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Yumma Darruwa Ngunnawal
SIS begins by acknowledging that our services are delivered from Ngunnawal and Ngambri country. We acknowledge and celebrate the First Australians on whose traditional lands we meet and pay our respect to the elders past and present. The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) and the Australian National University (ANU) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) about access to archives for Indigenous people seeking to trace family origins. The MoU covers the relationship between the Family History Unit at AIATSIS and the Noel Butlin Archives Centre at ANU, providing for priority attention to any requests, exchange of information, and training visits. The Family History Unit provides users with resources to assist with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family history research. With its extensive collection of historical photographs, documents and other records dating from the 1820s, the Noel Butlin Archives collection may hold resources to assist Aboriginal researchers wanting to find out more about their family’s history. You can read the full story on the library news page. Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute and Change Agenda for First Nations Gender JusticeThe launch of the Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute and Change Agenda for First Nations Gender Justice will be livestreamed on Tuesday 19 March 2024. The Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute will find its home at the Australian National University on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country (Canberra), with a commitment to national and global reach and impact. The Institute will work alongside First Nations women, girls, gender-diverse mob, researchers, practitioners, and non-Indigenous collaborators to reform systems and structures, and achieve sustained meaningful change for communities, everywhere.
ANU COVID-19COVID inspections are no longer required. If you see supplies are running low of hand sanitiser or masks do let the relevant people know in your building. Please read all the messages from the university about COVID 19. All COVID updates will be communicated to staff and students via the ANU On Campus email newsletter. You can find previous staff On Campus and student On Campus editions online.
WHSHSR election nominations closed on 22 February 2024. The Returning Officer is Sheren Al-Obaidi from Safety and Wellbeing will communicate shortly about the election. Last week we talked to WHS staff about the fast lane computer in the Chifley Library. More information about the use of these computers has been added to the website and the signage has been reviewed and updated. Thanks to those who provided documents on the consultation for a range of documents. We’ll work through the log shortly.
SIS staff meetingOur first meeting was held on 6 March. Thanks to our guest speakers Professor Geoff Hinchcliffe (PVC Digital & Education) and Professor Katherine Danielle (School of Cybernetics). You can view Katherine’s slides on the intranet. Our next meeting is Tuesday 4 June 9.30-11am at the China in the World auditorium. Jacky Clements on ABC Radio Pacific BeatJacky spoke to ABC Radio about the generous donation from the family of Professor Brij Vilash Lal, AM, OF, FAHA (1952-2021), an ANU PhD graduate and former Deputy Director, School of Culture, History and Language at ANU. You can read more about the donation on our website.
SymonstonThanks so much to everyone contributing to this project.
A brief update from Brian: AA compactus going into H Wing – larger than planned for by the architect but it will fit! · Hallways clear of pallets · Shelving going up on Level 1 G · The atrium in G – the yellow device on the top floor is the pallet doors · The space where E shelving had been at Hume.
They found an extra 30-ish bays that could be used from the existing compactus in H.
Law LibraryRegular meetings continue to occur with the full summaries being sent to relevant staff – thanks to staff for attending meetings. Key points from the meeting of 29 February: · Ceiling tiles have started being put in the Library on level 2. · Asbestos was all removed over just one day, and Sunday was not needed after all. · No concerns inside the Library. Things are on track, and no delay expected currently. University Research CommitteeURC met on 28 February – many important issues were on the agenda. Topics discussed included: · ANU collections (excluding archive, library and art collections) · NCRIS overview · AI – developing parameters (and an approach) for ANU research · HDR Admissions Policy and Procedure · HDR Supervision Development and Registration Procedure · establishment of an ANU Centre for Energy Systems · Establishment of a National Centre for Long-Term Ecological Monitoring.
University Reconciliation Action Plan Working GroupThe Group met on 29 February, discussing a number of important subjects, including RAP Outcomes and next steps and National Reconciliation Week 2024. Reports showed great work across the University. A working group on the acknowledgement of country was established – Professor Stephen Roberts will chair the group with a view to reporting within 6 months. CAUL & CONZUL· Jill Benn, UWA, is taking on a two-year secondment as Director, University Transformation and Improvement within UWA’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor Operations Portfolio. Scott McNichol will be acting UL during this period
· UNSW Library annual report is online
· Dawn McLoughlin, Associate Director, Library & Knowledge Services, Murdoch University, has joined CAUL Council as Murdoch’s representative.
Copyright· Senator David Pocock has tabled the Copyright Legislation Amendment (Fair Pay for Radio Play) Bill 2023 “to remove restrictions limiting the Copyright Tribunal from: determining the amount payable to copyright owners, in respect of published sound recordings, to one per cent of the commercial broadcaster’s gross earnings; and determining the amount payable by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from to copyright owners, in respect of published sound recordings, to an amount not exceeding 0.5 cents per head of the Australian population”. The report is due from the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee on 20 June 2024.
· Copyright: the world's greatest money making machine. Hear David Bellos and Alex Montagu discuss the history and future of copyright based on their new book Who Owns this Sentence? on ABC Radio.
