and information
gateway with quality content and value added library services for all
Victorians available 24 x 7. It consolidates existing online information
resources and provides library services for Victorians that are not
provided in other ways. As an action research project, the VVL will
research and develop online information services and profile the
identities both of Statewide and Local Libraries. Launched in May 2000,
Victoria’s Virtual Library will foster the development of an online
community for all library users and library staff.
Building A Digital Science Library
Kutira Bandte, Anne Camfield, Philip G. Kent and Rolfe Westwood. CSIRO
Information Technology Services, Clayton, Victoria
Abstract
CSIRO, our premier science organisation, is building Australia's largest
digital library of full text science journals. The philosophy behind the
decision to use the ScienceServer software that supports local loading
of journals is discussed. CSIRO's technical architecture including the
implementation of Storage Area Network (SAN) technologies to handle
multiple terabytes of storage is described. Political and implementation
issues such as funding, transition from print to electronic,
authentication, training, documentation and support are expanded upon.
CSIRO's plans for the future including aggregation of further content,
integration with other secondary information sources and the 'Holy
Grail' of a single interface are discussed. The potential to provide
access to other Australian organisations is also noted.
Partnerships for Community Wellbeing: a Recipe for Success!
Juliet Marconi, Manager, Library & Information Services, Department of
Human Services
Julie Gardner, Project Manager, SALUS (SAHS Libraries Consortium)
Project Department of Human Services
Greg Fowler, Chair (1999-2000), SA Human Services Libraries Consortium,
(Formerly) Manager, Drug & Alcohol Services Council Library
Abstract
This paper describes the cooperative and innovative partnership of the
libraries of the Human Services
Portfolio, South Australia, which has enabled them to demonstrate the
benefits of a shared vision for the
delivery of electronic services. The paper outlines the elements of the
partnership that contribute to the
Consortium’s ongoing success, the trials faced along the way and it
identifies future challenges. In particular, the development and
implementation of the Consortium’s SALUS: Improving Access to Knowledge
for
Community Wellbeing Project is described including a presentation of
preliminary project outcomes and
potential future directions. The SALUS project was funded by the South
Australian Department of Human
Services to establish a Consortium website gateway to a minimum
benchmark of electronic knowledge
products.
CSIRO Online: Using XML to Introduce Structure and Efficiency to a Large
Web Site
Cynthia Love, Philip Kent and Kutira Bandte, CSIRO Information
Technology Services, Clayton, Victoria
Abstract
The CSIRO Online project undertook to update and restructure CSIRO's
external web site. The aims of the
project were to: present a comprehensive view of CSIRO's research to a
variety of stakeholder groups; develop
an infrastructure to aid retrieval and increase efficiency in the use of
the information; and maintain consistency in the presentation of
information about CSIRO’s activities to assist users in navigation. The
authors address various issues and implications for future development.
They describe the advantages of converting data to XML and the use of
XSL and CSS as well as the cultural issues in balancing distributed
authorship and consistency in presentation; compliance with metadata
standards and usability.
Dancing to the Same Tune: A UK Perspective on Portals, Hubs and
E-Communities
Terry Morrow, Head of BIDS, University of Bath
Abstract
This paper reviews both centrally funded and commercial UK developments.
It will look at case-studies from
ingenta's commercial e-communities work and also at initiatives in the
public sector supported by the UK's
JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee). The JISC has recently
supported a number of developments to
help improve the visibility and accessibility of its services. An
example portal - SOSIG (the Social Sciences
Information Gateway) - will be described, as well as the findings of a
related project focussing on
awareness-raising. Recent work to provide a national framework for
gateway services (the Resource Discovery
Network) will also be reviewed.
--
Paul Bentley
Director, The Wolanski Foundation
http://www.twf.org.au
Director, Paul Bentley & Associates
7/15 Raine St, Bondi Junction NSW 2022 Australia
Phone +61 2 9387 7307 Mobile 0416 121 347
=46ax +61 2 9386 4259 e-mail: pbentley@idx.com.au
Australasian Information Online Conference and Exhibition 2001
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre 16-18 January 2001
http://www.csu.edu.au/special/online2001
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:57:57 +1100
From: "Sue Henczel" <sueh@caval.edu.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: AGLS Metadata (Melbourne)
INTRODUCTION TO METADATA (AGLS)
A half-day information session and workshop to introduce the basics
(and a little more) of the Australian Government Locator Service,
presented by CAVAL Collaborative Solutions in cooperation with the
National Archives of Australia.
Wednesday, 14 February 2001, 9.30 am - 12.30 pm
At
CARM Centre,
4 Park Drive
Bundoora, VIC 3083 (the R&D Park of Latrobe University)
Content -
AGLS - its origins and relationships with other metadata schema
The AGLS elements
How to do it - demonstrations and comparisons of metadata tools,
featuring Klarity and Metabrowser
Where to find assistance and support
Target audience:
Anyone who wishes to gain familiarity with AGLS and its application.
Cost
CAVAL and ALIA CPD members $88.00
Non-members $110.00
Register online at http://www.caval.edu.au/Services/rego_form.html
Contact Angela at angelat@caval.edu.au for further information or
to receive a fax registration form.
