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Are you having trouble getting to the full text of some articles in Discover results? Massey Library doesn’t hold everything that Discover finds. If you’d like to see just the ones that we do have, then tick one of the full text boxes in the left hand column: If you need scholarly articles, tick that box too, and refine by date while you’re about it. Now you should be able to get to the full text of all the results. No more chasing items we don’t have! Please contact us if you have any questions...Read more

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A few Library databases may not work well in some browsers – particularly Internet Explorer 9 (IE9). If you are having problems with databases displaying incorrectly, you may need to use an alternative browser, such as Firefox or Chrome, or...Read more

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You may have heard of a diploma mill but until yesterday I didn’t know what an author mill was although they have been impacting on us for the past few months. What generally happens is that a student with a PhD or Masters thesis receives...Read more

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Change and decay

November 24, 2008

Some years ago a senior Massey academic explained to me why students were reading less than they had in his day. The blame, it seemed, lay squarely with libraries. He had fond memories of long tables, squeaky linoleum floors and librarians who could...Read more

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