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Export Discover and EBSCOhost custom/shared folders before 27 January

November 27, 2024

Discover and EBSCOhost databases are changing on 27 January. Custom or shared folders will not transfer across. If you have these and want to keep them, follow the steps below to export and save contents from these folders before 27 January...Read more

Tāmiro changes – showcasing selected taonga & treasures at Massey University

November 27, 2024

 We’ve made some changes to Tāmiro recently as a result of user experience (UX) testing. Thank you to all who participated and supported this work.   For a guided tour of the changes, here is a video (4 minutes)  Image...Read more

Discover Library search, MyLibrary and EBSCOhost databases are changing

November 21, 2024

Discover (the main Library search), MyLibrary and the individual EBSCOhost databases are changing in January. The EBSCOhost databases will change by 8 January. Discover and MyLibrary (in Discover folders) follow on 27 January. This...Read more

Factiva, new and improved!

September 4, 2024

If you’ve used Factiva this week, you’ll have noticed that their interface has changed. If you’re not a Factiva user, this interface change could make this database more interesting! In my opinion, it’s much more user friendly and a...Read more

Show how you searched

June 5, 2024

Capture your Library search as you go, so you can get back to it easily later on or provide evidence of how you searched for assignment requirements. It’s much easier to do this from the start rather than try to recreate it later. Note...Read more

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...Read more

Can I borrow compulsory textbooks from the Library? 

November 14, 2023

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

Some databases and journals, including Web of Science, not renewed for 2023

January 6, 2023

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

Ngā mātauranga hōu: modern Māori scholars in ebooks and online

September 12, 2022

In our last Insync survey asking how students rated the Massey Library, we received this comment:   “My biggest concern is that when writing essays based on Māori kaupapa or principles many books such as fundamental ones from Mason...Read more

You told us about … hassles getting textbooks from the Library

July 21, 2022

Results from the Insync survey run in 2021 told us that many of you are frustrated at not being able to access textbooks from the Library.  Some Massey courses have:  compulsory textbooks, which every student needs to...Read more

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