December
Significant new datasets added during December
16 December 2011
- Brepols Periodica Online Archive
This is an archival collection of 23 scholarly journals published by Brepols, providing complete online coverage from the a journal’s inception through 2006. The focus is on history, classical studies, medieval studies, Egyptology, philosophy and religion. The journals will be individually recorded in and linked from the catalogue.
- Brill E-Book Collections
The humanities and social science e-book collections from Brill have been updated, with over 400 new titles added. The books are individually recorded in and linked from the Catalogue.
- JSTOR Arts & Sciences X
The Library has licensed the latest JSTOR archival collection which has a focus on sociology, education, public policy, marketing, management and finance. The journals in the collection will be recorded in and linked from the catalogue as they are released.
- Martinus Nijhoff Online
Over 60 new titles have been added to this online collection of books on international and human rights and humanitarian law. All works are individually recorded in and linked from the Catalogue.
- Oxford Scholarship Online
The Library’s OSO holdings have been extended with the licensing of 101 recent books on psychology, mathematics and physics -subjects not previously represented in this collection- and the addition of an archival package comprising over 1,600 business and humanities titles. Users now have full access to over 3,000 OUP books on this platform. All works are recorded in and linked from the catalogue.
- Rock and Roll, Counterculture, Peace and Protest
A searchable collection of primary source material covering popular culture, student protest, and civil rights in Britain and North America from 1950 to 1975. Source material includes pamphlets, posters, underground magazines, letters, eye witness accounts, government reports, photographs, and video clips.
- Romanticism : Life, Literature & Landscape
A searchable online collection based on the the manuscript collections of the Wordsworth Trust, including the notebooks, verse manuscripts, correspondence, diaries, and travel journals of William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Thomas De Quincey and Robert Southey.
- Times Digital Archive
The TDA provides a searchable facsimile copy of the Times (London) and its predecessor, the Daily Universal Register. The database has been updated with issues for a further twenty years, and now offers full coverage from 1785 to 2006.
Login changes
13 December 2011
From 13th December 2011, you will need to login with NetID and password to access Library Resources from computers on-campus.
The Library has changed its authentication rules so that all staff and students are required to login with their NetID and password to access Library resources from on-campus. (Previously, this was necessary only for off-campus access). Authentication security has been set to Level 0. University staff only need to login once every 30 days if they tick “Remember me” on the login screen. Students using computers in the Library, Information Commons and Labs are required to login once for every browser session.
Why are we making this change?
In recent years an increasing number of visitors and co-locators (who are not University staff or students) have been connected to the University network for a variety of reasons. Their computers are allocated a University of Auckland IP address and so they automatically have access to the Library’s databases, e-journals and e-books, which contravenes our licences. We need to ensure that only University staff and students have access to the Library’s electronic resources.
For any comments or questions please contact Library Digital Services staff digital.services@auckland.ac.nz
Do not miss Library Workshops in Summer School 2012
13 December 2011
Learn about fantastic new Library Search and Multi-database Search features, Google Scholar and much more…
Find scholarly literature in print and online, including articles, course readings, exam papers, ebooks, theses and dissertations…
Workshops available in January 2012 are:
BOOK HERE
Venue: The Kate Edger Information Commons Building, Level 2, Computer Training Room 231.
Queries to: Learning Services +64 9 373 7599 ext 83797.
General Library Christmas/New Year Break
05 December 2011
The General Library closes on Thursday, 22nd December 2011 at 3pm and reopens Wednesday, 4th January 2012 at 8am.
For the opening hours of the other University of Auckland libraries and Information Commons, please check on the Library website at:
http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/contacts/hours/
November
Significant datasets acquired during November
24 November 2011
- 19th Century UK Periodicals
A searchable online collection of periodicals published in the United Kingdom between 1800 and 1900. When complete it will provide full facsimile coverage of around 600 titles (6 million pages) sourced primarily from the British Library and the National Library of Scotland. The Library has licensed both modules released to date: series 1, ‘New Readerships’ and series 2, ‘Empire’.
- American History in Video
A searchable online video collection from Alexander Street Press that will comprise nearly 6,000 titles on completion. The content includes archival footage, newsreels, and documentaries covering events from the late nineteenth century to the 1980s.
- The American West
A searchable collection of manuscripts, maps, ephemeral material, and rare printed sources on the American West, from the Everett D. Graff Collection at the Newberry Library in Chicago. Documents include manuscript travel journals and tales of frontier life, rare literary and historical works, maps, emigrant guides, store catalogues, city directories, posters, and photographs.
