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New Zealand's award winning children's books 1982-1992 : is there any correlation between adult choice and children's preferences

Beckingsale, Helen (1999)

This is a study of New Zealand children's book awards from 1982-1992. It compares the popularity of award winning and shortlisted titles for the Esther Glen and Russell Clark Awards, administered by the New Zealand Library ...
On-campus students' remote use of Internet-based library services and resources : is there an impact on students' use of the library in-house

Schonhagen-Broring, Angela (2001)

With the increase of Internet access available to on-campus students and a growing number of Internet-based library services and resources available by remote access, ongoing research is necessary to monitor who the remote ...
The Opportunities for Specialist Academic Libraries to Integrate Information Literacy into Faculty Curricula

Coates, Simon James (2008)

This research project sought to determine the opportunities for librarians in specialist academic libraries to integrate information literacy into faculty curricula. Information literacy is becoming recognized as increasingly ...
Passive Environmental Control: The Use of Insulated Archival Boxes to Control Fluctuations in Relative Humidity and Temperature

Woods, Andrea Jane (2009)

Four archival boxes made from different materials, were tested to see how effective they were at stabilizing fluctuations in temperature (T) and relative humidity (RH) and if this method of passive environmental control ...
Perceptions and usage of library instructional podcasts by staff and students at Universal College of Learning (UCOL)

Perry, Angela Lee (2007)

As podcasting is such a new phenomenon, little is known about its usage and perceived benefits especially in New Zealand. In addition to gathering statistics on the demographics of who uses library instructional podcasts ...
The Perceptions of Liaison Librarians, at a New Zealand Academic Institution, on the Role of Researchers in the Electronic Journal Environment

Partner, Brent Richard (2009)

The objective of this project was to examine how liaison librarians perceive the role of the academic researcher in the electronic journal environment. An interview process was undertaken with twelve liaison librarians ...
A Portrait of the Library: A Fine History

Passau, Victoria Catherine (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 well-funded and ...
Preparations for Implementation of RDA in New Zealand Public Libraries

Turner, Chloe Samantha (2010)

This study examines how New Zealand public libraries will implement the new cataloguing standard of RDA by investigating what preparations for implementation they are making. This study uses a qualitative methodology. The ...
Public Libraries Marketing to Teens: a Study of Two New Zealand Libraries

Biggs, Helen Frances (2010)

Marketing in libraries has been widely discussed in literature, but is often limited to either prescriptive writing on the application of marketing theory to libraries, or descriptions of marketing at individual libraries ...
Qualitative content analysis of the New Zealand troopship publications 1914-1920

Hoar, Peter (2001)

This study is a qualitative content analysis of the magazines and newspapers produced on New Zealand troopships between 1914 and 1920. It begins with an account of the troopships, the printing of the magazines and the ...
Requests made under the Official Information Act 1982 : a survey at the agency level

Clemens, Dave Andrew (2001)

The Official Information Act (OIA) has been in force for almost two decades. During these years there has been little research published about how citizens use this legislation, or how agencies have responded to requests ...
Responses to censorship issues at Auckland Public Library 1920-1940

Walker, Pauline Jean (2001)

This report examines how historical responses to censorship issues have influenced the development of contemporary intellectual freedom ideology through an analysis of censorship challenges and responses at Auckland Public ...
Rotorua Lakes water quality research : a bibliography

Miller, Claire Elizabeth (2003)

The Rotorua Lakes have been described as the Jewels in the Crown of the Rotorua District. They play a large role in the economy, environment, culture, recreation and tourism potential of the area. However, since human ...
Searching for tupuna : whakapapa researchers and public libraries

Tamaira, Moata Nicola (2013-08-16)

Genealogists are frequent users of public libraries and other institutions that hold historical material. In recent years research has investigated the information needs of this group, the motivating factors behind their ...
A Selected Annotated Bibliography of the resources on the Perceptions and Attitudes in Relation to People Who Stutter: Covering the Period from 1990 to the Present Day

Hwang, Kyu Won (2009)

Stuttering, or fluency disorder, is one of the most baffling and debilitating communication disorders of all time. Research has shown that people with stuttering suffer from a range of negative emotions and that strong ...
Service as Theatre: The Customer Service Behaviour of Librarians in a Market Driven World

Cherry, Jane (2008)

The purpose of this research is to explore the attitude of librarians to service. Previous studies showed that although many librarians identified service as their most important value, librarians were still perceived by ...
Students' natural use of language for academic library concepts

Fitchett, Deborah Jane (2006)

Library jargon is a barrier to users in their interactions with library staff and systems. Comprehension testing has shown that many students do not understand common library jargon. Usability testing and preference testing ...
Study into the use of applied library and information studies (LIS) research in New Zealand libraries

Turner, Kathlyn Jennifer (2001)

The purpose of this research project was to determine the perceptions of information professionals in New Zealand regarding applied LIS (Library and Information Studies) research. To achieve this aim, a purposive sample ...
Study on the use of information by chiropractors

Dawson, Penelope Jane (1996)

A study of the use of information by chiropractors in New Zealand was undertaken in order to produce guidelines for the establishment of library services to practitioners, and to fill a gap in the body of user studies ...
A Survey of Weeding Practices in New Zealand Academic Libraries

Johnston, Angus (2011)

Weeding is the removal and disposal of materials from a library’s collection that meet criteria set out in the collection development policy. Weeding the print collection of an academic library should be viewed as a means ...