Pursuing studies or research in Medical and Health Sciences? Join us for a series of workshops designed to develop your medical database searching skills. Read more…
We’ve upgraded the Library website!
The Library website has had a much-needed upgrade! Over the last few months, we’ve reviewed and restructured our web content to ensure you can easily find the information you need when you need it.Read more…
Books for every season
At this time of year, many people are scouring bookshops for the perfect present for family and friends. In Special Collections, we scoured the shelves to see what books had been given for Christmases and New Years’ past. Here’s a selection.Read more…
Preserving recorded heritage
Care for items in an archive is more than just ensuring there is a secure room and a shelf to sit on. The environmental conditions must be appropriate; handling should be done with care, and material needs to be findable—all elements to ensure those archives will be safe and assessable into the future. Read more…
Good things come in threes
Special Collections is thrilled to have Colin McCahon’s 1959 painting Landscape through a Victorian window on display in the Reading Room.Read more…
Our subject guides have changed!
We have updated our subject guides to better help you find the information you need.Read more…
Farewell Sylvia Ashton-Warner Library at Epsom
The Sylvia Ashton-Warner Library, at Epsom, is closing its doors for the last time on Monday 13 November 2023. Services and collections are transferring to the General Library at the City Campus.Read more…
University of Auckland 140 years: Shelf life
This imagined day in the life of the library, written for the University’s 140th anniversary this year, is based on sources mainly in Special Collections.Read more…
Remember and reflect: The Declaration of Independence and the National Day of Commemoration for the New Zealand Wars
28 October 2022 marks the anniversary of the signing of He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tirene: the Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand in 1835. Te Pūtake o te Riri, He Rā Maumahara, or the National Day of Commemoration for the New Zealand Wars, is commemorated on the same date. Read more…
The Sylvia Ashton-Warner Library at Epsom is closed
As part of the wider closure of the Epsom Campus, the Sylvia Ashton-Warner Library at Epsom is closed from Tuesday 14 November 2023. Get key information about how this will affect your Library and Student Hubs services.Read more…
Finding a world of Māori and Pacific sound
The Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound (AMPS) has been around for a long time, gathering and caring for recordings from all around Aotearoa and throughout the span of the Pacific, and providing access to those recordings to communities and researchers. Read more…
Track the impact of your research with metrics
Research metrics tools help you as a researcher to quantify and assess the quality of your research impact, publications and other research outputs. You can then use this data to promote your work, highlight the significance of your contributions to your field, maximise your research visibility, track your impact and monitor your citations.Read more…
Improve your Discovery Profile in five easy steps
Your Discovery Profile is an external profile created by the University of Auckland for its academic staff and doctoral candidates. It increases the visibility of your research and expertise and can improve your reputation as a researcher. Keeping your Discovery Profile public, complete and up to date will help you gain higher citation rates, as well as more funding and collaboration opportunities.Read more…
International Archives Week: Archives United
This week is International Archives Week, marking the foundation of the International Council of Archives (ICA), under the auspices of UNESC0, on 9 June 1948. This year the event also celebrates 75 years of the ICA’s work to promote the importance of records and archives and the work of those who care for them.Read more…
Postgrad workshop: Abstract writing
Get some practical ideas on writing abstracts for conference and paper submissions.Read more…
Library goes fines-free
Te Tumu Herenga | Libraries and Learning Services has stopped charging fines for overdue library items. Old fines on your account have all been cleared.Read more…
Exam preparation
Get some tips for exam preparation from Learning Essentials or book in an exam prep workshop.Read more…
Altmetrics: Who is reading your research?
In the era of social media and open access, the way we find, read, share and publish academic work is evolving. Altmetric Explorer shows how your audience is connecting with your research.Read more…
Kate Edger Information Commons 20th anniversary
The Kate Edger Information Commons opened for business twenty years ago on Monday 28 April 2003.Read more…
Sylvia Ashton-Warner Library at Epsom changes
Starting in May 2023, low-use items in the Sylvia Ashton-Warner Library collection will be transferred to the On-Demand Collection, and the Library Catalogue will show this new location.Read more…
Open Access publishing: Who pays the fees?
The University of Auckland has several Open Access Publishing Agreements with major publishing companies allowing open access publishing with the publication fee paid by the University.Read more…
University of Auckland 140th Anniversary: Orientation
To coincide with Orientation Week, Special Collections has put together a display celebrating this important and fun part of the university year.Read more…
Canvas resources and workshops for postgraduate students
Te Tumu Herenga’s Research Advisers are here to help you succeed on your postgraduate research journey. Learn about our postgraduate workshops and Canvas resources.Read more…
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Te Tiriti o Waitangi is the agreement between the Crown and Māori that was signed on 6 February 1840 by 40 rangatira and Captain Hobson at Waitangi.Read more…
Not-so-festive festive films
Not feeling so festive during this festive time of year? Read on for some alternative festive films to watch for free this holiday season.Read more…
Top-five festive films to watch (for free) this merry-hairy season
Bleeding hearts of the world unite! The University of Auckland’s Libraries and Learning Services has collated a free list of movies to get you into the holiday cheer (or to console you in your misery). Read more…
Bruce Biggs and the revitalisation of te reo Māori
The Māori language petition for active recognition of te reo Māori was delivered to Parliament in 1972. It had over 30,000 signatures and became the starting point for a significant revitalisation of te reo Māori.
