Summer School exams are coming up, and we can help you out by staying open longer, and providing previous exam papers… Extended hours: All Massey Libraries will be open on Sunday 10 February. View all opening hours. Exam papers are available online through the Library website. Type into the Discover or Library Catalogue search box the full paper number (always include the decimal point), and if you want to be really precise also the words examination papers e.g. 175.101 examination papers Good luck with your exams!...Read more
Brookers NZ Legal Databases will cease to exist as a platform from February 7th. It will be replaced by Westlaw NZ. Westlaw NZ can be accessed from the Library Homepage, Article Databases, W, Westlaw NZ, go to this resource. To assist users, the...Read more
After my recent posting on Open Access journals I had a closer look at Jeffrey Beall’s list of predatory publishers and in particular at the list of suspect journal titles. I had become aware some time ago that at least one very...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: Waitangi (Why-tongue-ee) “Don’t forget Wednesday 6th February 2013 marks Waitangi Day and all Massey University libraries...Read more
All Massey Libraries will be closed on Waitangi Day, Wednesday 6 February...Read more
Westlaw NZ is the replacement suite of databases for Brookers NZ Legal Databases. Both are available to access at present but that is about to change. From Thursday 7th February 2013, Brookers NZ Legal Databases will no longer be available to use...Read more
A key decision for any academic is where to submit articles for publication. Which journals publish in my area? Are they well respected? Are they on a list of predatory publishers? There are various ways of finding likely journals, and finding...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: Makimaki (Ma-key ma-key) or Monkey “I went to the zoo and saw a big Makimaki in the trees” ...Read more
The new-look Library Catalogue is here. The previous Classic and Encore versions are now integrated into one catalogue, which is clearer and easier to use. The change is in response to very clear feedback from staff and students in the Library...Read more
Jeffrey Beall is a librarian at University of Colorado and seems to be one of the Good Guys. Open Access publishing is very much a Good Thing but like a lot of open stuff it has been discovered by the Bad Guys and many OA journals are starting to...Read more
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