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CAUL 1965-2008
Andrew WellsPresident
Overview
Australian higher education environment
CRAUL -> CAUL (1928-1965-1995-2005)
MissionStrategic PlanCEIRC and the CEIRC review
Australian Higher Education
Diverse and technically literate students
Changes in learning and teachingChanges in researchAlternatives to the library for finding
informationFiscal challengesGovernment policy for differentiation of
HE institutions
Australian universities
38 over 6 states and 2 territoriesTwo private – Bond and University of
Notre DameRemainder ‘public’ Students pay through ‘Higher Education
Contribution Scheme’ – HECSLarge international enrolment – over
20%Significant growth in last 20 years
CRAUL (Conference of Representatives of Australian University Libraries)
1928 Meeting Agenda (attendance 6)
Importance of the library within the university Extension of library privileges (walk-in users)
Relation of university libraries to the library movement (ALA)
Purchases of books, serials, etc (consortial purchasing)
Library addresses to students (information literacy)
Pooling of library resources (dnc)
Catalogue of scientific periodicals Statistics on library expenditure Australian bibliography
CAUL
38 members Executive Committee 1965 - Committee formed; 1992 - Council renamed; 1995 - full-time executive officer (+ part time
support staff) Secretariat, Committee Support,
Cooperative Activities (eg Statistics, Liaison/Representation, Current awareness, Web site, CEIRC program)
Mission
Support members in the achievement of their objectives Provision of access to and training in use
of scholarly information Leadership in the management of
information Contribution to the university experience
National perspective on library issues
CAUL Goals
Four areas Contribution to Research Contribution to Learning and Teaching Delivering Quality and Value Communication and Influence
Contribution to Research
Institutional repository growth Australasian Digital Theses was forerunner Government funded projects ARROW – Australian Research Repositories
Online to the World APSR – Australian Partnership for Sustainable
Repositories ASHER – Australian Scheme for Higher
Education Repositories E-research data management is the next
challenge
Research -- CEIRC
CAUL’s Electronic Information Resources Committee
Consortial purchasing of databasesWill return to this in second half of
presentation
Contribution to Teaching & Learning
ULA (University Library Australia) reciprocal borrowing scheme complements regional programs travelling scholars, distance education simple, simple, simple ….
Guidelines for services to off-shore students
Information Literacy
Information Literacy Standards adapted/expanded from ACRL endorsed by ALIA, CASL translated into Spanish Revised 2004 -> ANZ Information Literacy Framework
ANZIIL (Australian and New Zealand Institute for Information Literacy)
Assessment tools - monitor outcomes, research into effectiveness
Best Practice Characteristics for Developing Information Literacy in Australian Universities: a guideline.
Delivering Quality and Value
Statistics Based on ARL e-collections - deemed numbers Usage – not yet valid
Performance Indicator KitsClient surveys
InSync (local) Small number use LibQual
Value proposition?
Develop statements of value for university libraries, both qualitative and quantitative
Literature search undertakenReturn on investment methodology
being considered
Workforce needs
Staff developmentWorkforce planningContributing to education
developmentsRecruitment is a challenge –
particularly for higher level positions
Communication / Cooperation
Sectors Go8; Libraries of the Australian Technology
Network (LATN); IRUA (Innovative Research Universities Australia)
Regional QULOC (Queensland) WAGUL (Western Australia)
Formal or informal
Communication
Relationships Higher Education and/or Libraries
National - AVCC, CAUDIT, ACODE, NLA, CASL, ALIA, CAPA, NTEU
International - CONZUL, CURL, SCONUL, CARL, ARL, ICOLC, JULAC
Advocacy - copyright, scholarly communication, university funding
Web Site - directories, organisations, projects, CAUL surveys, conferences
Lists, Circulars
CEIRC -- Outline
RationaleCEIRC backgroundIssues for the reviewTimelineProcessFindingsRecommendationsNext steps
Rationale
10th birthdayStrategy
Expand scope? Reduce scope? What could be done improved? What’s missing?
ViabilityOperationsLegal issues, risk exposure
Background – what is CEIRC?
CEIRC is the name of a programAnd a committeeThis is about the programThe committee advises CAUL on
issues affecting the programEach CAUL member has a dedicated
Datasets Coordinator for CEIRC
Membership -- 2008
39 CAUL 8 CONZUL 27 higher education and government
research organisations in Australia and New Zealand
Some numbers
Around 140 productsAbout 100 vendorsAbout $22 m in 2006
USD 15.8 m GBP 3.1 m AUD 1.3 m
The business
Opt in / opt outFlexible, lightly governedResponsive communication
Lots of emails Website
Variations in billing Member to CEIRC Member to Publisher Member to Subscription Agent
Contracts, licenses – variety!
Member has own contract based on standard CEIRC agreement – include variations locally
CAUL signs Heads of AgreementAgreement signed by CAUL on behalf
of all members
Issues -- Operations
Program costs and benefitsEfficiency and workflowCommunicationDocumentation, record keepingStaffingNegotiationBusiness continuityCosts and benefits of external members
Issues -- Risk
Any risks arising from CAUL having unincorporated status?
Heads of Agreements and contracts signed by CAUL
Financial managementAuditCompliance with legislation and
regulations
Issues – Program future
Program viabilityExpanding scope of activitiesReducing scope of activitiesOpportunities for collaboration with
other consortia – any cost/benefit?
Timeline
Early Aug 2007: RFQ issuedSept 2007: Consultant appointedNov 2007: Interim report to CAUL
Executive and CEIRC CommitteeJan 2008: Final reportFeb 2008: CEIRC Committee and CAUL
Exec will address recommendationsApr 2008: CAUL meeting
Process
Consultant spent two days in CAUL Office
Regular meetings with CAUL President and CAUL Executive Officer
Survey of vendorsSurvey of Datasets CoordinatorsLegal advice Interim report identified areas for
further investigation
Findings
CAUL has endorsed most findings
Findings -- usage
CAUL and CONZUL are the major beneficiaries
For 55 datasets, CAUL members constitute 76-90% of total subscribers
Only 14 datasets where CAUL are less than 50%
CONZUL is significant for its size too
Usage – Take up and renewal
Significant variation33% taken by 5 members or less53% taken by 10 members or lessLow cancellation rate
Findings – DSC survey
High levels of satisfactionWebsite major cause of concernUnderstanding complexity of vendor
offerings a concern for some (not a criticism of program)
Larger institutions believe they can get bigger discounts
Generally smaller institutions seem most satisfied
Findings -- Vendors
Caution – small sampleOffshore vendors value CEIRC ProgramOnshore – mixed reactionConcern that members do not understand
offers“There is a view that financial savings
achieved over Vendor ‘list pricings’ are not necessarily enhanced through the CEIRC Program
Findings -- Risk management
Risks are lowExcellent record keeping avoids
problemsNo Trade Practices Act issues
Findings -- Operations
Highly efficient, rigorousManual workflow, lots of cutting and
pasting of emailsInvestigate software to assist –
implementation commences August 08
CAUL EO spending up to 60% of time on CEIRC
Recommendations
Investigate enhancing value Negotiation More communication with members about
offerings
Don’t expand membership – no new members Improve reporting Improve web siteSoftware for efficient workflowConcentrate on high take up subscriptions