Kia ora koutou!

Rā Tōmene | Open Day is THIS FRIDAY, 9 September!

There are still 1 or 2 gaps in the roster for our Puna stall, so please add yourselves in, if you can! The roster can be found on the k:drive here:

K:\Operations\Marketing\Events&Promotions\Open Day Rā Tōmene\Open Day Rā Tōmene 2022\Open Day Puna Stall Roster_2022.docx

Open Day T-shirts

A few of us will be wearing our red UC Puna “ask us” tees. We have plenty spare, and Juliet has kindly offered to wash them if anyone else would like to wear one on the day –  if you would like one, please let Juliet know by Wednesday so she can organise this. Thanks Juliet!

More info about the Library’s activations can be found in my previous post here!

Ngā mihi,

Isabella

Kia ora koutou!

Keenious has officially gone live! Please see below for some of our messaging to students and the wider University community.

Discover relevant research to any document with Keenious!

 

 

What is Keenious?

Keenious is a research tool which analyses your document with artificial intelligence, and returns a list of research articles and topics that are highly relevant to what your document is about. In other words, Keenious is a search tool that uses natural language processing “AI” to search for literature by analysing your writing. It can analyse a whole document or a selected part of the document to search. Keenious has add-ons for both Microsoft Word and Google Docs. Keenious should be used as an additional tool to search for literature along with traditional databases.

 

Setting up Keenious with Word and Google Docs

Keenious is freely accessible to all UC students and staff. The add-on may already appear in Microsoft Word if you are signed in with your UC account or you can add it yourself. You can also add to Google Docs yourself. Keenious have easy to follow instructions for adding it to Word on their help page and the process is similar for Google Docs.

Please put in a support request to the University’s IT in the UC Services Portal if you have trouble getting Keenious working in Word, or browse Keenious’s tips on adding Keenious to Microsoft Word on their website.

 

Searching with Keenious

To start using Keenious for searching, after installing the add-on for either Microsoft Word or Google Docs, open the add-on. The Keenious side panel will appear. Now you can either search based on the entire document or select just a part of text to search on. Click the ‘Research Articles’ to begin searching. For more information on searching with Keenious, including options for refining your search, see their expanding set of help articles here.

 

Full-Text Access

Once you’ve found a publication you wish to view, the easiest way to access the full-text is by clicking on the ‘Access Full-Text’ button (if you’re signed up with your UC email it will direct you to the library). Alternatively, you can click on the DOI to be directed to the publication itself and then access it via the library.

 

Exporting Citations

When you’ve found a publication you want to use, remember to reference it fully. By clicking on the quotation marks (“) at the top right of the Keenious panel a reference will be generated in the style you choose. You can copy paste this to your bibliography or download the reference to later import to your preferred reference management tool. Export as an RIS file for EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley or similar tools. BibTeX is also available for those using LaTeX.

Subject librarian help is available here and more info about the Keenious tool can be found here.

 

Ngā mihi,

Isabella (on behalf of the Library Keenious promotion team)

Kia ora koutou!

It’s that time of year again! We’re looking for volunteers to help with our Rā Tōmene | Open Day stall on Friday 9 September (10am-2pm).

 

Event Info:

Rā Tōmene | Open Day 2022 will be taking place on Friday 9 September. This is our key recruitment event for future students, parents and whānau, and its success depends on staff throughout UC.

Library activations:

• PUNA Stall – a stall located in the Open Day market with other UC teams. The stall is a chance to engage with a wide range of people interested in UC as a place of study. If you would like to help out on the stall, please add your name to a slot (or two!) in the roster sheet saved on the K:drive here: K:\Operations\Marketing\Events&Promotions\Open Day Rā Tōmene\Open Day Rā Tōmene 2022\Open Day Puna Stall Roster_2022.docx
• PUNA Passport – the passport is a great way to promote the libraries and encourage people to visit our space. Each entrant will pick up their passport from the stall and will need to visit each library (including Te Rua Makerspace) to receive a sticker, then they will need to place their completed entry into the prize draw. More info about prizes TBC!
• PUNA Lounge – an oasis behind Te Rua. The Lounge is a space for parents and whānau to take a break and rest their feet. Water and peelable fruit will be available and the lounge will also have Library or UC info/material to support the recruitment goal.

 

Ngā mihi,

Isabella (on behalf of the Library events team)

Tēnā koutou,

Please enjoy the marketing team’s July highlights!

 

Recent Events & Promotions

There were some great events and promotions this month, and plenty more to come!

• Te Taetae ni Kiribati | Kiribati Language Week (10-16 July)
• UCSA Winter Wellness Expo (28 July)
• Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani | Cook Islands Language Week (31 July-6 August)

What’s on?

• UCSA election billboards (8 -19 August) – between the lifts in PJH.
• Postgrad options week (15-17 August) – PG advisors will be set up outside Te Rua in PJH.
• Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e lea faka-Tonga | Tonga Language Week (4-10 September)
• Conservation week (5-11 September)
• Editor’s Symposium (8 September) – more details to come!
• Rā Tōmene | Open Day (9 September)
• Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori (12-18 September)
• Library Engagement Survey (12 September – 7 October)
• Mental Health Awareness Week (26 Sept-2 October)

 

Displays: Canada Day, International Cat Day, Language Weeks, & more!

