Yumma Darruwa Ngunnawal

SIS acknowledges 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 National Indigenous Australians Agency has released the Framework for Governance of Indigenous Data for Australian Government agencies. The Framework aims to give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people greater agency over how their data are governed within the Australian Public Service (APS) so that government-held data better reflects their priorities and aspirations.

The Framework puts Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples at its centre. It recognises better outcomes are achieved if Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in matters affecting them, including the use of data to inform policy-making in government.

The Australian Government Data Catalogue will have a key role in ensuring agency-held data assets containing Indigenous data are discoverable. You can access the framework online.

ANU COVID-19

COVID 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.

Graduations

Congratulations to all students graduating this week.

This will be the last midyear graduation ceremony. It is wonderful to celebrate the many graduates who have had a fabulous experience at the University.

WHS

The quarterly reports have been drafted, reviewed and submitted to Figtree. We had a terrific meeting with our new WHS support team - Theona Gevorgian and Tonya Moss. They support the R&I portfolio.

Donations – new system and workflow live!

The new donations solution is now live. Many thanks to all involved including Tom, Rebecca, Michelle, Morgan and Mason. Library staff have been participating in testing of the system next week ahead of the go-live. They have created dummy records to explore and test the various functionalities.

Next SIS Staff meetings

#3 Tuesday 3 September, China in the World Auditorium

9.30-11 am

#4 Tuesday 3 December, China in the World Auditorium

9.30-11 am

Buildings

Symonston

Fabulous progress continues. Approximately 90% of collection is now in situ. Fortnightly catch ups whilst final works including Insurance/Security are being addressed by Commercial Services/ SIS. BB compactus nearly finalised. It is anticipated completion of shelving and unpacking works will start in August.

Following a Dynamic Risk assessment, action is being undertaken against outstanding corrective items in FigTree. Once these actions complete, Shereen [WHS] will visit for pre occupancy inspection.

Art & Music Library

The retrieval service from the collection at the Art & Music Library has resumed as the health and safety matter has been resolved.

Myanmar visit

DFAT's guests, two delegates from the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) media organisation Mr Aye Chan Naing, Co-founder, Chief Editor, and Executive Director of DVB, Ms Mon Mon Myat, Chiang Mai Bureau Chief of DVB, and representatives of DFAT and the Myanmar Research Institute visited the Library and were shown the collection by Wan and Rachael.

Staff trivia night

On 17 July from 5:15pm there will be a staff trivia night organised by Vanessa Galloway, with the theme Christmas in July. Please contact Vanessa for more information and to register your team.

Privacy newsletter

Thanks to excellent work by Alex, the latest newsletter is out available to read online.

Getting published

Thanks to Katy Najafi and SIS Comms staff, Getting published, driving impact: Scholarly publishing with Taylor & Francis was a great success. You watch the webinar recording online and the presentation has been made available to participants.

Library Advisory Committee

The committee met this week and very actively discussed many important issues including:

·       Major division issues including budget and storage

·       Open access

·       SIS Indigenous project

·       Metadata: improving access to collections and visibility of research by ANU authors

·       Artificial intelligence: policy engagement and services from SIS

·       Library report

·       Digitisation report

·       Archives and Records report

CAUL & CONZUL

·       A reminder that the CAUL Agreement Principles for Journal-Based Content, 2024 is now online.

·       CAUL is working on a rights retention statement – watch this space!

·       Constance Wiebrands has decided to take a break after almost ten years as University Librarian at Edith Cowan University in Boorloo/Perth. Her last day of work was 5 July 2024

Copyright

·       The IP in AI: Recent Updates and Developments by Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

·       Attorney Generals Department – the recording of the technical overview of AI for CAIRG member is online - *Please do not share this recording publicly. If appropriate, you may share the link within your organisation

·       McCarthy, D. (2024). Schrödinger’s copyright – inside the paradoxical world of UK museums, IP and public domain collections

·       Internet Archive and Controlled Digital Lending – report on the court case

·       Copyright issues under the EU AI Act – very insightful blog post.

