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Mezzanine Floor
Administration Desk Enquire at the Administration Desk for lost property. Chocolato  Chocolato, in the entrance to the Central Library, is a great place to go to enjoy coffee and good food....

Library careers
Library qualifications If you are interested in obtaining a qualification in Library and Information Science, look at the websites of these training providers: Bachelor of Applied Science with the Open...

Consolidated searching
What is an online database? - eResources versus printed material - Isn't everything on the Internet anyway? - Online databases terms and conditions of use - What is info2go? These...

Britannica Online
About this eResource This popular encyclopedia is now available for Library members to use online. Fully searchable and browsable collection of authoritative references, including: Britannica's...

Terms and Conditions
Reproducing material from Pātaka Ipurangi: Manawatu Memory Online       Conditions of Use  Copyright and Privacy...

Homework help
Homework Help General information Dictionaries and encyclopedias The Library's electronic resources to use from home and in the Library Yahoo! Kids Ask for Kids Highbeam Encyclopedia...

Evaluating web pages
The information found in online databases is not usually found on the ‘free' Internet. With online databases, editors and publishers have already reviewed the information before it is published....

New Settlers
Welcome The Palmerston North City Library would like to give a very warm welcome to all new settlers to Palmerston North. Visit the Settlement Support website to find more information about settling...

Join the library
 Where to join What to bring Types of membership Joining the Library Membership of Palmerston North City Library is free to all...

Gale PowerSearch
About this eResource Save time and search across more than one Gale eResource at once ... this is called consolidated, or federated searching. Find out more about consolidated searching Use Gale...

Seniors
Useful websites: Grownups - a 50+ community website. Age Concern - a National organisation working for the rights and well-being of older people, koroua and kuia. Sorted60plus -...

Business & Industry
About this eResource Business & Industry (B&I) is used when searching for information on companies, industries, markets and products. The type of information that can be specifically retrieved...

What are eResources?
This page: What are eResources? - What is an online database? - eResources versus printed material - Isn't everything on the Internet anyway? - Evaluating web pages - Can I read the whole...

Gale Virtual Reference Library
About this eResource Save time and search through more than one Gale eResource at once ... this is called consolidated, or federated searching. Find out more about consolidated searching Gale...

Internet
Internet Use Access to the World Wide Web and free access to online databases and selected websites are available at the Central Library and our branch libraries. Use our Web Searching Portal. The...

Business & Management Practices
About this eResource Business & Management Practices contains online articles about the practical aspects of business management. It provides real-world know-how that focuses on how organisations make and...

Health and Wellness Resource Center
About this eResource Whether you're researching a disease or health issue, a drug or herb, or you just need some basic health information for yourself or your loved ones, this is the place to start. ...

Library catalogue
Library Catalogue tutorials For anyone who feels that they are not getting the desired results from our computer catalogue, we have a tutorial on how to search, place requests, renew your items and limit your...

Any Questions
About AnyQuestions AnyQuestions.co.nz helps you find useful, accurate, online information for your homework. It’s not a ‘quick answers service’ - instead our online librarians are trained to...

FundView
About this eResource Do you belong to a voluntary organisation or community group that needs funding?   FundView is where community groups can find funding information from trusts, local government,...

About Archives
What are archives? Archives are the records that are made or received and accumulated during the life of an organisation or person. They are preserved because of their continuing evidential or informational value,...

Wireless Internet
Cafe Net is no longer available From midnight on 31 August 2011, CafeNet will be discontinued in Palmerston North.  For more information about CaféNet go to their website or contact:...

Ancestry Library Edition
About this eResource The most comprehensive online source of information for conducting genealogical research available. Includes:  More than 4 billion names, in 4,000 complete...

Computer Database
About this eResourceComputer Database is a one-stop reference resource for up-to-date information on the world of high technology. This is a collection of computer related magazines.    ...

News and newspaper guide
The Library offers newspaper information in several formats. A collection of the most recent New Zealand dailies, overseas and community newspapers can be found in the Welcome Lounge, while older editions can be found...

