A database allows you to search for material in serials, magazines, ebooks and other online resources. Results can include just the abstract (summary) of the material; or the complete article, book, essay etc
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EBSCOhost
A multi-disciplinary database covering communication, education, general interest, health, hospitality, humanities, New Zealand information, psychology, sciences, social sciences, technology and tourism. |
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Proquest
A multi-disciplinary database covering business, education, general interest, health, humanities, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and technology. |
Commerce Clearinghouse (CCH)
New Zealand and selected international coverage of business law, legislation, commentary, cases, income and associated tax law.
Cochrane Library
Regularly updated collection of evidence-based medicine databases. Provides high quality information to people providing and receiving care and those responsible for research, teaching, funding and administration at all levels.
Ebrary
Provides a growing selection of eBooks from the world's leading publishers covering all academic subject areas, including business, computing, education, medicine, science and social science.
Google Scholar
A multi-disciplinary database covering business, communication, general interest, humanities, sciences, social sciences, technology, and tourism.
Index New Zealand
Indexes and abstracts selected New Zealand serial publications, including newspapers and journals about New Zealand and the South Pacific.
LexisNexis
Provides access to an extensive range of legal information including acts, statutes, regulations, bills, cases etc.
Newztext Plus
Search New Zealand Newspapers, Magazines, and Radio New Zealand news wire. The magazines section includes National Business Review, Independent, New Zealand Doctor, Pharmacy Today and Rural News.
OAIster
Search one of the largest open archives for academic and scholarly material.
Oxford Art Online
Provides comprehensive, reliable information on all aspects of world art over time. Includes: Grove Art Online, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics and The Concise Dictionary of Art Terms.
Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Online
Search one of the largest open archives for academic and scholarly material.
Oxford Music Online
Provides comprehensive, reliable information on all aspects of world music over time. Includes: The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Grove Music Online and The Oxford Companion to Music.
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Search this open archive for academic and scholarly material on a range of subjects.
Research Papers in Economics (RePEc)
A collaborative effort of hundreds of volunteers in 70 countries to enhance the dissemination of research in economics. Includes working papers, journal articles and software components. All RePEc material is freely available.
ScienceDirect
A multi-disciplinary database covering agriculture, business, biology, chemistry, earth sciences, engineering, health, and veterinary nursing.
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Search for a Journal
Search for a known journal title, for example the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, to see if you can access it online.
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Search for a known subscription database not listed above, for example search the list for the Academic Research Library database.
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