Since widespread Internet access became available about twenty years ago, researchers have seen it as a simple and fast means of disseminating their work within their own communities, and beyond that to other research communities and to the public at large. Universities (and particularly their libraries) got into the game very early on, but one barrier has always been that the most defining works of academic scholarship were not available for the sorts of free dissemination that the Internet represents. In particular, peer-reviewed journal articles were owned not by their producers (the authors) or their funders (the universities) but by the publishers to whom copyright was assigned as a condition of having the work appear in prestigious...Read more
EndNote Web will be unavailable due to maintenance from this Sunday 22 June 1 pm through to Monday 23 June 4 am. The desktop version of EndNote will still work, except for the syncing feature. This EndNote Twitter account will provide updates...Read more
Manawatū Library cafe will close at noon on Friday 20 June. During 23 June – 11 July it will be open 8.30am – 1.30pm, week days only. Usual semester hours will resume on 14 July...Read more
Two of the new theses added to Massey Research Online (MRO) this week look at social media: ‘A prank between mates’: social media responses to sexual assaults against men, by Megan Easterbrook-Smith. E-whanaungatanga: the role of...Read more
The word this week is: Kia tūpato (key-ah Too-par-tore) or Be careful. Kia tūpato and stay safe during the semester break. Kupu o te Wiki brought to you by the Library’s Māori Staff...Read more
We’ve recently added Masters vet theses from the 1930s-50s to Massey Research Online (MRO), as part of our ongoing digitisation project. Some of the gems include: Selection in dairy cattle in New Zealand 1939 The effect of sex upon growth in...Read more
If you’re an academic staff member or a postgraduate research student looking for smarter research and publishing strategies, bookings are still open for the Knowledge Management in Research (KMIR) series. Albany and Wellington have seats left for...Read more
The word this week is: Whakamātautau (Far-car-maah-tow-tow) or Exam. Good luck to everyone sitting a whakamātautau this week! Kupu o te Wiki brought to you by the Library’s Māori Staff...Read more
The fourth of the four Knowledge Management in Research (KMIR) workshops for staff and postgraduate students focuses on ‘Make Your Research Count: Measure Your Research Impact’. Purpose of this module: To give participants the critical and...Read more
The third of the four Knowledge Management in Research (KMIR) workshops for staff and postgraduate students focuses on ‘Make Your Research Count: Publishing’. Purpose of this module: To give participants an understanding of the academic...Read more
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