Transdisciplinary – great piece from Prof Bammer

Why defining inter- and trans- disciplinarity is hard… why it matters… and what to do about it by Prof Gabriele Bammer. She has provided extraordinary leadership in relation to transdisciplinary education and research for us resulting in the LibGuide guide and a great increase our knowledge in this area.

Wellbeing leave

Staff members can take up to two days per year (pro-rata for part-time staff) as designated days of leave to focus on their own mental and physical wellbeing. You can view the policy online for full details.

Congratulations to the new CEO of APA

CEO Michael Gordon-Smith has resigned after 11 years at the helm of the Association, with chief of staff Patrizia Di Biase-Dyson appointed by the Board as his successor.

Feedback

Thanks to Wan for your great work on lists of Myanmar/Burmese theses to go on the MRC website.

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Roxanne Missingham

Director, Scholarly Information Services

Coming events

Implementing for Impact: Measuring Open Science for the SDGs

When? Wednesday, 17 July, 2024 8:30a.m. (EDT).

Where?  Online

More details. Speakers include Dr. Suchiradipta Bhattacharjee, International Water Management Institute; Dr. Yensi Flores-Bueso, Global Young Academy; Dr. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Gadd, Loughborough University, Coalition on Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA); Dr. Geeta Swamy, Duke University, Higher Education Leadership Initiative for Open Scholarship (HELIOS); Dr. Giannis Tsakonas, University of Patras, LIBER Europe.

Moderator: Mx. Meg Wacha, Dag Hammarskjöld Library.

View more information on the website.  

IFLA Presidents meeting

When? 30 September to 3 October 2024.

Where?  Brisbane

More details. Read more on the website.

International Conference on AI for Libraries, Archives, and Museums (AI4LAM) (Fantastic futures)

When? 15–18 October 2024.

Where?  Canberra

More details. Under the 2024 Conference theme of Artificial Intelligence in the future of work in GLAMs (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums), the four-day event will facilitate exploration of the current state and potential futures of artificial intelligence and generative AI within the GLAM sector, through the lenses of history, language, and culture in relation to place, particularly in an Australasian context. More information is available on the website.

Australian Society of Archivists (ASA, Archives & Records Association of NZ Te Huinga Mahara (ARANZ) and the Pacific Regional Branch of the International Council of Archives (PARBICA) conference

When? 22-25 October 2024.

Where?  Christchurch, NZ

More details. The theme is: Opening the Archives. Early notice is online.  

From HR

Professional Staff Scholarship Scheme (PSSS) and Professional Staff Development Endowment Fund (PSDEF) – Open on 1 July to 9 August 2024

The Professional Staff Scholarship Scheme (PSSS) funding supports identified career development priorities that contribute towards the professional growth of individual staff.

The Professional Staff Development Endowment Fund (PSDEF) is used to support short courses, conferences and comparable professional development initiatives that do not lead towards a formal qualification.

Visit the website for more information on how to apply.

From the CFO

From Monday 1 July, the University’s internal mailroom service will handle all incoming and outgoing University mail. This mailroom service is being delivered as part of the University Printing and Mail Services within the Division of Shared Services and is operating out of Building 53, Garran Road.

ANU Press and open access

Oxford University open access publications policy

On 13 June 2024, the updated University of Oxford Open Access Publications Policy was approved by the Research and Innovation Committee. It reaffirms that the University’s preferred route to open access is the self-archiving ('green') route and brings the policy in line with funder open access policies. 

The policy also sets out principles for managing open access block grants and covers all forms of publications including journal articles, conference papers, reports, books, book sections and chapters, and working and discussion papers. Read more here.

Towards an All-Ireland Diamond Open Access Publishing Platform: The PublishOA.ie Project

Read Impact 2030: Ireland’s Research and Innovation Strategy here. This article states that the “Platform must overcome cost and participation hurdles, but would benefit readers and researchers, experts say”. Note there are still several deliverables due before any firm recommendations are made.

