MurdochNet Management Committee

Agendas & Minutes: Access to agendas and minutes is restricted to Murdoch University Network users.; When accessed from outside the University Network, the MAIS is used to restrict access.; Staff and students are prompted to enter a valid Murdoch Username and Murdoch Password at a MAIS login screen.
Committee History: From 2003, the Committee reports as a subcommittee of the Information Technology Steering Committee (ITSC).
Corporate Style and MurdochNet: The MurdochNet Policy section on Corporate Style Guidelines for MurdochNet was revised in July 2003 to reflect the shift in responsibility for this area to the position of the Managing Director (Marketing & International), Division of Student Services, Marketing and International Affairs.; In 2004, responsibility for Corporate Style was transferred to the Office of Corporate Communications and Public Relations. Queries re application of an approved style to University Web sites should be addressed to Nathan Giles, Director Corporate and Public Relations.
Discussion Documents: Access to discussion documents is restricted via the MAIS to members of the Committee.
Mailing List - cmc@murdoch.edu.au: Subscription to this list is restricted to the members of the Committee.
Membership: Membership of the Committee is based on representation from organisation units and resource areas across the University.
MurdochNet Policy: The Policy was endorsed by ITMC in October 2003, and approved by the Senior Executive in December 2003; A summary of the MurdochNet Policy is a useful starting point. A Glossary of Terminology for MurdochNet is also available.; Access to the Word version of the MurdochNet Policy is restricted to Murdoch University Network users.; When accessed from outside the University Network, the MAIS is used to restrict access.; Staff and students are prompted to enter a valid Murdoch Username and Murdoch Password at a MAIS login screen.
Terms of Reference
University Home Page Review & Revision: The MurdochNet Policy was revised in July 2003 to reflect the transfer of responsibility for authorising changes to the University Home Page from the Committee to the position of the Managing Director (Marketing & International), Division of Student Services, Marketing and International Affairs.; The functionality features for the University Home Page, that were agreed to at the February 14th, 2002 meeting of the Committee, were removed from the draft MurdochNet Policy in July 2003.; In 2004, responsibility for authorising changes to the University Home Page was transferred to the Office of Corporate Communications and Public Relations. Queries re adding options to, or removing options from the University Home Page, should be addressed to Nathan Giles, Director Corporate and Public Relations.
What is MurdochNet?
Working Parties: Working parties draw their membership from across campus.; Access to working party Web Sites is restricted via the MAIS to members of the Committee and its associated working parties .

What is MurdochNet?

MurdochNet is the name given to a collection of information resources and services, accessible via Internet protocols, providing online, interactive information to the Murdoch University community and the community at large. The boundary of MurdochNet is determined by the type of Servers on which Content is physically hosted, the type of Content and the type of Links included in that Content.

MurdochNet has its origins in the initial University Home Page, April 1994. The University's Campus-Wide Information Service (CWIS) evolved under the impetus of an IT Strategic Project from July 1995 - August 1997. It has been referred to as MurdochNet since January 2002.

For more details of the history of MurdochNet, refer to About MurdochNet.

MurdochNet Management Committee Terms of Reference

Develop, review and recommend MurdochNet policy

Develop, review and set MurdochNet guidelines and procedures

Oversight of the application of MurdochNet policy, guidelines and procedures

Review and recommend priorities for MurdochNet development initiatives

Committee History

In May 2001, a committee was established to manage the University's Campus-Wide Information Service. The Committee was established in response to Goal B "Increase Effective Utilisation of the World Wide Web" of the proposed IT Strategic Plan (2000-2002) that detailed a number of strategies and targets for which the position of Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic) was nominated as the driver. One such target (B4.1.1.1) was the "Establishment of a CWIS Management Committee".

The Committee was initially known as the CWIS Management Committee. At its May 31st, 2001 meeting, the Committee agreed to use the term MurdochNet, rather than CWIS to refer to the range of services that encompass the University's Internet presence. The name of the Committee was changed to MurdochNet Management Committee in December, 2001.

The Committee was chaired by Roger Lethbridge, the former Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic), from May 2001 to May 2002.

Feedback

Feedback and comments on the minutes of meetings may be sent to the Committee Secretary (De Stanton, Web Coordinator, Office of Information Technology Services), or to other members of the Committee.