- Archives Unbound
The Archives Unbound platform provides online access to a wide variety of historical document collections, many originating from the United States federal government. The Library has now licensed 17 collections, 9 of which were added this month. These new files include Afghanistan and the United States, 1945-1963 : U.S. State Department papers; Tiananmen Square and U.S.-China relations, 1989-1993; Federal surveillance of African Americans, 1920-1984; JFK’s foreign affairs and international crises, 1961-1963; Through the camera lens : the moving picture world and silent cinema era, 1907-1927; Newspapers of the French Revolution, 1848; In response to the AIDS crisis : records of the National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 1983-1994.
- U.S. Congressional Serial Set
This online collection from Readex provides searchable facsimile copies of all reports, documents, and journals of the United States Senate and House of Representatives. A supplement has now been added to the original dataset acquired in 2006, extending coverage by 14 years. The database now covers the period 1817-1994, from 15th through the 103rd Congress, 2nd session (Serial Set vol. 1-14277).
- Vogue Archive
A digital version of American Vogue, from the first volume published in 1892 to the current month. All content, including articles, covers, photos, illustrations, advertisements have been digitized, and indexing supports searching by designer and brand names.
- World History in Video
A searchable online video collection from Alexander Street Press which on completion will include around 1,700 documentary films on a wide range of historical topics.
Thanks for your feedback on the Library survey
09 November 2011
Nearly 4,000 of you responded to our survey to tell us what is important to you and how you rate our service delivery.
The results showed that the most important areas are provision of relevant online resources, wireless access and approachable staff.
We were pleased to see that the service provided by Library and Information Commons staff was given the highest score of 85% and that provision of information resources was also above 80%. The provision of online information resources was given a score higher than any other Australasian university participating in the survey.
The service that received the lowest performance score was availability of a computer when needed.
Overall your feedback gave us a rating of 5.64 out of 7 (80%) and an improvement on the score of 5.53 received in 2009.
Visit the Library Customer Surveys page for
full report of the 2011 client survey result.
Library survey prize winners announced
09 November 2011
Congratulations to Zhan Gao and Storme Sen, the two students drawn to win an iPad2.
Storme is currently in her third year studying for a conjoint Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws. Zhan is studying part-time towards a Master of Science in Computer Science.
Thanks to Cyclone Computers for providing sponsorship for these prizes.
Library Workshops in November
08 November 2011
Need help with your research? We offer various workshops to help you find and manage research materials.
Subject New Books Feed now available
02 November 2011
You can now subscribe to a feed of new books purchased for each faculty. Read more at www.library.auckland.ac.nz/newbooks/
Significant datasets acquired during October
01 November 2011
- Comprehensive Biomaterials
A searchable online handbook on the ScienceDirect platform describing the current status of most biomaterials- their strengths and weaknesses, appropriate analytical methods and testing, and device applications and performance.
- Comprehensive Biotechnology (2nd ed.)
A searchable online handbook on the ScienceDirect platform aiming to cover the essential elements of the field- the basics of the underlying scientific and engineering principles, and the major application branches that have an impact on industry, agriculture, medicine, and the environment.
- Digital National Security Archive
The Library’s DNSA licence has been enhanced with the addition of unit 36, U.S. intelligence and China: collection, analysis, and covert action, a compilation of over 2,300 declassified documents relating to intelligence operations directed at the People’s Republic and Taiwan from 1945.
- Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology
A searchable online encyclopaedia on the ScienceDirect platform, offering more than 250 articles by international experts. It provides entry level information for students and summary overviews for researchers.
- First World War : Personal Experiences
A searchable collection of primary source material focusing on the lives and experiences of men and women during the First World War. Sources include diaries and journals, letters, reminiscence, trench literature, postcards, photographs, sketches and paintings, sheet music, maps, cartoons and comics, propaganda and recruiting posters.
- Der Literarische Expressionismus Online
A searchable online collection providing full-text coverage of over 150 journals, yearbooks, collections and anthologies published in Germany in the early twentieth century.
- Oxford Scholarship Online
An additional 190 books on law from Oxford University Press have been licensed on OSO. The individual titles, published 2010-2011, are recorded in and linked from the Library’s catalogue. Over 3,100 books from OUP, on a wide range of subjects, are now available on this platform.
October
Open Access Awareness Week (24 - 30 October 2011)
19 October 2011
What does "Open Access” to information mean exactly?
Is it free online access to the results of scholarly research and the right to use those results?
Increase your awareness of this topical issue around scholarly and academic publishing. In Open Access Week (October 24-30th) join others at the University for informal sessions on the Open Access topic.
