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3D world atlas
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Discover in-depth geographical information.
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240 days : New Zealand at Gallipoli
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A CD-ROM of the 240 days that New Zealand soldiers were at Gallipoli.
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1881 British Census
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This Census includes information for England, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and the Royal Navy.
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Age of empires II
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A fun interactive game for kids.
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Alphabet Learning Programme
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An English language learning CD-ROM.
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Anatomica
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Information about the human body and health.
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Ancestry Library Edition (ProQuest)
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The largest online genealogy database available today. You’ll uncover family histories for thousands of people.
Ideal for anyone - from beginners exploring their roots to professional genealogists.
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Art of the Pacific Islands
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Presents over 100 artifacts from the Pacific region in the form of museum photos, contemporary video segments and music.
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Arthur's birthday
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A fun interactive story for kids.
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Ashhurst
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Atlas of New Zealand
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A complete and detailed atlas of New Zealand.
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Australia & New Zealand Newsstand
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A selection of full-text newspapers and newswires from Australia and New Zealand covering regional and international topics.
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Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre
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Find articles from international newspapers, magazines, and reference books covering current events, business, politics, sports and many other subjects.
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Bartleby.com
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A great free collection of fiction, non-fiction and reference books online, including "World Factbook 2003", Gray's "Anatomy of the Human Body", Aesop's "Fables" and "Roget's Thesauri".
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| Best treatments |
This site can tell you which treatments really work and which don't work, based on the best and most up-to-date medical research |
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Biography Resource Center
(Gale)
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Whether it's a few facts or detailed information you require this is a great starting point for anybody researching notable figures in history.
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BookBrowse
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This provides a substantial excerpt of each and every recommended book, it offers the best feature of an old fashioned bookstore - a great selection of hand picked books that you can browse at your leisure. Plus it provides multiple reviews from newspapers and magazines so you can see what the key reviewers think of each title. In addition, it offers hundreds of author interviews and reading guides to aid book club discussions, and much more.
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BookFind-Online Premier Service
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The BookFind-Online database is no longer available. It has been replaced with the BookData-Online database which, due to the authentication method, is only available to staff.
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Please ask at an Information Desk if you need staff to look something up for you.
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Books & Authors NEW!
(Gale)
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This offers new ways to explore the endless possibilities and combinations of books, authors, genres and topics. Combining thousands of titles, authors, read-alikes, award winners and librarian's favorites lists, Books & Authors helps bring readers and literature together. Through the use of expertly written and arranged content and a dynamic, cutting edge user interface, Books & Authors makes exploration of genre fiction and essential non-fiction fun!
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Bratz : rock anglez
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A fun interactive game for kids.
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Ashhurst
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BreakOut
(Funding Information Service)
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Individuals find funding for school, polytechnic or travel grants; sports and arts schemes; personal grants; personal development funds.
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Britannica Online
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This popular encyclopaedia is now available for library members to use online.
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Business & Industry
(Gale)
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Global focus on company, product and industry information, giving you valuable facts, figures and trends across all major industries.
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Business & Management Practices
(Gale)
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Focuses on the practical side of business and management: how organizations make decisions, adopt and implement new technologies and techniques, and plan for change and expansion.
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| CD-DRIVES |
Driving practice on a computer! It is a series of five interactive live action sessions designed to help new drivers spot hazards and develop good judgement on the road.
See Practice to find out how to get your own free copy. CD-DRIVES was developed by the University of Waikato.
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| The Cochrane Library |
An internationally renowned collection of databases of health information. Designed to help health care professionals make treatment decisions and inform patients about the care they receive.
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Contemporary Women's Issues
(Gale)
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Articles on women's issues including social, environmental, educational, and family concerns with an international focus.
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CultureGrams
(ProQuest)
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Cultural overviews for 187 countries and territories.
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Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
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Biographies of deceased people who have played a part in New Zealands history and development.
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Discovering Collection
(Gale)
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Use this to access in-depth content for the areas of Literature, History, Biographies, Science, and Social Studies.
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Dora the explorer : dance to the rescue
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A fun interactive game for kids.
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Dora the explorer : lost city adventure
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A fun interactive game for kids.
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Early Wellington settlers
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Over 130,000 records, including NZ Centennial Exhibition (Wellington, 1940), Wellington Pioneer Roll and more.
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| Empire Earth III |
An interactive game for youth and adults. |
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Encarta Encyclopedia
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An interactive general reference encyclopedia.
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| Finding Nemo |
A fun interactive story for kids.
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Highbury
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FundView
(Funding Information Service)
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FundView is where community groups can find funding information from trusts, local government, gaming trusts, government and other sources.
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Gale PowerSearch
(Gale)
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Save time and search across more than one Gale database at once.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
(Gale)
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This does a search of just the Reference books that are included in the Gale Resource Center databases.
