About the Library

Welcome to the University of Waikato Library - Te Whare Pukapuka o Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, where the best of scholarly tradition is combined with modern facilities that support both quiet study and social learning.

Our focus on providing access to electronic resources gives students and researchers maximum flexibility as to when and where they do their library research.

The Library consists of the Central Library, Law Library, and Education Library – based on the University’s main campus in Hamilton, and the Tauranga collections which are held in the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic Libraries at Bongard and Windermere. Find out more about our physical and digital collections.

Administratively the Library is arranged in three groups; Collection Services, Teaching & Research Services and Technology Support Services. More information is available about our organisational structure and teams.

The Library is a member of the LCoNZ consortium, using the Voyager system.