CAVAL Collaborative Solutions is a Registered Training Organisation.
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Sue Henczel
Manager, Education and Business Development
CAVAL Collaborative Solutions
CAVAL Limited
4 Park Drive, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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sueh@caval.edu.au
Ph: +613 9459 2722
Fax:+613 9459 2733
Mobile: 0411 642 605
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:58:43 +1100
From: Patricia Burke <patricia.burke@geac.com.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: Special offers on SilverPlatter databases from ALDIS
Dear Colleagues
Please see the information below on special offers available on
SilverPlatter databases via ALDIS. If you would like any further information
on these databases please contact us.
And just a reminder that we have a sample of "FRANCIS - The Global Source
for Humanities and Social Sciences " as our database on FIDO in February. (
http://www.geac.com.au/aldis/FreeTrial.htm )
Update on Snoop-e - many of you viewed our new product Snoop-e at the
Information Online Conference in January and asked us to keep you up-to-date
on the progress. It was very gratifying to hear the very positive reaction
to the product that we have developed to satisfy the needs of our customers.
At this stage we are working very hard to install Snoop-e at our test site
during February. We will keep you posted on our progress.
For those who were unable to view Snoop-e at the conference - Snoop-e is a
meta-searcher that allows a single user interface to a range of information
sources. If you would like further information on Snoop-e please contact
us.
Regards
Patricia Burke
Electronic Services Manager
e-knowledge@ALDIS, International
A division of Geac Computers
ACN 002 862 295
Phone: +61 3 9860 1595
Fax: +61 3 9860 1500
email: aldis@geac.com.au
URL: <http://www.geac.com.au/aldis>
NZ tollfree 0800 944 322
SPECIAL OFFERS AND DISCOUNTS
Special Offer For New Internet Subscribers To OSH Plus
Through March 31, 2001, new subscribers to OSH Plus who access this database
through the Internet will receive 13 months of access for the price of a
regular 12 month subscription.
The OSH Database features full-text coverage of E.U. and U.K. occupational
safety and health legislation, including a comprehensive set of guidance and
advice documents for the UK's Health & Safety Executive (HSE).
Discounted Pricing on the MLA International Bibliography
Now through March 31, 2001, new subscribers to the MLA International
Bibliography will enjoy a 10% discount on their subscription price. In
addition, existing subscribers who upgrade their subscription to this
enhanced version of the database will also receive the 10% discount.
Subscribers to the MLA International Bibliography have access to over 1.4
million bibliographic citations focusing on research in literature,
language, linguistics, and folklore. And now the MLA International
Bibliography has been enhanced to include citations on the teaching of
literature and language, rhetoric and composition, and increased coverage of
Western Asian literatures in Turkish, Persian, Hebrew, and Arabic.
Special Discount on Information Science Abstracts Plus (ISAP)
Through March 31, 2001, a 25% discount is available for new subscriptions to
the newly revised ISAP database.
Information Science Abstracts Plus
Newly revised, Information Science Abstracts Plus provides worldwide library
science and information science records from more than 450 publications
dating back to 1966. Information Science Abstracts Plus combines records
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database and is enhanced by the inclusion of relevant abstracts from
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industry, searching, search engines, and more. The records from ERIC contain
published and unpublished papers and reports from information industry
conferences. With over 249,000 records, Information Science Abstracts is an
exceptional information science resource for librarians, information
scientists, and information professionals.
Special Promotional Pricing for EconLIT Extended Through 2001
The following special pricing is available for EconLIT subscribers through
December 31, 2001:
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Note: Customers must pay the entire cost of the multi-year
subscription at the time of the order.
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Small Sites Pricing
Schools and colleges with full-time enrollment of 3,000 or
less can take advantage of this special discount. New and renewal orders are
eligible.
Extended Prepublication Pricing for FRANCIS Database
The special prepublication pricing for this database, scheduled to be
released early this year, has been extended through February 28, 2001. A
sample of this database is currently available on FIDO (Free Information
Database Online) - http://www.geac.com.au/aldis/FreeTrial.htm
Ongoing Special Pricing for INIST Databases
The following special pricing offers are ongoing for these INIST databases:
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:58:58 +1100
From: Gianoula Burns <gburns@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: NLA Director, Digital Archiving
DIRECTOR, DIGITAL ARCHIVING
Salary: $67380 - 76418 Position Number: 1577
Applications are invited for the important new position of Director, Digital
Archiving at the National Library of Australia.
The Library has established the position in recognition of the critical role
it has to play in safeguarding Australia's information resources in digital
form for access by future generations. The Library is seeking someone with
enthusiasm, vision and commitment to shape the strategy necessary to achieve
this goal.
The occupant of the position would be responsible for managing a team that
is archiving original web resources in the Library's PANDORA Archive, and
will have main responsibility for pursuing the Library's broader digital
archiving objectives. These are based on close co-operation with other
libraries and repositories and with publishers and creators of digital
resources.
The position will also have a representational role at both the national and
international levels. The Library is at the forefront of international
developments in digital archiving and plays an active role in relevant
international initiatives. Other major responsibilities of the position
would include policy formulation; strategic planning, development of work
practice guidelines and determining standards based solutions to support
on-going access to digital resources.
