6 Digital Resources

Extensive coverage of the sciences, technology, medicine, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.

Discover a comprehensive selection of authoritative periodicals and scholarly journals. Disciplines include: Biology, Chemistry, Criminal Justice, Economics, Environmental Science, History, Marketing, Political Science and Psychology.

Art market information for Australian and New Zealand forthcoming auctions, past auction results from 1969 to the present, market statistics, news and opinion.

The Australian Art Sales Digest is a database of over 650,000 works of art by more than 12,000  artists who are listed as having either lived or worked in Australia or New Zealand  and an additional 36,000 other artists,   that have had art offered for sale by auction in Australia and New Zealand over the last 30 years.  The AASD is an indispensable tool for valuers,  art consultants, auctioneers  and collectors.    

This collection will provide support for research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and film-making.

Kanopy showcases more than 30,000 of the world’s best films, including award-winning documentaries, rare and hard-to-find titles, film festival favourites, indie and classic films, and world cinema.

With the motto of "thoughtful entertainment," Kanopy provides Palmerston North City Library patrons with access to films of unique social and cultural value; films that are often difficult or impossible to access elsewhere, and programming that features diversity, with a wide array of foreign language films and films on race, and current affairs.

Create an account with Kanopy.

8 films (play credits) per calendar month.

Once you press play on a video, 1 film (play credit) is used.

You have 3 days (72 hours) to watch each film as many times as you like.

Streaming only, no downloading.

Streamed from a computer, mobile device, Apple TV, and Chromecast.

Includes documentaries, films, interviews, performances, news programmes and newsreels, field recordings, commercials and raw footage from over 500 leading distributors, producers and filmmakers.

Includes documentaries, films, interviews, performances, news programmes and newsreels, field recordings, commercials and raw footage from over 500 leading distributors, producers and filmmakers. Concentrating on building the best collections we can across the curriculum—in literature; music; women's history; black history; psychological counselling and therapy; social and cultural history; drama, medical, theatre, film, and the performing arts; religion; sociology; and other emerging areas.

Full colour, cover to cover digital editions of many popular print magazines.

Full colour, cover to cover digital editions of many popular print magazines, available to read on Android, iPad, iPhone, Mac & PC. Over 200 e-magazine titles are available in our collection, including back-issues.

Download the RB Digital app from the Google Play store or the App store. Log-in with your library card. Browse titles, checkout items, and download to read on or offline.