Sometimes my job is just sublime. An example of this is when Busy Things - a very popular kid’s eResource - was upgraded. In the name of research I was “forced” to colour in dinosaurs, design football kits, create a lost pet’s poster and name a number of shapes. You see Busy Things was aimed…
PressDisplay is dead. Long live PressReader!
Earlier this year we were told by our vendor Newspaper Direct that PressDisplay would be changing. Due to its popularity and the number of complaints we receive if there is even a small upset with this eResource we were all a bit terrified! The main market for PressDisplay though is not libraries but individual subscribers…
PressDisplay is evolving!
There can be no denying how popular PressDisplay is. Over 19,000 newspapers were read in June alone and if there is ever a delay from PressDisplay (based in Vancouver) in getting the latest edition of The Press up then the phones here at the library run hot with angst. Like all things technical upgrades are…
Time Magazine Archive – for your busy reading pleasure!
There are some magazines that are instantly recognisable. There is National Geographic with its bright yellow border and there is also Time Magazine with its bright red border that demands your attention. Time Magazine was the brainchild of two young journalists, Henry R. Luce and Briton Hadden. In 1923 they wanted to start a magazine…
Hits and misses with MyHeritage
I do dabble in family history research as I am fascinated by the names and stories that make up me. I am not alone as family history as a hobby is increasingly popular. There are dead ends, misleading entries and then - Bingo! - a lead and you are off on the chase again. Due…
Ready for the big guns? Time for eResources Discovery Search
When you have come to your senses and cast aside Wikipedia and Google in the quest for serious research solutions - then the library has what you require. The best research tool to start with is eResources Discovery Search or eDS for short. No matter how tight the deadline is this online treasure is available…
Hedgehog blog
So last summer I was walking home minding my own business when I spotted a hedgehog looking rather still in the gutter. It was looking rather unhappy so I sprang into action and wrapped it up in my coat and took it home. Now what? Luckily for me there are a number of websites telling…
A new eGem: Crime, Punishment and Popular Culture, 1790-1920
Anyone who is familiar with the works and times of Sherlock Holmes or Charles Dickens will recognize the culture and characters within our latest eResource archive, Crime, Punishment and Popular Culture, 1790-1920. The industrial revolution had seen people rush to cities to chase a better standard of living that never eventuated. More often than not…
Know thyself: the Treaty of Waitangi Collection
Recently I attended a workshop on the Treaty of Waitangi as part of my staff training. I have to admit I was floored at how little I actually knew about what is one of the founding documents of New Zealand. At school in history we learned about the execution of Charles I, the interregnum and…
New Zealand Geographic Archive says my brain is safe!
So apparently earwigs cannot actually eat your brain as your brain is protected by bone that it can’t get through, actually it won’t even get past your eardrum. This cheers me up no end as I have a hysterical reaction when things with wings go anywhere near my ears. Earwigs actually get their name from…
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