The 2012 annual Māori Book Awards winners have been announced, and will be presented at a ceremony on October 25 at Te Pūtahi-a-Toi, the School of Māori Studies. Kaihautu Māori (Māori library services manager) and Judge Sheeanda Field says the Ngā Kupu Ora Māori Book Awards celebrate Māori literature in New Zealand. “I think it’s absolutely fantastic Māori literature is being showcased and made prominent within our communities and that Massey University is the one to lead this.” The category winners, with links to find them in the Library, are: TE MAHI TOI – ARTS Awhina Tamarapa (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāti Pikiao) Whatu Kakahu: Māori Cloaks TE HĪTORI – HISTORY Marina Sciascia (Ngāti Kahungungu...Read more
The noisy work of moving books around at Turitea Library, in preparation for Hokowhitu Library joining us, is being stopped from now until the end of the exam period. We’ve also added some extra study desks for exam time...Read more
Factiva is a database that sometimes flies under the radar, but can be very useful. It’s primarily a business database covering business news and company/stock market information, but its coverage of New Zealand and international newspapers is...Read more
You are invited to the annual Kakano Rua Bicultural Seminar at Albany. Wednesday 31 October 2012, 12:30 – 03:30pm Atrium Round Room Massey University, Albany Campus Gate 1, Dairy Flat Highway (SH17) Auckland Light Refreshments provided This...Read more
Do you need New Zealand government documents on a particular topic? Want to see what a particular organisation says about something? Looking for information on wine-making in Azerbaijan (yes really, thanks to the student who came in with this...Read more
Did you know you can check on our new books each week? Just go to New Titles under Find Information then select the campus, college, or collection you’re interested in to see what’s new. ...Read more
Wellington Library staff are celebrating World of WearableArt season with their own creation… ...Read more
eTV is now easily available using your Massey login. What is eTV? eTV has selected live and on demand recordings from over 40 channels, including Sky, free-to-air and international. And Massey staff may request that programmes be recorded in...Read more
Update 09/10/12: All of the 000-299 books are now on Level 1, well ahead of schedule. We will now be shuffling the 300 books back into the new space created, in preparation for the books coming from Hokowhitu Library. Update 04/10/12: The...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: menemene (mare-nair-mare-nair) or smile “Menemene mai whānau (Smile whānau) we want a great photo!” ...Read more
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