Do all students in your course have easy access to the textbooks? If the cost, availability, high demand at the Library, restrictive ebook licences or other barriers are a problem, open textbooks may be a good option. What are open textbooks Open textbooks are free online textbooks available for anyone to use. They are openly licensed, can be linked to in Stream, including via an eReserve reading list, and added to the Discover Library search. Open textbooks are part of the wider trend of Open Educational Resources (OER) – free online teaching and learning materials which include videos, audio, courseware, readings, books and more. Why use open textbooks The benefits of open textbooks include: free for...Read more
This week we’re celebrating International Open Access Week! The theme for 2022 is Open for climate justice. Find out more about some of the ways you can take part in open access… Massey Research Online Massey...Read more
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
We had a number of comments in our Insync satisfaction survey last year about databases timing out too quickly. A check of our Discover database earlier this year ensured that the timeout was reset to 2 hours. However there may be issues with other...Read more
From noisy study neighbours to power points not working, your comments in the Insync satisfaction survey last year showed you can have some unwelcome problems while studying in the Library. If you strike these please head down to the Service Point...Read more
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
In 2020/21 the Library’s Junior collections (fiction, nonfiction, picture books) at Auckland and Manawatū were carefully reviewed in consultation with teaching staff. Consideration was given as to how the material supports Massey’s current...Read more
Results from the Insync survey run last year told us that many of you are having issues accessing the full-text of articles you want. Did you know you can use the Library to beat paywalls? Here are a few tips … – look in the...Read more
1930s tramping club at Trig Beacon; volumes on the shelves; items donated to Archives This is your chance to explore the archival collections of Massey University. In celebration of International Archives Week, Massey University Archives is...Read more
Welcome to the new Library website! This is part of the wider Massey University website project. All the usual information is still there, but may be in a different place. You may need to update your bookmarks or saved links. Please...Read more
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