Ardell, Samuel Joseph(Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2022)
Research Problem
There is an increasing amount of data generated and held by cultural heritage institutions.
As national libraries are making this data available through open data platforms, this research explores how ...
Ratana, Tiana(Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2022)
Bridget Underhill’s original Bibliography was published in 1998, entitled A Bibliography of Writing by Maori in English with partial annotation. The preface provides the cultural background and motivation behind the ...
Grodecki, Yaktrina(Victoria University of Wellington - Te Herenga Waka, 2022)
Research problem: The motivations of public libraries in New Zealand (NZ) to adopt and offer virtual reality (VR) programmes to their users; the ways in which the libraries offer VR; and the prospects of future VR ...
Banks, Ethan Anthony Melbye(Victoria University of Wellington - Te Herenga Waka, 2022)
There is trauma in how Indigenous knowledge collections in libraries are managed. This paper seeks to understand the Māori context of Indigenous knowledges management in library collections. A review of selected library ...
Research problem – The average age of video game players is above 30 in many parts of the world, but the literature surrounding video games in public libraries often focuses on engaging children and teenagers. This suggests ...
Covid-19 and the resulting nationwide lockdown of 2020 has had a considerable impact on the lives of New Zealanders. This study investigates the impact the pandemic has had on the demand central Christchurch residents have ...
McLachlan, Kate(Victoria University of Wellington - Te Herenga Waka, 2021)
Research statement: This study investigates and analyses the perspective of Children and Young Adult (CYA), librarians on their experiences and opinions of STEAM learning incorporated within CYA services and programmes, ...
Bell, Rachel Ann(Victoria University of Wellington-Te Herenga Waka, 2021)
PROBLEM: The purpose of this study is to investigate the contribution mobile libraries are making to digital inclusion in non-urban areas of Aotearoa New Zealand, the challenges mobile librarians face in providing digital ...
Problem
Makerspaces are gaining prevalence in school environments, but teachers are often overwhelmed with new digital technologies, often describing themselves as “self-confessed technophobes” (Ministry of Education, ...