ETD 2005
ETD2005 – The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Home of the Australian Digital Theses (ADT) Program: http://adt.caul.edu.au
ETD2005 - http://adt.caul.edu.au/ETD2005.html - offers some important ETD firsts – first in the
Southern Hemisphere, first in the Asia Pacific Region, and possibly your first Springtime in
Sydney.
Australia is part of the dynamic South East Asian region, neighboured by countries as diverse as
China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste and other
island nations of Singapore, New Zealand and Kirribas. New Zealand is preparing to join the
Australian Digital Thesis Program which will achieve the goal of a truly Australasian program.
Australia is a leader in building national e-repositories and is largely driven by the university library
community. The success of the Australian Digital Theses Program stems from the collaborative,
non-prescriptive approach it adopts allowing member Universities to join at a time that suits their
individual programs. The seven original members in 1998 have grown to a group of 26
participating university in 2004 – that’s 69% of Australian universities.
The University of New South Wales is the leader/developer and home of the Australian Digital
Theses (ADT) Program, providing nationwide governance and management. Its significance has
recently been acknowledged by an Australian government Department of Education, Science and
Training grant to expand the ADT metadata repository to a comprehensive repository for all
Australian PhD and Masters(Research) theses. The project is being undertaken during 2004-5 and
is being carried out on behalf of the Council of Australian University Librarians.
See http://adt.caul.edu.au/adtariic.html for more details.
The conference will draw on the long Australian tradition of passing on learning
through the handing down of knowledge and skills.
It will look at customised innovation solutions which use the online environment to pass on
learning to a global audience. It will consider new approaches to issues of access, outreach and
the breaking down of barriers.
And in addition, it will be Springtime in Sydney, a truly modern metropolis seen as one of the
key communication, technological and economic hubs of the region. It offers miles of city ocean
beaches and the wonders of Sydney Harbour including the Bridge, the Opera House, miles of
accessible foreshore, beautiful parks and 19th century sandstone architecture blended with a
striking modern skyline.
See much more at the ETD2005 homepage http://adt.caul.edu.au/ETD2005.html and see even
more in Sydney in September at ETD2005.