This year’s Open Access Awareness Week will highlight the collaboration and collective action that have heightened the momentum behind Open Access and showcase a broad range of initiatives around the globe. Participation by hundreds of universities, research facilities, and other sites worldwide will illustrate the depth and breadth of support for Open Access and demonstrate the real impact of unfettered access on advancing discovery across disciplines.
For more information about SPARC®, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, an international alliance of academic and research libraries working to correct imbalances in the scholarly publishing system, visit http://www.arl.org/sparc/
For details of an event at The University of Auckland on 26 October 2011 at 10 am see http://www.openaccessweek.org/events/event/listUpcoming
RefWorks feedback
18 October 2011
Have you used RefWorks? If so, we want to hear from you!
Please take a few minutes to fill in our feedback form at. Your participation is valued and will assist the Library to decide whether we keep RefWorks in the future.
General Library extended opening hours
10 October 2011
The General Library will open for extended hours during the last five weeks of Semester 2, 2011.
For the period Monday 10th October to Sunday 13th November the hours will be:
- Monday to Friday 8am - 10pm
- Saturday and Sunday 9am - 10pm
The General Library is open 8am - 10pm, Labour Day, Monday 24th October 2011.
Please refer to Library website for hours of other libraries and Information Commons.
Significant datasets acquired during September
03 October 2011
- Brill Dictionary of Religion
The Dictionary of Religion aims to describe and analyse the multi-faceted roles of religions, both historically and in temporary societies. It addresses the different theologies and doctrinal declarations of the official institutionalized religions, and covers a wide range of other religious phenomena.
- Classical Scores Library
A searchable online collection of classical music scores provided by Alexander Street Press.
- Dictionary of Gnosis & Western Esotericism
A searchable online dictionary published by Brill, bringing together a ‘great range of historical currents and personalities that flourished in Western culture from late antiquity to the prsent’.
- Early Encounters in North America
A searchable collection of material documenting the relationships among peoples in North America from 1534 to 1850. Early Encounters focuses on personal accounts and attempts to provide perspectives from a wide range of protagonists, including traders, slaves, missionaries, explorers, soldiers, native peoples, and officials, both men and women. The collection includes over 100,000 pages of letters, diaries and memoirs.
- Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports
A searchable online collection of FBIS daily reports digitized by Readex. A section of the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology, FBIS monitored, translated and disseminated within the U.S. government news and information from media sources outside the United States. To date the Library has licensed the following segments only: Asia & Pacific, 1974-1987; East Asia, 1987-1996.
- Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
A searchable online encyclopaedia aiming to cover music of all the world's peoples, including entries by more than 900 expert contributors. Based on the print edition published in 10 volumes in 1997, this electronic version from Alexander Street Press includes audio selections, illustrations, song texts, score examples, charts and maps.
- Mass Observation Online Update II
Mass Observation Online provides a searchable collection of material on British society from the Mass-Observation Organisation, with interpretative essays and other supporting documentation. The second update is a substantial supplement to the original dataset, acquired in 2007. New units include diaries from the period 1943-1945, posters produced 1939-1947, smoking habits surveyed 1937-1965, drinking and gambling habits.
- Opera in Video
A searchable online video collection from Alexander Street Press. On completion Opera in Video will provide five hundred hours of opera captured on video through staged productions, supported by interviews and documentaries.
- Oxford Bibliographies Online – Update
Three new OBO modules have been licensed, covering International Relations, Medieval Studies, and Victorian Literature.
- Religion Past and Present
A searchable online encyclopaedia published by Brill, Religion Past and Present is the English version of the 4th edition of Geschichte und Gegenwart, a major scholarly reference work covering a wide range of subjects related to religion.
- RIPM Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals
An annotated index to music periodicals published 1800-1950, the RIPM Index covers more than 140 publications and contains over 500,000 records. The Library has licensed a full-text version, in which the index on the EbscoHost platform links to digitized articles in the RIPM Online Archive.
September
Library Workshops in October
27 September 2011
Do you need help with your assignment and research? We offer various workshops that will help you find research resources and materials.
RefWorks 2.0
12 September 2011
A new RefWorks interface is now available to The University of Auckland users.
If you have been using RefWorks for reference management you can now switch to RefWorks 2.0 for:
- Improved functionality
- A new, easy-to-navigate structure
- The ability to create sub-folders
You can toggle between the two versions until the end of 2011.
If you are interested in finding out more about RefWorks please see our page: /refworks/index.htm.
We also welcome your feedback on RefWorks. We have RefWorks on a trial subscription and your feedback will help us decide on whether we keep RefWorks in the future.
JSTOR maintenance
05 September 2011
Some JSTOR functions will not be available while it is undergoing maintenance Friday 9 September - Sunday 11 September 2011.
