Library Stocktake

During the summer the Library will be carrying out a stocktake of books and AV items.  On the Catalogue, items may show as "in transit" rather than "available".

If you see items which have this status they may be in transit between branches or more likely, awaiting the stocktake process.  You won't be able to put these items on hold on the Catalogue, but you can still place a hold by asking library staff. You will then be informed by email when the item is available for you to collect.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Extended Hours

During the final three weeks of the semester, from Monday 2nd to Friday 20th November, the Main Library and Student Computer Centre are open for extended hours.

Student Computer Centre

Mon-Thurs  8.00am -11.00pm
Fri              8.00am - 8.00pm
Sat-Sun      9.00am - 4.30pm

Main Library

Mon-Thurs  8.00am - 9.00pm
Fri              8.00am - 6.00pm
Sat-Sun      9.00am - 6.00pm

Please note that the opening hours for the Building One, Waitakere and North Shore brances are unchanged over this period.

Multi-Search

The Library's new Multi-Search programme enables you to search multiple databases and the Library catalogue simultaneously. You can search pre-selected groups of databases or choose the databases yourself.

You can also save your favourite searches to run on a regular basis, and save your favourite journal articles.

For more information, see our Multi-Search Help page.

EndNote Training Sessions

Postgraduate students are invited to attend one of the following training sessions in the bibliographic management software EndNote:

Tuesday 20th October 1.30 - 3.00
Wednesday 21st October 4.00 - 5.30

The training sessions will be held in the Main Library training room. These sessions are for students only, not staff.

To register for a session please go to the Main Library Information Desk, or email infolit@unitec.ac.nz.

Text for assistance

The Library is now able to answer enquiries by text. Send your question in a text message to 021-488155 during working hours (until 30 minutes before closing) and we will text a reply back to you.

ScienceDirect and Scopus databases unavailable Sunday morning

ScienceDirect and Scopus databases (from Elsevier) will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance for approximately 13 hours from midnight Saturday, 19th Sept to 1pm Sunday, 20th Sep.
We apologize for the inconvenience.

Art and Architecture Complete

The Library is trialling a new database, Art and Architecture Complete.

Ebsco describes it as follows: "Art & Architecture Complete - BETA is a comprehensive bibliographic database that provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 630 academic journals, magazines and trade publications with full text for over 240 periodicals and 140 books, as well as selective coverage for over 50 publications. The database has been designed for use by a diverse audience that includes art scholars, artists, designers, college students, and general viewers."

Please let us know if you have any comments to make on the database.