Special Collections is thrilled to have Colin McCahon’s 1959 painting Landscape through a Victorian window on display in the Reading Room.Read more…
There’s a world of resources waiting for you
The Te Tumu Herenga | Libraries and Learning Services interloan system, Rapido, aims to provide seamless, simplified access to available collections and resources from other libraries and institutions around the world. How do I search for items? Simply search theRead more…
University of Auckland 140 years: Shelf life
This imagined day in the life of the library, written for the University’s 140th anniversary this year, is based on sources mainly in Special Collections.Read more…
The Sylvia Ashton-Warner Library at Epsom is closed
As part of the wider closure of the Epsom Campus, the Sylvia Ashton-Warner Library at Epsom is closed from Tuesday 14 November 2023. Get key information about how this will affect your Library and Student Hubs services.Read more…
Sylvia Ashton-Warner Library at Epsom changes
Starting in May 2023, low-use items in the Sylvia Ashton-Warner Library collection will be transferred to the On-Demand Collection, and the Library Catalogue will show this new location.Read more…
University of Auckland 140th Anniversary: Orientation
To coincide with Orientation Week, Special Collections has put together a display celebrating this important and fun part of the university year.Read more…
Bruce Biggs and the revitalisation of te reo Māori
The Māori language petition for active recognition of te reo Māori was delivered to Parliament in 1972. It had over 30,000 signatures and became the starting point for a significant revitalisation of te reo Māori.
At the time, te reo Māori revitalisation was still in its infancy at the University of Auckland, after receiving a boost during the 1950s, with Bruce Biggs — ethnographer, linguist, and champion of te reo Māori — at the helm. Read more…
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: 75th Year of Independence Day of India
August 15, 2022 will mark Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, or the 75th Year of Independence Day of India. Independence Day commemorates the end of British rule and the establishment of a free and independent Indian nation.Read more…
40 years of Winter Lectures
Back in the winter of 1958, historian Sir Keith Sinclair proposed the University of Auckland follow Canterbury University’s lead in establishing a special series of lunchtime lectures on topics that could be addressed by speakers from a range of departments and faculties. Make a cup of tea and begin to explore almost 40 years’ worth of free public lectures.Read more…
Calling all postgraduates: new resources on Canvas!
Libraries and Learning Services have been doing more mahi to support our postgraduate researchers. The Postgraduate Skills Canvas page has recently been expanded to include some exemplars of outstanding theses from across Waipapa Taumata Rau | the University of Auckland.Read more…
New Study and Research Skills Hubs for your faculty
Te Tumu Herenga are excited to launch the new faculty-based Study and Research Skills Hubs: a set of online study tools designed to help you develop the academic skills needed to succeed in your studies.Read more…
Special Collections: 2021 Christmas hamper
Collection changes including the new Pacific Collection
The next time you visit the General Library, you may notice a few changes to the collections. We are in the process of establishing a stand-alone Pacific Collection and integrating New Zealand material into the Main Collection.Read more…
Winter of discontent: 1981 Springbok tour
The Library is marking the 40th anniversary of the controversial 1981 Springbok tour with a display that captures the passions the tour provoked.Read more…
New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre: 20 years online
The New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre went live 20 years ago on 20 July 2001, making it one of the country’s longest-running poetry hubs.Read more…
Communist Party centenary: The Party and the hangover
James Hector: a note from the past
James Hector (1834-1907) was a leading scientist and administrator in Aotearoa. For Hector Day, Special Collections highlights a handwritten note by Hector left in a zoological journal.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…
Special Collections: delivering tailored services
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
Holiday treasures unearthed
Cultural Collections: Delivering digitised archives
Customary meets contemporary in whakapapa-inspired artwork
General Library turns 50
First World War armistice: Clear the line
Journeys of an historic handpress
The tomokanga of Te Herenga Mātauranga Whānui
‘The Balloon of the Mind’: Yeats, Donnelly and Cuala Press