You will not be able to:
- save citations
- reset passwords
- create or update MyJSTOR accounts.
You will still be able to search for and download articles.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Past exam papers available in Library Search
05 September 2011
Summer School, Semester 1 and Quarter 2, 2011 exam papers are now accessible via the Readings and Exams search tab in Library Search.
Some exam papers are subject to approval from the Exam Office and will be loaded onto Library Search when they are available.
New File Sharing Law
02 September 2011
On 1 September 2011, the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Act 2011 came into force. Please read... »
Important new datasets update
01 September 2011
- Datamonitor360 Explorer
A searchable database providing access to company and industry profiles, historical and forecasted socio-economic and demographic data for 215 countries, plus market data for over 25 industries globally.
- Energy & Power Source
A searchable online collection on the EbscoHost platform offering indexing and extensive full-text coverage from over 1,000 publications relating to the energy and power industries- petroleum, natural gas, electric power, coal, nuclear power, renewable energy, and others. The content includes journals, books, magazines, market reports, and a wide range of trade publications.
- Geofacets
A searchable database of geological maps designed to help geoscientists assess a region or basin's geologic characteristics. Geofacets provides a unique geographic search interface to enable users to quickly find maps associated with specific basins and countries; and easily integrate data into GIS and presentation software.
- Momentum Press E-book Collection
A searchable online collection of around 30 books published 2009-2010 by Momentum Press on the IG Publishing platform. The focus is on mechanical engineering, manufacturing processes, and materials science.
- Natural Standard
A searchable database of evidence-based systematic reviews on dietary supplements and CAM therapies. It is designed as a clinical decision support tool designed to advise clinicians and researchers on the safety and efficacy of herbs, supplements, vitamins, diets, nutrition, exercise, and complementary practices and modalities.
- Oxford Handbooks Online
OHO provides online access to handbooks published by Oxford University Press in the areas of business and management, philosophy, political science, and religion. The Library’s licence has been extended to cover all works released through January 2012. New additions include:
- SpringerMaterials
A searchable online collection of materials science data published by Springer Verlag, based on the Landolt-Börnstein new series and other sources.
Library Workshops in September
01 September 2011
Do you need help with your assignment and research? We offer various workshops that will help you find research resources and materials.
August
Library Workshops in August
10 August 2011
Learn how to quickly find your full text articles in Google Scholar, Find Articles in Library databases and more...
Library & Information Commons Survey - Win an iPad2
08 August 2011
Tell us what you think about Library and IC services and enter the draw to win an iPad2. Survey closes 26 August 2011.
Important new datasets update
01 August 2011
- Annual Reviews
The Library’s Annual Reviews licence has been extended to include the three economics series: Annual Review of Economics, Annual Review of Financial Economics, and the Annual Review of Resource Economics. Users now have full access to all issues in each of the 41 Annual Reviews series.
- Bepress Journals
A new contract with the Berkeley Electronic Press provides online access to all journals from this publisher. The subject focus is on business and economics, politics and policy studies, health science, technology, education, and statistics.
- Informa Healthcare E-Books
The Library has now licensed a collection of around 150 medical books on the Informa Healthcare platform, where they are cross-searchable with the publisher’s journals.
- Invasive Species Compendium
A searchable online reference tool published by CABI focusing on the biology, distribution, impact and management of the world's invasive plants and animals.
- Karnacbooks.com
A searchable collection of e-books on the IG Publishing platform, offering over 300 works on psychotherapy, psychoanalysis and related subjects published by Karnac Books.
July
Engineering Zome design and build competition
29 July 2011
The fifth annual Fletcher Construction Design and Build Competition is a collaborative effort between the Engineering Library’s Creativity Centre, the Faculty of Engineering and Fletcher Construction.
The competition challenges Engineering students to see what they can make with a set number of plastic Zome sticks and balls and collaborative brain power in a limited time, using their engineering design skills.
Entry was limited to 20 teams and sponsored by Fletcher Construction with $1000 in cash prizes.
- The Nature category:
- Winner - The Lotus Flower designed by Benjamin Lu, Nick Bird and Michael Mak.
- Second prize - The Eagle designed by Snow Lin, Brendon Chen, Manu De Silva and Jason Chan.
- Man made category:
- Winner - The Ferris Wheel designed by Rajan Nair, Roanna Salunga, Ijma Pradham and Soo Young Bae.
- Second prize - Wearable Art designed by Gopinath Ravi, Karikalan Sinnathamby, Brian Cao and Ben Tan.
