Research databases

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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.

These resources, and other useful websites, can also be accessed via our subject listing of online resources.

Ancestry Library Edition - for use in the library only
Trace your family history in US and UK BMD, census and other family history records.

Australia/ New Zealand Reference Centre
Search Australian and New Zealand magazines, newspapers and newswires

Bateman Encyclopedia Online
Covers a wide range of subjects of historical and contemporary significance to New Zealand

Biography Resource Centre
Biographical information on more than one million people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas

Books & Authors
Search for books and authors - fiction and non-fiction

Breakout - for use in the library only
Search for New Zealand awards, scholarships and grants for individuals

Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Search over  the complete 32 volume Encyclopaedia Britannica

Fundview - for use in the Library only
Search for community funding in New Zealand

Gale Power Search
Search across Gale databases for information from a huge range of sources: journals, magazines, books, newspapers etc. General OneFile is the key database in the package

Greenfile
Information about the relationship between human beings and the environment, covering  global warming, recycling, alternate fuel sources etc.

Health & Wellness Resource Centre
Covers a wide range of source and topics including: fitness, nutrition, public health, occupational health and safety.

History Resource Centre
Themes and trends from ancient to modern history, covering journals, books, reference books; include full-text and facsimile images for over 1,400 primary source documents.

Index New Zealand
An index with abstracts from New Zealand serial publications

Literature Resource Centre
Biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of over 90,000 authors from every age and literary discipline.

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
Library Science book, journals and research reports

Māori Land Court Minute Book Index - for use in the library only
A fully searchable index to minute books 1865 - 1910, including Waipounamu Maori Land Court District (Nelson area). Copies of the Nelson Minute Books are held in the Maori Heritage Collection.

Masterfile Premier
Full text of nearly 1,950 general periodicals covering a range of subjects including current affairs, business, entertainment, education, health, general science, multi-cultural issues and more.

New Zealand Index
A collection of New Zealand-related databases where the information is indexed with a short abstract.

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 English Dictionary
Access to the acclaimed 2nd ed. 20 volume Dictionary and additions. - 1000 new and revised words added each quarter.

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.

Oxford Reference
Over 100 reference works and language and subject dictionaries in a single cross-searchable resource.

Proquest
Search all of the Proquest databases at once.  Covers:

 

RDS Business Suite
Search Business & Industry for company, industry and product information), Business & Management practices for  the processes, methods and strategies of managing a business and TableBase for industry statistics. Includes:

  • Business & Industry
  • Business & Management Practices
  • TableBase