Kia ora tātou, For many years the Library has subscribed to the Thomson Reuters Scientific (which is now called Clarivate Analytics) product Journal Citation Reports (JCR) which is used to identify journal Impact Factors. From 2017 Clarivate are changing the way in which JCR is charged. It is being integrated into InCites, the Web of Science equivalent to the Elsevier product SciVal which is used by Research Operations. In 2017 this new product will cost three and a half times more than the 2016 cost of JCR – and is not an inconsequential amount of money. The main alternative to JCR is the Elsevier (Scopus) SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) product. Note that while JCR has a monopoly on the ‘official’ Impact Factor and this metric...Read more
The Library will be closed for the Christmas break from 5pm Thursday 22 December – Tuesday 3 January, resuming normal hours at 8am on Wednesday 4 January. View all Library opening hours. We wish you all the best for the break, and look...Read more
The word this week is: AIO (aa-ee as in “see” – awww) at peace He is AIO when he comes home now! Kupu o te wiki brought to you by the Library’s Māori staff...Read more
Massey University Library is proud to launch Tāmiro, its digital platform for heritage materials and special collections. Tāmiro will enrich scholarship by showcasing and enabling use of resources, which are not easily or widely accessible. This...Read more
The word this week is: rongo (raw-ngaw) peace Rongo to all men! Kupu o te wiki brought to you by the Library’s Māori staff...Read more
The word this week is: kōkā (core-car) aunt We all think of her as our kōkā because she is always kind! Kupu o te wiki brought to you by the Library’s Māori staff...Read more
The word this week is: whaea (faah-ee-ya) mother/aunt Was his whaea Aunty Rangi? Kupu o te wiki brought to you by the Library’s Māori staff...Read more
Over the next few weeks Manawatū Library will have some building work going on. This will be in two main areas: the main entrance Level 2 – replacing ceiling tiles and carpet, and moving the Ngā Kupu Ora collection Affected areas will be...Read more
Need to find information for assignments? Want to get to grips with EndNote referencing software? Our Summer School online classes are for you… The workshops are offered online and open to all students and staff. Register for any or all Library...Read more
The word this week is: whaene (faah-ene) pronounced like “beg) mother/aunt Her whaene is the lady that loves cats down on the corner! Kupu o te wiki brought to you by the Library’s Māori staff...Read more
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