Ancestry Library Edition
Trace your family history with this great online resource, which gives access to much of the genealogical information from the Ancestry websites.
Note: this e-resource is only available from the library Learn.net computers.

BookFlix
Build a love of reading for kids - explore animated storybooks paired with interactive nonfiction titles, aimed at preschool to Primary School ages.

BreakOut
Awards, scholarships and grants available to New Zealand individuals.

EBSCOhost Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre [find out more...]
EBSCOhost Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre [within library only]
Local perspectives on current events, business, sports and many other subjects.  Full-text access to a number of New Zealand newspapers including the Christchurch Press, Dominion, Evening Post, Sunday Star-Times, Waikato Times, and a range of provincial titles.

EBSCOhost MasterFILE Premier [find out more...]
EBSCOhost MasterFILE Premier [within library only]
Contains full text to 1,930 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more.

eLibrary Australasia
Previously Electric Library Australasia.  Includes a dictionary and thesaurus, as well as encyclopedias, almanacs, atlases and more.

eLibrary Elementary [find out more (PDF 345kb)]
An easy-to-use general reference database designed specifically for younger students.

Encyclopedia Britannica - also available in Britannica Junior and Britannica Student editions
Over 120,000 articles, an updated world atlas, thousands of images and videos, an online dictionary and thesaurus, over 300,000 articles from respected magazines and  journals, news headlines, a guide to the Web's best sites, and much more.

FundView
Funding available for community groups in New Zealand.

GALE Biography Resource Centre [find out more...]
Over 400,000 biographies from throughout history and across all subject areas.

GALE Books & Authors
Looking for a good book, but not sure where to start? Features more than 100,000 highly recommended adult, young adult and children's fiction and nonfiction titles. More about GALE Books & Authors...

GALE British Library Newspapers 1600-1900
A fulltext collection of over 3 million searchable pages of historic national and regional newspapers from the Burney Collection and the British Library.

GALE Business and Industry [find out more (PDF 243kb)]
A wide variety of global business information.

GALE Business and Management Practices [find out more (PDF 243kb)]
A wide variety of global business information.

GALE Contemporary Women's Issues
The critical issues and events that influence women's lives in more than 190 countries.

GALE Discovering Collection [find out more...]
Comprised of more than 14,500 biographies, 24,000 essays, 21,070 timeline events and 2,900 plot summaries in core curriculum subjects.

GALE Health and Wellness Resource Centre [find out more...]
Easy-to-find answers to health questions from hundreds of the best medical journals, pamphlets and reference materials available.

GALE History Resource Centre - World [find out more...]
Researching major historical events and periods is now easier than ever.

GALE Infotrac Onefile [find out more...]
More than 8,000 titles and coverage from 1980 — from general to specialized sources - make this an unequaled source for virtually every popular, business and professional topic (26 NZ titles).

GALE Literature Resource Center [find out more...]
Biographies, book reviews, bibliographies, and critical essays of more than 120,000 authors from every age.

GALE Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center [find out more...]
For researching both sides of an issue. Designed to aid students in the study of today's hottest social issues.

GALE Student Resource Centre - College Edition 
Comprised of more than 9,500 biographies, 12,000 essays and full-text articles from more than 2,000 journals.

GALE Times Digital Archive 1785-1985
The complete digital edition of The Times (London); the entire newspaper is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories to make searching easier.

GALE Virtual Reference [find out more (PDF 245kb)]
More than 85 reference sources including encyclopedias, almanacs, series and more!

Global Books in Print
The world’s largest Web-based bibliographic resource for professionals.

Grolier Amazing Animals of the World
Browse the animal kingdom - for primary school students and up.

Grolier Lands and Peoples
Up-to-date information of countries, cultures and current events.

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
Quick reference and the news aimed at intermediate and high schools.

Grolier New Book of Knowledge
Reference and current events for primary school students and up.

Grolier New Book of Popular Science
In-depth science, plus science in the news aimed at intermediate and high schools.

INNZ (Index New Zealand) [find out more...]
An index to articles from selected New Zealand serials, including national newspapers and nearly 300 journals about New Zealand and the South Pacific.

Library Information Science and Technology Abstracts
More than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.

Kompass [find out more...]
Comprehensive information on New Zealand and international companies their products and services.

Maori Land Court Minute Books Index database
Provides easy and quick access to over 1100 minute books between 1865 and 1910, from the Taitokerau, Waikato-Maniapoto, Tairawhiti, Waiariki, Aotea, Takitimu, and Waipounamu Maori Land Court Districts.

New Zealand Card Index
Indexes a range of sources including local and national newspapers, New Zealand periodicals, and books. The main geographical focus is Auckland, but other New Zealand material is also included. The subject matter focuses on people, places and organisations.  

New Zealand Index
Over 1.88 million records for searching over historical and current collections of indexed abstracts to business, scientific and news information. Searches six New Zealand collections of abstracts as well as full text New Zealand Herald Family and Notices.

Oxford Art Online
The ultimate authority on all aspects of the visual arts worldwide - from prehistory to the present day.

Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary is widely acknowledged to be the most authoritative and comprehensive dictionary of English in the world.

Oxford Music Online
The ultimate authority on all aspects of music worldwide - from Bach to the Blues.

Proquest Science
Online access to leading popular science journals.

Te Puna
An extensive range of New Zealand material from the National Library.

Tumblebooks
Animated picture books for younger kids and read-aloud chapter books for older readers, plus puzzles, games and lesson plans.

World Book Online
Contains every article from the 22-volume print set plus thousands more including video clips, maps, animation, sound and more!

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