I was asked last week to help a member of the Massey academic staff who had found that she appeared on the website of a journal that she had never heard of, listed as its Editor-in-Chief. Closer examination revealed that another Massey academic was listed as the Editor-in-Chief of another title from the same stable of publishers, and in both cases their photos and short biographies had been taken from the Massey website. Yesterday I wrote to the publishers protesting strongly and identifying their behaviour for what it was – identity theft, a serious act of malice towards the people concerned and an attempt to parasitise their good names and that of Massey University. I also promised them their very own blog post – they may...Read more
New Zealand Case Citator, one of the databases found on the LexisNexis platform and available through the Library, is to be discontinued early in 2014. From 1st February it will no longer be updated. A new product will take its place –...Read more
Due to heavy demand, we have scheduled additional Knowledge Management in Research (KMIR) workshops at Turitea Library. Albany Library is full for this round, and Wellington Library still has a few spaces available. Booking is essential. This...Read more
The Library’s Summer School opening hours begin this week, applying during Tuesday 12 November 2013 – Friday 21 February 2014. For full details of Summer hours at Albany, Turitea, and Wellington Libraries, including the Christmas/New...Read more
Kupu o te Wiki, or Word of the Week, is brought to you by the Library’s Māori Staff. The word this week is: Hāpuku (haah-poo-koo) or groper (fish) The way my Koro cooks hāpuku is the best – coated with egg and flour and fried in...Read more
If you need to use the Library for Summer School, check out this series of four online Library classes to get you started with finding relevant information and using EndNote. The classes run 18-28 November, with a choice of lunch-time or evening...Read more
The fourth of the four Knowledge Management in Research (KMIR) workshops for staff and postgraduate students focuses on ‘Knowledge Production: Monitoring Your Research Impact’. Please note that early booking is essential for all KMIR...Read more
The third of the four Knowledge Management in Research (KMIR) workshops for staff and postgraduate students focuses on ‘Knowledge Production: Publishing’. Please note that early booking is essential for all KMIR offerings. Wellington still has...Read more
Kupu o te Wiki, or Word of the Week, is brought to you by the Library’s Māori Staff. The word this week is: ahurei (are-who-ray) or magnificent The food I got for lunch at the student cafe was ahurei!...Read more
A revamped shared study space is planned for Level 1 of the Turitea Library and we’d like your ideas about furniture. There will be some spaces for groups and some for individual study. We’ve asked students in the library what types of...Read more
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