#Shoutout to the displays team, who have been especially busy this month creating these awesome arrangements!

 

Collaboration with UC Student Experience Team

The displays team worked alongside UC’s Student Experience team to create an eye-catching display of UC’s volunteer mentors (spanning 2 large double-sided billboards in PJH!), in the lead up to the August volunteering expo.

 

Beeswax Wrap-Making Workshop in Te Rua

This month the Library collaborated with UC Sustainability to run a beeswax wrap-making workshop in the Te Rua Makerspace. This was a highly successful event, and a great way to broaden the Library’s scope of engagement and build meaningful connections. Ka rawe Jessica and Ryan!

 

Te Rua Winter Wellness Floor Stickers

Ryan has created some show stopping floor stickers once again! Swing by Te Rua to see these great designs in the entranceway.

 

Viral Social Media Post

The social media team followed a popular social media trend on our Facebook account, and received the highest level of (positive) engagement compared to all other posts this year. While comedy isn’t our sole focus, the team were very happy to be able to provide a few chuckles for our followers!

 

Promotion of Subject Librarians

As part of our welcome back messaging, the social media team have begun a new weekly series to promote our wonderful subject librarian team! We started the first week with our Aotearoa and the Pacific librarians. Stay tuned each Wednesday for more!

 

Have a marketing request? Contact us!

If you have a marketing request, please fill out this form. If you have a general marketing enquiry, please send an email to librarymarketing@canterbury.ac.nz and we will get in touch as soon as we can!

 

Ngā mihi nui,

Isabella

(on behalf of the UC Library Marketing Group).

Kia ora koutou,

Thank you to everyone who supported the Library’s stall at the 2022 UCSA Winter Wellness Expo that was held in Haere-roa on Thursday! Despite the weather it was a great day, and we managed to engage with over 300 students! For those of you who missed it, here are some highlights!

The events team planned two competitions to run on the day. One of these was a ‘guess how many sour patch kids are in the jar’ competition. For this competition, the closest guess won the jar of sour patch kids (our winner actually guessed the EXACT number of sour patch kids!). Overall, we received 123 entries for this competition! The second competition running on the day was designed to boost our followers on social media. To enter, each person needed to scan our QR code, enter their UC username, and then follow us on at least one of our social media platforms. Three winners were randomly picked out of all the entries, and each winner received a wellness pack which contained some yummy goodies and healthy wellness treats, as well as a UC branded item. Overall, we received 140 entries for this competition! For general giveaways (freebies), we had badges and scrunchies made in the Te Rua Makerspace, which were snapped up! We also set up a variety of collateral for people to take, including the 2022 Library brochure, Library postcards, manaakitanga info sheets, and Te Rua invitations.

Having the Library’s presence at the Winter Wellness expo was a great opportunity to engage with students and remind them that we’re always here to help – we received lots of enquiries from curious students about Te Rua Makerspace, as well. It was also fantastic to network with similar UC departments. Overall, it was a very successful day!

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Isabella

On behalf of the Winter Wellness events team

 

 

Kia ora koutou,

We are still after a few more volunteers for the Library stall at the annual UCSA Winter Wellness Expo next Thursday. Please see below for key details and how to sign up:

When and where is the expo?

Thursday 28 July

10am -2pm (you don’t need to stay this long!)

Haere-roa (UCSA building)

 

Okay I’m in! How do I sign up?

Please add your name to your preferred timeslot(s) in the Word doc saved on the K:drive here:

K:\Operations\Marketing\Events&Promotions\UCSA Winter Wellness Expo\2022\UCSA Winter Wellness Expo roster 2022.docx

 

Contact

Need more information? Please contact myself (Isabella) or Dale if you have any questions about this event!

 

Ngā mihi,

Isabella

Kia ora koutou,

The annual UCSA Winter Wellness Expo is coming up and the events team are looking for volunteers to help engage with students at our stall! We would love to have staff from any facet of the Library involved with this event. It’s a great opportunity for us to engage with the new student cohort (including our new International students) and show them all the great things the Library has to offer.

When and where is it?

Thursday 28 July

10am -2pm (you don’t need to stay this long!)

Haere-roa (UCSA building)

 

What do I need to do?

The team will set up and pack down the stall. All you’ll need to do is turn up and engage with students!

 

What should I talk about with students?

Good pātai! Primarily, we want to let students know we’re here for them, and to promote our services. For example, telling students about our 3 Library locations, Subject Librarian help, AskLIVE, and the Te Rua Makerspace are a great place to start! They may also have some questions of their own that they’d like to ask us about! We will also be promoting our competitions/giveaways on the day.

 

Okay I’m in! How do I sign up?

We’re glad to have you onboard! Please add your name to your preferred timeslot(s) in the Word doc saved on the K:drive here:

K:\Operations\Marketing\Events&Promotions\UCSA Winter Wellness Expo\2022\UCSA Winter Wellness Expo roster 2022.docx

 

Contact

Need more information? Please contact myself (Isabella) or Dale if you have any questions about this event!

