Research problem In my own experience as an Indigenous woman working in GLAM, I’ve felt confronted by a worldview not immediately conducive to my own in these spaces. This research provides an overview of how GLAM in ...

This research project aimed to develop our understanding of what actions sporting organisations (SOs) are taking to preserve their published social media content, in order to establish what steps might be required to promote ...

Family archives are unique collections that can be both personally and culturally relevant. However, most past academic research has focused only on the family archives of already prominent individuals and families. ...

Bridget Underhill’s original Bibliography was published in 1998, entitled A Bibliography of Writing by Māori in English with partial annotation. The preface provides the cultural background and motivation behind the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges that the world is facing at the moment. The climate change issue has been identified as “one of the most significant and fastest growing threats to people and their heritage ...

PROBLEM This study examines how family history researchers use libraries in New Zealand. It seeks to understand their relationship with libraries, the information-seeking behaviour and strategies they employ, and how they ...

Research problem Subject guides are disciplinary resource discovery maps long created by librarians to assist library users in independently locating resources within the library. While best practices in the design and ...