- The following models were highly commended:
- Mosquito - Clarence Boon Kuang Chung, Han Meng Gan, Kien Seng Swee and Darrel Peck Heng Cheong and
- Spinnaker Tower - Emma Foulkes, Gavin Ralph, Stella Torvelainen and Catherine Mills.
All models are currently on display in the Engineering Library.
Serials display new look at General Library
20 July 2011
In response to the growing number of journals available online through Library Search, the General Library has adopted a new approach to the print serials display.
Around 40 titles of general interest are available for browsing at the Level 1 Serials Display, including Atlantic Monthly, Campus review, Harper’s, Nature, New scientist, New Yorker, Science, Scientific American, and Times educational supplement.
High demand items have placeholder cards and may be borrowed from the Lending Desk on Level G. The serials display racks on Level M have been removed.
All you need to know is your course code
12 July 2011
Finding readings and exams has now got even simpler by searching in one place on the library website.
Looking to read the latest issue of the Economist?
11 July 2011
The Library has transferred the high demand serials which were available from the Kate Edger Short Loan collection back to Lending Services, General Library.
- Current issues are available for two hour loans, with two renewals.
- Two issues of a title can be borrowed at any one time.
- Library catalogue details for these titles have been updated. Latest issues now have the location ‘General Library Lending Desk’.
Many of these high demand serials, including the Economist, may also be viewed online from Library Search.
Audio-visual and image resources may be unavailable
08 July 2011
Some audio-visual and image resources may be unavailable on Library Search due to server maintenance being carried out over the weekend.
Below are list of collections that may be affected:
- Art History Image Database.
- Anthropological Photographic Archive.
- History of the University of Auckland Collections.
- Oral Histories.
- Public Lectures seminars and interviews.
- Cuthbert Collection.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Important New Datasets Update
01 July 2011
- Bridgeman Education
A searchable online collection of more than 300,000 high quality images from the Bridgeman Art Library.
- British Literary Manuscripts Online
A searchable online collection of facsimile manuscripts dating from 1120 through to 1900 published by Gale Cengage. The archive comprises over 785,000 pages and includes poems, plays, chronicles, religious writing, essays, novels, diaries, journals, and correspondence from some 2,000 authors.
- Comprehensive Nanoscience and Technology
A searchable online handbook on the ScienceDirect platform focusing on the major classes of nanomaterials- their synthesis, structure, and applications.
- Comprehensive Semiconductor Science and Technology
A searchable online reference work on the ScienceDirect platform providing extensive coverage of both the fundamental physics and the technology of semiconductors.
- Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text
An indexing and abstracting service on the EbscoHost platform with an international focus on criminal justice and criminology. The database contains over 300,000 citations and offers full-text articles from some 200 journals and magazines.
- DigiZeitschriften
A searchable online archive of over 140 scholarly journals in German. The subject coverage is very wide, and includes literature, history, art, education, music, law, and the sciences. This is an archival collection; is current issues are not included.
- Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences – Second Edition
A searchable online encyclopaedia on the ScienceDirect platform designed as a resource for researchers, students, and practitioners. The second (2011) edition updates the original version published in 2003, incorporating some 120 new articles and many revisions.
- Encyclopedia of Environmental Health
A searchable online encyclopaedia on the ScienceDirect platform covering many aspects of environmental health. Articles aim to place environmental health and risks in the broader context of environmental change, assess potential interventions to prevent or remediate risk, and identify and assess major uncertainties in exposure assessment, risk characterization, and health impact determination.
- Language and Linguistics Compass
An online service from Wiley providing peer-reviewed survey articles on all areas of language studies and linguistics.
- Listener Historical Archive, 1929-1991
A searchable online archive comprising every issue of the British Listener from its inception in 1929 to the last issue, published in January 1991.
- Making of the Modern World
The Library’s licence was enhanced with the addition of MOMW II, adding around 5,000 titles published 1851-1914. The entire collection now contains over 62,000 works from 1450 to 1914. Linked records describing the individual books in MOMW II will be added to the Library’s catalogue when the record set becomes available, probably late 2012.
- State Papers Online
Part IV of this collection has now been released. It covers the Foreign State Papers and Registers of the Privy Council for the period 1603-1714. The Library has licensed all parts of State Papers Online, covering the period 1509-1714.
June
Library workshops in July
30 June 2011
New to The University of Auckland? Attend Library workshops and find what you need for your assignments and research!
- Quickly find course readings online
- Access full text articles in Library databases
- Use numerous e-book collections
- Master Google Scholar
- And much more...
Note: A number of sessions are offered on Saturdays, 16th & 23 July 2011.