The occupant of the position must have extensive experience in information
management; a sound understanding of the implications of digital technology
for libraries; a strong grasp of the management, standards and technical
issues associated with digital resource management; communication and
representational skills of a high order, and proven information analysis,
policy formulation and strategic planning skills.
Contact Officer: Pam Gatenby (02) 62621672
Conditions and eligibility: Staff of the Library are employed under the
Public Service Act. The Library has a Certified Agreement which sets
conditions of employment and can be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.nla.gov.au/nla/agreement/ Applicants need to be Australian
citizens.
Selection documentation: Documentation is available from the Recruitment
Section, phone 24 hour service on (02) 6262-1461 or can be accessed on the
Internet at http://www.nla.gov.au/jobs/ Selection documentation may also
be requested using e-mail by sending the position details and your name and
address to recruit@nla.gov.au Applications are not acknowledged.
Applications should be addressed to:
The Recruitment Officer
National Library of Australia
Parkes Place
PARKES ACT 2600
Closing date for applications: 1 March 2001
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 16:27:26 +1100
From: Tony Barry <me@Tony-Barry.emu.id.au>
Subject: Redesign of www.aph.gov.au
Redesign of www.aph.gov.au
Commonwealth Dept of the Parliamentary Library
Enquiries Ms Margaret Cazabon
Ph: 02 6277 2431
margaret.cazabon@aph.gov.au
The Department of the Parliamentary Library (DPL) is seeking a skilled,
experienced and creative professional to redesign the parliamentary web
site www.aph.gov.au. The successful designer will, in consultation with the
Web Managers Group and appropriate staff of the five parliamentary
departments, implement the recommendations of a user study and
accessibility review. The project is to be completed by May 2001.
Closing Date: 26/2/2001, 5:30 pm
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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, 19 Feb 2001 16:27:58 +1100
From: Sandy Stretton <sstretto@scu.edu.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: AusWeb01 World First
AusWeb01 mid-February update
1. The Best Conference: AusWeb01 is the world's first IW3C2 endorsed
Regional Conference. The Geneva-based body that started the world's first
Web conference and now runs the world series WWWn
(http://www.iw3c2.org/Conferences/Welcome.html) has recently approved
AusWeb as an Endorsed Conference series and both organisations will now
work together to promote a global network of quality Web conferencing
opportunities.
2. The Best Venue: Check out the images, movies and OTVR images of the Opal
Cove Resort and Conference Centre, the venue for AusWeb01
(http://ausweb.scu.edu.au/aw01/venue/index.html) These images have been
provided by our sponsor Wolftracks. (http://www.wolftracks.com.au/) More
details will be added here in the weeks leading up to the conference and
during the conference. Another of our sponsors Apple Computer Australia
(http://www.apple.com/) will be providing a wireless networking and digital
video editing facilities so you can look forward to AusWeb being innovative
as usual.
3. Proposals for poster presentations
(http://ausweb.scu.edu.au/aw01/papers/index.html) are still being accepted
and Early Bird Registrations Rates
(http://ausweb.scu.edu.au/aw01/register/index.html ) still apply so you
still have a chance to both attend and participate in this years conference.
See you in Coffs Harbour in April
The AusWeb team
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 16:26:43 +1100
From: "Deb Stumm" <Dstumm@slnsw.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: Australian Pictorial Thesaurus now available
The State Library of New South Wales is pleased to announce that the
Australian Pictorial Thesaurus is now available on the web at
http://www.picturethesaurus.gov.au
The Australian Pictorial Thesaurus (APT) is a hierarchical thesaurus
of 15,000 Australian subject terms for the indexing of images and
other original material collections held in Australian libraries,
archives, historical societies and museums. It is an authoritative
vocabulary, compiled and maintained on established principles of
thesaurus construction.
The APT uses contemporary Australian words and phrases to describe
objects, people, places, activities and concepts. The Thesaurus is
still growing and indexers are encouraged to suggest new terms on the
electronic form provided.
The APT was created from the State Library of New South Wales PICMAN
Topic Thesaurus. This thesaurus was developed to index the Library's
extensive pictorial collections in the PICMAN database
http://www.slnsw.gov.au/picman/
The APT is hosted by the State Library of New South Wales, using
software supplied by ADLIB Information Systems of Australia.
The Australian Pictorial Thesaurus was developed through a joint
project sponsored by the Council of Australian State Libraries (CASL)
with support from Australian Museums Online (AMOL). CASL is the peak
body representing State and Territory libraries and the National
Library throughout Australia. AMOL is an initiative of the Cultural
Ministers Council and its Heritage Collections Council. CASL and AMOL
are now sponsoring the ongoing management and development of the APT.
Please send all comments and questions about the Thesaurus to
apt@slnsw.gov.au.
Deborah Stumm
Manager, Digital Library Strategy
State Library of New South Wales
Macquarie St
Sydney 2000
AUSTRALIA
Tel: +61-2-92731452
Fax: +61-2-92731268
Web: www.slnsw.gov.au