Systems outage on Sunday 21th August may impact LibrarySearch login

On Sunday 21st August there will be an outage to all Unitec PeopleSoft systems from 6am to 6pm for scheduled maintenance.

This outage may impact the ability to login to LibrarySearch to see any items you have on loan or to request print books.

Please take this into account in your schedule. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

For any queries, please contact us:

Email: library@unitec.ac.nz
Phone: (09) 815 4185 or (09) 815 4321 ext. 8625

Rio Olympics 2016

Here are some links to information about the Olympic 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

from Rio 2016 Live - Watch TV 

Rio 2016 Fest
Rio 2016 Olympic

See the up-to-date Rio Olympic medal table  

Find out more about New Zealand at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Follow our athletes' journeys and discover their stories. 

• New Zealand Olympic Team 
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram

Unitec Library Olympic related resource :  eTV   (register to use eTV now)

#BeTheInspiration - comment below

Cook Islands Language Week 2016 at Unitec Library

The theme for this year's Cook Islands Language Week is:

'Kia ariki au i toku tupu'anga, ka ora uatu rai toku reo' — To embrace my heritage, my language lives on

The week is a chance for all Kiwis to celebrate the rich language and culture of the Cook Islands. In New Zealand, just over 20% of our Pacific population are Cook Islanders (61,839 people), our second largest Pacific ethnic group. As a realm territory, the Cook Islands also hold a special relationship with New Zealand, with Cook Islanders free to live and work in NZ.

Unitec Library has resources both in print and electronic to help you learn and become familiar in Cook Island language. Check out the Unitec Library catalogue 

There is a huge range of events and activities across the country to mark the week. 

•  National Event Calendar 2016
• A Learning resource

Study hard and finish strong this semester

Learn essential computer and study skills to help you succeed at Unitec:

Study skills, academic writing and referencing

• Te Puna Ako Learning Centres offer a wide range of free workshops to enhance you academic study skills and improve your maths (click here to book - for APA referencing workshops click on "rev up your writing...')
  
• Workshops for postgraduates (click here to book - for workshops on Endnote, Zotero and Databases click on the 'locate appropriate info and keep records...)
  

Computer / IT skills

• IMS (Unitec computers) Quickstart Guide: You can do this online in your own time
  Note: For free Microsoft Office training see FREE4U computing. 
• For free computer orientation workshops, visit the IMS Help Desk team in 112-1001 (adjacent to the Library) 
• Moodle help
• Printing and copying help

  Study guides & Study toolbox 

• Find the Library's subscription and latest databases by name, subject or vendor. To find even more e-resources including free websites in your subject area go to the relevant Subject Guide.  (click here to Database A-Z.)

• Take sometime to explore the Study Toolbox. The library and Te Puna Ako have created resources to help you in your studies. Click here to Study Toolbox  
  
  
  
  

Database outage - Google Scholar

There is currently a problem with Google Scholar - it is not displaying the link that takes you back to Unitec Library resources.  It is a widespread problem affecting many libraries around the world.  Google will be reharvesting our electronic holdings (so they will know what we have access to again) but this may take up to a week.

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2016

Māori Language Week 2016 at Unitec Library

Kia ora! Come celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori with Unitec Library. The theme for this year is “ākina te reo” – behind you all the way which is about using te reo Māori to support people, to inspire and to cheer on. The campaign will run from July 4th to 10th 2016.

Māori Language Week led by the Māori language Commission promotes te reo Māori to all New Zealanders. Following from last year’s theme, the Commission will be promoting 50 key phrases in te reo Māori with the aim to support our athletes at Rio Olympics.

Unitec Library has resources both in print and electronic to help you learn and become familiar in te reo Māori. Check out the Unitec Library catalogue and our Mātauranga Māori – Māori Language & Culture subject guide.

For more information visit these websites:

• 2016 Phrases of the week
• Auckland Libraries
• Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori
• Te Wiki o te Reo Māori Facebook

Changes to Turnitin

Turnitin now allows students to submit assignments multiple times up until the due date. One submission can be made every 24 hours. The final submission will overwrite previous drafts stored in the database. This is now the default setting when Turnitin assignments are created in Moodle.

Staff can check these settings are correct by ensuring the Originality Report Options, Report Generation Speed, is set to Generate Reports Immediately (resubmissions are allowed until due date).

For this reason the Library test drop box has been closed.

If you have any questions about Turnitin, you can seek assistance any of the following two places:

• Library
• IMS staff (Phone: 8484, Email: askims@unitec.ac.nz, Student Central Hub in Mt. Albert).