eLibrary
Electronic Purchasing in Collaboration (EPIC) is a shared initiative by New Zealand libraries to provide their users with access to a collection of electronic resources.
ART AND MUSIC
Oxford Art Online
Oxford Art Online has more than 45,000 articles on painting, sculpture, architecture, decorative arts and more.
Oxford Music Online
Oxford Music Online offers the most extensive and easily searchable online music resource.
(To access from home, you will need to enter your library card number, starting with the letter S and followed by 8 numbers.)
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Books and Authors
Books & Authors offers new ways to explore the endless possibilities and combinations of books, authors, genres and topics.
Literature Resource Centre
Literature Resource Center is a current, comprehensive, and reliable online literature database. Uniquely relevant to today's curriculum,
BUSINESS AND LAW
Business Reference Suite
Provides single interface access to: Business & Industry, Business & Management practices, and TableBase databases.
COMMUNITY
FundView is a database about funding for voluntary organisations and contains over 1000 different funding schemes. (Available within the HB Williams Memorial Library only).
GENEALOGY
Access within the HB Williams Memorial Library only
Ancestry Library Edition brings the world's most popular consumer online genealogy resource to your library. It's an unprecedented online collection of over 4 billion individuals from North America, Europe, Australasia, and more.
HEALTH
Health & Wellness Resource Centre
Health & Wellness Resource Centre has established itself as the "go-to" medical reference in libraries everywhere.
HISTORY
World History in Context
World History in Context combines a comprehensive and unique global collection of resources with easy-to-use search functionality.
Access within the HB Williams Memorial Library only
PressDisplay.com from NewspaperDirect - the world's largest online newspaper kiosk, where you can browse and read hundreds of full content premium newspapers and magazines from around the globe.
NEW ZEALAND
Australia New Zealand Reference Centre
The Australia/NZ Reference Centre combines Australia and New Zealand specific magazines, newspapers & newswires, reference books, and company information to create the largest collection of regional full-text content available to schools, public libraries, and academic institutions.
New Zealand Index
This is a unique archive of New Zealand content containing over 1.9 million records. It is a composite of five separate indexes of New Zealand newspapers, magazines and journals.
REFERENCE
Biography In Context
Biography in Context contains more than 435,000 biographies on more than 340,000 people gathered from more than 1,000 volumes of more than 135 award-winning Gale reference sources as well as full-text articles from nearly 300 magazines specifically chosen for their value to biographical research.
Contemporary Women's Issues
Multidisciplinary, full-text database that brings together relevant content from mainstream periodicals, "gray" literature, and the alternative press - with a focus on the critical issues and events that influence women's lives in more than 190 countries.
Discovering Collection
The Discovering Collection provides quick access to accurate information via an intuitive interface that takes the guesswork out of research. Gale's Discovering Collection allows students to get the "whole picture" on any curriculum topic.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
Designed for public libraries, that serve a community of different ages and different interests, this multimedia reference source meets the needs of all patrons. Britannica Online Library Edition delivers two products in one: separate home pages for adults and children allow libraries to tailor the product to their patrons' needs, making it easy-to-use and age-appropriate for everyone.
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Click here to access from home.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center 
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is the premier full-text resource covering today's hottest social issues, from Terrorism to Endangered Species, Stem Cell Research to Gun Control. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center brings together all the information that's needed to fully understand an issue: pro and con viewpoint articles.
Access within the HB Williams Memorial Library only
The Oxford English Dictionary is widely acknowledged to be the most authoritative and comprehensive dictionary of English in the world.
Student Resources in Context (College edition)
Student Resources in Context offers easy access to award-winning content covering the major subject areas, including history, literature, science, social studies and more.
Virtual Reference Suite (GVRL)
GVRL contains 130 fulltext reference titles that are currently available in the following resources:
- Biography in Context
- Health & Wellness Resource Center
- World History in Context
- Literature Resource Center
- Opposing Viewpoints in Context
- Student Resource Center - College Edition
Masterfile Premier
This multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,950 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975.
General OneFile - InfoTrac
Provides access to periodical and news information on a diverse set of topics, including humanities, education, business, science, current events, art, politics, economics, social science, law, health care, computers, technology, environmental issues, and general interest topics.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
ProQuest Science Journals
Provides online access to leading popular science journals. The database fulfils the basic scientific reference needs of many different types and sizes of academic, special, school and public libraries.