 

Ngā mihi,

Isabella

 

Tēnā koutou katoa,

It has been a busy month! Please enjoy the marketing team’s June highlights (part 2)!

 

Recent Events & Promotions

There were some great events and promotions this month, and plenty more to come!

• Pride month (month of June)
• Matariki (24 June)

 

What’s on?

• Te Taetae ni Kiribati | Kiribati Language Week (10-16 July)
• UCSA Winter Wellness Expo (28 July)
• Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani | Cook Islands Language Week (31 July-6 August)
• Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e lea faka-Tonga | Tonga Language Week (4-10 September)
• Rā Tōmene | Open Day (9 September)
• Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori (12-18 September)

 

Displays: Pride Month & Matariki

The Library celebrated Pride Month 2022 with a fabulous and colourful display at PJH. Matariki displays were also assembled at PJH, EPS, and MB.

 

 

Matariki video

Alongside staff from MB, the social media team produced a short video for Matariki. The video has been well received. Click to watch the video on Facebook or Instagram.

 

 Te Rua Makerspace ‘Puna Lounge’

The Makerspace team have been running the ‘Puna Lounge’ again this semester to encourage stressed students during the exam period to take a break. During this period, Te Rua provided a range of fun and relaxing activities which included knitting, origami, streaming animated short films. Plus, plenty of bubble wrap giveaways and the famous ball pit! The Puna Lounge is a great way to demonstrate manaakitanga towards our students for exam support.

 

 Macmillan Brown Library: Items on External Display

In collaboration with the UC Teece Museum, items from Macmillan Brown Library’s collection have been put on display in the mini-exhibition Ancient Epic and Modern Classic to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of James Joyce’s novel Ulysses. The exhibition and associated talks have been promoted on the Library’s social media.

 

Positive Exam-time Messaging

This month, the social media team shared a variety of exam tips, tricks, and positive messages to boost student morale during exam time.

 

Student Creativity in Te Rua

The Library’s Instagram account has continued to successfully promote the wonderful arts and crafts made by staff and students in the Te Rua Makerspace. This post of a student showing off their fantastic new pants was particularly well-received!

 

Have a marketing request? Contact us!

If you have a marketing request, please fill out this form. If you have a general marketing enquiry, please send an email to librarymarketing@canterbury.ac.nz and we will get in touch as soon as we can!

 

Ngā mihi nui,

Isabella

(on behalf of the UC Library Marketing Group).

Tēnā koutou katoa,

Please enjoy the marketing team’s June highlights!

Recent Events & Promotions

There were some great events and promotions this month, and plenty more to come!

• Pink Shirt Day (20 May) – click here for the full post!
• World Biodiversity Day (22 May)
• International Menstruation Day (28 May)
• Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa – Samoa Language Week (29 – 04 June)
• Queen’s Birthday (06 June)
• Exam Support: Golden Ticket Competition (07-19 June)

What’s on?

• Matariki (24 June)
• UCSA Winter Wellness Expo (28 July)
• Rā Tōmene | Open Day (September)
• Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori (12-18 September)

Pink Shirt Day & Samoa Language Week Displays

The Libraries celebrated Pink Shirt Day (20 May) and Samoa Language Week (29 May – 04 June) with fabulous and creative displays at both PJH and EPS Libraries.

Samoa Language Week Celebrations

With permission from UC PDT, Te Rua celebrated Samoa Language Week with a floor sticker representing Samoa’s national teuila flower.

The social media team filmed and produced a video for Samoa Language Week. The video did very well and UC Pasifika even shared the video on their Instagram Story! You can watch the video on Facebook or Instagram.

New Sanitary Supply Posters in all Student-Facing Library Bathrooms

The new method of discreetly packaged sanitary products is aimed at being more access-friendly. Posters have been rolled out in all female, male, and unisex bathrooms across all three Libraries.

New Charger Library

The Library has successfully utilised video media to promote the new device chargers which are available to borrow from PJH. The video can be viewed on Facebook or Instagram.

Pink Shirt Day Giveaway

The marketing team organised a mini giveaway in celebration of Pink Shirt Day (a tee made in Te Rua Makerspace).

Check out the new Te Rua Makerspace YouTube videos!

Makerspace staff have released new videos on their YouTube channel.

 

Have a marketing request? Contact us!

If you have a marketing request, please fill out this form. If you have a general marketing enquiry, please send an email to librarymarketing@canterbury.ac.nz and we will get in touch as soon as we can!

 

Ngā mihi nui,

Isabella

(on behalf of the UC Library Marketing Group)

 

 

Kia ora koutou,

A massive thank you to everyone who participated in Pink Shirt Day 2022 on Friday! We had a great turnout for our photo at PJH Library, and thank you to Fiona for sending through the awesome photo of the MB tīma!

Let’s continue to Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora – Speak Up, Stand Together, Stop Bullying!

 

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Ngā mihi,

Isabella