2007 Forum - Improving Access to Australian Publicly Funded Research – Advancing Knowledge and the Knowledge Economy
The 2007 Forum, to be held in the Shine Dome at the Australian Academy of Science in Canberra on Monday July 16, will overview initiatives to improve access to Australian publicly funded research and thereby maximise the economic and social returns on public investments in it. The NSCF will bring together appropriate policy makers and researchers in Canberra to:
- Review government and university mechanisms for managing (accessing, coordinating and disseminating) publicly funded research in the digitally networked information environment.
- Identify issues to enable improved access to publicly funded data and information through appropriate strategic frameworks.
- Identify and analyse institutional, economic, policy and legal issues in relation to public access to and use of publicly funded information.
- Examine and develop innovation strategies and structures to increase benefits from public sector research.
The 2007 NSCF has its own website, which has further information, including a provisional programme. |
Round Table 19 - Open Access, Open Archives and Open Source
The National Scholarly Communications Forum Roundtable for 2005 was on the theme of Open Access, Open Archives and Open Source. It was held at the State Library of NSW on Tuesday 27 September. The NSCF's 19th Roundtable brought together Australian and international leaders and policy makers.
The 19th Round Table has its own website. |
Round Table 18 - Changing Research Practices in the Digital Information and Communication Environment
The 18th Round Table of the National Scholarly Communications Forum, Changing Research Practices in the Digital Information and Communication Environment was held on June 1 2004, at the National Archives of Australia. The National Scholarly Communication invited leading researchers, policymakers, library, university and government administrators, and IT practitioners. The event was built upon the DEST-commissioned report by Professor John Houghton with Colin Steele and Margaret Henty (available for purchase from our Publications section, and available on-line). The aim of the conference was to encourage a coordinated and holistic approach to research knowledge creation and distribution and examine issues such as incentive systems for rewarding research output and information rights.
The 18th Round Table has its own website. |
Round Table 17 - Strictly Broadband
Strictly Broadband: Broadband and the Humanities, Social Sciences and Creative Arts was held on 31 October, 2003, at Museum Victoria, Melbourne. The theme of the roundtable workshop was the opportunities presented by broadband communication networks for scholars in the humanities, social sciences and creative arts. The event brought together humanities teachers, scholars, researchers, and IT specialists for a stimulating day of discussion about the relevance of high-speed connection and transmission of information for research and teaching in particular the benefits available to scholars engaged in complex, collaborative projects.
The first session focused on answering general questions, such as “What is Broadband?”, to specific, “How can my teaching and research benefit from broadband technology?”, through a corporate overview from four of the sectors most active groups – GrangeNet, AARNeT, CeNTIE and AREN. The second session saw presentations from researchers involved in projects that illustrate innovative use of advanced networks in fields as disparate as tele-microscopy, file and media archives, the preservation of language and the mysteries of the heavens.
The programme is available for dowbnload (.PDF, 87KB).
Papers Available: Paul Davis (.PPT, 2.45MB), Nick Theiberger and Linda Barwick (.PPT, 324KB), Jonathan Potter (.PPT, 1.10MB), Markus Buchhorn (.PPT, 652KB), Mike Sargent (.PPT, 335KB), Jane Hunter (.PDF, 2.82MB), Terry Percival (.PDF, 1.40MB). |
Round Table 16 - Death of the Book?
The 18th Round Table of the National Scholarly Communications Forum, Death of the Book: Challenges and Opportunities for Scholarly Publishing was held on 7 and 8 March 2003 at the National Maritime Museum Sydney. It was sponsored by the Australian Academy of the Humanities and the Australian Research Council. It was an incredibly well-attended Round Table, and the papers are available below for download
The programme is available for download in Portable Document (.PDF, 149KB) format.