· How much difference does it make? High Court examines ‘indifference’ and copyright authorisation liability. This is a very useful and informative brief. It mentions University of New South Wales v Moorhouse.
· UK’s short-lived dream for a code of practice on genAI and copyright law. “On 6 February 2024, in its response to the AI White Paper consultation, the UK government announced that it will drop its plans for a code of practice on copyright and AI – a work it has been carrying out for less than a year since its announcement in May 2023.”
Donation from Professor Nobuko Yokota and Associate Professor Ruth BarracloughMenzies Library received four books, the most recent publications by Korea Institute writer in residence Chang Nam-su, visiting scholar Professor Nobuko Yokota and Associate Professor Ruth Barraclough. Assoc. Prof Barraclough is a researcher on labour history, factory girl literature, and biography. Her book Factory Girl Literature, donated in its Korean translation, includes research on literature of the current Korea Institute writer in residence Chang Nam-su, an author who is famous for her personal writings and essays in this area. Chang Nam-su is the author of one of the most famous works of labour literature from Korea’s rapid industrialisation years, her autobiography The Lost Workplace (1984). She has since published two more books, After the Lost Workplace (2020), and The Curse (2022), both of which she donated to our library. Prof Nobuko Yokota, visiting professor from Kwansei Gakuin University, a prominent researcher on labour movement of female informal and precarious workers, and the policies of deregulation of labour in the interest of liberalising corporate activities, donated her work Anatomy of the Korean Labour Market. I was honoured to take part in this event, in the presence of these distinguished writers, and I enjoyed the lively conversations we had. Friederike Schimmelpfennig, MA, MscEcon Information Access Coordinator East and Central Asia
Meeting with Canberra Hospital LibraryCathy Burton and I had a very productive and positive meeting with Jasmine Oldfield, Acting Director, Canberra Hospital Library, and Elizabeth Walker, CHS Library & Multimedia about collections, services and support for students and academics.
From HRIndigenous Professional Staff Grants Program (IPSGP)Applications are now open. See more here. This year the People and Culture Division are running a
series of information sessions about staff grants and funding offered by the
University i.e. PSSS/PSDEF, CCDAF, IPSGP and the Staff and Family Tuition Fee Discount. These sessions aim
to assist you in your application process and provide the opportunity for you
to ask questions. New senior appointmentsCongratulations to Associate Professor Jenni Bettman who has been appointed Dean of Students. Congratulations to Lisa Kennedy who has been appointed Interim Director, University Experience.
Signature blocksA reminder that ANU’s information on what to include in your signature block is online.
ARDC
Report: support needed for wealth of research software created by ARC grants A first-of-its-kind report commissioned by the ARDC estimates that nearly half of over 13,000 ARC grants between 2010 and 2019 resulted in research software, which is in need of more support. Read more here.
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ANU Press and open access
United2Act Against Paper Mills: fighting fraud that corrupts the scholarly record In this blogpost Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe and Deborah Kahn present “United2Act, an effort to combat the specific problem of paper mills, as a case example of the kind of joined-up effort needed”. The effort is informed by earlier research, carried out jointly by STM and COPE, which explains that “paper mills are the process by which manufactured manuscripts are submitted to a journal for a fee on behalf of researchers with the purpose of providing an easy publication for them, or to offer authorship for sale”. Caroline Sutton, CEO of STM, framed the importance of United2Act’s approach in saying “Though challenging, we can successfully address this situation together — but it will take all of us from across the scholarly community”.
Bloomsbury Open Collections – reflections Ros Pyne, Global Director, Research and Open Access, Bloomsbury shares outcomes of the pilot year for Bloomsbury Open Collections and reflects on what has been learnt so far. They achieved 50% of the funding target. 89% of participating institutions were based in the USA or the UK. Authors were enthusiastic. They are “making 10 additional titles open access in a way that spreads the cost and helps even the playing field”.
Report of the 2nd Diamond Open Access Conference The 2nd Diamond Open Access Conference brought together stakeholders from around the globe to explore, discuss, and share insights on the diamond open access scholarly communication ecosystem. The report reflects the mission of the conference to showcase good practice and policies from all over the world, offering attendees a comprehensive perspective on the role of diamond open access in scholarly communication. The Conference focused specifically on five key elements of diamond open access: infrastructure, policy development, governance, research evaluation and recognition, and sustainability.
Open Scholarship in the Humanities Paul Longley Arthur and Lydia Hearn have authored this great new book, published by Bloombury, which begins with a history of digital developments and their influence on the founding of international policies toward open scholarship. It explores the role of researchers, university administrators, members of government and philanthropic funding bodies. It highlights how OA is being advanced and the landscape of academic research could be reshaped to optimise impact for society.
Enhancing public access to the results of research supported by the Department of Health and Human Services proceedings of a workshop–in brief The National Academies hosted a hybrid public workshop in mid-2023, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, to explore approaches that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies could consider as they develop or update policies to enhance public access to the results of HHS-funded research. The report is online.
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