Nelson City Council

* We subscribe to these online resources. Most can be accessed both inside and outside the library, except where indicated.  For external access you will need to enter your library barcode number.

• Aria Database
  Translations, lyrics and information about operatic aria
• Art Find New Zealand
  Search engine for NZ art
• Art Cyclopedia
  Index of museums and image archives
• Books & Authors*
  Search for books and authors - fiction and non-fiction
• Cadence
  List of choral and orchestral sets held by NZ music societies
• Creative NZ
  Funding for the arts
• Gramophone
  Classical music magazine
• Literature Resource Centre *
  Biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of over 90,000 authors from every age and literary discipline
• New Zealand Symphony Orchestra     
• Oxford Art *
  Encyclopaedia-style articles on the visual arts, biographies of famous artists, bibliographies and an image gallery with links to famous paintings and sculptures. Especially good for European art up to the 20th century.
• Oxford Music *
  Search Oxford music reference works;  includes The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, The Oxford Companion to Music.
• SOUNZ  
  A music information centre which promotes music by New Zealand composers through projects which encourage its creation, performance, publication, recording and broadcast
• Worldwide Art Resources
  Contemporary art, art news, art history, contemporary artist and gallery portfolios online