We are making some changes in the General Library to re-organise our collections and optimise library space.Read more…
Campaigns and conspiracies
Last year’s convergence of the NZ and US elections saw interesting commonalities and contrasts when it came to media coverage. View the key highlights from our Chapman Archive. Read more…
Resources for postgraduate study and research
We’ve put together a Canvas page to help you get started with your postgraduate study and research projects.Read more…
Special Collections: 2020 Christmas hamper
The stacks in Special Collections contain countless items that deserve close inspection by researchers. Here are a few that caught the eye of Special Collections staff during 2020.Read more…
Philcox architecture archive: Builder of handsome edifices
The architectural drawings collection of W. Philcox and Sons provides a unique insight into an Auckland building firm from the turn of the 20th century. Search the new collection listing.Read more…
Books tell a prize-winning story
A personal library is more than the sum of the books a person owned. The books we keep can provide unique insights into our life story.Read more…
Celebrating Beethoven’s 250th birthday
Celebrate Beethoven’s 250th birthday. View rare manuscripts of Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony by visiting our Special Collections display.Read more…
Te Vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau 2020
Celebrate Tokelau Language Week. Consult the Tokelau Dictionary online and explore other Tokelau related resources held by Te Tumu Herenga.Read more…
International Open Access Week 2020: 19-25 October
Find out what Open Access means and how it can help to promote your research.Read more…
Niue, the Rock of Polynesia
Captain James Cook famously gave Niue the unwanted name of Savage Island after he struggled to come on to shore. Luckily, this name didn’t stick.Read more…
Building Bridges: Looking back to the future
Revisit how Auckland Harbour Bridge was built and the Special Collections the library holds about its history and engineering.Read more…
45 years of the Waitangi Tribunal
45 years after the establishment of the Waitangi Tribunal, we reflect on its position in Aotearoa New Zealand society.Read more…
Macawa Ni Vosa Vakaviti – Fijian Language Week 2020
Preserving our roots: protecting our forest taonga
Supporting the International Year of Plant Heath; discover Special Collections resources about our native trees and plants, mātauranga and forestry.Read more…
Experience the art of Tai Tonga
Rennie Atfield-Douglas chose artwork that would get people thinking to display at our new campus in South Auckland.Read more…
Te Tumu Herenga: Our name and our story
Celebrate Māori Language Week and learn the story behind our name, Te Tumu Herenga.Read more…
Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e Lea Faka-Tonga – Tonga Language Week 2020
Learn some fun Tongan phrases and enjoy our collection highlights including artwork, music, documentaries and PhD research.Read more…
The Catalogue – what’s new
As part of our work to keep the Catalogue up-to-date, a number of enhancements have been recently added. Read more…
Academic Skills workshops move online
Join our popular workshops on paraphrasing, referencing and essay writing online to sharpen your academic skills.Read more…
Get help with your assessments
Whether you’re starting out on your assessment or nearing the end, we’ve got online resources to help you.Read more…
Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani Cook Islands Language Week
Welcome to Cook Islands Language Week. Celebrate Cook Island culture by exploring the maps, letters, old records and research we have curated.Read more…
Say kia ora to our new Kaiārahi
Meet our new Kaiārahi Abigail McClutchie and learn about her vision and approach to her role in helping us determine what it means to honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi at Te Tumu HerengaRead more…
Choose: having your say
A new Special Collections display in the General Library dips into an extensive election ephemera archive to look at two significant, historic referenda issues.Read more…
Make a great start this semester
Achieve your learning goals by developing new skills and creating new habits this semester.Read more…
Davis Law Library changes
You may notice a few changes in the Davis Law Library the next time you visit. The book collection is on two floors and new study space is available.Read more…
Kiribati Language Week 2020
Watch the playlist and explore selected resources as you celebrate Kiribati Language Week.Read more…
Whakanuia ā Matariki: Celebrating Matariki at Te Tumu Herenga
When Matariki rises, that is the sign of the new year. Join us in the Matariki festivities by enjoying the resources we have curated. Happy Matariki.Read more…
Celebrating our exceptional doctoral theses
Discover more about the five students that were awarded the ‘Vice Chancellor’s Prize for Best Doctoral Thesis’ for their exceptional academic achievement and research excellence.Read more…
Contribute to a University of Auckland Covid-19 archive
Help future researchers by contributing your pandemic experiences and activities to our Covid-19 archive.Read more…
Picturing Cultural Collections
A series of photographs are hanging in the Special Collections Reading Room in the General Library. Read their backstories and discover more about Cultural Collections.Read more…
Get ready for your Final Assessments
We’ve released a new Academic Skills online resource to help you prepare for your Final Assessments. Access the module and build your strategies for success.Read more…
20 years of New Zealand Music Month
To celebrate the milestone, we’ve compiled a New Zealand music playlist which has something for everyone.Read more…
Should I be wearing gloves?