At the time, te reo Māori revitalisation was still in its infancy at the University of Auckland, after receiving a boost during the 1950s, with Bruce Biggs — ethnographer, linguist, and champion of te reo Māori — at the helm. Read more…
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: 75th Year of Independence Day of India
August 15, 2022 will mark Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, or the 75th Year of Independence Day of India. Independence Day commemorates the end of British rule and the establishment of a free and independent Indian nation.Read more…
40 years of Winter Lectures
Back in the winter of 1958, historian Sir Keith Sinclair proposed the University of Auckland follow Canterbury University’s lead in establishing a special series of lunchtime lectures on topics that could be addressed by speakers from a range of departments and faculties. Make a cup of tea and begin to explore almost 40 years’ worth of free public lectures.Read more…
Calling all postgraduates: new resources on Canvas!
Libraries and Learning Services have been doing more mahi to support our postgraduate researchers. The Postgraduate Skills Canvas page has recently been expanded to include some exemplars of outstanding theses from across Waipapa Taumata Rau | the University of Auckland.Read more…
Commemorating Mervyn McLean (1930-2022)
Te Tumu Herenga | Libraries and Learning Services commemorates Mervyn McLean for the enduring legacy that he has left behind, in light of the news of his passing away 8 July 2022.Read more…
Upcoming TV and Radio changes
Te Tumu Herenga’s TV and Radio service is undergoing a few changes as we seek to make wise use of our resources and better align our service with Waipapa Taumata Rau’s IT strategy. Read more…
Dawn blessing of the new Student Hubs
At 6am on Monday, 11 April 2022, Te Tumu Herenga | Libraries and Learning Services staff and Student Hubs project members gathered for the blessing of the new Student Hubs spaces across five Waipapa Taumata Rau campuses.Read more…
Installation and blessing of Maureen Lander’s Pou Iho
The week of 27-28 April 2022 saw the installation and blessing of Pou Iho, a new, specially commissioned collaborative artwork led by renowned Ngāpuhi (Te Hikutu) weaver-artist whaea Maureen Lander.Read more…
Masters Thesis update: Digital only and Open Access
The University of Auckland Masters Thesis Regulations have undergone two recent changes, relating to digital only and Open Access.Read more…
A step back in time: student life in the 1920s
Have you ever sat in a classroom in one of the University’s older buildings and wondered about the staff and students who came before you? We take a step back in time to reflect on student life in the 1920s.Read more…
Inclusive Learning for neurodiverse students: New look web pages!
Inclusive Learning Advisers offer specialist support for neurodiverse students. We help students with specific learning disabilities apply for special assessment conditions and offer screening and needs-based learning assessments.Read more…
New Study and Research Skills Hubs for your faculty
Te Tumu Herenga are excited to launch the new faculty-based Study and Research Skills Hubs: a set of online study tools designed to help you develop the academic skills needed to succeed in your studies.Read more…
The Point of (No) Return: marking 45 years since the occupation of Bastion Point
45 years ago, the Ōrākei Māori Action Committee, led by Joe Hawke, began the occupation of Takaparawhā | Bastion Point reserve to protest the Government’s plan to subdivide the land for private housing developmentRead more…
Special Collections: 2021 Christmas hamper
You can borrow 100 books!
