Through indigenous eyes: looking for indigenous services in Australian and New Zealand university libraries

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dc.citation.issue3
dc.citation.volume24
dc.contributor.authorLilley S
dc.date.available17/09/2019
dc.date.issued17/09/2019
dc.description.abstractIntroduction. This paper reports on how indigenous services, collections and languages are represented on university library Websites in Australia and New Zealand. In an era of increased dependence on technology, it is critical that university libraries ensure that indigenous services, collections and languages are visible on their Website. Method. Websites of forty-eight university libraries were probed for information about the services, collections and facilities offered to indigenous students. Prior to commencing the search, a tool consisting of six factors was designed to evaluate each Website. Analysis. Using the tool, each Website was analysed and where matches were found, these were noted and each institution was awarded a score. Results There is considerable scope for improvement across the six factors. The Australian libraries scored much lower than their New Zealand counterparts. However, institutions from both countries displayed examples of best practice that would enhance Websites and improve services and resources for indigenous students. Conclusions . As indigenous student numbers continue to increase at universities in both countries, it is critical that libraries ensure that they have services, collections and facilities in place and easily identifiable on their Websites. Libraries that fail to include such information risk the danger of alienating indigenous students.
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dc.identifierhttp://www.informationr.net/ir/24-3/rails/rails1806.html
dc.identifierRAILS 1806
dc.identifier.citationInformation Research: an international electronic journal, 2019, 24 (3)
dc.identifier.elements-id426749
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn1368-1613
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10179/14955
dc.publisherInformation Research
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.informationr.net/ir/24-3/rails/rails1806.html
dc.relation.isPartOfInformation Research: an international electronic journal
dc.relation.urihttp://www.informationr.net/ir/24-3/rails/rails1806.html
dc.subjectIndigenous library and information services;
dc.subjectIndigenisation;
dc.subjectMāori
dc.subjectAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander;
dc.subject.anzsrc0806 Information Systems
dc.subject.anzsrc0807 Library and Information Studies
dc.titleThrough indigenous eyes: looking for indigenous services in Australian and New Zealand university libraries
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences/School of Humanities
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences/School of Humanities, Media & Creative Communication
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences/School of Humanities, Media & Creative Communication/School of Humanities
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