AI tools are now included and updated regularly in our Discover library search, and in many other library databases. We list the major features on AI in article databases. The most recent AI features added to Discover and individual EBSCO databases are: AI-Assisted Search This sits below the Discover search box, normally turned off. If you turn it on, you can enter a question or sentence, rather than the keywords we usually recommend for a topic search. Discover turns that into an advanced keyword search, giving a different set of results. It can work well for some topics, and is definitely worth a try. Turn on AI-assisted search under the search box Show the AI-assisted refined query AI Ask This lets you ask a...Read more
In early July, Discover and other EBSCO databases are changing the location of some features. All the functionality stays the same. Look out for these shifts: My Dashboard – your requests & loans, saved items, and more – moves...Read more
LibKey Nomad is a browser extension that links you to Massey-subscribed full-text PDFs wherever you’re searching, such as Google, Google Scholar, Wikipedia and many other websites. You get more...Read more
The read and publish agreements with major publishers are now in place for 2026. These waive the article processing charge (APC) to make articles open access for many of the publishers’ journals. A summary of the major new agreements is...Read more
Update 16 December 2025 Full access to ScienceDirect ejournals will now continue into 2026, following an in-principle agreement between Elsevier and CAUL. You can read more about the agreement at In-principle agreement reached with global...Read more
Wiley is changing how they provide access to textbooks. Ebook versions may not be available. Wiley are moving their e-textbooks to a subscription-only model for libraries. This means we would pay every year for access to their entire...Read more
In July, Massey’s first ever open educational resource (OER) was published with support from the Library: Critical Health Psychology: Foundations, Approaches and Applications https://oercollective.caul.edu.au/critical-health-psychology/...Read more
A new and improved Library room booking system was launched on 23 June 2025. The new booking system offers a more modern and mobile-friendly experience when you make your booking while visiting one of our campus libraries, or booking online through...Read more
If you link Google Scholar to Massey Library, you get free access to the articles we have subscriptions for, instead of being asked to pay. We strongly recommend you take these steps to get as much full...Read more
Some of the Library’s 2025 read and publish agreements will stop waiving the article processing charges (APCs) well before the end of this year, so plan carefully if you would like to make your article open access through this scheme...Read more
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