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| 279 | Pacific culture |
| 391 | Pacific life |
| 709 | Pacific art |
| 990 | Pacific history |
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pacific | pacific culture | pacifica | pacific health | Oceania social life and customs
Subject Contact
Sonya - Hawke's Bay
email| saifai@eit.ac.nz
ph| (06) 8301831
email| kapiata@eit.ac.nz
If you require further help with finding information please contact:
Adam - Hawke's Bayph| (06) 8301067
email| asmith@eit.ac.nz
Jenni - Tairāwhiti
ph| (06) 8693138
email| jrobinson@eit.ac.nz
Glen - Auckland
ph| (09) 979 9448
email| studysupportak@eit.ac.nz
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The New Zealand Electronic Text Collection comprises significant New Zealand and Pacific Island texts and materials held by Victoria University of Wellington Library. This encompasses both digitised heritage material and born-digital resources. The NZETC supports the teaching, learning and research activities at Victoria University of Wellington through: The digitisation of historical works held uniquely by the Victoria University Library with an emphasis on works created by Victoria; The support of the creation of born-digital resources created by Victoria. The texts made available on the NZETC are freely accessible to all researchers regardless of their affiliation with Victoria University of Wellington.
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Print Journals
Journal of the Polynesian Society
Alternative: An International Journal of Indigenous Scholarship
E Journals
Journal of the Polynesian Society
Te Kaharoa
Te Kaharoa covers content relating to indigenous Pacific issues
MAI Review
The Contemporary Pacific
Whanake: The Pacific Journal of Community Development
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Sonya - Hawke's Bay
email| saifai@eit.ac.nz
ph| (06) 8301831
email| kapiata@eit.ac.nz
If you require further help with finding information please contact:
Adam - Hawke's Bayph| (06) 8301067
email| asmith@eit.ac.nz
Jenni - Tairāwhiti
ph| (06) 8693138
email| jrobinson@eit.ac.nz
Glen - Auckland
ph| (09) 979 9448
email| studysupportak@eit.ac.nz
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Australia/NZ Reference Centre
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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.
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.
ProQuest Central
ProQuest Central is a large multidisciplinary research resource combining more than 28 databases and covering more than 20,000 periodicals plus many other scholarly resources. Content is from scholarly journals, trade publications, company reports, dissertations, newspapers, newsletters, and newswires. Over 160 subject areas are covered including business and economics, health and medical (including nursing), education, social sciences, psychology, humanities, technology, science and more.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Global
Includes more than 3 million dissertations and theses from around the world, with comprehensive coverage of North American works and expanding coverage of international works. Over 1.7 million are available in full text.
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;
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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.
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.
Newspapers
Fiji Times Online
The Cooks Islands Herald
Cook Islands News
Radio Samoa
Samoa Observer
Samoa News
Radio New Zealand: Pacific News
Niue News Archive
Pacific Islands
Fiji
Papua New Guinea
Tonga
Tokelau
Cook Islands
Samoa
Tahiti
Vanuatu
Subject Contact
Sonya - Hawke's Bay
email| saifai@eit.ac.nz
ph| (06) 8301831
email| kapiata@eit.ac.nz
If you require further help with finding information please contact:
Adam - Hawke's Bayph| (06) 8301067
email| asmith@eit.ac.nz
Jenni - Tairāwhiti
ph| (06) 8693138
email| jrobinson@eit.ac.nz
Glen - Auckland
ph| (09) 979 9448
email| studysupportak@eit.ac.nz
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For further help with APA Referencing ask at the Library desk to make an appointment with a Learning Advisor or fill out an online form.
Recommended Websites
Digitised Pacific resources: Global collections
Pacific studies WWW virtual library
University of Hawaii digitised Pacific collection
Te Puna Web Directory: Pacific Page
Pacific Islands Report
New Zealand Electronic Text Centre (NZETC)
Pasifika Education Centre (PEC)
Pasifika References and E-Resources
Pasifika Topics: Resources and Information
Trove
A search engine containing content including books, journals, theses, newspaper archives and much more.
A grammar and dictionary of the Samoan language, with English and Samoan vocabulary
Mangaian dictionary: Dictionary of Cook Islands languages
Māori-Polynesian comparative dictionary
Everyone is aware of YouTube but as a student of EIT you also have access to the below resources to locate quality content.
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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.
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Sonya - Hawke's Bay
email| saifai@eit.ac.nz
ph| (06) 8301831
email| kapiata@eit.ac.nz
If you require further help with finding information please contact:
Adam - Hawke's Bayph| (06) 8301067
email| asmith@eit.ac.nz
Jenni - Tairāwhiti
ph| (06) 8693138
email| jrobinson@eit.ac.nz
Glen - Auckland
ph| (09) 979 9448
email| studysupportak@eit.ac.nz
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For further help with APA Referencing please contact:Alice McmillanInformation & Learning Advisor: Māori Student Support Phone: (06) 830 1439 Email: amcmillan@eit.ac.nz |