Exhibition: A Visual history of the Fine Arts Library
28 June 2011
The Elam School of Fine Arts amalgamated with Auckland University College in 1950, bringing with it a small collection of art books. From these beginnings the Fine Arts Library has developed into the reputable arts library that exists today. The exhibition documents the Library's progress over the past 60 years providing insights into the Library's collection, its staff and supporters.
Location: projectspace B43, Ground Floor, Elam School of Fine Arts, 20 Whitaker Place, Auckland City.
Opening Event 5.30 pm Wednesday 29 June.
Opening hours: Thursday to Saturday 30 June – 9 July 11am-4pm.
Admission: Free.
Parking at Owen G. Glenn Building, Grafton Road. Saturday $5 all day.
The Interlibrary Loan system upgrade
20 June 2011
The Interlibrary Loan system is upgrading to a newer version on Tuesday June 28th. During the upgrade the interlibrary loan system will be unavailable between Tuesday 21 June 5 pm - Tuesday 28 June 8:30am
An online request form will be available on the library website for
you to place requests.
Print request forms will be available at all Library Lending Desks and the Interloans Desk in the General Library.
Important New Datasets Update
01 June 2011
- AMA Manual of Style
A searchable online version of the current edition of the AMA Manual of Style, published by Oxford University Press in association with the American Medical Association.
- China Data Online
An online service provided by the All China Market Research Company in association with the China Data Center at the University of Michigan, China Data Online offers a wide range of statistical reports on China. The Library has licensed the DemographicsNowChina segment, providing spatial data reports and maps based on census statistics.
- Handbook of Porphyrin Science
The online version of the Handbook was completed with the release of volumes 11-15 on the World Scientific e-book platform. Users now have online access to the complete work.
- InCites
A multidisciplinary citation-based research evaluation tool enabling registered users to analyze institutional productivity and benchmark output against other institutions. Access is restricted to University of Auckland staff, who need to apply for a log-in.
- NIAS Press E-Book Collection
A searchable online collection of 91 scholarly books on Asia, originally published by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, 1993-2010.
- Sage Reference Online
This collection of reference works published by Sage has been enhanced with the licensing of 44 additional encyclopaedias and handbooks being released in 2011. New works include the Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief, Green Issues and Debates : an A-Z Guide and the Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today’s World.
- Springer Protocols
A searchable online database of reproducible laboratory protocols in the life and biomedical sciences published by Springer Verlag. The Library's licence covers two sections only: Cell Biology, Molecular Medicine.
May
Want to do better?
31 May 2011
Come to our Library workshops in June, find quality resources for your assignments and become more successful and less stressful.
Kenneth Cumberland & John Morton Exhibitions
30 May 2011
For three weeks beginning on May 23rd there will be an exhibition on Level G of the General Library concerning the late Professor John Morton (Biological Sciences) and the late Kenneth Cumberland (Geography).
Kenneth B. Cumberland was the long serving Head of Department (1946-1978) for Geography at the University. Throughout his career he emphasised the importance of land management. An obituary appeared in the News section of the University website in April.
John Morton was the founding Chair in Zoology (1960-1989) and helped support the development of the Leigh Marine Laboratory. His book The New Zealand Sea Shore, (first edition published 1968; second edition 1973) co-authored with now retired Associate Professor Michael Miller, remains a standard text on the subject.
Both academics were interested in communicating their fields of study to a general audience. Morton wrote and presented part of the natural science television series "Our World" and Cumberland wrote and presented the 10-part documentary series "Landmarks". The first part of "Landmarks" is being shown (without audio) as part of the display. This can be viewed, with sound at nzonscreen.com
General Library extended opening hours
23 May 2011
The General Library will open for extended hours during the last five weeks of Semester 1, 2011.
For the period Monday 23rd May to Sunday 26th June the hours will be:
- Monday to Friday 8.00 am to 10.00 pm
- Saturday and Sunday 9.00 am to 10.00 pm
The General Library is open 8am - 10pm, Queen’s Birthday, Monday 6th June, 2011.
Please refer to Library website for hours of other libraries and Information Commons.
Need help with referencing?
06 May 2011
Try RefWorks. This web based tool allows you to import in references from online databases and then use them to do your referencing in assignm©ents and papers. Since RefWorks is web based you can access it from any location, on or off campus.
To get started connect to RefWorks from the RefWorks Database Connect Page and sign up for your free account. Should you need any assistance with using RefWorks you can find information and guides at our RefWorks Help Page. You can also book a one hour workshop for an introduction to RefWorks. Go to: Library/Library Workshops and book in to RefWorks Overview.
The University of Auckland has a trial of RefWorks until the end of the year and we would love your feedback. You can send this through to us at RefWorks Feedback Form
Happy referencing...
