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PRESS RELEASE: CAVAL signs distribution agreement with mk Sorting Systems
07 July 2010
CAVAL opens new opportunities to serve libraries with RFID solutions from mk Sorting Systems.
CAVAL is pleased to announce the official representation of mk Sorting Systems in the Australian and New Zealand library market.
This partnership provides CAVAL members with the option to add a fully customized RFID solution to their library. mk Sorting Systems provides high quality library RFID solutions and manufactures patron self-service, sorting, dispensing and circulation workflow automation systems for libraries. mk has a history of providing installations in Europe and in North America.
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CSIRO is first Relais customer in Australia to be hosted by CAVAL
07 June 2010
Relais International is pleased to announce that the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is our first Australian customer to be hosted by CAVAL Ltd. which provides Support and Hosting Services for Australasian customers of the Relais ILL Management Software.
We expect all of our Australian customers to be migrated to the CAVAL-hosted Relais ILL Service over the next few months.
CAVAL provides a Help Desk and first line Application Support Service for libraries using Relais in Australia and New Zealand. The Help Desk operates as a triage service, assigning local resources to issues based on their severity and urgency, and escalating calls to the Relais International Service Centre in Canada where appropriate. CAVAL staff are trained to provide application support for Relais.
CAVAL is a not-for-profit library consortium owned by 11 Australian universities and offering a range of specialist services to libraries including inter-library-loan and document delivery services and systems, digitization of library materials, consultancy, specialist cataloguing services, training and staff development in library and related fields, and off-site storage for library and archive materials.
Relais™ International Inc has been providing ISO ILL compliant Inter Library Loan and resource sharing systems for over a decade. Based in Ottawa, Canada, specialized Inter Library Loan application staff provides continuous improvements to the Relais product. Currently, 11 Australian libraries are using Relais to interoperate with over 1000 Australian and New Zealand libraries and also libraries worldwide.
Contact for more information:
Cathie Jilovsky, CAVAL Ltd. Tel: +61 3 9450 5504
Email: cathie.jilovsky@caval.edu.au
Clare MacKeigan, Relais International, Tel +1 613 226-5571 X270
Email: clare.mackeigan@relais-intl.com
PRESS RELEASE: CAVAL launches copyright permissions service
21 April 2010
CAVAL has established a new copyright permissions service for the higher education sector. The new service already has one customer and is discussing ways the service can be of assistance to its other members.
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CAVAL VALA2010 Presentation
10 February 2010
Here is the presentation that is showing at our stand for VALA2010, highlighting our digitisation capabilities.
CAVAL Copyright Permissions Service
19 January 2010
CAVAL members can now subscribe to a centralised Copyright Permissions Service specialising in seeking copyright permissions for the academic sector. The service will commence in 2010 and be established in phases. The first phase is to manage permissions requests for the following areas:
- teaching & learning
- e-repositories
- research projects
- format shifting
The new service will provide:
- A complete copyright permissions seeking service for the use of third party material within the learning environment
- Records management of permissions documentation, including terms and conditions of permissions, using an in-house developed database
- Informed advice to the institution’s nominated copyright liaison officers on obtaining permissions
Phase two of the service will included a searchable online database of all permissions obtained or requested including details of permission expiration and renewal.
To obtain further information, discuss your institution’s needs or receive a detailed proposal please contact Sara Hearn, Manager CAVAL Copyright Permissions Service, sara.hearn@caval.edu.au