Session One - Global Perspectives: Roy Tennant, "The Rebirth of the Book: Online Publishing at the University of California"; Colin Steele FAHA, "Death of the Book?: Overview" (.PPT, 66KB); Session Two - Publish or Perish: Issues for Australian Scholars: Assoc. Prof. Janet McCalman FAHA, "Death of the Book" (.DOC, 42KB); Prof. John Hartley, "A Crisis? What Crisis?" (.PDF, 144KB); Session Three - Australian Publishers: Dr Robin Derricourt, "Death of the Book? (!?)" (.PPT, 255KB); Paul Reekie, "Is the Scholarly Book Dead?" (.PPT, 2.25MB); Session Four - The Perspective of Younger Scholars: Assoc. Prof. Philip Kitley, "Prospero's Cell: Conjuring up a Book. Television, Regulation & Civil Society in Asia" (.PPT, 88KB); Angela Ndalianis, "Going Digital" (.RTF, 22KB); Session Five - New Modes of Distribution and Access: Greg Bain, "The Pod Concept" (.PPT, 167KB); Richard Vines, "EPICS & the Higher Education Sector" (.PPT, 170KB) (Notes [.RTF, 553KB]); Session Six - How Do We Value and Measure Academic Research Publishing?: Linda Butler, "How do we value and measure academic research publishing?" (.PPT, 162KB); Prof. José-Marie Griffiths, "How U.S. Institutions and Researchers Value Academic Research Publishing" (.PPT, 88KB); Ian Lucas, "The Publication Count: a DEST Officer's Perspective" (.PPT, 267KB). |
Round Table 15 - Sights and Sounds in Scholarly Communication
Sights and Sounds in Scholarly Communication was a round table and workshop held on 3-4 October 2002. Its focus was the challenges and opportunities that non-written forms of text present to researchers, educators and information managers.
The programme is available for download in Portable Document (.PDF, 21KB) and Rich Text (.RTF, 12KB) formats. |
Round Table 14 - Balancing the Needs of Researchers and the Individual's Right to Privacy Under the New Privacy Laws
This Round Table was held on 9 August 2002 at the National Archives of Australia. It was hosted jointly by the National Archives of Australia, the Australian Academy of the Humanities and the Australian Society of Archivists. The Round Table brought together various interests - researchers, archivists, records managers, librarians, lawyers and privacy advocates - to engage constructively with the issue of how new privacy regimes in the various jurisdictions should accommodate their needs and the rights of the individual.
The programme (.PDF, 35KB), resolutions (.RTF, 16KB) and the papers (below) are available for download.
Papers Available: Roger Clarke, "Research Use of Personal Data"; Tim Dixon, "Privacy" (.PPT, 514KB); Chris Fripp, "Implications for Record Managers" (.PPT, 307KB); Assoc. Prof. Janet McCalman, FAHA, "Privacy and the Past" (.PDF, 148KB); Chris Puplick, "Holding the Pass" (.PDF, 2205KB); Assoc. Prof. Colin Thomson, "Can the Principles of Research Ethics Protect Privacy?" (.PDF, 218KB); Nick Vine Hall, "Issues and Strategies Relating to Geneaological Research and Privacy as they Effect Researchers, Record Keeping and Archives" (.PDF, 189KB); Derek Whitehead, "Privacy and Libraries - Oxymoron or Axiom" (.PPT, 222KB). |
Round Table 13 - Australia: A Knowledge Culture?
Australia: A Knowledge Culture? (round table #13) was held on 9 August 2001 at the Humanities Research Centre, ANU. The focus of the Round Table was the importance of knowledge to the economy and the critical issue of creating a knowledge culture. Participants represented a range of peak bodies involved, in different ways, in the creation and maintenance of a knowledge culture. They were linked by a vision of Australia as a knowledge culture and a recognition that an investment in knowledge is an investment in the greater good of society.
The programme is available for download in Portable Document (.PDF, 42KB) format.
Papers Available: Session One: History of the Knowledge Culture: Prof. Malcolm Gillies, "Knowledge Nations: Eyes and Ears" (.PDF, 127KB), Prof. Brian Opie, "Cultural Knowledge and Conceptions of the Knowledge Society" (.PDF, 132KB); Session Two: Valuing Knowledge in Australian Communities: Dr Oliver Mayo, "Knowledge Versus Information Versus Technology in the Gene Technology Debate" (.PDF, 651KB),
Prof. Joyce Kirk, "Utilising Knowledge in Australian Communities" (.PDF, 135KB), Prof. Brian Johns, "The ABC's of Knowledge" (.PDF, 103KB); Session Three: Investing in Knowledge/Knowledge as an Investment: Prof. Simon Marginson, "Knowledge Economy and Knowledge Culture" (.PDF, 208KB), Prof. Ashley Goldsworthy, "Why Should Business Invest in Knowledge?" (.PPT, 213KB). |
Round Table 12 - Grounds of Inquiry
Grounds of Inquiry was held on 8 August 2001 at the National Library of Australia. Its aim was to build on important aspects of the work carried out by the Coalition for Innovation in Scholarly Communication (CISC) in 2000. The interface of theory and practice was investigated so as to provide an understanding of the structures and future of scholarly communication in Australia.
