Online Collections (Databases) A - Z
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Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre
Australian, NZ & overseas magazines, newspapers & reference sources provide a perspective on current events, business and social issues. Includes similar though not identical coverage of NZ newspapers to Newztext (sometimes worth trying both ). Note they do not include classifieds & some articles are excluded for copyright reasons.
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Biography Resource Center
Over 1 million biographies drawn from hundreds of overseas sources - the famous & the infamous.
BreakOut
Scholarships, awards and grants for individuals looking for funding for education, travel, etc.
Business Reference Suite (RDS)
Access to global industry reports, data & articles on business, economics & management practices for businesspersons or tertiary students. Little NZ material.
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Contemporary Womens Issues (RDS)
Articles from a range of media to research issues that affect women in today's world.
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Discovering Collection
Essays, biographies, and timelines - everything to help sort your homework information needs but weak on NZ topics. Useful for Y8 to Y12 students.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
Much more than the print version, the EB Online includes selected websites, articles from leading magazines, maps, yearbook reviews & images. The encyclopedia itself is searchable in the full and simpler Student or Junior versions.
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FundView
Search for sources of funding for community groups from trusts, local government & other organisations.
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General OneFile
Thousands of journals & news media - both popular & specialist - provide a wide range of information for school, university, business or technology research. All topics covered though weaker in science.
Grove Art Online
A huge encyclopaedia of art and more - the online version includes links to large fine art image banks and museum & gallery sites, as well as thousands of articles on visual arts worldwide from pre-history to the present. Limited coverage of NZ artists.
Grove Music Online
The full text of the 29vol New Grove Dictionary of Music plus the New Grove Dictionary of Opera and New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Particularly strong on classical music, it includes biographies, musical history, instruments and links to websites. Limited coverage of NZ music.
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Health & Wellness Resource Center
Medical journals, news sites & a medical dictionary and encyclopedia will keep you informed on all health issues including alternative health topics. Provides info on medicines but uses US names. NB. should not be used instead of qualified medical advice.
History Resource Center - World
Major themes & events of the world with a strong focus on twentieth century. Includes images, chronologies, primary sources & a research guide. Not strong on NZ history.
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Index New Zealand
Indexes selected articles (no links to full content) from NZ magazines & newspapers. Good coverage from 1987 on but weaker for science/technology areas
Infotrac OneFile
Thousands of journals & news media - both popular & specialist - provide a wide range of information for school, university, business or technology research. All topics covered though weaker in science.
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Literature Resource Center
Critical essays, overviews, biographies of authors + links to related websites. Includes poetry, drama, non-fiction & journalism. Reasonable but not comprehensive coverage of NZ authors.
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MasterFile Premier
A wide ranging collection of quality overseas magazines, academic journals, reference books, book reviews, travel books and images. Covers all topics though not strong in science.
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Newztext Magazines
A selection of specialist NZ magazines in full text, including business, primary industry, medical & law journals.
Newztext Newspapers
Full text of articles from the Dom Post, The Press, NZ Herald, Waikato Times and other major NZ newspapers. Note that it does not include classifieds except for NZ Herald & some articles are excluded for copyright reasons.
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Articles and essays on the pros & cons of many major social, ethical & environmental issues of the day. While US focussed it does provide good general background on many topics of NZ concern from alcohol to working women.
Oxford English Dictionary
Of interest to students, crossworders & lawyers, the OED is the most authoritative and comprehensive dictionary of English. It records the development of English, tracing the evolution of 600,000+ words over the last 1,500 years with millions of quotations.
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ProQuest Science Journals
Covers a wide range of science & technology issues from ageing, climate change, GM food, obesity to environmental impacts. Articles are sourced from 400+ mainstream science journals at both news and research level. Some journals however do not provide the latest 3 -12 months and not all are full text. Reasonable coverage of many issues of NZ concern.
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The Times Digital Archive
Complete digital edition of the The Times (London) from 1785 to 1985. Search or browse historical events, obituaries and all classifieds including births, deaths & marriages. Includes much early NZ colonial news.
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What Do I Read Next?
Find recommended titles by genre - mystery, romance, sci-fi, etc - or search by topic, setting or award winners for works that may interest. Not strong on NZ works except award winners.
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