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- Title
Tauranga City Libraries: Meeting the needs of local Iwi? Biculturalism and Māori cultural intellectual property.
- Authors
McCauley, Debbie
- Abstract
There are significant differences between Tauiwi (Pakeha or non-Māori) concepts of information and how Māori are connected to information, including how the issue of cultural intellectual property is impacting upon Māori cultural heritage. This paper briefly explores the history of Tauranga Moana (ocean area) and Tauranga City Libraries in the context of the wider issues and challenges of biculturalism and Māori cultural intellectual property. Findings are outlined and areas are identified that could be further developed An important factor in dealing with Māori information is their specific perspective on information and its ownership, which is discussed Again, .findings are outlined and areas are identified that could be further developed The library profession is intertwined indelibly with these issues, especially those libraries holding heritage collections, and has a significant role to play in this debate.
- Subjects
TAURANGA (N.Z.); NEW Zealand; PAKEHA (New Zealand people); INTELLECTUAL property; CULTURAL property; LIBRARIES
- Publication
New Zealand Library & Information Management Journal, 2010, Vol 51, Issue 4, p247
- ISSN
1177-3308
- Publication type
Article