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The problem with volunteer-run libraries for Auckland
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Volunteers play a vital role in communities but they're not a substitute for trained and qualified librarians and library assistants, writes Anne Goulding.
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60 years of Wai-te-ata Press
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Tucked away in the bottom of the library building sits a few little rooms that contain Wai-te-ata Press—Te Whare Tā O Wai-te-ata.
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The value a society places on knowledge is judged by how it treats public libraries
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor Anne Goulding from the School of Information Management explains why the part privatisation of Wellington's Central Library is dangerous in this opinion piece originally published on Stuff.co.nz
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Removing books an induced amnesia
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The National Library’s self-declared mission is to provide books that tell us only what we tell ourselves, writes Associate Professor Dolores Janiewski.
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Library needs to foster connection and collaboration
- Victoria University of Wellington
- While Wellington's boarded-up central library is a sad prospect, the city and its communities are now presented with an exciting opportunity, writes Professor Anne Goulding.
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Lest we forget the power of knowledge
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Discarding more than 600,000 books from the National Library's overseas collections will bury vast insights into two current crises, writes Associate Professor Dolores Janiewski.
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Celebrating research gold
- Victoria University of Wellington
- From tall buildings to orchids to public libraries, every year a group of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington students spend their summers working on a huge range of research projects thanks to the support of a Summer Research Scholarship.
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Weekly Wrap Up (Term 4, Week 2)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates 28 October: Labour Day (school closed) 29 October: Whānau hui 31 October: Whakanuia 1 November: Last day for senior students 4 November: Senior Prizegiving 7 November: Parents notified of outcome of out of zone ballot (Years 10-13 in 2020) 8 November: NCEA exams start 25 November: Board of Trustees meeting 3 December: NCEA exams end 6 December: Junior Prizegiving 6 December: End of Term 4 Important Information Whakanuia 2019: celebration of Māori achievement Whakanuia 2019 takes place on 31 October in Taraika. All those who will be receiving awards have been personally invited to attend. Invitation to Te Whānau a Taraika Term 4 hui Nau mai, haere mai ki te hui; Te Whānau a Taraika. We would like to invite everyone to our term 4 meeting for Te Whānau a Taraika. Tuesday 29 October, 6pm, at Hineakau (whare kai), Wellington High School. If you would like to, please feel free to bring a plate to share. All whānau welcome! Agenda: Election of Te Whānau representative to WHS Board of Trustees. Nominations are invited for co-opted Te Whānau representative on Board of Trustees. If necessary, an election will be held by whānau members present at this hui. Kapa haka Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori report Invitation to Whakanuia Celebration, Thursday 31 October 6pm, at Taraika School branding project 2020 hui dates Any other business For more information about Te Whānau a Taraika visit our page on the WHS website: http://www.whs.school.nz/te-whanau-a-taraika/ Ngā mihi nui Tim Poi Chair School Magazine payments reminder A reminder that the last payments for the 2019 school magazine are due by 1 November. Please pay at Student Services or online. What’s happening? VUW – Getting Sorted evening We invite students and their whānau to come along to our Getting Sorted evening and learn about the key services at the University to help prepare for first year. Hear from our Student Finance team on fees-free study, Studylink, and budgeting. Students can also get help with course planning and enrolment. Date: Thursday 28 November 2019 Time: 6–8 pm Location: Kelburn campus, Kelburn Parade, Wellington Register here: https://go.victoria.ac.nz/information-evening.html Achievements 2019 Smart Alex Creative Writing award Congratulations to Julia Randerson whose entry into the 2019 Smart Alex Creative Writing Competition has been awarded Highly Commended in the years 11-13 category. All winning and highly commended work, including Julia’s, can be found on the Friends of the Turnbull Library website: www.turnbullfriends.org.nz. Sport CSW Sportsperson of the Year finalists named Congratulations to the following students who are finalists in the College Sport Wellington Sportsperson of the Year Awards. The awards ceremony will be held on Sunday 3 November at Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua. Sophie Mance – Ultimate Frisbee NZ U20 Womens Amelia Mance – Ultimate Frisbee NZ U20 Womens Morgan O’Hara – Ultimate Frisbee NZ U20 Mens
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The identity and privacy dilemma
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington Professor of Library and Information Management Anne Goulding discusses the paradox of New Zealanders wanting to safeguard their personal data, while frequently and freely giving it away.
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International poets honoured in "The World in a Box"
- Victoria University of Wellington
- On the basement level of Rankine Brown library lie the treasures – old and new – of the University’s Wai-te-ata Press. Among the country’s oldest printing press and the brand new 3D plastic printing types, is a unique boxed set of 15 hand-crafted keepsakes, each dedicated to an international poet.
