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- ItemPlastic Packaging in the Marine Environment(Department of Conservation, 1989) McNeill, J
- ItemManagement of unwanted agricultural chemicals(Environmental Science, University of Auckland, 1992) McNeill, J; Brodnax, R
- ItemThe three INGs: Recruiting, training and retaining(2000) Lilley, Spencer CThe purpose of this paper is to address the problem of firstly how we recruit Maori to our profession, train them in the range of skills required to be successful and lastly how to stop them leaving the profession. The preparation of this paper has been assisted through an informal email survey of Te Ropu Whakahau members. Comments from the survey are used throughout the presentation to illustrate a number of key issues that emerged from the survey results. Later in the presentation I will also provide examples of overseas initiatives to recruit ethnically diverse peoples to the Library profession.
- ItemEmotional labour and the role of IM.(2002) Cullinane, J
- ItemSubaqueous volcaniclastic successions in the Middle Triassic of Western Hungary(Geological Institute of Hungary, 2004) Budai, Tamas; Nemeth, Karoly; Martin, Ulrike; Piros, OlgaNo abstract available
- ItemBarriers to the use of digital information by university researchers(2005) White, Bruce; Gendall, RaeThe transition of academic libraries from print to electronic resources is well underway and for most scholars non-engagement with the digital environment has ceased to be an option. The demands placed on the computing skills and understanding of the main features of this environment are considerable, however, and a significant proportion of researchers either fail to take advantage of it or are in fact impeded in their work by their minimal skill sets. We examine the barriers to use of the technology and describe our own experience in training university academics to become more fluent users of electronic information resources. A higher level of engagement by both library and computing staff in training and advocacy is suggested.
- ItemGerce, Hungary - Tapolca basalt formation (a) and pula alginite formation(Regional Committee on Mediterranean Neogene Stratigraphy, 2005) Nemeth, Karoly; Martin, Ulrike; Magyar, Imre
- ItemOn adaptive direction in competitive co-evolutionary process(2006) Lal, SP; Yamada, K; Endo, S
- ItemAcquisition of forward motion in five-legged robot using GA(2006) Uehara, S; Lal, SP; Yamada, K; Endo, S; Teruya, M
- ItemIssues in equivalence: Information literacy and the distance student(Distance Education Association of New Zealand, 2008) Lamond, Heather; White, BruceInformation Literacy is a recognised lifelong learning skill, and an expected graduate attribute. With the growth in distance provision of tertiary education it is important to acknowledge the barriers faced by distance students and the difficulties libraries face in delivering equivalent learning opportunities to students who are physically isolated from their institution. This paper outlines the importance of information literacy, the major barriers faced by distance students and makes suggestions as to how institutions and their libraries can better meet their learning needs.
- ItemMinding our ps and qs: Issues of property, provenance, quantity and quality in institutional repositories(International Association of Technological University Libraries, 2008) White, BruceThe development of institutional repositories has opened the path to the mass availability of peer-reviewed scholarly information and the extension of information democracy to the academic domain. A secondary space of free-to-all documents has begun to parallel the hitherto-closed world of journal publishing and many publishers have consented to the inclusion of copyrighted documents in digital repositories, although frequently specifying that a version other than the formally-published one be used. This paper will conceptually examine the complex interplay of rights, permissions and versions between publishers and repositories, focussing on the New Zealand situation and the challenges faced by university repositories in recruiting high-quality peer-reviewed documents for the open access domain. A brief statistical snapshot of the appearance of material from significant publishers in repositories will be used to gauge the progress that has been made towards broadening information availability. The paper will also look at the importance of harvesting and dissemination, in particular the role of Google Scholar in bringing research information within reach of ordinary internet users. The importance of accuracy, authority, provenance and transparency in the presentation of research-based information and the important role that librarians can and should play in optimising the open research discovery experience will be emphasised.
- ItemA longitudinal study of mastitis on an experimental farm with two herds, one managed organically, the other conventionally.(2008) Petrovski, KiroMastitis in two herds managed as a comparison between organic and conventional dairy farming systems was monitored for 4 years utilising regular bacterial culture of milk samples, individual and bulk somatic cell counts and observation by farm staff. The objective was to develop strategies for the control of mastitis in organic cows without the use of antibiotics. The herds showed differences in clinical mastitis incidence, subclinical mastitis prevalence and bulk milk somatic cell count. Despite these differences, the level of mastitis in the organic herd remained manageable.
