Māori customs and protocols go virtual
Research for a Master of Information Management degree is showing the extent to which information technology is becoming culturally important for Māori.
2014 news archive
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Library storytellers shown to contribute to early literacy
New research shows that taking preschoolers to story-time sessions at the local library could help them with the early stages of learning to read.
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Thesis Boot Camp a success for SIM PhD students
On the weekend of Friday 10 October to Sunday 12 October 2014, School of Information Management PhD students Edgar Pacheco and Nishanie Pereira attended Victoria University's inaugural Thesis Boot Camp, organised by the Faculty of Graduate Research.
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Senior Tutor receives professional recognition award
Kathryn Oxborrow, Senior Tutor for Information Studies, has been awarded an Associateship of the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA).
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Intergen Young Achievers Award honours top INFO101 students
Intergen is the sponsor of a new academic award for top students in a first year Information Systems course at Victoria Business School.
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Ethical issues of our time: Computers, climate and conception
Contemporary technologies often raise unexpected ethical dilemmas. This is not a new phenomenon. Most of humankind’s technological innovations raise options and problems that cannot be foreseen.
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3 Minute Thesis final
School of Information Management PhD student, Fahimi Md Ali, was one of six award winners at the final of the 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) competition held on 26 September 2014.
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Dr Janet Toland to present oral histories of Wellington IT pioneers at conference next month
Dr Janet Toland from the School of Information Management will present oral histories of eight Wellington pioneers of computing at the Gift of Memory conference to be held in the capital next month.
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Study shows consumers willing to pay for online news
A Victoria University of Wellington student is exploring ways to fund quality journalism online, including developing a tool that allows people to purchase an online package of news from several publishers.
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Is the internet making us stupid?
People are reading more text than ever, but recalling less of it, a Victoria Business School study on reading behaviour has found.