Article databases
Article databases Search these databases for the articles and newspapers you need in your study or research.
Searches multiple journal article databases simultaneously. Includes Historical Abstracts; Index New Zealand; Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre Plus; Digital NZ, and Academic Search Premier.
Full-text back issues of arts and sciences journal articles, with the most recent 2 - 5 years embargoed.
Provides access to peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles.
Primary source for world history from the 15th century. Excludes United States and Canadian history.
Multidisciplinary, international database with a good coverage of history. Much full text.
A multidisciplinary database that continues a previous print title , which covered 1966 - 1986.
Multidisciplinary, international database.
Terms and conditions for library online resources
Legal guidelines about how and by whom Library-subscribed article databases may be used.
Newspaper collections
ǰ newspapers from 1842–1932.
Historic New Zealand newspapers.
Full-text and full-image articles from The Times of London 1785 - 2014.
Historic Australian newspapers from the 1800s to mid 1950s.
To find specific newspaper titles (online, in print, or on microfilm/microfiche) .
Books and texts
Books and texts Find books, ebooks and historical texts.
New Zealand and ǰ books and texts
New Zealand historical primary resources including newspapers, magazines & journals; letters & diaries; plus some Parliamentary papers.
Ebook collection from the publisher Bridget Williams Books.
Use the to search for content.
A collection of rare publications, including Elsdon Best's publications and bibliography on ǰ history and lore.
Historic New Zealand and Pacific Island texts and materials.
Books about New Zealand from 1642 to around 1870.
New Zealand Official Yearbooks
The annual yearbooks include a wide range of information about New Zealand. First published in 1893.
International books and texts
Searchable transcriptions of over 2200 texts from Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO).
Early books written in English, and some other languages. Includes reproductions of the original versions of books written between 1473-1700. Subjects include English literature, history, philosophy, linguistics, religion, politics & government.
A huge range of part- and full-view online books. Useful for identifying material to request from the Library, if not available in full view.
Video and images
Video and images Find images and history documentaries.
Digitised New Zealand material including aerial photos, posters, newspapers, artwork, research papers and more.
View history documentaries, including those from the History Channel.
Background information
Background information Find background articles and concepts.
Covers themes such as culture and society, politics and government, and war and society.
A collection of dictionaries and encyclopaedias with good coverage of military history, politics and history. Includes illustrations and maps.
Includes the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
Concepts and definitions
Includes a chronology, topic entries, and biographies.
Related subject guides
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New Zealand Government
This guide provides access to New Zealand government, legislative and parliamentary resources.
New Zealand Statistics
This guide covers general New Zealand statistics from a wide range of sources from the 1840s to the present.
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