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Māori art : history, architecture, landscape and theory |
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Art in Oceania : a new history |
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Māori art and design : weaving, painting, carving and architecture |
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The carver and the artist : Māori art in the twentieth century |
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Lisa Reihana : emissaries. |
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Ralph Hotere black light : major works including collaborations with Bill Culbert |
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Museums and Māori : heritage professionals, indigenous collections, current practice |
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Te kåhui o Matariki : contemporary Måori art of Matariki |
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Taiāwhio II. Contemporary Mäori artists. 18 new conversations |
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Māori art |
Use these resources to find eBooks relevant to your studies.
Most of our databases have a help menu. If you need help with the databases contact your subject librarian.
There is a separate Māori Collection in both the Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti campus libraries.
All resources that are on a Māori subject, are written by Māori authors or are written for Māori students are shelved in these collections according to the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system. That is, a book about Māori carving will be in the Māori Collection, shelved under the DDC number of 736. All items in these collections are identified by a kowhaiwhai sticker.
700 - 708 | Art Theory & History |
709 | Artists |
720 - 729 | Architecture |
730 - 739 | Sculpture |
741 | Drawing |
741.6 | Graphic Design |
746 | Textile Arts / Weaving |
750 - 759 | Painting |
760 | Printmaking |
770 | Photography |
Hazel - Tairāwhiti
ph| (06) 8693055
email| htidman@eit.ac.nz
If you require further help with finding information please contact:
Adam - Hawke's Bay
ph| (06) 8301067
email| asmith@eit.ac.nz
Katrien - Auckland
ph| (09) 9799413
email| kbrown@eit.ac.nz
How do I reference a book?
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Ebook Central provides access to a wide range of electronic books on almost every topic.
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Refer to Ebook Central Tutorials on YouTube for search tips.
Refer to Search Tips for search strategies.
Getty Publications Virtual Library
Free digital backlist titles from the Getty Publications Archives
Guggenheim
Free digital books from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Met Publications
Five decades of Metropolitan Museum of Art publications on art history
Journal articles are written by experts in the field and are an excellent source for current and original research; often on quite specific aspects of a topic. Databases provide you with access to an increasing amount of articles which will help you find comprehensive information on your chosen topic.
Not all of our databases are full-text. If you find an article that only has an abstract we may be able to interloan it for you. Fill out an online interloan form.
Most of our databases have a help menu. If you need help with the databases contact your subject librarian.
An international contemporary art magazine covering sculpture, painting, mixed media, and installation works
The ANZJA is Australasia's principal refereed art history journal. The journal is dedicated to research in art history, art practice, art theory, and, exhibition and museum studies.
In-depth analyses on topics affecting the survival of indigenous peoples.
MAI Journal is an open access journal that publishes multidisciplinary peer-reviewed articles around indigenous knowledge and development in the context of Aotearoa New Zealand. It continues Mai Review which has ceased publication.
This is the journal of Ngai Tahu iwi.
Te Kaharoa is a free-access, multi-disciplinary, refereed, e-journal focusing on indigenous Pacific issues
Hazel - Tairāwhiti
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Adam - Hawke's Bay
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Katrien - Auckland
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How do I reference an article from a database?
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Humanities & Social Sciences Collection
The Informit Humanities & Social Sciences Collection covers a range of subjects within an arts and social science context including education, history, media, political science and technology. This full text Collection contains journals, books, conference proceedings and reports. Full text publications: 1940- ; Index: 1940-
ProQuest Central The Arts
Search Proquest Central's arts databases including ProQuest Research Library: The Arts; The Vogue Archive; ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global: The Arts.
INZART Index to New Zealand Art
An index of journal and news articles relating to New Zealand art and artists.
Australia/NZ Reference Centre
Australian and New Zealand specific magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books.
NZ Research
Includes peer-reviewed and other research from universities, polytechnics, and research organisations throughout New Zealand.
Index New Zealand (INNZ)
Indexes and abstracts selected New Zealand serial publications, including newspapers and 300 journals about New Zealand and the South Pacific. Subjects include general interest material, social research, current affairs, the arts and humanities. Coverage is from 1987.
Credo Reference
An online library of hundreds of reference books including encyclopaedias, dictionaries, thesauri, atlases, biographies, quotations and subject-specific titles. There are millions of entries, including thousands of images and audio pronunciation files. Contributing publishers include Routledge, SAGE, Cambridge University Press, Wiley, Elsevier and many others. Additional features include Mind Map and Topic Pages, plus links to the EIT library catalogue and databases.
Ebook Central
A collection of over 30,000 full-text e-book titles covering a wide range of academic subjects.
InfoTrac OneFile
Full-text news and periodical content on a wide range of topics from general interest magazines, academic journals, business and technology publications, law journals, health care periodicals, newspapers and newswire services. Updated daily.
