Kōtui is the result of a collaboration between a group of public libraries, the Association of Public Library Managers (APLM), Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) and the National Library.
Kōtui is a shared service that provides New Zealand public libraries with an affordable, efficient option to help them manage their collections, and includes leading edge functionality for library users that would otherwise have been unaffordable to many councils.
The service is available to all New Zealand public libraries on a subscription basis from the National Library – the organisation mandated to supplement and further the work of other libraries in New Zealand.
The Kōtui service comprises four components: a system to manage a library’s physical items (provided by SirsiDynix), a search facility across a library’s physical and electronic items (provided by EBSCO Publishing’s EBSCO Electronic Discovery Service), and a centralised data hosting service (provided by Computer Concepts Ltd) The National Library provides the fourth component – the New Zealand based support and administrative function for the Kōtui service.
Governance
The governance of Kotui transferred from the Project Steering Committee to the Kōtui Board, a board of representatives, on 8 March 2012.
Latest news
Kōtui - a virtual library at your place, media release about more additions, 14 March 2012
Kōtui media release from Bill Macnaught, National Librarian, 29 September 2011
Statement from Sue Sutherland, former Acting National Librarian, 29 April 2011
Further information
For more information about Kōtui, including how to become a member, visit the Kōtui website, or contact the Aotearoa People's Network Kaharoa & Kōtui team at kotui@dia.govt.nz.
