Examination of the qualifications and skills of librarians with responsibilities for Maori collections in New Zealand public libraries

Abstract

This research examined the qualifications and skills of librarians with responsibilities for Maori resources and Maori services in New Zealand public libraries. An extensive amount of research was done in the 1990s by the New Zealand Library & Information Association Te Rau Herenga o Aotearoa (now called LIANZA), Te Ropii Whakahau Maori Library & Information Workers' Association and the Auckland City Libraries about the perceptions held by Maori about libraries.