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How do I find…?

February 17, 2014

Do you know how to find the information you need for your assignments and research? We have put together a new set of pages that help you with planning your search, and finding books, journal and newspaper articles. How do I find…? takes you...Read more

New look Scopus

February 12, 2014

Scopus has upgraded to a new look this week. All the same functionality is there, with a few extras. Please contact us if you have any queries...Read more

Web of Science Changes

January 10, 2014

Keep an eye out for changes in Web of Science during the week of 13 January. The look and feel of the database will be improving, and the collection of databases on that platform will be known as Web of Science rather than the previous Web of...Read more

Opposing Viewpoints is back

January 7, 2014

The Opposing Viewpoints in Context database, which some of you may recall we had access to in the past, is now back. It can be a great place to start for undergraduates looking for a range of material on topical issues – though note that it...Read more

Library Catalogue now available

December 6, 2013

The behind-the-scenes upgrade of the Library Catalogue has been completed, and the Catalogue and associated web pages are now up and running as usual...Read more

Library Catalogue Unavailable Thursday 5 December

December 2, 2013

The software that provides the Library Catalogue will now be updated on Thursday 5 December 2013. The following will be unavailable from 5:00 a.m. until 11 a.m. or until further notice: Library Catalogue Some Library forms (e.g. inter-library loan...Read more

2013 New Zealand Census Release Schedule

December 2, 2013

2013 Census products and services will be released progressively over an 18-month period from 15 October 2013 to June 2015. Stats NZ will update the release schedule quarterly, with more detailed information provided closer to a product’s release...Read more

Social Statistics Update

December 2, 2013

NZ Social Indicators Portal Launch NZ Social Indicators is a  new web-based tool launched on Nov 26th The New Zealand social indicators give you useful social statistics from across New Zealand government in one place, so it’s easier to...Read more

Save items to Google Scholar

November 28, 2013

Google Scholar has introduced a new feature, My library, which allows you to save items to return to later. It works much the same as the folders do when you sign in to Discover and many of our other databases. You can read more about it in the...Read more

HathiTrust added to Discover

November 25, 2013

Discover adds new providers each month, and the most recent one of note is HathiTrust. This is a major research collection which some academic staff and researchers may already be familiar with. It includes the digitized collections of more than 50...Read more

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