MasterFILE Complete
Multidisciplinary database providing full-text of nearly 2,000 general reference publications back to 1975. Includes full text reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an image collection of photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
Scopus
SciVerse Scopus is a very large multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality web sources, containing over 40 million records including over 6 million conference papers and 100% Medline coverage. It covers research in the scientific, technical, medical, social sciences, and arts and humanities fields and provides tools such as Author Identifier, Affiliation Identifier, Citation Tracker, and Journal Analyser to track and analyse research. NB: Full-text documents cannot currently be downloaded from Scopus. Click on the SFX button in Scopus to link to where the full article is located in another database.
These websites have been chosen by your subject librarian to provide you with a relevant selection of online resources. When searching for other online resources evaluate them and think critically about the information presented;
Our evaluating the credibility of websites guide will help you with this process. Get in touch with a librarian or one of our Learning Advisors if you are unsure.
Google Scholar allows you to search for academic sources using Google's search capabilities. This excludes other non-academic material to give you a more scholarly selection of results. EIT's holdings can be displayed using Google Scholar, to allow you to see at a glance if EIT has access to the full-text of sources you may find. See our guide for step by step instructions.
Hazel - Tairāwhiti
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Katrien - Auckland
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email| kbrown@eit.ac.nz
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Evaluating the Credibility of Websites
Google Scholar
Archive of Māori and Pacific music
Includes commercial and field recordings of vocal and instrumental music, oral histories, stories and language resources. NB: most recordings will need to be requested. Email the items accession number to ampm@auckland.ac.nz; they will check any copyright restrictions and then provide you with the audio files.
An online hub providing resources for the creative sector.
The national arts development agency developing, investing in and advocating for the arts.
A database of New Zealand artists.
Access to high-resolution images of artworks from galleries and museums from around the world.
Video series of prominent Māori artists travelling and highlighting similarities with other indigenous cultures. Also includes other information on Māori art and artists.
Karanga: Ngā reo o ngā Wāhine Māori
In 1995, as part of the celebration of Te Tau o Teo Reo Māori the Ministry of Women's Affairs (now Ministry for Women) arranged for Māori women to be interviewed in Te Reo Māori.
The Waitangi Tribunal report on the Wai 262 claim relates to New Zealand law and policy affecting Māori culture and intellectual property.
Based in Wellington, Letting Space seeks to transform the relationship between artists, the public and their environments to enable social change.
Maia Gallery: Toihoukura School of Maori Visual Arts
A showcase and hub for students from Toihoukura, along with other artists, to exhibit, create and share their work.
NZ Māori Arts & Crafts Institute
Officially recognised national institute through the Rotorua Maori Arts and Crafts Institute Act (1963), NZMACI is the home of the national schools of carving and weaving, and also operates the national school for canoe construction.
NZ Māori Arts & Crafts Institute
Officially recognised national institute through the Rotorua Maori Arts and Crafts Institute Act (1963), NZMACI is the home of the national schools of carving and weaving, and also operates the national school for canoe construction.
Toi Iho
A showcase and hub for students from Toihoukura, along with other artists, to exhibit, create and share their work.
Everyone is aware of YouTube but as a student of EIT you also have access to the below resources to locate quality content.
If you do use YouTube, or other online video content, remember to critically evaluate the material you find:
The principles given in our evaluating the credibility of websites guide will help you assess whether it is appropriate for academic purposes. Speak to a librarian or learning advisor if you are unsure.
Hazel - Tairāwhiti
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email| htidman@eit.ac.nz
If you require further help with finding information please contact:
Adam - Hawke's Bay
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Katrien - Auckland
ph| (09) 9799413
email| kbrown@eit.ac.nz
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eTV Student Guide
eTV Staff Guide
Evaluating the credibility of websites
Click here to see eTV, a new resource you can access from the Library. The On Demand section lets you view and download recordings from TV and videos kept in the Library and Shop.The Live Channels feature lets you live stream TV channels. Use My eTV to store your favourite programmes, personal details and saved searches.
Go to the eTV website and choose 'Login or Register'. If you have not used eTV before click 'Register Now' and complete the form to create your own login and password. Make sure to select 'Eastern Institute of Technology' as the institute name.
Please see the eTV Student Guide for help using eTV.
Please see the eTV Staff Guide for help to embed an eTV episode into your EIT Online course.
eTV Programmes
Hotere
The Impressionists
Simon Schama’s Power of Art
Medianet (on-campus only)
Medianet allows you to watch a selection of digitised films and videos from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision’s archival collections. These include feature films, home movies, short films, documentaries, local history items, music videos, children’s films and much more. Medianet can only be accessed on-campus. You can search the Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision online catalogue at www.ngataonga.org.nz/catalogues/
Lynda.com has a large number of video learning resources in business, design, marketing, photography, video, music, animation, education, IT, software and much more. Lynda.com can be used to improve your technology skills, or other skills required as part of your coursework - take a look or talk to your tutor to discuss what might complement your learning.