If you’re an academic staff member or a postgraduate research student, we invite you to enrol in the Knowledge Management in Research (KMIR) series of workshops, running at all Massey Libraries during November. This series consists of four free...Read more
Judges have announced finalists in five categories in Massey University’s Ngā Kupu Ora Aotearoa Māori Book Awards 2014. The awards have been held annually since being initiated in 2009 to formally recognise Māori literature. Massey...Read more
The word this week is: Homai (haw-my) or Pass Homai the pen so I can finish writing my essay please. Kupu o te wiki brought to you by the Library’s Māori staff...Read more
In Open Access Week it seems an appropriate time to consider the cost of textbooks and the impact the open movement might have on the situation. Open Access Textbooks (OATs) and Open Educational Resources (OERs) are gaining attention worldwide as a...Read more
This is a very basic introductory post on institutional repositories and how they facilitate Open Access (OA). What is an institutional repository? An institutional repository (IR) is basically an online collection of an institution’s...Read more
It’s Open Access Week during 20-26 October. We’re celebrating with an Open Access Panel Discussion on Thursday 23 October, blog posts, displays in all the libraries (this is Manawatū below), and OA biscuits… ...Read more
The word this week is: marama (ma-rah-ma) or Moon. The marama waxes until it becomes full. Kupu o te wiki brought to you by the Library’s Māori staff...Read more
To the consumer of Open Access (OA) scholarly publishing it’s really a very simple thing. You find a link to a journal article, a thesis or a book chapter and you click on it. The document is there, you can read it online or download it...Read more
The word this week is: Tāwhirimātea (taah-fee-ree-maah-teir-ah) or God of Wind. Tāwhirimātea is here, it’s blowing a gale! Kupu o te wiki brought to you by the Library’s Māori staff...Read more
As we move into exam study time, please remember to look after yourself, your gear, and those around you: keep an (awake) eye on your gear at all times, or ask your mates to look after it if you need to pop away for a bit go to a group or...Read more
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