There is an increasing emphasis on Te Tiriti o Waitangi and improving how government and local government institutions engage with Māori. This webinar looks at why this is important and the implications for local government information managers.
About the Presenter:
Dr. Spencer Lilley
Associate Professor (Information Studies)
Victoria University of Wellington
Dr Spencer Lilley is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Management at Victoria University of Wellington. Prior to this he had academic positions at Massey University in the School of Māori Knowledge. He trained professionally as a librarian and worked in special and academic libraries from 1989 – 2011. Dr Lilley’s research interests are Māori/indigenous information behaviour, specifically focusing on the indigenisation of cultural heritage institutions and professions. He was the recipient of a Marsden Fast Start Award from the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2018 to investigate how galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAMs) are contributing to the revitalisation of te reo Māori (Māori language). Spencer’s whakapapa includes iwi affiliations to Te Atiawa, Muaūpoko and Ngāpuhi, and Samoan and Scottish ancestry.
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