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

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