The programme is available for download (.PDF, 37KB).
Papers Available: Professor John Houghton, "The Economics of Scholarly Communication" (.PPT, 202KB); Ann Okerson, "Re-modelling Scholarly Communication (A Parallel Tale from the US)" (.PDF, 191KB). |
Round Table 11 - Scholarship in Peril?
Scholarship in Peril? Publications and the Australian Research Environment was held on July 26-27 2000 at the State Library of NSW. Organised by the Copyright Agency, the Council of Australian University Librarians, and the Australian Publishers Association, the Round Table addressed the future of the academic book and the crisis in serial access in Australia. |
Round Table 10 - Archives in the National Infrastructure
This Round Table was held on 1-2 November 1999 at the National Archives of Australia. Its aim was to bring together individuals concerned with the development, delivery, funding and/or use of Australia's archival research infrastructure. An objective was to reach agreement on a co-operative action agenda to develop coherent, co-ordinated, cost-effective, user-friendly and technologically sophisticated national strategies for identifying, preserving and making use archives.
The programme is available for download in Portable Document (.PDF, 119KB) format. |
Round Table 9 - Scholarship and Research in the Digital Environment
Scholarship and Research in the Digital Environment (round table #9) was held on 16 April 1999 at the State Library of NSW. The round table investigated issues relating to skills development of academic staff and students appropriate to the needs and demands of scholarship, teaching and learning in the digital environment. One of the objectives was to develop draft standards and/or principles regarding the skills that students and academic staff need to maintain and enhance their work in the digital age. |
Round Table 8 - Seams in the Seamless
Seams in the Seamless: Technology and Delivery was held on 4 May 1998 in Canberra. The Round Table's focus was the directions outlined in the West Draft Discussion Paper by the Higher Education Funding and Policy Review Committee. In particular, participants examined the impact of technology on information infrastructure and the delivery of higher education, and the implications and possible contradictions in the delivery of knowledge and skills through new forms of technology.
The programme is available for download in Rich Text (.RTF, 6KB) format. |
Round Table 7 - Distributed National Collection
Distributed National Collection was held on 17 July 1997 at the Hyatt Hotel, Canberra. The focus was on developing scholarly infrastructure which can support first rate research and a uniform, Australia-wide enhancement of the research capabilities.
The programme is available for download in Rich Text (.RTF, 9KB) format. |
Round Table 6 - Scholarly Access to Government Information
The sixth NSCF Round Table focussed on strategies to improve access to government information.
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Round Table 5 - Information, Innovation and Scholarly Communication
The NSCF's fifth Round Table, held 21-22 October 1996 at the Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, brought together those responsible for the policy, planning and implementation of Australia's scholarly communication infrastructure. Representatives of the government, the universities and other representatives of the scholarly community reviewed the status of, the options for, and the issues surrounding the development of the information infrastructure in Australia. This Round Table was convened by CAUL (Council of Australian University Librarians). The programme is available for download in Rich Text (.RTF, 5 KB) format. |
Round Table 4 - The Future of Scholarly Publishing
The Future of Academic Publishing (Round Table #4) examined the impact of reprographic and digital technologies on the structures of dissemination through print media in Australia. The proceedings of the round table have been edited by Dr Janet McCalman and published by the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Head to the Publications section to order.
The programme is available for download in Rich Text (.RTF, 28KB) format. |
Round Table 3
Unfortunately the details of Round Table 3 are lost in the mists of time. If you can enlighten the Secretariat, please email jesse.boyd (at) humanities.org.au. |
Round Table 2 - Public Access
The aim of Round Table #2 was to develop strategies to enable more effective public access to electronic and networked information through communication networks.
The programme is available for download in Rich Text (.RTF, 16KB) format. |
Round Table 1 - Scholarly Publishing
This inaugural NSCF Round Table was held on 24 August 1994. Critical issues in scholarly publishing were discussed, particularly in relation to the impact of the convergence of telecommunication and computing technologies.
The programme is available for download in Rich Text (.RTF, 6KB) format. |
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