Library workshops in May
02 May 2011
Find scholarly information. Complete your assignments in time. Attend Library workshops. Book here.
April
Important New Datasets Update:
29 April 2011
Easter Break Opening Hours
11 April 2011
All libraries and Information Commons are closed on Good Friday (22nd April) and Easter Sunday (24th April).
|
General Library |
The Kate Edger IC |
The Kate Edger
Short Loan |
Good Friday (22 April) |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
Easter Saturday (23 April) |
9am – 8pm |
8am – 10pm |
9am – 9pm |
Easter Sunday (24 April) |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
Anzac Day/Easter Monday (25 April) |
CLOSED |
7am - midnight |
8am – 10pm |
Easter Tuesday (26 April) |
8am– 10pm |
7am - midnight |
8am – 10pm |
Please refer to the Library website for Easter hours of other Libraries and ICs.
Library Workshops in April
01 April 2011
Assignment due dates getting close?
We can help you find scholarly literature in print and online, including articles, journals, ebooks, theses & dissertations and more. Book Here...
March
Important New Datasets Update:
31 March 2011
- ASME Ebooks
A searchable collection of over 90 books published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers from 1998 to date.
- Austroads Publications Online
An online collection of reports and technical papers published by Austroads. The focus is on asset management, bridge and pavement technology, road design, project evaluation and delivery, road tunnels, traffic management, and road safety.
- Counseling and Therapy in Video II
The initial collection of training videos, re-enactments, and therapy sessions conducted by psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers is now supplemented with a second volume. When complete vols. 1-2 will offer over 600 hours of streaming video. At present the two modules are separate databases, but a unified interface is scheduled for release later in 2011.
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies E-book Collection
30 additional 2010 imprints have been added to this searchable collection of ISEAS publications.
- Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry
A searchable reference work on the Wiley Online Library platform covering the science and technology of all areas of industrial chemistry.
- Visible Body
A detailed interactive human body application in 3D, designed to support college-level anatomy and physiology courses.
February
Important New Datasets Update:
- Brill E-Book Collections
A searchable online collection of over 1,400 scholarly books in the humanities and social sciences published by Brill, 2007-2010. The focus is on Asian Studies, Biblical Studies and Theology, Classics, European History, the Middle East and Islamic Studies.
- Comprehensive Physiology
A searchable online handbook on the Wiley Online platform, based on the American Physiological Society’s Handbook of Physiology (HoP) series. Comprehensive Physiology aims to be the most authoritative and comprehensive collection of physiology information ever assembled.
- Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online
A searchable online database comprising all series of the Dictionary of Literary Biography published by Gale. It offers biographical and critical essays on the lives and works of the world's most influential literary figures.
- Encyclopedia of the Eye
A searchable online encyclopaedia on the ScienceDirect platform covering most areas of eye research, including the ocular surface, ocular immunology, vascular biology, lens, retina, visual optics, comparative eye research, and ocular development.
- Internurse.com
A searchable online collection of medical journals published by MA Healthcare. Notable titles include the British Journal of Nursing and the Journal of Wound Care.
- IPD New Zealand Property Investors Digest
Statistical data on property investment in New Zealand, from IPD (Investment Property Databank) in association with the Property Council of New Zealand.
- JSTOR Arts & Sciences IX
JSTOR coverage has been enhanced with the addition of the Arts & Science IX module to the Library's licence. Focusing on archaeology, anthropology, sociology, business and economics, population studies, and political science, the module will comprise around 150 titles when completed in late 2012. The individual journal archives will be recorded in and linked from the Catalogue as they are released.
- JSTOR Current Scholarship Program
Previously known only as a provider of journal archives, from January 2011 JSTOR began providing current issues for selected titles through its Current Scholarship Program, and the Library has licensed around 70 subscriptions via CSP, many of them from the University of Chicago Press, the University of Illinois Press, and the University of Illinois Press. For these journals there is no 'moving wall': JSTOR provides access to an archive plus the latest issues. The Catalogue entries for the affected journals have been adjusted to reflect this change.
- Oxford Textbook of Medicine
A searchable online version of a standard reference work from Oxford University Press, offering practical guidance on clinical management and the prevention of disease.
- Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology Online
An online version of Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology published by Cambridge University Press in association with the Neuroscience Education Institute. It includes the Prescriber's Guide, Stahl's Illustrated series, and a drug interaction database.
