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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.

• Auto Repair Reference Centre
  Search for car repair manuals by year; use Auto IQ for guides to how cars work; get vehicle repair tips or troubleshoot specific problems. See also Small Engine Repair Reference Centre

• 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
  Search for New Zealand awards, scholarships and grants for individuals

• Encyclopedia Britannica Online
  Search over  the complete 32 volume Encyclopaedia Britannica

• Fundview
  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:
  
  Discovering Collection
  Gale General OneFile
  Gale Virtual Reference
  LibraryOpposing Viewpoints
  Student Resource Centre

• 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 2^nd 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.

• PressDisplay
  Access the full-text (actual page views) of newspapers from New Zealand and from around the world. Includes all Fairfax titles and some others.

• Proquest
  Search all of the Proquest databases at once.  Covers:
  
  ABI/Inform Global - full-text articles or abstracts from a huge range of business and management related periodicals
  Academic Research Library  - broad subject coverage from academic publications
  Proquest Science Journals - text and images from a range of science and technology journals

• Small Engine Repair Reference Centre
  Manuals for all terrain vehicles, generators and small engines, marine/boat motors, motorcycles, outdoor power equipment, outdoor water craft, snowmobiles and tractors.

• U.S. National Newspaper Abstracts

• 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

• Who Else Writes Like
  A reader's guide to fiction authors