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. There is no loss of content, but there is a a different look. If you have links to Brookers NZ Legal databases on your Stream pages, study guides or anywhere else, please remove them and use the Westlaw NZ link instead. http://ezproxy.massey.ac.nz/login?url=http://westlaw.co.nz/ I am arranging a training session at Turitea for as close as possible to the 7th – I will advertise this when it is confirmed. I am also working on a quick guide to using Westlaw NZ – in the...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
Kupu o te Wiki, or Word of the Week, is brought to you by the Library’s Māori Staff. The word this week is: Kiri Pani (Key-ree Pah-knee) or Sunscreen “Don’t forget Kiri pani if you are headed to the beach this summer”...Read more
The Library will be closed for Anniversary Day and Waitangi Day: Albany Library Turitea Library Wellington Library Wellington Anniversary Monday 21 January 8:00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m. Closed Closed Auckland Anniversary Monday 28...Read more
From Saturday 19 January the Albany library will be open from 10am-6pm. This is in response to student requests for longer opening hours over summer school. The extended hours will be run on a trial basis. In addition to this Albany Library will be...Read more
Due to essential work on the Library catalogue, many online journals, ebooks and other resources will disappear from the catalogue late afternoon of Tuesday, 8 January and will not return until the afternoon of Wednesday, 9 January. As the...Read more
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