Databases are collections of sources that have been edited, published and vetted to ensure the information is relevant and accurate.
To login to our databases just enter your library barcode number, and if requested your pin number. If you do not have a pin number you can request a PIN right here or ask us to enter one next time you visit.
Below are some quick links to the databases available here at Taupo Library organised by subject. Some of our Databases are available from home, and some are available only in the library.
News, Magazines and Journals
Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre - EBSCO The Reference Centre database gives you access to abstracts and articles from international, Australian, and New Zealand magazines and newspapers. It is an excellent resource for those requiring up-to-date world, Australian and New Zealand current events information.
General OneFileContaining million articles and updated daily, General OneFile is an ideal general research tool with huge topic coverage from contemporary art to science. Articles are available from a wide range of overseas magazines and newspapers.
MasterFILE Premier - EBSCOThis collection provides full text access to articles from over 2000 major international publications such as Time, Newsweek, and New Scientist. It also includes reference and travel works, image collection, biographies and book reviews. Covering virtually every subject area, MasterFILE is ideal for general research enquiries.
New Zealand Index
Use this resource to search for records of New Zealand articles and information that can't easily be found online. New Zealand Index is a unique archive that enables you to search across five separate indexes of NZ newspapers, magazines and journals including:
- NZ Science indexes NZ scientific publications from 1840 to current day
- Newzindex covers many NZ journals and major newspapers from 1985 to 2006
- Newspaper Index media coverage of political and community issues for the decade 1993 - 2003
- Index Auckland covers sources from Auckland’s beginning to current day community newspapers
- Index New Zealand over 20 years of indexed records from a wealth of New Zealand publications
Business Information
Business Reference Suite – Thomson Gale
Search across three related business and industry focussed databases:
Business and Industry a multi-industry database with a global focus on company, industry and product information.
Business and Management Practices in depth information on the processes, methods and strategies of managing a business.
TableBase provides access to thousands of hard-to-find tables of data for more than 90 industries.
Homework Help
See also Britannica Junior edition, and Opposing viewpoints for other homework help databases.
Discovering Collection - GaleThis comprehensive database allows for searching under a range of subjects including history, literature, geography, and biographies. There is also a multimedia gallery containing photographs, graphs, maps, and sound and video clips.
Student Resource Center - College Edition Expanded- GaleThe Student Resource centre provides cross-curricular information suitable for senior secondary school students. Students can search topics including history, literature, geography, and biographies. Also available is a multimedia gallery containing photographs, graphs, maps, and sound and video clips.
Virtual Reference SuiteExplore a collection of encyclopedias, almanacs and reference sources. Subjects include health, war, pollution, history, space science, maths, occult, food and fashion.
Who, What, Where, When?
Biography Resource Centre - Gale
This database contains an extensive range of contemporary and historical biographies of notable people including some New Zealanders. It is searchable by name, nationality, and occupation.
Contemporary Women's Issues - Gale
This contains a huge range of articles and reports on women's issues from professional and popular journals, and newspapers. It can be also searched by subject, for example, gender equity.
History Resource Centre - World - Gale
Search this database for 20th century history topics history relating to America. It features full text articles from over 100 history journals, and includes primary documents, maps, and images.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - Gale
Useful database for exploring popular social issues. Opposing Viewpoints is ideal for those wanting information covering both sides of contemporary issues like the GE debate. Includes topical overviews and point-of-view articles. An excellent resource for those wishing to do in-depth investigations about major contentious topics.
Arts, Music and Literature
Oxford Art Online (including Grove Art)
The Oxford Art Online gateway provides access not only to Grove Art Online, including the full text of the 34-volume print edition of The Dictionary of Art, but to:
- The Oxford Companion to Western art
- The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics
- Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms
- Over 2,000 additional colour images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Art Images for College Teaching, and 500 new images of modern and contemporary art, embedded in the text of articles.
Oxford Music Online (including Grove Music)
The Oxford Music Online gateway provides the following resources, which are cross-searchable within Oxford Music Online:
- Grove Music Online, which includes full text & updated content of the 29-vol. Print edition of New Grove dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2d ed, the 4-vol. New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and 3-vol. New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, 2d ed.
- Over 50,000 articles chart the history and culture of music and musicians from around the world, to the present day.
- For quick reference to music terms and concepts, The Oxford Companion to Music and The Oxford Dictionary of Music are included.
- There are external links to audio and print materials, and Timelines and Learning resources.
Literature Resource Center – GaleThis database contains critical essays and biographical information on over 100,000 authors, both historical and contemporary. A superb and comprehensive resource for students. It also includes information on major New Zealand authors.
Books & Authors
Find new books to read: search or browse by genre, author, age group, period or theme – or source find current reviews and lists of award winners. Covers young adult and children's fiction as well as some non-fiction.
Health & Wellness
Health and Wellness Resource Centre and Alternative Health module - Gale
This database provides authoritative answers to health and medical questions from a huge range of over 700 health/medical journals and pamphlets. It covers topics like mainstream and alternative medicines, nutrition, diet, fitness, and disease. It also includes an online medical encyclopedia and links to relevant websites.
Dictionaries and Encyclopaedia
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Search the online version of Encyclopædia Britannica - including Britannica's Student Encyclopædia, Elementary Encyclopædia for younger students, and the Britannica Concise Encyclopædia. Includes current events, pictures and links to relevant Internet resources.
Use the search box below to start your search straight away!
Oxford English Dictionary access OED in the Library or access OED from home
A searchable online version of the Oxford English Dictionary. Includes the full text of the 20-volume Second Edition, 45,000 new and revised words resulting from the editorial revision programme and at least 2,500 additional new and revised words every 3 months.