Topic: Biographies

Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre

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This database gives access to thousands of full text articles and includes:

  • Leading international, Australian & New Zealand periodicals - magazines & newspapers
  • Reference books
  • Biographies (full text) 
  • An image collection of thousands of photos, maps and flags

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Click on the EBSCOhost Web link, select Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre then click Continue. Available in our libraries (no charge) or from home. Epic Database terms and conditions apply.

Biography Resource Centre

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Biographies (including New Zealanders), full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals.

Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as:

  • Birth and death year
  • Nationality
  • Ethnicity
  • Occupation or gender
  • Or a combination

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Discovering Collection

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A comprehensive database aimed at primary and high school students. Interesting browsing for adults too! Covers:

  • Biographies ,
  • Literature,
  • History of U.S.A and the world, 
  • Science and technology
  • World cultures. 
  • Contains a multimedia gallery contains photos, maps, sound, video clips. 

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Literature Resource Centre

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For students, teachers, readers of all ages, book clubs, in fact anyone who loves literature.

Use the Literature Resource Centre to find information on authors and their works.

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Oxford Art Online

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An excellent resource for anyone interested in art or studying art history.

Explore art and art forms, life and works of artists, styles, cultures, and time periods.

Thousands of images of art works available. 

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Oxford Music Online

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Music lovers - this is the database for you! 

Access to multiple music reference resources in one location. 

Covers all periods, from the study of music to the way it is performed. 

Subjects include composers, performers, conductors, individual works, instruments and notation, forms and genres. 

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Student Resource Centre

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A comprehensive reference source for senior high school and tertiary students. 

Subjects covered include geography, culture, history, literature, people, science and health. 

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Dictionary of New Zealand Biography

The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography is published both in print version (available in our libraries) and online.

The website contains "over 3,000 biographies of New Zealanders how have 'made their mark' on this country.  It does not include people who are alive. So you will not find people like Helen Clark or Sean Fitzpatrick, but you will find people like George Nepia or Michael Joseph Savage."

Browse or search on names.  Find the DNZB at http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb

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