Biography In Context
About this eResource This is a comprehensive collection of biographical information on more than 320,000 people from anywhere, famous for just about anything throughout history, around the world, and...

When? / A hea? - Opening hours and events
Ian Matheson City Archives Monday to Friday 10.00am-5.00pm Saturday/Sunday - closed Youth Space hours  Monday  Closed...

Tutorials
Whether it is learing more about the Internet, writing a CV, uploading photos to your Facebook page or coming to grips with Word Processing - we can help. We have a range of free classes to...

Advisory desks
Getting help at advisory desks Each Zone has an advisory service. Advisory staff are expert in helping with your information search. Some of the things they can assist with are:...

Online banking and business guide
List of New Zealand Banks New Zealand Stock Exchange New Zealand Interest Rates Business New Zealand Sorted.co.nz   Business News...

BookFind-Online Premier Service
BookFind is no longer available:  It has been replaced with the BookData-Online eResource which, due to the authentication method, is only available to staff. Please ask at an Information Desk if you...

CultureGrams
About this eResource Cultural overviews for 206 countries and territories, each include 25 categories such as: land climate history personal appearance...

eBooks
Getting started Access help information related to your device, i.e. eReader, iPad, Android phone, etc. Software needed Adobe Digital Editions - eBooks Overdrive Media Console -...

Book groups
Library Book Groups We have three book groups currently running at the Central Library. Two evening groups and one morning group. Meetings are held on a monthly basis (except January)....

Literature Resource Center
About this eResource Rich in biographical, bibliographical, and critical content, the Literature Resource Center is the premier Internet resource for information on literary figures from all time periods writing in...

How? / Pehea? Using the library
Borrowing from the library Borrowing information Returns Renewals Loan Periods Overdues Reserves My Card Home Library Service

What? / He Aha? Library resources and collections
The Palmerston North City Library has resources in many formats and to meet a wide range of information needs.  We also have a large collection fiction and literature - novels, short stories,...

Who? / Ko wai? Staff, community and volunteers
Staff Library staff are passionate about providing high level service. To help us meet your needs we welcome comments and feedback. Our useful links to vacancies and information will help you...

Culinary Arts Collection
About this eResource The Culinary Arts Collection includes 250 major cooking and nutrition magazines as well as reference articles. Coverage includes thousands of searchable...

Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection
About this eResource A collection of more than 100 journals focused on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture. With the addition of over 20 subject...

Books for sale
Place an order Please send your order with money to: Book Order Ian Matheson City Archives Palmerston North City Library PO Box 1948 Palmerston North 4410 or contact the Ian Matheson City Archives...

More web searching
Tutorial 3 : More web searching Use of the web as an information resource Search engine tips and techniques Advanced searching (meta-searching, cluster searches, blog...

Search the internet
Search tools  Search Engines  Google    Yahoo    Search NZ      Technorati (blog search)   Google Blog...

Where? / Kei hea? - Library locations
Location Central Library 4 The Square Palmerston North New Zealand Phone (06) 351 4100 email the library Postal Address Palmerston North City Library P.O. Box 1948 Palmerston North...

Databases/info2go
Tutorials on how to use the Library eResources The Library subscribes to a number of online eResources, which are free to use for anyone on our Library computers, and most can be used by Library members...

NoveList Reader's Advisor
About this eResource March 2008: NoveList Reader's Advisor has been revamped! Find out about some of the changes here: NoveList changes (33KB)  Attention fiction lovers! Are you...

NZ Business Who's Who
Access in the Library: Ask at an Information Desk to find out how to access this eResource. Anyone in the Central, Ashhurst,...

Interloans
What is an interloan? If Palmerston North City Library doesn’t own the item you want to borrow, we can sometimes request it from another library. This is called an inter-library loan or interloan....

Traveller's guide
Travel Guides Many of these web sites can  be found by using the library catalogue, which allows you to get information about a particular country or city. Bradt Travel Guide Conde Nast Traveler...

Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre
About this eResource Content from international newspapers, magazines and reference books including many Australian and New Zealand titles, providing coverage of: current events business...

The Basement
Opening Hours Monday closed Tuesday 12.00pm - 6.00pm Wednesday 12.00pm - 6.00pm Thursday 12.00pm - 6.00pm Friday...

Magazine reserves
To request a magazine, you need to specify a particular copy. From our library catalogue, search for the title. Tip: from the Format Search menu, use Magazine title browse search. From this Item...

Electronic resources and info2go
All about eResources: eResources by subject Full list of eResources  What are electronic...

Online databases
All about eResources: eResources by subject Full list of eResources    What are...

Academic OneFile
About this eResource Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences,...

What kind of eResource to use?
This is a guide to choosing the right online database to use for your search   What kind of information do you want? - Evaluating your choices - Selecting the right resource -...

English
Palmerston North City Library welcomes you Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, English, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish Welcome Location...

New Zealand Gazette Archive - 1841 to 2009
About this eResource This new resource is now available!    The NZ Gazettes are a unique, useful, and extremely fascinating resource. They were published by the Government as a means of...

Bateman New Zealand Encyclopedia
About this eResource This edition of the only one-volume New Zealand encyclopedia in print has been designed to present as wide a range of information as possible in a convenient compact package. Over 75,000...

Local history
Local History Week 2011 31 October - 7 November Visit the Local History Week website  Local History at the Palmerston North City Library The local history collections in the Palmerston North City...

My Card
Your user account "My Card" stores details on any items that you currently have issued to you, any items that you have requested, blocks on your card, and any lists that you have created or saved. In...

Library logo
Te Ara Whanui o Te Ao  The phrase, Te Ara Whanui o Te Ao, means "the wide pathway across the world". Through this pathway we provide our community with information from the past, the present...

BreakOut
About this eResource BreakOut has scholarships for individuals. It can provide funding for: school or polytechnic travel grants sports and arts schemes personal development funds academic...

eNewspapers and eMagazines
Physical copies Newspapers Welcome Lounge - Latest NZ papers, and 2 months worth of selected International newspapers. Back copies of NZ papers  are kept in the New Zealand and...

World History In Context
About this eResource This is the award-winning eResource that combines content from acclaimed sources to enhance understanding of world cultures from the distant past to the most recent headlines. The...

Movies and Music
The Library has a great selection of movies and music available. From arthouse to the latest blockbuster, you’ll find an awesome range of movies on DVD (and even VHS) in the Sound and Vision Zone on the...

National Bibliographic Database
Change of access: The National Library of New Zealand has launched a new catalogue called the New Zealand Libraries' Catalogue This is free to access and does not required a special...

The Times Digital Archive (London) 1785-1985
About this eResource Delivers every page as published, over a 200-year period. The Times was the "world's newspaper of record" and covered all major international historical...

Home access - info2go
What are electronic resources? - What is an online database? - eResources versus printed material - Isn't everything on the Internet anyway? - Online databases terms and conditions of use...

Library catalogue
Search the Library Catalogue Search the Library Catalogue About the Catalogue The Library catalogue shows all the titles held by Palmerston North City Library's Central Library, and the branch libraries...

Archives
Ian Matheson City Archives 'If we do not honour our past we lose our future. If we destroy our roots we cannot grow' (Hundertwasser) We hold records of: Palmerston North Borough/City...

TableBase
About this eResource An international eResource that specialises in tabular data dealing with companies, products, industries, and demographics. Includes data on: imports and...

Renew my books
To renew the items you have out, go to our library catalogue and sign into My Card, using the barcode from your library card and PIN number. The Account Overview screen will summarise the number of...

User guides and help
What is an online database? - eResources versus printed material - Isn't everything on the Internet anyway? - What is info2go? - Can I use info2go? - How to login to info2go - Which online...

Discovering Collection
About this eResource This eResource offers easy access to award-winning content designed for the high school student. It presents a core collection of essays, reference works and magazine articles on the...