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Baxter celebration
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The release of James K. Baxter’s Complete Prose was celebrated in a packed-out event in Te Taratara ā Kae in the library this weekend.
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The keys to book success
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The Māori translation of a Victoria Library staff member’s book has won the Māori Language award at the 2015 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
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The Hub wins another award
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria’s Kelburn Campus Hub and Library project has just won the ‘Emerging Chapter Award’ and received a Commendation in the ‘New Construction, Major Facility’ category in the CEFPI Regional Awards (CEFPI is the Council of Educational Facility Planners International).
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Student exhibition challenges traditional library experience
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A National Library exhibition by three Victoria University of Wellington design students is using 3D media to challenge the way people interact with the Library’s collections.
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Victoria showcases World War I material online
- Victoria University of Wellington
- To mark Anzac Day and the centenary of the 1915 Gallipoli landings, Victoria University of Wellington’s Library has created a digital collection of World War I material.
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Library storytellers shown to contribute to early literacy
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New research shows that taking preschoolers to story-time sessions at the local library could help them with the early stages of learning to read.
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Construction Work in the Kelburn Library
- Victoria University Library
- If you find the noise too disruptive, you may want to: Move to the other side of the building, or to another floor Pick up some earplugs from Vic Info Ihonui on Levels 1 and 2 of the Library We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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Super Quick Library Tips
- Victoria University Library
- The video covers things like logging in to our computers, printing, scanning and using the WiFi and how to get help. As you can see from the title, it's super quick, and hopefully will be useful if you're just learning how to use the Kelburn Library. Read more about Super Quick Library Tips
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New Artwork in the Kelburn Library
- Victoria University Library
- A new artwork has been installed in Level 1 of the Kelburn Library. Several attentions (2009) by Ruth Buchanan is a looped video installation, running for 20 mins 02 seconds. Buchanan, a New Zealand born, Berlin based artist explores her relationship with the artist Virginia Woolf and seeks to articulate the ways in which life and art mix.
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Kelburn Reading Room closed today
- Victoria University Library
- There's work happening on the Reading Room today, which means that the space and collection (DU422 - EZ) will be unavailable. The Stairs leading from the Hub to Level 3 are also closed, so please use the stairs and lifts inside the Library. The work will be complete tomorrow and the space will be open again.
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Temporary reading-room closure, 22 - 26 January 2014
- Victoria University Library
- Work is scheduled to be carried out in the Kelburn Library Reading Room between Wednesday 22nd of January and Sunday 26th of January. The work will only take one day to complete but as it is weather dependent we can’t determine on which day the work will be carried out.
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Library Redevelopment
- Victoria University Library
- From Monday December 2nd, Level 5 of the Kelburn Library will close for refurbishment.
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Changes to Vic Info Ihonui Level One Opening Hours
- Victoria University Library
- Vic Info Ihonui on Level One, Kelburn Library, will now close from 6pm on weeknights and will not open during the weekend.
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Library Update: Kelburn, Karori and Te Aro Open, Pipitea closed until Monday 29th of July
- Victoria University Library
- Kelburn, Karori and Te Aro campuses and libraries are open today after Monday's closures. Pipitea will be closed at this stage until Monday 24th of July. For full information about rescheduled classes please see the Victoria University of Wellington website.
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Kelburn campus library open, level 3 to 6, 19 July 2013
- Victoria University Library
- Kelburn campus library is open on Levels 3 to 6 only, due to a fire on level 2 that was detected and extinguished earlier this morning. We apologise for any inconvienience.
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Kelburn Library Tours
- Victoria University Library
- New to Victoria University, or just keen to see the revamped spaces? Join us on a tour of the Kelburn Library to see the new facilities and hear about services the Library provides.
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The Glass Room - Level 2, Kelburn Library
- Victoria University Library
- The Glass Room on Level 2 of the Kelburn Library has been open since the beginning of Trimester 1, and students and staff alike love the big, bright space overlooking the hub. The Glass Room is the one stop shop for all things audiovisual.
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Kelburn Library tours for Academic Staff
- Victoria University Library
- Would you like to hear about the changes to services and spaces at the Kelburn Library – and see the refurbished facilities? Then please join us for a 30 minute tour next week (18-22 February) – hosted by one of the Subject Librarians.
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Vic Info Ihonui - Service Update: Staplers!
- Victoria University Library
- Staff at the Vic Info Ihonui service point at the Kelburn Library record all client queries. Each month we look at the stats and see what our most commonly-ask question are. For the last few months staplers have been top of the list.
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The Library's Glass Room is now open
- Victoria University Library
- Our new Glass Room is now open on level two of Kelburn Library. The room replaces the Closed Reserve Desk - now you can walk in, browse, and borrow music, movies and documentaries, course reserve books, and more. You can also pick up and check out items which you’ve put on hold.
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