@Michelle_Blake

University Librarian. Views are my own

 Hamilton City, New Zealand
Joined March 2009
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DORA@DORAssessment6 Jun 2024
"(Researchers) were more likely to employ metrics they could find easily and thought others would understand and value, even when they knew those metrics were flawed." - @JesselizH on researchers' attitudes to metrics at @waikato 🎓 More ➡: uksg.org/newsletter/uksg-ene…

Measuring what we value instead of valuing what we can measure: Views on metrics and research...

31 May 2025 Jessica Howie, University of Waikato, Aotearoa New Zealand How might we measure research excellence, and what are the views of researchers around this? The answer, it seems, […]

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Can't wait till November to hear from our fabulous keynotes including @mkhokhar
IATUL@IATULorg5 Apr 2024
📣Thrilled to announce @mkhokhar of the @UniversityLeeds as our keynote speaker at #IATULNZ24! With a background in computer science, Masud brings invaluable expertise in strategic leadership, digital transformation & diversity in academic libraries.@RL_UK bit.ly/49aMtx1
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Excited to see our Anti-racism reading list is the Resource List of the Month. It's been a great piece of work bringing this content together - originally intended to support our own staff @waikato
Talis@talis29 Sep 2023
Congratulations to our Resource List of the Month - The University of Waikato! ✨ We love its use of categorisation, providing an excellent introduction to the topic, with content targeted at specific audiences depending on their needs. View the list: rl.talis.com/3/waikato/lists…
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So pleased that we now have this amazing space open. Thanks to the wonderful students who helped co-design, staff and our Pacific Student community who donated items and friends @UoYLibrary who shared their learnings from their family room so generously with us
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Excited to share the first piece in our series on our new Māori and Pacific focused roles we put in place last year as part of commitment to our new Library Plan and becoming an anti-racist institution waikato.ac.nz/news-opinion/m…
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We're currently advertising for our Te Mata Aurei (Māori Teaching and Learning Advisor). The role will support the delivery of our Library Plan 2022-2025 and help support the University's goals to embed mātauranga Māori in the curriculum.
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We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to get in touch or just apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
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Delighted to say we are recruiting! If #OpenAccess is your thing, come and join us @openaccess_anz Part-time Senior Project Officer. Closing date for applications, April 16th. Please share with your networks! Very happy to answer any queries. external-careers.jobs.unsw.e…
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First newsletter of 2023 from @openaccess_anz. We've got new members - @NSLA and @BondUniversity 🧡 New #OpenAccess policy from @QUT; @cOAlitionS_OA 2022 round; upcoming conferences; and information on consultation on Australia's science future. mailchi.mp/9989bbc24094/febr…
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We've opened registrations for our March #OA101 course. The member-only 4⃣week, online offering provides an introduction to #openaccess with support from OA practitioners. OAA members can register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… Want to join OAA? Contact us: [email protected]
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This is a great resource
Open Access Australasia@openaccess_anz2 Feb 2023
Looking for tips for advocating for #openaccessbooks 📚📚 at your Uni🤔Catch this great 2xblog series from our @COPIMproject friends @alittleroad & @ScholTom oaaustralasia.org/2023/02/02…
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Our fantastic new student kitchen in Te Manawa is up and running with great artwork by a brilliant member of the library team (@HollieTawhiao) @waikato @WaikatoLibrary
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📰Read all about it! Last roundup of news from 2022 from @openaccess_anz We'll be back with the next newsletter early in 2023 mailchi.mp/e696b84d9196/last… (Photo by Luis Cortés on Unsplash)
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Really enjoyed listening to this session on my morning walk today rluk.ac.uk/event-equality-di…

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Research Library Space

This event will aim to showcase how research libraries are designing and reinventing their buildings and spaces with the aim of becoming more inclusive places where people from various backgrounds...

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New blog post covering the MBIE mandate
Open Access Australasia@openaccess_anz4 Dec 2022
"A first step in delivering a courageous vision of Open Research for Aotearoa" oaaustralasia.org/2022/12/04… @TomSaundersNZ @rkawhite @JesselizH @theluqmanarian @Michelle_Blake @kimtairi on why the @MBIEgovtnz policy is such an important development
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"A first step in delivering a courageous vision of Open Research for Aotearoa" oaaustralasia.org/2022/12/04… @TomSaundersNZ @rkawhite @JesselizH @theluqmanarian @Michelle_Blake @kimtairi on why the @MBIEgovtnz policy is such an important development
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Take a look at some of the fabulous #openaccess resources made by practitioners in our recent #OA101 course oaaustralasia.org/2022/12/01… Our next course will be early in the New Year. To find out more about OA 101 and becoming a member of @openaccess_anz please get in touch!
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