Australian Publishers supporting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

CSIRO have become the latest Australian publisher to sign up to the SDG Publishers Compact, joining fellow APA members Eleanor Curtain Publishing, Text Publishing, and UQP. The Compact aims to accelerate progress to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Signatories aspire to develop sustainable practices and act as champions of the SDGs, publishing content that will help inform, develop, and inspire action.

DIAMAS

The DIAMAS project has announced the release of the Diamond OA Standard (DOAS), a new tool serving as both a technical guide and a practical benchmarking resource, DOAS combines comprehensive guidelines with a self-assessment tool to elevate standards in scholarly publishing. A Summary Factsheet [PDF] is available.

DIAMAS have recently published a report, "National overviews on sustaining institutional publishing in Europe" which presents research findings in the early 2024 context of Diamond OA publishing in 10 countries from across the various regions of Europe: France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain and the UK.

Achieving Global Open Access: The Need for Scientific, Epistemic and Participatory Openness

This new book by Stephen Pinfield published by Routledge is available online.

SPARC on the NIH draft policy

SPARC have released an overview of NIH's Draft Public Access Policy and Supplemental Guidance. NIH opened a public comment period on the draft Policy and Guidance which closes on 19 August, 2024.

OASPA Wayfinder

OASPA’s Wayfinders series brings to life practical case-studies helping all organisations find ways to increase equity in open access (OA). The recording of the third Wayfinders session on 25 June 2024 is now online. The presentations in the wayfinder were:

·       Dedicated waiver funds at the AGU and the Research4Life equity group – Matt Giampoala, American Geophysical Union

·       Equity in fee-charging OA publishing: the African Journals Online context – Susan Murray, AJOL

·       MIT Pressing forward an inclusive OA agenda with a multi-model approach – Nick Lindsay, MIT Press

·       Moving away from APCs: Community Action Publishing and Global Equity – John Edwards, PLOS

New titles

Capital Punishment, Clemency and Colonialism in Papua New Guinea, 1954–65

Authored by: Murray Chisholm 

Open repository

AI-Influenced Future Scenarios for Research Environment

SPARC is collaborating with the team behind the Scholarly Communication Notebook (Josh Bolick, Maria Bonn, and Will Cross) to host a three-part series meant to provide an entry point to OA work in libraries as well as a refresher for those already doing this work. In the first session, they will cover foundational principles like definitions and development of OA. In the second, they will examine a few case studies to see how a variety of institutions implement OA services and support. Finally, they will dig into some of the trickier issues that have recently emerged in this contested space. No prior knowledge or experience is necessary, and all are welcome. These sessions are open to anyone working in libraries, and participants can register for just those sessions that are of interest. SPARC membership is NOT required. Register via the below links:

Session 1: OA Foundations

Session 2: OA Case Studies 

Session 3: Emerging Issues in OA

Recent additions

·       Two-Way Mirror: The Significance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki for the U.S.-North Korea Nuclear Crisis (Lexington Books, 2018) Broinowski, Adam; David Lowe; Cassandra Atherton; Alyson Miller

·       Mantle rocks in East Antarctica (Geological Society of London, 2023) Foley, Stephen; Andronikov, Alexandre V.; Halpin, Jacqueline A; Daczko, Nathan; Jacob, Dorrit; Rick Law

·       Philological methods for Australian languages (Oxford University Press, 2023) Giacon, John; Koch, Harold; Bowern, Claire

·       An evolutionary perspective on corporate sustainability transitions: A prosocial approach (Routledge, 2024) Schlaile, Michael P.; Herwix, Alexander; Bogner, Kristina; Atkins, Paul; Doug MacKie

·       A Big Picture of Integrity Verification of Big Data in Cloud Computing (Springer New York, 2015) Liu, Chang; Ranjan, Rajiv; Zhang, Xuyun; Yang, Chi; Chen, Jinjun; Khan, Samee U.; Zomaya, Albert Y.