We’ve made some changes to our lending policies – all students, staff and Associate Members with borrowing privileges now have the same loan limits.Read more…
Handle the jandal! New postgraduate research resources
We’ve got two new resources to help you within Postgraduate Research Skills @ Te Tumu Herenga, as you get underway with your research this summer.Read more…
Collection changes including the new Pacific Collection
The next time you visit the General Library, you may notice a few changes to the collections. We are in the process of establishing a stand-alone Pacific Collection and integrating New Zealand material into the Main Collection.Read more…
100 years of New Zealand radio
Wednesday 17 November 2021 marks 100 years since Robert Jack made New Zealand’s first radio broadcast featuring speech and music. Listen to the first broadcast and hear about these early days of radio.Read more…
Electoral remix: adoption of MMP in New Zealand
Tuesday 12 October 2021 marks the 25th anniversary of New Zealand’s first Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) general election.Read more…
Creative Commons help you share and reuse works
Creative Commons is an Open Content licensing model that allows the distribution and reuse of works, as dictated by terms of a license. One condition of all CC licenses is attribution, so the original creator is acknowledged.Read more…
Winter of discontent: 1981 Springbok tour
The Library is marking the 40th anniversary of the controversial 1981 Springbok tour with a display that captures the passions the tour provoked.Read more…
New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre: 20 years online
The New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre went live 20 years ago on 20 July 2001, making it one of the country’s longest-running poetry hubs.Read more…
‘Twins’ successfully installed in new sculpture court
Chiara Corbelletto’s ‘Twins’ (2003) have now found a new home at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences (FMHS), making way for the new Recreation Centre on the City Campus.Read more…
Publishing 101 workshop for early career researchers
Commemorating ANZAC Day 2021
Watch a range of ANZAC documentaries within TV and Radio, drawn together into a playlist by Media Services. Read more…
Happy 40th New Zealand Film Archive / Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision
Communist Party centenary: The Party and the hangover
James Hector: a note from the past
James Hector (1834-1907) was a leading scientist and administrator in Aotearoa. For Hector Day, Special Collections highlights a handwritten note by Hector left in a zoological journal.Read more…
Short Loan at the General Library is now self-service
You no longer need to queue for your short loan items in the General Library. Read more…
Robin Hyde’s papers receive UNESCO recognition
The papers of Robin Hyde, held by Special Collections, and the Alexander Turnbull Library, have been inscribed on UNESCO’s New Zealand Memory of the World Register. Special Collections is marking this occasion with the exhibition ‘torrents of amber’.Read more…
Campaigns and conspiracies
Last year’s convergence of the NZ and US elections saw interesting commonalities and contrasts when it came to media coverage. View the key highlights from our Chapman Archive. Read more…
Special Collections: 2020 Christmas hamper
The stacks in Special Collections contain countless items that deserve close inspection by researchers. Here are a few that caught the eye of Special Collections staff during 2020.Read more…
Books tell a prize-winning story
A personal library is more than the sum of the books a person owned. The books we keep can provide unique insights into our life story.Read more…
Celebrating Beethoven’s 250th birthday
Celebrate Beethoven’s 250th birthday. View rare manuscripts of Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony by visiting our Special Collections display.Read more…
Building Bridges: Looking back to the future
Revisit how Auckland Harbour Bridge was built and the Special Collections the library holds about its history and engineering.Read more…
45 years of the Waitangi Tribunal
45 years after the establishment of the Waitangi Tribunal, we reflect on its position in Aotearoa New Zealand society.Read more…
Preserving our roots: protecting our forest taonga
Supporting the International Year of Plant Heath; discover Special Collections resources about our native trees and plants, mātauranga and forestry.Read more…
Experience the art of Tai Tonga
Rennie Atfield-Douglas chose artwork that would get people thinking to display at our new campus in South Auckland.Read more…
Choose: having your say
A new Special Collections display in the General Library dips into an extensive election ephemera archive to look at two significant, historic referenda issues.Read more…
Picturing Cultural Collections
A series of photographs are hanging in the Special Collections Reading Room in the General Library. Read their backstories and discover more about Cultural Collections.Read more…
20 years of New Zealand Music Month
To celebrate the milestone, we’ve compiled a New Zealand music playlist which has something for everyone.Read more…
Display celebrates 50 years of the Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound
View the display Celebrating 50 years of the Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound, 1970 – 2020, at Special Collections in the General Library until Friday 3 April.Read more…
Special Collections: delivering tailored services
Special Collections artists’ books display
View the artists’ books display at Special Collections in the General Library until Friday 6 March.Read more…
Honouring Professor Jonathan Mane-Wheoki
Cultural Collections: Tape slicing – the reel story
Replacing tape splices on reel-to-reel magnetic tapes is a fiddly but critical task to ensure rare recordings can be preserved and digitised.Read more…
Cultural Collections: Māori Television full back-catalogue now available
Cultural Collections: The art of cleaning
Holiday treasures unearthed
Cultural Collections: Delivering digitised archives
Critical Encounters Tuia 250
Daniel Solander-inspired exhibition and seminar
Colin McCahon – cornerstone of our Art Collection
Customary meets contemporary in whakapapa-inspired artwork
Frances Hodgkins works on show
Capturing New Zealand’s transmissions
Play it loud
General Library turns 50
Artwork: A powerful presence
Opening the Archives
On your bike: ‘Biketivism’ on campus
Summer road trip
End of First World War centenary project
First World War armistice: Clear the line
International award nomination for University Art Collection
Māori Land Court Minute Books Index now open access
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori with TV and Radio
We, the undersigned
University of Auckland Art Collection
Paid for in blood: Medical rare books display
Celebrate NZ Music Month with TV and Radio
50th anniversary of the Wahine disaster
You never know who you’ll meet at university
