Safetyhub upgrade

Unitec Library subscribes to a database of safety videos called SafetyHub (click link to access).

Here is a message from the SafetyHub provider:

Safetyhub will be unavailable:

• Offline: Friday 31 October, 9:00am (AEDT)
• New, upgraded Safetyhub Available: Tuesday 4 November, 12:00pm (AEDT)

More information

The Safety Hub Team are on track for the Safetyhub upgrade on the 4th of November. In the lead up, we wanted to share some more information around what you can expect.

What are some of the new features I can expect to see?
•    Ability to set recurring training
•    The ability to create course bundles
•    More intuitive custom course creation
•    Better participant training experience
•    Interactive mode on Safetycare training
•    Creating custom certificates
•    Ability to set custom pass marks for all Safetycare courses
•    Enhanced reporting functionalities
•    And more! 

FAQs

Can I take a look at the new platform?
At this stage we have nothing to show you. A few weeks out we will get some walkthrough demos out to you.

What will happen to historical training records when the new Safetyhub platform is activated?
All existing participant information and training history will be migrated to the new Safetyhub platform, ensuring you can access historical data.

What will happen with all Custom Courses when the new Safetyhub platform is activated?
All existing Custom Courses created by your organisation will be migrated to the new Safetyhub platform, including accompanying resources.

I use Safetycare SCORM files. Does anything change for me?
No, any SCORM File packages you may have utilised will remain accessible via the same links.

Being a Single Sign-On (SSO) client, will the authentication automatically rollover to the new Safetyhub platform?
No, they will not automatically rollover as Metadata cannot be migrated (due to security reasons). Please follow the simple steps outlined in the SSO Migration email that was sent to our SSO clients alongside the announcement email to complete this process.

I use Safetycare embedded video links, or direct video URLs. Does anything change for me?
No, any Safetycare video link you may have utilised will remain accessible via the same links.

Will there be any downtime where we cannot access the current Safetyhub platform?
Yes, Safetyhub will be entirely offline at this time as the new platform is made live:
•    Offline: Friday 31 October, 9:00am (AEST)
•    New, upgraded Safetyhub available: Tuesday 4 November, 12:00pm (AEST) 

A further reminder to complete any ‘In-Progress’ training by October 30th.

The Team at Safetyhub

Study space with power sockets on Level 1

 

Te Puna Library has added new study space with power sockets on Level 1.

 We appreciate your patience as we continue to improve our facilities to better support your learning experience. 

We welcome your feedback on the new study spaces and other aspects of the library — please use this form to share your thoughts.

AI and Unitec Library

If you have used Unitec Library’s databases or eBooks recently, you may have noticed some new AI features. Several of our databases now have GenAI integrations.

For example, the AI Insights feature (available in the EBSCO databases) and the ProQuest Research Assistant (ProQuest databases) help you to assess the usefulness of a full-text article, by generating and highlighting 2-5 key points per document. You can use this AI feature, alongside the article abstracts, to help you select the most relevant articles from a list of search results. Some of the library’s eBooks also provide AI-generated key concepts and chapter-level takeaways.

Related sources are also sometimes suggested by these AI tools - these suggestions may help you to broaden your research. For example, ProQuest's Research Assistant (eg in the ABI Inform database) will offer some suggested sources to explore, and the Ebook Central Research Assistant suggests related eBooks from the collection.

These features use Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) models, which means that the generated content comes from within the database collections only. This helps with accuracy and reliability of the content generated, but even so, the quality of the content generated from these features can vary. 

Please use our feedback form to let us know any experiences you have with the features. For example, do you find the AI generated content useful and accurate?

You can access the databases via the Subject Guides or via our Databases A-Z. 

If you would like more information please contact your Subject Librarian.

Library lucky draw - International Orientation

 🎉 Congratulations to Gopika Raju! 🎉

We’re delighted to announce that Gopika Raju, a Master of Applied Business student, is the winner of the Library’s Lucky Draw held during International Student Orientation on 16^th July!

Gopika has received a $10 printing voucher, which can be used at any printer in Te Puna Library—a perfect way to get started with printing study materials, assignments, or notes.

Thank you to everyone who took part in the draw and helped make our international orientation event a warm and welcoming experience, particularly to Sana and Nora for coordinating the lucky draw. We’re so excited to have you all here and look forward to supporting your academic journey.

(Photo of Nora and Gopika)

Get help with using Unitec library's e-books with the updated 'Ebooks at Unitec Library' guide

Due to recent changes in the interfaces of three of our e-book providers, the library team has recently updated our 'Ebooks at Unitec Library' guide. 

The three e-book interfaces to change are:

ProQuest Ebook Central e-books

EBSCO e-books

Taylor & Francis e-books

This guide covers all of the basics of using e-books from our five most common suppliers (including reading the e-book, reading a particular chapter/section, printing, saving and downloading). It also includes guidance for lecturers on embedding e-books into Moodle.

The most-common questions about e-books are covered by the guide, but for more help, please contact your Subject Librarian. 

Library website design changes

The library website design changed on Monday 7 July to provide a simpler interface for students to access library services and resources online. 

Currently there is a redirect from the previous homepage to the beta page while we carry our final testing in the live environment. 

We plan to pilot the new design for semester 2, then refine the design over the summer and launch a further fine tuned new look beginning 2026.

We welcome your feedback about the new homepage design and any other aspects of our website - please use this form to share your thoughts.

Reminder for academic staff preparing for Semester 2

Course reserve (short loan)

Are there any library books/items you would like your students to have ready access to in the Library? Both Waitākere and Te Puna (Mt Albert) libraries have short loan options of 2 hours, 24 hours and 72 hours (3 days). 

Please fill in this form by Friday 11 July 2025 to ensure the items are on Course Reserve (short loan) for your students when Semester 2 starts. 

Information Literacy 

The library team has Subject Librarians who are available to arrange with you, tailored information literacy sessions for your students. 

Click here to find the Subject Librarian for your subject area / School.