Progress report: fortnight ending 22 February 2008
Actions and achievements
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First meeting of Steering Committee confirmed terms of reference for Steering Committee, External Reviewers, internal Expert Panel and project team. The Project Plan was accepted, including the Consultation and Engagement Strategy (PDF 120 kb). The draft Consultation Paper was reviewed and some improvements suggested.
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Final draft of the Consultation paper is being edited for presentation at Academic Board on 28 February and general release on 29 February.
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Work has begun on the Research Discussion Paper. This will outline a broad strategy and pose the key questions as they relate to information services to underpin research. A research-related Information Futures Forum will be held in mid-March.
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We look forward to working with Ann Borda on research-related project activities. Ann is about to take up an appointment as Director of the Victorian E-research Strategic Initiative (VERSI); her previous role was with JISC in the UK.
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The Expert Panel has devised three alternate visions of scholarly information in 2018. A workshop with research higher degree students will elaborate on these. The scenarios will be used as stimulus material in focus groups and strategy planning. These are to provoke people to test their assumptions and to provide a framework within which to test the robustness of our strategy.