Student Resources In Context
About this eResource (Previously called 'Student Resource Center') Access reference articles, biographies, primary source documents, images and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. Intermediate...

Science Journals
About this eResource NOTE - Access to this database finished on 1st April 2010   From Acoustics to Zoology, this eResource provides comprehensive, full-text coverage of applied and...

Start
Science, Technology, Art START is an initiative for Palmerston North to create a national centre where science, technology and art come together to create new insights into all three and the modern world, led by...

Meeting rooms
3 meeting rooms are available for hire at the Central Library. Discounted rates for community groups (non-profit).  Application form for meeting rooms (31KB)   Information about...

Create a booklist
My List is a feature that lets you create a temporary list of items from your search results. If you have a library card, you can also save a list of items for future reference. To view the current...

Australia & New Zealand Newsstand
About this eResource A selection of full-text newspapers and newswires from Australia and New Zealand covering regional and international topics. This eResource covers: local, national, and world...

Email and instant messaging services
E-mail  (electronic mail) is a way of exchanging messages over the Internet with other people who have access to e-mail. A typical e-mail address looks like this: doris@womble.net.nz. The companies below provide...

Contemporary Women's Issues
About this eResource This eResource focuses on the critical issues and events that influence women's lives in more than 190 countries. Subjects covered include: Art...

Research guides
The Palmerston North City Library research guides are intended as a starting point for assignments and researchers and for anyone with an interest in local history. The guides are bibliographic lists of...

Books & Authors
About this eResource Book fans know the feeling: finishing a thrilling novel or an engaging nonfiction work and wanting to sustain that momentum to the next book. But what is that next book? Books &...

info2go troubleshooting
What is an online database? - eResources versus printed material - Isn't everything on the Internet anyway? - Online databases terms and conditions of use - What is info2go? - Can I...

MasterFILE Premier
About this eResource Need to find a subject overview, or a magazine article on a specific topic? MasterFILE Premier is a eResource of popular magazines. It provides the full text of more than 1,900...

New Zealand and Pacific Islands
Location The New Zealand and Pacific Islands Zone (NZPI) is located on the 2nd Floor of the Central Library. Collections and Resources The Zone has books, magazines, newspapers, maps and...

More information about each online Library eResource
What is an online database? - Online databases terms and conditions of use -  eResources versus printed material - Isn't everything on the Internet anyway? -  Searching...

Ashhurst Library
 View Location Local History The Ashhurst Library has a historical photographic collection permanently on display.  The collection was a community project with each photo sponsored by...

Reserves
When the book you want is on loan Place a reserve so you can get it sooner. Access any items held at the branch libraries without having to visit them. Guarantee that you’ll be the next...

Our mission and vision
Palmerston North City Library mission We strive to provide exemplary customer service at all times. We aim to create a point of difference through our branding as the ‘“Living Room of the...

Movie websites
Previews and  Reviews  Palmerston North Cinemas Rotten Tomatoes Downtown Cinema 8 Reviews and previews of movies, videos, DVDs and video games from print, online,...

French
La bibliothèque Palmerston North City vous souhaite la bienvenue Arabe, Chinois Simplifié, Chinois Traditionnel, Anglais, Français, Japonais, Coréen, Espagno...

The Chaisers
Library conquers The Chaisers 10 December 2010 Now is the time to Like the Palmerston North City Library on Facebook. Help us get to 1000 Likes before Christmas.    The Chaisers have...

eResources by subject
Because we've paid the subscription fees Anyone can use these on our Library computers for free. (If you are on a Library computer use the direct links on the right side of this page.)...

General OneFile
About this eResource Want to find a magazine or news article?   This is a comprehensive source for instant access to news and periodical articles on a wide range of...

Newspapers
The newspaper collection consists of a range of local, national and international newspapers. Location The Welcome Lounge on the Mezzanine Floor has the most recent copy of each...

Full list of eResources
What is an online eResource? - Online Library eResources terms and conditions of use -  eResources versus printed material - Isn't everything on the Internet anyway? - Searching...