- ItemFactors associated with bovine mastitis treatment failure.(2008) Petrovski, Kirono abstract available
- ItemAurora Leadership Institutes: Assisting future leaders to maximise their leadership skills and potential(2008-01-30T02:45:37Z) Lilley, Spencer CThis paper provides background information on the Aurora Leadership Institutes and the Aurora Foundation. The latter part of the paper focuses on the looming leadership crisis in the library profession in New Zealand and overseas and identifies several strategies that require implementation to ensure that the crisis is averted.
- ItemClosing the gaps: Maori and information literacy(2008-01-30T03:09:42Z) Lilley, Spencer CThis paper focuses on the reasons why information literacy is a concept that has yet to make an impact on Maori. Although Maori participation as librarians and library users has increased dramatically over the last decade there are still a range of barriers that continue to inhibit access to library and information services for Maori. The relevance of these barriers to the 'information literacy divide' are analysed and actions are identified which will allow a strategy to be created to close the gap.
- ItemIndigenous intellectual and cultural property rights(2008-01-30T22:17:12Z) Lilley, Spencer C1999 heralds the beginning of the United Nations Decade for Indigenous Peoples. A number of issues will be highlighted throughout the decade and new opportunities will emerge. In recent years both Australia and New Zealand have witnessed a rebirth of interest in indigenous issues. One of the more complex issues that has emerged has been that of cultural and intellectual property rights. Assertion of property rights over traditional forms of knowledge will become one of the leading challenges for indigenous peoples during this decade. Indigenous intellectual and cultural property rights do not fit neatly into western legal frameworks and this therefore leaves the knowledge of indigenous peoples vulnerable to exploitation. Indigenous peoples are establishing their own networks and working through international organisations such as the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations to identify sectors where cultural and/or intellectual property rights are being compromised. Libraries and information centres store and provide access to a variety of resources that fall into the category of intellectual and cultural property and this will subject our sector to intense scrutiny. This paper will identify what constitutes cultural and intellectual property rights, how it conflicts with western law, and what the implications for libraries and information centres are.
- ItemKi te Ao Marama, Ki te Ao Matauranga: Into the world of light, into the world of information(2008-01-30T22:33:38Z) Lilley, Spencer C; Field, SheeandaAs the largest provider of university education to Maori, Massey was challenged in 2003 by the newly appointed Assistant Vice Chancellor (Maori), Professor Mason Durie to become a university where Maori language and culture flourishes, aplace where Maori students are likely, a university where Maori will obtain relevant higher degrees, a university which has the teaching and research capacity to make a substantial contribution to Maori development and a university that provides academic leadership for Maori development. This paper focuses on the development of Maori services at Massey University Library to meet these challenges.
- ItemReflections on professional training: A post-Auroran view(2008-01-30T22:44:38Z) Lilley, Spencer CThis paper looks at the relationship between education for librarianship, professional development and leadership training.
- ItemWhy good service isn't good enough : UCOL Library's pledge to provide excellence in customer service(2008-01-31T01:31:43Z) Brooker, JaneAs part of a staff-development initiative the Library staff decided to develop a customer services commitment.Jo Heslop from Impact Training facilitated a one-day workshop in January 1998, which all Library staff attended.Using a customer services document developed by a United States tertiary library, Manawatu Polytechnic Library staff (as we were then) wrote a customer services standards document, along with a service pledge. This commitment to customer service remains as our chief focus and is the foundation on which our work is based.
- ItemComedy, pain and nonsense at the Red Moon Cafe: The Little Tramp's death by service work in Modern Times(2008-01-31T02:46:43Z) Sayers, Janet; Monin, NanetteThis paper was originally presented at the Art of Management Conference, in Paris in 2004. The paper is an essay about The Red Moon Cafe scene in Charlie Chaplin's masterpeiece, Modern Times (1936). In this scene, famous for the Nonsense Song, where the Little Tramp 'speaks' for the first and the last time on screen, Chaplin explores service work, especially the theme of authenticity, and uses his skills as a dancer, musician, choreographer, and film maker, to provide a commentary on service work.