Tēnā koutou,

After a few months of back and forth the Library has now passed the exams search baton to Future Learning and Development and the Examinations Office.

A new exams search block has been created for AKO|LEARN and is live for academics to add to their courses. The exams will be available for the most recent three years only – a cap which is more consistent with other universities around Aotearoa.

Students will also be able to find the block for themselves. It hasn’t been confirmed yet where it may sit within the AKO|LEARN environment for discovery, but the library webpage will be amended today and include the new link  https://learn.canterbury.ac.nz/blocks/ucpreviousexams/search.php

You will see the AKO|LEARN block still needs some editing – for example removing the Library contact details – but it has been decided to go ahead now as the Library search relied on ezproxy, and the exam period is now over so this shouldn’t cause any problems.

And finally, responsibility for uploading exam papers is being taken over by the Examinations Office, which feels like a much better fit. Questions about adding or withholding exams should be directed there examinations@canterbury.ac.nz. Pending an upcoming meeting, it is likely that Library Systems will retain the digital exams we currently hold as the master copy, and transfer to the Records Office when appropriate.

Ngā mihi,
Leah Pengelly
Library Systems