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General OneFile
(Gale)
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Want to find a magazine or news article? This has the content from over ten thousand titles and covers all subjects.
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Grove Art Online
(Oxford University Press)
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The multi-award winning Grove Art Online is the ultimate authority on all aspects of the visual arts worldwide – from prehistory to the present day.
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Grove Music Online
(Oxford University Press)
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The multi-award winning Grove Music Online is the ultimate authority on all aspects of music worldwide – from Bach to the Blues.
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Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module
(Gale)
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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
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History Resource Center: World
(Gale)
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A resource that helps students understand the world around them, from antiquity to the present.
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IELTS Tutor
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The IELTS Tutor CD-ROM contains four sections relating to the four sections of IELTS, namely reading, writing, speaking and listening.
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Index New Zealand - INNZ
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An index with abstracts from New Zealand serials and newspapers. Coverage of current affairs, the arts and humanities, and society in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands goes back to 1987.
Titles currently indexed
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Journals A-to-Z Search
(Ebsco)
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Access thousands of magazines and newspapers online using this combined list of most of the titles included in our online databases.
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Kompass Worldwide
(Kompass)
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A business directory for 75 countries,including New Zealand. Provides in depth company information.
- Use the Advanced search option to access our subscription and get full information about companies.
- Please sign out after use.
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| Lego star wars : the video game |
An interactive CD-ROM based on Star Wars.
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Highbury
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Literature Resource Center
(Gale)
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Information on literary figures from all time periods writing in such genres as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, journalism, and more.
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The Magic school bus discovers flight
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A fun interactive learning game for kids.
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The Magic school bus explores in the age of dinosaurs
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A fun interactive learning game for kids.
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The Magic school bus explores the human body
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A fun interactive learning game for kids.
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The Magic school bus explores the rainforest
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A fun interactive learning game for kids.
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The Magic school bus explores the world of animals
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A fun interactive learning game for kids.
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Awapuni
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The Magic school bus lands on Mars
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A fun interactive learning game for kids.
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Roslyn
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Maori Land Court minute books index
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Indexes over 1100 minute books between 1865 - 1910.
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MasterFILE Premier
(Ebsco)
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Need to find a subject overview, or a magazine article on a specific topic? This finds information from magazines, reference books and newspapers, and covers all subjects.
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Matapihi
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Experience a selection of pictures, sounds and objects from New Zealand’s archives, galleries, libraries and museums.
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Mechwarrior 4
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A fun interactive game.
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Medline Plus
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Search health and medical topics including drug information and current news articles. Provides links to other sites and interactive tutorials.
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The muppet babies: shapes and colours
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A fun interactive learning game for kids.
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National Bibliographic Database
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Please use the New Zealand Libraries' Catalogue, which is the new free-to-access version of the National Bibliographic Database
You don't have to be a Library member or log in to use the information provided by this database. More info ...
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Natural world of New Zealand
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Contains the entire text of the book "Natural world of New Zealand" written by Gerard Hutching.
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Roslyn
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The New Internationalist Ark : 1981 to 2005
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An archive of the New Internationalist magazine 1981 to 2005 (25 years worth). Look up particular dates, or topics.
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| New Zealand Business Who's Who Online |
A New Zealand business directory.
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The New Zealand Electronic Text Centre
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A free online archive of selected New Zealand and Pacific Islands texts and heritage materials, which offers an ever expanding, fully searchable, set of images and full-text books, manuscripts and journals.
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New Zealand Encyclopedia
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A to Z places, people, events, nature. Based on Bateman New Zealand Encyclopedia. Over 2,500 topics about NZ, over 2,300 illustrations, 54 interactive maps, 75+ minutes sound clips.
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New Zealand Libraries' Catalogue
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This provides bibliographic information for over 10 million New Zealand and overseas-published books, serials, magazines, CDs, and so on. The database lists which libraries in New Zealand hold these items, and gives a link directly to the individual libraries catalogues, so you can see if the item is in or out.
Please use this instead of the National Bibliographic Database.
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New Zealand Roadcode Testdrive
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An interactive way to prepare for the driving test, featuring animated sequences dealing with driving situations in towns and cities, at night, on highways and in the country. It also includes the road code theory test questions to help learner drivers prepare for sitting their theory test.
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New Zealand World War I service personnel & reserves index
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This index includes information from the following sources: NZ Expeditionary Force Nominal Rolls 1914-1919; 1st and 2nd Division Rolls of the NZ Expeditionary Force Reserve; and more.
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Ngata Dictionary
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English to Maori and Maori to English dictionary.
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NoveList Reader's Advisor
(Ebsco)
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Attention fiction lovers! Novelist can help you find your next great read in your favorite genre. It includes adult, young adult, children's and easy fiction.
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