Keeping up to date

AI-Influenced Future Scenarios for Research Environment

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) have published the Deluxe Edition of the ARL/CNI AI Scenarios: AI-Influenced Futures. This publication is a critical asset for research libraries and organisations aiming to strategically plan for the transformative power of artificial intelligence.

This Deluxe Edition of the ARL/CNI AI Scenarios includes:

• The Final Scenario Set: This final scenario set explores potential futures where AI plays a pivotal role, providing critical insights into the evolving challenges and opportunities for the research environment.
• The Strategic Context Report: This report summarises community feedback gathered through focus groups and interviews about an AI-influenced future for the research environment that were held in winter 2023–24 and spring 2024.
• The Provocateur Interview Report: Featuring forward-thinking dialogues with industry leaders, these interviews challenge conventional wisdom and stimulate stretch thinking with regards to an AI-influenced future.

Framework for AI in Government Agencies

The National framework for the assurance of AI in government and data protection and data sharing at the national level, including the publication of the Framework for Governance of Indigenous Data and the Australian Government Data Catalogue, enabling Australian government data assets to be searched and requested has been released.

College and Research Libraries

The latest issue vol 85 no 5 has some good articles – I recommend:

The Faculty Role in College Affordability: Syllabus Creation and Resource Affordability by Sarah Rose Fitzgerald, Christine Turner, and Anne Graham

Use and Importance of Library Resources to Support Faculty Research and Productivity by Jung Mi Scoulas and Sandra L. De Groote

Evaluating AI Literacy in Academic Libraries: A Survey Study with a Focus on U.S. Employees Leo S. Lo

A DOI is not enough – Can practice research be captured by libraries and archives?

This blogpost focuses on the challenge of recording and managing practice research “Through 2022, the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded the Practice Research Voices (PR Voices) project to explore and define how existing tools and standards could more effectively support practice research, advancing an infrastructure that enables this research to be more accessible, valued, and impactful. This work, alongside the findings of the AHRC funded Sustaining Practice Assets for Research, Knowledge Learning and Education (SPARKLE) project, with whom we collaborated, highlights how enhancing the discovery and re-use of practice research, and enabling an ecosystem that recognises and values a diverse range of contributions and contributors, brings benefits to the entire scholarly communications landscape.” 

Supporting Australian writers and publishers

More than $26 million is on its way into the pockets of Australian authors, publishers, and illustrators – including, for the first time, creators of audio and eBooks – under the Australian Government’s Public Lending Right and Educational Lending Right Schemes. The schemes ensure Australian book publishers and creators – including authors, illustrators, editors, translators and compilers – are compensated for the loss of income through the free multiple use of their work in Australian public and educational lending libraries. Good news!

Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries achieves major saving with Elsevier agreement

The CARL University Libraries signed a new contract with the academic publisher Elsevier that achieves a 30 percent cost reduction from the current contract along with changes in how users will access some journal articles.

Agreement on the new contract (2024-27) was reached after more than six months of negotiations by a coalition of 15 research universities in Colorado and Wyoming. For the first time, members of the group known as the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries will have different levels of access and publishing services within the master agreement.

Embracing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: social justice and the modern university

The recording of this webinar in the Challenging the Status Quo: Taking Libraries into the Future series by DeGruyter Brill is online. Speakers were Roxanne Missingham and Jeffrey Carroll.

ARDC

Unleashing Camera Trap Data to Monitor Australia’s Wildlife with the Planet Research Data Commons

The ARDC Planet Research Data Commons is partnering with QCIF to scale-up the Wildlife Observatory of Australia (WildObs), a collaborative initiative involving scientists, government agencies, and environmental groups focused on using machine-based observations to monitor wildlife. Read more here.

ARDC and Pawsey Partnering to Enhance Research Infrastructure

Pawsey and the ARDC signed an MOU to strengthen collaboration and create a more efficient research environment for Australian researchers. Read more here.

Social Sciences Research Infrastructure Draft Project Plan Open for Feedback

ARDC invites the research community to share feedback on the social sciences research infrastructure draft project plan, which is part of the next phase of the HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons. Read more here.

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