title: Research support in New Zealand University Libraries

authors: Howie, Jess

abstract: Researcher-facing librarians in New Zealand are providing guidance across more of the research lifecycle than ever before in response to an increasingly complex scholarly ecosystem. This research explored the development of research support through survey responses from all eight New Zealand University Libraries. From the responses it was possible to ascertain the level of services offered or planned in the four key areas of research impact, Research Data Management, scholarly communication and Kaupapa Māori research. Skills gaps and barriers to service development were also identified. Comparison with an earlier study revealed that research impact and Research Data Management services have developed well over the last 6 years. A good level of maturity was identified in scholarly communication services but support for Kaupapa Māori research was identified as an area for development. Barriers to service development included lack of resourcing and low recognition of library value from the wider institution.

text: Research support in New Zealand University Libraries Researcher-facing librarians in New Zealand are providing guidance across more of the research lifecycle than ever before in response to an increasingly complex scholarly ecosystem. This research explored the development of research support through survey responses from all eight New Zealand University Libraries. From the responses it was possible to ascertain the level of services offered or planned in the four key areas of research impact, Research Data Management, scholarly communication and Kaupapa Māori research. Skills gaps and barriers to service development were also identified. Comparison with an earlier study revealed that research impact and Research Data Management services have developed well over the last 6 years. A good level of maturity was identified in scholarly communication services but support for Kaupapa Māori research was identified as an area for development. Barriers to service development included lack of resourcing and low recognition of library value from the wider institution.

year: 2019-01-01

title: Measuring Wellbeing for Public Policy in a Bi-Cultural Nation: Update from Aotearoa New Zealand

authors: Weijers, Dan M.

abstract: A presentation at Measuring Wellbeing in a Multicultural World: An Interdisciplinary Workshop, Conference held at ANU, Canberra, Australia and online

text: Measuring Wellbeing for Public Policy in a Bi-Cultural Nation: Update from Aotearoa New Zealand A presentation at Measuring Wellbeing in a Multicultural World: An Interdisciplinary Workshop, Conference held at ANU, Canberra, Australia and online

year: 2023-08-11

title: The use of the reciprocals of positive and negative inertial functions in asymptotic modelling

authors: Williams, F.W.

subjects: inverse inertia

abstract: This paper shows how the recently introduced concept of positive and negative inertial functions in asymptotic modelling may be used effectively. Noting an almost linear variation of the natural frequency over a wide range of values of the reciprocal of the inertial parameter, the results presented show that both the natural frequencies of constrained systems can be calculated accurately using only moderately large artificial inertial parameters, e.g. which are only about 10 times that of the system mass and also that values about a million times more than this do not precipitate ill-conditioning when using 16 figure computer accuracy. This helps to minimize the chances of numerical problems occurring due to the limitation of machine precision.

text: The use of the reciprocals of positive and negative inertial functions in asymptotic modelling This paper shows how the recently introduced concept of positive and negative inertial functions in asymptotic modelling may be used effectively. Noting an almost linear variation of the natural frequency over a wide range of values of the reciprocal of the inertial parameter, the results presented show that both the natural frequencies of constrained systems can be calculated accurately using only moderately large artificial inertial parameters, e.g. which are only about 10 times that of the system mass and also that values about a million times more than this do not precipitate ill-conditioning when using 16 figure computer accuracy. This helps to minimize the chances of numerical problems occurring due to the limitation of machine precision.

year: 2006