CQAAC – CAUL Quality and Assessment Advisory Committee
2015 Work plan (updated 15/7/15)
1. Membership
Chair: Jennifer Peasley (2015-2016)
Members: Barbara Paton (2015-2016), Karmen Pemberton (2015)
CONZUL: Linda Palmer (2015- )
Practitioners: Jennifer Bremner (Macquarie, 2014-2015), Adrian Gallagher (2015-2016)
2. Terms of reference
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Monitor use of library assessment tools and advise on developments
Advise CAUL on the use of principles, standards and benchmarks to improve performance
Monitor the environment (higher education quality initiatives e.g. TEQSA developments,
the development of national and international performance measures) and report
emerging issues and trends and progress against annual work plans and CAUL Strategic
Directions to the CAUL Executive and CAUL members.
Monitor developments in the measurement and communication of the value and impact of
university libraries and advise on their relevance in the Australian and NZ environments
Represent CAUL on relevant external bodies and coordinate responses to relevant
enquiries.
Collaborate with other CAUL Advisory Committees on matters of shared interest.
Contribute relevant content to the CAUL web site.
3. Work plan 2015
CAUL
Strategic
Plan
Item
Committee Plan
Who
When
1.
Determine planned tactical engagement approach for
Committee. Key engagement message: CAUL members use
JP, JB
July 2015
Guide the adoption and application of agreed CAUL Principles
and Standards for Australian University Libraries.
JP, BP
Dec 2015
standards to evidence their value and relevance in
contemporary higher education.
5.1
Collaborate with TEQSA and ALIA in the development of a
TEQSA ‘guidance note’ to articulate a position on acceptable
quality for libraries aligned to higher education providers.
Conduct evaluation of current and emergent Library
assessment tools, e.g. S&R Ithaka Undergraduate Survey,
LIBQUAL and Insync
Investigate and report on Australasian Academic Library
contribution towards institutional student experience and/or
learning analytics (with CLTAC)
BP
AG, LP,
BP, KP
August
2015
AG, BP
Sept 2015
CAUL
Strategic
Plan
Item
5.2
Committee Plan
Who
When
Review and refresh CAUL Principles and Guidelines for Library
Services to Staff and Students at Remote Locations (with
CLTAC)
Organise an event focussed on Value and Impact for
Academic Libraries; drawing together guest speakers, case
studies and workshop activities exploring contemporary
assessment and measurement practice for evidencing value
and impact.
AG, LP
Aug 2015
JB, BP
Dec 2015
Ongoing activities:
Update CAUL CQAAC website
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