Learning Online Toolkit now on Canvas
Next time you log in to Canvas you will find a toolkit put together by our Learning and Teaching Development team to help you learn online.Read more…
We are here to support your online study
We have resources and services to help you study remotely.
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Embarking on your PhD? Make it the best start with our online support
We have got you covered. Meet online with a Research Services Adviser and attend a range of online workshops for lots of practical advice.Read more…
Display celebrates 50 years of the Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound
View the display Celebrating 50 years of the Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound, 1970 – 2020, at Special Collections in the General Library until Friday 3 April.Read more…
Join a Let’s Talk language learning group
Increase your confidence speaking English by joining a Let’s Talk language learning group.Read more…
Help for Creative Arts and Industries students using library resources
The Fine Arts and Architecture and Planning collections are in their new home in the Library. Visit the General Library and view the new locations.Read more…
Special Collections: delivering tailored services
Inclusive Learning student drop-in sessions
Special Collections artists’ books display
View the artists’ books display at Special Collections in the General Library until Friday 6 March.Read more…
Honouring Professor Jonathan Mane-Wheoki
Cultural Collections: Tape slicing – the reel story
Replacing tape splices on reel-to-reel magnetic tapes is a fiddly but critical task to ensure rare recordings can be preserved and digitised.Read more…
Covid-19 freely available resources for clinicians
A number of publishers are offering free access to their coronavirus resources to help clinicians at the front line, scientists, epidemiologists and clinical researchers.Read more…
APA 7th now on QuickCite
We have added examples of the APA 7th referencing style to QuickCite.Read more…
Cultural Collections: Māori Television full back-catalogue now available
Cultural Collections: The art of cleaning
Holiday treasures unearthed
Cultural Collections: Delivering digitised archives
We’ve made requesting items more convenient
Develop your English over summer
What’s new in APA 7th?
Te Vāiaho o te Gagana Tokelau – Tokelau Language Week
Open Access Week
Niue Language Week
The Tāmaki Library and Information Commons closed at the end of Semester Two 2019
The Tāmaki Library and Information Commons closed on Monday 18 November 2019, when the Tāmaki Campus closed permanently.Read more…
Critical Encounters Tuia 250
Daniel Solander-inspired exhibition and seminar
APA referencing style: A new edition is coming
Congratulations to our Spring 2019 graduates
Kei ōu ringaringa te ao – The world is yours. Congratulations to everyone graduating this week.Read more…
The Fine Arts Library closed at the end of Semester Two 2019
The Fine Arts Library closed on Monday 18th November 2019. From 2020 the Fine Arts books, journals and supporting services will be available from the General Library.Read more…
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
Prepare for your future work and life with CDES
Colin McCahon – cornerstone of our Art Collection
Creative Commons have you covered
If you’re a researcher authoring a thesis, journal article, book, or creative work, you’ll want to know about Creative Commons (CC).Read more…
Reo Māori Kūki’Āirani – Cook Islands Language Week
Start your semester on the right track
CDES Internship Career Expo
Save time with these IT essentials
Customary meets contemporary in whakapapa-inspired artwork
The Architecture and Planning Library is now closed
The Architecture and Planning Library closed at the end of Semester One. From Semester Two the Architecture and Planning books, journals and supporting services will be available from the General Library. Read more…
Frances Hodgkins works on show
Capturing New Zealand’s transmissions
Upskill your digital research practice
Play it loud
General Library turns 50
Creative Arts and Industries student focus groups
Doctoral research meets entrepreneurism
Artwork: A powerful presence
Our thoughts are with you
Our thoughts are with our Muslim community, Christchurch, and all of Aotearoa. Support is available.Read more…
Post-Object Art collection display
General Library drop-in sessions
Opening the Archives
On your bike: ‘Biketivism’ on campus
Summer road trip
Get recruitment-ready this summer with CDES
Altered books: Fine Arts Library Artist Books collection
End of First World War centenary project
First World War armistice: Clear the line
International award nomination for University Art Collection
James Walter Chapman-Taylor display
Women’s suffrage: Enrolling the new electors
Māori Land Court Minute Books Index now open access
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori with TV and Radio
Aretha Franklin
CDES CareerFest 2018
Furniture by New Zealand architects
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