(30 May 2022) New Zealand: Nelson City Council will take another look at plans for its $46 million riverside library, as new data shows sea level rise will affect the region sooner than anticipated. Recent figures from the SeaRise Programme show land subsidence is affecting urban Nelson at a rate of around 2mm per…
(16 May 2022) From the National Library of New Zealand: The surveys and reports paint a clear picture of the current state of school libraries in Aotearoa New Zealand including: the nature of the school library workforce and how it might change trends relating to school library collections and resources, including funding for these…
(4 May 2022) A few years ago, Dunedin woman Ruth Arnison came across an unusual idea for a library – little, brightly painted cupboards full of books free for anyone to take, borrow or donate. She called them Lilliput Libraries, and placed 10 around the city – wondering whether they’d be used. Fast-forward eight years…
(20 Apr 2022) collectionHQ has today announced that the new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Analysis module is available to public libraries in Australia and New Zealand. Now, libraries in these countries have access to a comprehensive dashboard of information about DEI material in their collections to: Discover DEI content at a system wide…
(8 Mar 2022) National Library of New Zealand is archiving the diversity of voices and reactions to the 2022 Wellington protests, from ephemeral placards and signs to born-digital tweets and live video streams. See how they collect and archive the events while the library building was in the center of the happening. The full…
(1 Feb 2022) Archives New Zealand will get a new building in Wellington by 2026. After a review found more than 60 per cent of Archives New Zealand and National Library buildings in the North Island were not fit for purpose, and with the National Library being close to capacity and Archives’ Wellington headquarters already…
(17 Dec 2021) CONZUL (The Council of New Zealand University Libraries) has recently announced its strategic priorities for 2022-2025. Read more about the strategy here.
(1 Nov 2021) The library sector is concerned that the Government has agreed to extend the term of copyright for another 20 years. Libraries foresee this having a significant impact on their sector. New Zealand and the UK have reached agreement in principle on the key elements of a free trade agreement (FTA). The details…
(14 Oct 2021) Within the Alexander Turnbull Library’s substantial photographic archive there are a large number of panoramas, both negatives and photographic prints. Panorama photographs capture a horizontally elongated view, often using a lens that rotates from one side to another during the exposure using a Cirkut camera. You can watch a short video of photographer Benjamin Porter…
(2 Oct 2021) The fragment is the second to be acquired by New Zealand. A single leaf is also held by the Alfred and Isabel Reed Collection in Dunedin Public Libraries. Both leaves are from the same original copy of the Gutenberg. By statute, the Alexander Turnbull Library has a mandate to collect rare books.…