MS 7822
National Library of Australia
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Collection Summary
- Creator
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Ausinet
- Title
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Papers of Ausinet
- Date Range
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1976-1989
- Collection Number
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MS 7822
- Extent
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2.72 metres (17 boxes + 4 folios)
- Language of Materials
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English
- Repository
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National Library of Australia
Introduction
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn89921).
Conditions Governing Use
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred Citation
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Ausinet, National Library of Australia, MS 7822, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the National Library by Ian MacCallum between 1980 and 1989.
Ausinet Users Committee papers, 1977-1981 (MS 7827)
Administrative History
Ausinet was established by ACI Computer Services (now called Ferntree Computer Corporation) in 1977. It was the first Australian-based, commercial vendor of online bibliographic databases. Since 1977 it has made available a wide range of bibliographic and full text databases in the areas of public affairs, business and commerce, science and technology and the social sciences.
Item Descriptions
Series 1. General papers
National Library of Australia, 1976-1983 (File) - Box 1
CLANN (College Libraries Automated Network), 1977 (File) - Box 1
Requisitions for supply of service, 1977-1979 (File) - Box 1
DCM bulletin, 1977-1979 (File) - Box 1
DCOM (Australian Royal Commission of Inquiry into Drugs), 1977-1980 (File) - Box 1
BRS, 1977-1982 (File) - Box 1
Library Association of Australia Information Science Section, 1977-1983 (File) - Box 1
CAVAL, 1977-1984 (File) - Box 1
Ausinet Users Committee, 1976-1980 (File) - Box 2
Ausinet terms and conditions, 1977-1980 (File) - Box 2
Technical Subcommittee, 1977-1980 (File) - Box 3
Ausinet planning, 1979-1981 (File) - Box 3
Ausinet news, 1977-1979 (File) - Box 4
Job applications for product manager, 1978 (File) - Box 4
Art Gallery Directors Council, 1978-1980 (File) - Box 4
Library marketing - correspondence, 1978-1980 (File) - Box 5
Ausinet performance and database usage, 1978-1981 (File) - Box 5
Advanced text management system, 1979-1980 (File) - Box 5
Space reports, 1979-1982 (File) - Box 5
Product managers meetings and reports, 1979-1982 (File) - Box 6
Library Association of Australia, 1979-1985 (File) - Box 6
Unnamed file of various papers, 1980 (File) - Box 6
LAA/NZLA Conference, 1980-1981 (File) - Box 6
User training, 1980-1981 (File) - Box 7
Database documentation, 1980-1982 (File) - Box 7
Seminars and launches, 1980-1982 (File) - Box 7
Library marketing - correspondence, 1980-1982 (File) - Box 7
Orbit marketing - correspondence, 1981-1982 (File) - Box 7
Articles and talks on Ausinet, 1981 (File) - Box 8
Unnamed miscellaneous papers, 1981-1981 (File) - Box 8
Database suppliers, 1981-1982 (File) - Box 8
Budgets, 1981-1983 (File) - Box 8
Control Data Australia and Computer Power Group, 1981-1984 (File) - Box 8
The Que kit: a technical handbook for ACICS sales and marketing staff (for BRS/Stairs) by Lon S Tjhia, 1982 (File) - Box 8
Microfilming of engineering drawings, 1982 (File) - Box 8
Dialog and Orbit, 1982 (File) - Box 9
ASCIS/Dobis, 1983-1984 (File) - Box 9
Training and promotion, 1983 (File) - Box 9
Unnamed miscellaneous papers, 1984, 1987-1989 (File) - Box 10
Series 2. Ian MacCallum lever arch files
Correspondence, May 1980 - June 1982 (File) - Box 11
Correspondence, July-November 1982 (File) - Box 12
Papers, January-August 1985 (File) - Box 12
Papers, September 1985-December 1986 (File) - Box 13
Papers, January-July 1987 (File) - Box 14
Series 3. Usage reports on computer printout
September-December 1980 (File) - Box 15
December 1978-December 1979 (File) - folio 1
January-August 1980 (File) - folio 2
January-September 1981 (File) - folio 3
October 1981-April 1982 (File) - folio 4
October 1989-January 1991 (File) - Box 16
On-line ERIC system failures diary, 1976; Technical Sub-Committee records, 1978-1980; 3 containers of slides (File) - Box 17