- Sabin Americana, 1500-1926
A searchable full-text collection based on Joseph Sabin's landmark bibliography Bibliotheca Americana, containing works about the Americas published from 1500 to the early 1900s. Included are books, pamphlets, serials and other documents that provide original accounts of exploration, pioneering, settlement, trade, colonialism, slavery and abolition, the western movement, Native Americans, military actions and much more. Regions covered include North, Central and South America, the Arctic and Antarctica, and the West Indies. On completion the database will contain around 29,000 works, or 6.2 million pages.
- Theatre in Video
A searchable online video collection from Alexander Street Press, offering over 100 plays and a wide range of documentary films on theatre, directing and acting.
- Women and Social Movements International
A searchable online collection of primary source material focusing on the legal and social impediments faced by women, from 1840 to the present. The collection includes the conference proceedings of a wide variety of women's organisations, together with thousands of pages of reports, memoirs, letters, diaries, photographs and ephemera.
- Woodhead Publishing Online
A searchable online collection of scientific and technical books from Woodhead Publishing. The focus is on materials science and engineering, textile technology, and food science and nutrition. The Library has licensed over 500 titles, which were previously available on the CRC netBASE platform.
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New Library Home Page Live
This new design reflects feedback about the services we understand to be most important to our users. This is also now the home page for computers in the Information Commons and includes their most commonly used quick links. Thank you to everyone who contributed feedback.
Tāmaki Library and Information Commons relocation
The Tāmaki Library & Information Commons has been relocated to level 2 of building 730.
The new facility houses 42 computers in the Information Commons, 28 computers in the Library and an additional 30 laptops are available for 2 hour loan. There are a number of single and group study table options as well.
Opening hours this week are 8.30am-5pm. Please view the Library hours for a list of opening hours for semester 1 and the rest of the year.
January
Emeritus Professor Nicholas Tarling
80th Birthday Celebration 1 February 2011
Display , Ground Floor, General Library
Cnr Alfred and Princes Street
31 January 2011 - 11 February 2011
On the occasion of his 80th birthday, The University of Auckland Library presents a display of aspects of Emeritus Professor Nicholas Tarling's academic achievements, including his contribution to the study of history, especially the history of Southeast Asia. He is the author of over 40 books on politics, history, education, student welfare and the arts. To mark his 80th birthday he will publish his second volume of memoirs Eighty years on.
Nicholas Tarling earned his PhD at Cambridge and in 1957 he took up a teaching post at The University of Queensland, in the Department of History and Political Science. In 1965 he was appointed Associate Professor of History at The University of Auckland. For much of his time, until his retirement in 1997, he was also Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Assistant or Deputy Vice-Chancellor. He was awarded the Cambridge Litt.D in 1974 and given an honorary Litt. D by The University of Auckland in 1996. He is a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM).
Currently Nicholas is a Fellow of the New Zealand Asia Institute.
Contribution to the Arts
Actor, Director, Producer, Broadcaster, Reviewer, Arts administrator, Opera expert and tour leader.
Opera, classical music and theatre are passions and Nicholas's involvement with theatre began in 1962 in Brisbane, where he played Monsieur Argan in Moliere's The Imaginary Invalid. He has written, acted and directed in over 140 plays since. As part of the Auckland University Theatre Company, he produced and played the part of Baptista Minola of Padua (father of Katherine and Bianca) in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew in 1968. He frequently acted in or directed the University's revues and outdoor Shakespeare productions.
He served on the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council and the boards of Auckland's Mercury Theatre and of Auckland Opera. As well as some Mercury Theatre roles, he also played at the Devonport Theatre Company's Victoria Theatre, The Howick Little Theatre, The New Independent Theatre, Central Theatre, Remuera Players and The Pumphouse in Takapuna.
Nicholas Tarling was a regular commentator and broadcast the weekly Opera Hour on the Concert Programme between 1975 and 1991. He is a reviewer for several leading opera journals. He continues to conduct opera tours to Australia and around the world. Nicholas will be presenting a seminar on Handel's comic opera, Xerxes, on Saturday 26 February 2011. The opera will be performed in Auckland 2-6 March 2011 at the Civic Theatre in Auckland.
Happy 80th Birthday Nicholas!
Important update on Library Search
20 January 2011
Thanks to everyone who has given feedback on our new discovery service. The common theme is that the much larger dataset makes our local content less easily accessible. A decision has therefore been made to have a third tab option, "the Catalogue", within the new Library Search software. This additional functionality should be available from early February.
Tell us what you think about the new Library website design
11 January 2011
As part of the redevelopment of the Library and IC websites in 2011, you are invited to take a few minutes to complete a usability test based on a wireframe of our new site. Your participation is completely anonymous, and you are welcome to provide specific feedback at the end of the test.
Update: Usability testing has now been completed.
Read more about the Library website redevelopment.
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