Volume 2, Issue 1, 1996/1997
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ABC's of how to access ACCC's e-mail lists
Mailing lists are Internet-based discussion groups organized around a particular
topic of interest to participants. All that is needed to participate is access to e-mail
(electronic mail). The majority of mailing lists are open to anyone wishing to
participate, while others operate on a restricted basis.
ACCC operates a number of discussion groups of interest to college personnel and
students (see box). In order to participate in any of ACCC's discussion groups, one
must first send a subscription notice to the list program, which will then return the
instructions needed for further participation.
Due to the nature of particular discussion groups, some are operated as closed
groups. However, participation in a closed group can be arranged by requesting access via
the usual subscription procedure (see below). The subscription request is then decided
upon by the existing discussion group participants.
Send the following e-mail message to subscribe to the group of your choice:
To: majordomo@list.accc.ca
Subject: (leave blank)
Message: subscribe <name of list> <your e-mail address>
For example, anyone wishing to subscribe to the college faculty list would send
the following e-mail message:
To: majordomo@list.accc.ca
Subject: ___________
Message: subscribe ecf jdoe@college.ca
List of Commands you can send to Majordomo
subscribe <list> <address>
Subscribe yourself (or <address> if specified) to the named list.
unsubscribe <list> <address>
Unsubscribe yourself (or <address> if specified) from the named list.
which <address>
Find out which lists you (or <address> if specified) are on.
who <list>
Find out who is on the named list.
info <list>
Retrieve the general introductory information for the named list.
lists
Show the lists served by this Majordomo server.
help
Retrieve the Majordomo help message.
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Stop processing commands (useful if your mailer adds a signature).
ACCC's list names and addresses are:
c - indicates closed list
o - indicates open list
List Name
board
ceos
cfos
connect
cpac
ecf
facbrd
ipac
ncdot
rprc_ccn
sfa
student-success
studentnet
success
vpacademic
librarian |
Discussion List for
ACCC Board of Directors (c)
CEOs and Presidents (c)
Finance Officers (o)
Student Connection Program Participants (c)
Canadian Program Advisory Committee (c)
College Faculty (o)
CACIF Board of Governors (c)
International Program Advisory Committee (c)
National Council of Deans of Technology (o)
College Contacts Network (c)
Student Financial Assistance Task Group (c)
Issues around Student Success (c)
College Students (o)
Student-Success Task Group (c)
Academic Vice-Presidents (c)
College Librarians (o) |
College Canada launches Canadian Work KeysTM System
 To help
Canadians meet the challenges of technological advances, organizational restructuring and
global competition in today's economy, College Canada has released its first product line,
Work KeysTM System: Canada. Launched on
May 27 at the ACCC 1996 Annual Conference in Toronto, Work KeysTM
enables individuals to decide on career options by providing reliable information
regarding personal skill levels and the requirements of employers. |
ACT and ACCC sign the Work KeysTM distribution
agreement at ACCC's 1996 Annual Conference. From left to right: Gilles Séguin, ACCC's
Director, National Market Development; ACCC President Tom Norton, Dick Ferguson, ACT
President; Terry Anne Boyles, Vice President, ACCC National Services; Don Carstensen, ACT
Vice President, Marketing. |
Developed in 1991 by the American College Testing Service (ACT) with input from
employers, educators and experts in employment, Work KeysTM
is close in its concept to the employability skills identified by the Conference Board of
Canada. Like the American edition, Work KeysTM
System: Canada assesses, documents and improves individuals' workplace employability
skills, including: Reading for Information; Applied Mathematics; Listening: Writing;
Teamwork; Applied Technology; Locating Information; and Observation.
Since May, more than 20 colleges and technical institutes have signed on to
become Work KeysTM Service Centres,
offering the Canadian edition to employers and employees across Canada.
For more information, contact: tel.: (613) 746-7639; fax: (613) 746-6721;
e-mail: workkeys@accc.ca; or write: Work KeysTM
System: Canada, ACCC, Ste. 200, 1223 Michael Street North, Ottawa, Ontario, K1J 7T2.
ACCC responds to Bill C-32 and Copyright Reform
On September 1, 1996, ACCC submitted its brief regarding Bill C-32, An Act to Amend the
Copyright Act to the Commons Heritage Committee. Copies of the brief are available at
our Website and can be accessed at http://www.accc.ca/english/advocacy/gov_relations/c32.htm.
Succinctly stated, ACCC's support for Bill C-32's educational and library copyright
exceptions is based upon the following premises:
 | The use of photocopiers, video-cassette recorders, computers and audio-cassette
recorders has contributed greatly to the circulation of knowledge at Canadian colleges and
institutes, to the point where copying has become an integral learning tool for both
students and educators. |
| Since the 1988 "Phase I" amendments to the Copyright Act, colleges and
institutes wishing to copy materials must obtain the permission to do so from collectives.
The absence of educational exceptions under our existing copyright law has resulted in a
situation wherein community colleges and technical institutes are largely powerless in
their negotiations with copyright collectives. |
| Canada's educators and learners are not asking for a total exemption from the
payment of copyright royalties. Rather, we are asking for measures which will balance the
rights of creators to remuneration and the right of users to access. |
| Educational and library copyright exceptions will not end the payment of
royalties to Canadian copyright-holders. |
| Other nations have resolved the tension between the competing interests of
educational users and copyright-owners by including educational exceptions and fair
dealing practices in their Copyright legislation. Educational copyright exemptions exist
in both the United States and Australia. |
Anyone requiring any additional information regarding the submission or ACCC's
copyright advocacy efforts can contact ACCC's Constituency and Government Relations
Officer, Pierre Killeen at (613) 746-6268 or at pkilleen@accc.ca. |
