Welcome to the University of Waikato Library – Te Whare Pukapuka o Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato. We combine the best of scholarly tradition with modern facilities and services that support both quiet study and social learning.
Our Organisation
The University of Waikato Librarian is Ross Hallett.
Library Structure
Administratively the Library is arranged in two groups; Information Resources and Teaching and Research. This may be better illustrated in our diagram of our Organisational Structure.
The list below provides more information on each Library team, including team contacts and members. If you need to locate an individual staff member, you can also go to Find a Staff Member.
Library Regulations and Policies
For a full description of the Library Regulations please see the University of Waikato Calendar.
Vacancies
See the Library Vacancies page for up to date information about vacancies in the Library. See also Choose Waikato for a list of all University job vacancies.
Library Hours 2020
This page shows the current and up-and-coming Library hours. For information on 24/7 access to the computer areas, see 24/7 Computer Area.
If you have any questions regarding our open hours, please Contact Us.
Open Hours
Holidays and Exceptions
- Central Library
- Labour Day, 26 Oct 2020: 11am – 6pm
- Teaching Resources Library
- Labour Day, 26 Oct 2020: CLOSED
- Tauranga Library
- Labour Day, 26 Oct 2020: CLOSED
2020 Trimester B
13 July 2020 – 07 November 2020
- Central and Law Library
- Monday – Friday: 8am – 8pm
- Saturday & Sunday: 11am – 6pm
- Teaching Resources Library
- Monday – Friday: 10am – 3pm
- Saturday & Sunday: CLOSED
- Tauranga Library
- Monday: 11am – 1pm, 2pm – 4pm
- Tuesday – Wednesday: 11am – 1pm, 2pm – 6pm
- Thursday – Friday: 11am – 1pm, 2pm – 4pm
- Saturday & Sunday: CLOSED
2020 Trimester C
08 November 2020 – 18 December 2020
- Central and Law Library
- Monday – Thursday: 8am – 6pm
- Friday: 8am – 6pm
- Saturday: 11am – 6pm
- Sunday: CLOSED
- Teaching Resources Library
- Monday – Friday: 10am – 3pm
- Saturday & Sunday: CLOSED
- Tauranga Library
- Monday – Friday 11am – 1pm, 2pm – 4pm
- Saturday & Sunday: CLOSED
2020 Semester S
06 January 2020 – 01 March 2020
- Central and Law Library
- Monday – Friday: 8.30am – 5pm
- Saturday & Sunday: CLOSED
- Teaching Resources Library
- Monday – Friday: 10am – 5pm
- Saturday & Sunday: CLOSED
- Tauranga Library
- Monday – Friday: 10am – 5pm
- Saturday & Sunday: CLOSED
Hours during Alert Level 1
Hours valid from 22 June, 2020 to 12 July, 2020
- Central and Law Library
- Monday – Friday: 9am – 5pm
- Saturday & Sunday: CLOSED
- Teaching Resources Library
- Monday – Sunday: CLOSED
- Tauranga Library
- Monday – Friday: 11am – 1pm, 2pm – 4pm
- Saturday & Sunday: CLOSED
Phone or Email Us
| General Enquiries | +647 838-4051 [email protected] |
| Borrowing, fines, renewals | +647 838-4051 [email protected] |
| Assignment & Research Help | +647 837-9122 [email protected] |
| Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery | +647 837-9139 [email protected] |
| Library Administration | +647 838-4111 [email protected] |
| Teaching Resources Library | +647 838-4530 |
| Tauranga Library | +647 262-0515 |