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Trace your family history. Includes records from United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
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Explore LGBTQ history, a large collection of searchable primary source material on the social, political, health and legal issues impacting the LGBTQ communities around the world.
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Arrivals in English is aimed at Beginner-level learners. It provides practical English for newcomers adjusting to life in New Zealand.
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Deep, rich and high-quality New Zealand non-fiction eBooks brought together online.
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Online and interactive version of Encyclopaedia Britannica. All branches of knowledge are covered in this resource aimed at older students and adults. There is also a Teens and Kids version available.
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Colourful and easy to use interactive online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Safe and accurate information for primary level.
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Rich multimedia content, adjustable reading levels, and interactive tools empower teens to research, analyze, and learn at their own pace.
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Offering online access to millions of pages of British and Irish newspapers from 1703-2003.
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Colourful and quirky games and activities for 3 to 11 year olds. Designed to entertain and educate.
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.
Learn to speak English clearly, recognise and pronounce the 43 sounds of English through audio, video and interactive activities.
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Learn to speak English clearly, after completing Clear Pronunciation 1 Sounds learn to put the sounds of English together for natural speech.
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Online access to over 40 key books from Bridget Williams Books, addressing the big issues facing New Zealand today including housing, inequality, climate change, child poverty, the environment, migration, financial crisis, and more.
Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.
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Access to most of Christchurch City Libraries’ eResource collection, articles, eBooks, journals, photographs and more, through a single simultaneous search at a single access point. eResources Discovery Search (eDS) has relaunched with a clean modern interface.
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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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What do I read next? Let Gale Books and Authors help you find next great read.
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Experience an easy-to-browse, comprehensive database covering all aspects of starting and operating a business.
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A step-by-step online planning tool for starting, managing and optimising a business or nonprofit.
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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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Introduce young learners to research skills with easy-to-use resources featuring age-appropriate content.
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Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. Whatever the genre, Gale Literature Resource Centre 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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Search newspapers from around the world with more than 3,918 major world newspapers. Includes Scoop Media from NZ and over 400 Australian newspapers, including The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph, The Canberra Times and The Age.
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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.
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A collection of the world's best car and motorcycle repair manuals.
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Learn English Online is a short course at four levels - Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced - to learn and improve your English. It covers grammar, reading, writing and pronunciation, with each level designed to take six weeks. Start where you feel comfortable and take your English learning to the next level.
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Digital books in world Languages, that allow children to enjoy the magic of books in LOTE (Languages Other Than English). Each book comes with English translations to help children learn languages. Choose from over 9000+ titles in 100+ world languages with new books and languages being released each month.
LOTE4Kids has stories in te reo Māori, Māori o te Kuki Airani, Niuean, Samoan, Tongan, and New Zealand Sign Language NZSL.
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MasterFILE Complete is a high quality collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books, videos and other sources covering virtually every subject area.
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This archive features more than 800,000 pages of brand-new, full-text searchable scans of the complete run of the Mirror, including the Sunday Mirror.
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Birth, death and marriage records from 48 countries, the complete U.S. and U.K. censuses, immigration, military and tombstone records and more than 2 billion family tree profiles.
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A magazine archive that celebrates New Zealand's people, places and wildlife. Also includes access to documentaries, videos, photography and podcasts.
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The New Zealand Sign Language Collection has reference material alongside accounts of Deaf experience. Using rich multimedia and visuals which could not be delivered to libraries in traditional means. Includes access to Rachel McKee's New Zealand Sign Language: A Reference Grammar.
NewsBank - Access New Zealand is the largest online collection of national, regional, rural, and local news sources from across the North and South Islands.
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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.
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Explore this new collection of searchable primary source material on Counterculture, Social Movements and Alternative Press.
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Practical Writing is for students who need to use written English both in their studies and in their personal life.
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Online access to today’s newspapers and magazines from around the world in full colour in their traditional format and layout including complete editorial content, graphics, advertising, classifieds and crossword puzzles.
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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, the early Cold War and Decolonisation through this new collection of primary sources.
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Self-study preparation course to help candidates prepare for the globally recognised IELTS exam. It tests English proficiency at an academic level.
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Self-study preparation course to help candidates prepare for the globally recognised IELTS exam. It tests English proficiency at a general level.
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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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Tahi is an AI-powered search tool that helps you find trustworthy information about Aotearoa New Zealand. It searches trusted New Zealand sources and uses AI to create clear, easy-to-understand answers. Tahi brings together the datasets of RNZ, New Zealand Geographic and a number of public sources including Te Ara Encyclopedia.
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Explore the rich narratives of Māori and indigenous history, available through BWB.
Improve your English with Tense Buster which helps learners with 33 key grammar areas at five levels.
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The Treaty of Waitangi Collection brings together leading thinking on this foundational document, including works by acclaimed scholars such as Claudia Orange, Judith Binney, Vincent O’Malley, Alan Ward and Aroha Harris. This Collection is a living resource backed by a long-term vision for Treaty scholarship into the twenty-first century.
The Women's Studies Collection from Bridget Williams Books provides access to the history of New Zealand women, and a series of ground-breaking books on women's issues, lives and histories. The Collection includes the widely acclaimed A History of New Zealand Women by Barbara Brookes, and The Women’s Suffrage Petition 1893. Significant biographies (Suzanne Aubert, Lauris Edmond, Pauline O’Regan) enrich the historical narrative, alongside key works on politics, economics and feminism.
Thousands of engaging projects suitable for a broad spectrum of hobbyists - from beginner to expert, for children and adults.
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Powerful reference tool for advanced research in all subject areas, contains detailed content written for senior secondary level students and adults. Includes integrated research of articles, media, primary resources, eBooks, dictionary, atlas and more.
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Reference resources for reluctant readers, students with learning difficulties, adult literacy students or those who are learning English as a second language.
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Interactive learning resource developed by early childhood education experts for preschoolers and children in early primary school.
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Easy-to-use encyclopedia for primary school students with multimedia, games, science projects and interactive tools for homework and fun.
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Multimedia reference encyclopedia for intermediate and junior secondary school-aged students’ homework and research.
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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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