Academic & Research

We're sorry, access to ABI/INFORM Global finished on 1 July 2025. 

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Trace your family history. Includes records from United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

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Art History Research Net (AHR net) provides full text access to a range of late nineteenth and early twentieth century art, architecture and design publications.

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A rich resource for perspectives on major contentious social, political, and technological issues that are relevant to New Zealand and Australia.

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Biographical reference collections and magazines, a comprehensive collection of full-text biographies, and thousands of unique narrative biographies.

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Biographical information about more than one million of the most searched and studied people. Search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as by keyword and full text. Coverage ranges from Kylie Minogue and George Clooney, to Socrates and Boudicca.

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A series of short books on big subjects from Bridget Williams Books: succinct narratives spanning history, memoir, contemporary issues, science and more from great New Zealand writers. Packed full of fresh thinking, ideas and critical analysis of subjects relevant to New Zealand.

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We're sorry, access to Cambridge Companions Online finished on 1 July 2025

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Health and wellness from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.

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A research tool for students that searches across multiple sources in a single search. Includes a range of topic overviews

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Multidisciplinary resource containing peer reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading reference sources.

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International business information including company and industry profiles, financial reports, case studies, scholarly journals and business news.

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General-interest periodical resource allows users to find the information they want quickly, with intuitive searching that ensures they tap into quality sources.

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Health & wellness resource with authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices.

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Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. Whatever the genre, Gale Literature Resource Center is your source for information on literary movements, authors and their works.

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Curated content from Australian, New Zealand and International sources covering important issues relating to Australia and New Zealand.

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Improves awareness and provides perspective on global issues, while tying together a wealth of authoritative content: empowering learners to critically analyse and understand the most important issues of the modern world.

Content is from over 800 geographically diverse newspapers, magazines, and journals, covering subjects such as business and economics, conflict and diplomacy, society and culture, environment and climate change, and more.

Global Issues: Gale In Context is cross searchable with Opposing Viewpoints: Gale In Context.

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Research the effects of humans on the environment.

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World history for researchers, featuring historical reference books, magazines, journals and thousands of primary source documents.

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Abstracts and indexed articles for library and information professionals.

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Information about thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes for all literary research needs.

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A large collection of full-text magazines, journals and reference books.

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The New Zealand History Collection provides complete online access to a major, authoritative resource – over thirty years of award-winning history and biography publishing from Bridget Williams Books. Over ninety titles,  including recent additions to BWB’s history list such as the widely acclaimed Great War for New Zealand by Vincent O’Malley, as well as multiple works by late historian Judith Binney.

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Perspectives on major contentious social, political, and technological issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. This cross-curricular research database supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.

With over 20,000 pro/con viewpoints, approximately 19,000 reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more, students will be prepared to argue any side of the issue.

Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints is cross searchable with Global Issues: Gale In Context.

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Classic and contemporary poems, as well as short stories, biographies and authoritative essays on such topics as poetic forms, movements and techniques. 

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Explore this new collection of searchable primary source material on Counterculture, Social Movements and Alternative Press. 

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• Search the full collection of primary source archives in Gale Primary Sources

We're sorry, access to ProQuest Research Library finished on 1 July. 

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Discover which full text publications are available electronically at Christchurch City Libraries.

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Explore the history of refugees and forced migration during World War II through this new collection of primary sources. 

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Science resource suitable for all ages. Full text articles from all major areas of scientific study; biographies; video resources and experiments.

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An engaging online resource that provides contextual information on hundreds of today’s most significant science topics. By integrating authoritative, curriculum-aligned reference content with headlines and videos, students see how scientific disciplines relate to real-world issues, from weather patterns to obesity. For practical experience, more than 200 experiments and projects are included, ranging from simple to complex.

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Search rare nineteenth and twentieth-century archives on topics like the evolving modes of flight, World's Fairs, and more.

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Abstracts and indexed articles from journals and magazines for educators.

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The online version of the popular encyclopedia known as World Book and a variety of other World Book resources on the one platform including World Book Kids and World Book Student for teens.

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