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Library video guides UX  

December 5, 2023

The results are in from the user experience (UX) of our video guides held on all three Massey campuses.   The purpose of the UX was to find out if the 10 Library video guides on our website are fit for purpose. We interviewed 15 students across all three campuses.  Results identified a key issue – students are largely unaware of the video guides. However, when presented with the list of topics covered by the video guides, students said they sounded useful and they would use them.  Other themes to emerge from the UX research are:  students felt they would most likely access the Library video guides through Stream; the format for video guides should be brief (under 5 minutes); and...Read more

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Student in book shelves at Manawatū Library. (Photo by Mark Tantrum/ http://marktantrum.com) Some compulsory textbooks are available from the Library, but these are in very high demand so we strongly recommend you have your own copy if you need...Read more

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Booking rooms for exams

October 20, 2023

Booking rooms for sitting exams If you need to book a room to sit an exam, contact us on library@massey.ac.nz or phone 0800 4 MU LIB, and say which campus you are wanting to book at. Please do not use the room booking system to book exam...Read more

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This week we’re celebrating International Open Access Week!  The theme for 2023 is Community Over Commercialisation. Find out how open access can benefit you… Massey Research Online Massey Research Online (MRO) is...Read more

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Te Reo Māori Zines

September 8, 2023

We’ve made some zines to celebrate Te wiki o te reo Māori, and have everything here you need to make them too! Te reo Māori zines These zines are a great way to learn a bit more te reo Māori, cook some delicious kai, keep as a taonga...Read more

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Exam papers

June 26, 2023

For many years the Library has provided access to previous exam papers to assist students with study and exam preparation.  These are becoming increasingly unavailable due to the move to online exams and other forms of assessment. As a result...Read more

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There are a few ways to save items you find in Discover so you can use them later. Note that it doesn’t work to leave them open in a tab or to bookmark/save the URL in the address bar – both of these time out and you won’t be...Read more

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5 reasons to have an ORCID Why should Massey researchers have an ORCID? View the video 5 reasons to have an ORCID ID or read on… An ORCID, which stands for Open Researcher and Contributor ID, is a unique identifier that...Read more

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The Wellington Campus library has moved to temporary premises to allow for the completion of window replacement and seismic strengthening of Block 5. The temporary space selected was Block 5, Level F (5F) an earlier recipient of the...Read more

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The Library has not been able to renew several databases and journals in 2023, including Web of Science. For a list of databases and journals relevant to your area, please contact your Subject Librarian. Due to the University’s...Read more

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