13. Words, art and the landscape

Toi te kupu, toi te mana, toi te whenua
Knowledge in words, art and the landscape

This research;

1. Uses a Māori whakatauki (proverb) to ground the research within a Māori worldview of research
   
2. Reviews Māori access and collection management work to date in meeting the challenges of providing access to or managing Māori clients and material in an effort to show the need for Māori research in this area
3. Looks at the debasement and decline of Māori knowledge and forms of managing information
   
4. Looks at 3 key mediums used by Māori to record, retain and disseminate information; words, art and the landscape or environment
   
5. Intends to introduce traditional aspects of Māori information management into Library Education Instruction in a University Library specifically for Māori to improve information literacy levels
   
6. Intends to introduce traditional aspects of Māori information management into the Library and Information Management Curriculum in New Zealand