See our Maori collections with Google streetview

Introducing new 'Virtual Tours' of Mt Albert B110 & Waitakere Libraries

Access the library website 24/7 and become virtually familiar with the library buildings and library resources.

From your PC, laptop, netbook or tablet at home or practically anywhere, you can manoeuvre your way around and star gaze at the special Māori collections, with specific Māori items on display.

If you have time, become virtually aware of all other resources on all levels of these libraries, prior to visiting.

The virtual tour will give you maximum coverage, at your fingertips....

Waitakere Library

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Main Library - Mt Albert campus

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Where do I find NZ Standards online?

All of the New Zealand Standards are available online through our Library website.

They are easily found on the Library homepage under the Search heading (see below).

Go to NZ Standards Online  Click on "IHS Standards Expert." Type in the standard number under "Document number or Organisation" eg 3604. Click Search. Click the 'view" icon. Click "accept". For more detailed help and examples using the NZ Standards database see: Text guide to NZ Standards Online Online tutorial on using NZ Standards online (2:05mins)

Winter 2013 Advance magazine now available

Check out the latest research by staff and students at Unitec in the Winter 2013 issue of Advance out now. 

Meet our cover star Steve Liggett, a lecturer from Transport Technology who has created a push button motor starter to help rehabilitate amputees back into driving a vehicle. 

Click here for the Winter 2013 issue.

Past issues are also available from the Research department on the Unitec website.  

Endnote workshops

This workshop is 1½ hours long and looks at how to create a reference in Endnote, how to export from the Library databases and how to link it with MS Word. Staff will be able to create an Endnote library, export from the databases and link to MS Word

Title	Endnote workshop
Dates and times	see below
Duration	1 ½ hours
Venues	Mt Albert Main Library training room or Waitakere library
Description/Overview	A hands-on introduction to the latest version of Endnote, the software package which allows you to store and manage bibliographic references. It assists with creating bibliographies, making it a very useful tool for writing academic papers.
Target audience	Staff and postgraduate students
Content	Hands-on 1 to 1 ½ hour session looking at how to create a reference in Endnote, how to export from the Library databases and how to link it with MS Word.
Maximum attendees	14
Duration	1 ½ hours
Venue	Mt Albert Main Library training room or Waitakere library
Facilitator/hosted by	Contact Fran Skilton at Mt Albert and Adrian Jenkins at Waitakere
Contact phone	8154321 ext. 8094 (Fran) or 8154321 ext. 5111 (Adrian)
Contact email	infolit@unitec.ac.nz
Dates/times available Name Date Time Book here Endnote workshop – Main library Friday 23 August 10.30am -12.00pm Click here to email the library Endnote workshop – Main library Thursday 19 September 2.30pm - 4.00pm Click here to email the library Endnote workshop – Waitakere library Monday 23 September 2.00 pm - 3.30pm Click here to email the library

Workshop: Successful literature searching

Title	Successful literature searching
Date and time	Wednesday 28 August at 9.00am
Duration	1 hour
Venue	Main Library Mt Albert – Building 110 – Training Room
Description/Overview	An exploration of the different places to look for information and how to search more effectively. A reminder of how to manage and evaluate information.
Target audience	Students doing research or assignments that require literature reviews
Content	Managing information, keeping a log, search strategies, Library website navigation, types of databases, key words, reference lists, key authors, subject headings, truncation, terminology (synonyms).
Key learnings	Staff will be able to find appropriate information resources for their research
Facilitator/hosted by	Fran Skilton
Contact phone	8154321 ext. 8094
Contact email	infolit@unitec.ac.nz
please book via email Click here to email the library

Start strong this semester

Learn essential library, information, technical and study skills to help you succeed at Unitec:

• Learn Library and information skills
• Endnote workshops - for postgrad students and staff
• Literature searching workshop
• Unitec computer orientations:
  - AskIMS Computer Orientation: Check with your lecturer about dates and venues
  - AskIMS Online Quickstart Course: You can do this on your own anytime
  Note: These courses cover Unitec systems but not Microsoft Office. For free Microsoft Office training see FREE4U and FreeB courses.
• Study skills workshops

Main Library audio-visual material moved to main collection

Looking for DVDs and videos at the Main Library in Mt Albert? 

These are now shelved in the general collection, ie with the books.  You will see them alongside books on the same topic.  Items will still be issued for 5 days.


You can see what DVDs we have, by searching LibrarySearch, then limiting to "DVD" on the left of your screen.

Our branch libraries will not be moving their collections at this stage.