If you think that an article called Citations and Circulation Counts – Data Sources for Monograph Deselection in Research Library Collections doesn’t sound like terribly exciting reading for the holiday break you may well be right. But one thing that does sometimes get people excited (well, worked up) about libraries is when they THROW OUT OLD BOOKS!!! Especially when those old books are not just any old books but seminal scholarly works that have influenced a generation of researchers in their field and changed the course of research and someone who doesn’t know anything about the subject in question has decided to retire them because they just look like, erm, old books. University libraries buy many thousands of books every...Read more
The word this week is: ngākaunui (ngaa-coe-nu-ee) goodwill He learnt the Japanese language because he was ngākaunui towards Japanese people. Kupu o te wiki brought to you by the Library’s Māori staff...Read more
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...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
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