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Welcome to the Website of the Library Consortium of New Zealand

The Library Consortium of New Zealand (LCoNZ) is a national, virtual organisation established in 2004 by four universities: AUT University, Victoria University of Wellington, the University of Waikato and the University of Otago.

LCoNZ vision is:

To use and develop the best enabling technologies in a collaboration which will enhance the innovative delivery of library and information resources and services to the New Zealand tertiary learning and research community

Since its establishment LCoNZ has:

  • Implemented a shared Library Management System
  • Established external hosting and a good business relationship with Datacom
  • Set up a company with resources to implement LCoNZ initiatives, including the establishment of an LCoNZ office
  • Implemented a Borrow Direct service
  • Implemented Serials Solutions Summon
  • Upskilled staff through participation in collaborative projects
  • Facilitated links and collaboration between library staff
  • Provided Wiki tools for knowledge and information sharing
  • Developed international contacts with ExLibris users
  • Implemented many successful upgrades through the consortium
  • Acquired Unitec as a customer for their DSpace Institutional Research Repository
  • Acquired Canterbury University as a customer for VDX interlibrary loan

 

Latest News

 

A new edition of Copyright Guidelines for Research Students has been released.

 

 

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