Article databases
ACM Digital Library
Research sources for creative media production and technologies.
ARTbibliographies Modern
Contemporary art including photography.
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Includes spatial design. Limited full-text content.
BBC Sound Effects
Over 16,000 sound effects available free for educational use.
Bloomsbury Fashion Central
Context and images for fashion and clothing .
Design and Applied Arts Index
All design disciplines, including craft. Limited full-text content.
Discover
Searches many databases simultaneously including our holdings in design, fine arts, photography, creative media. Substantial full text content.
DigitalNZ
Māori, New Zealand, Pasifika visual & material culture objects.
eTV
Selected live and on-demand recordings from over 40 pay and free channels.
EyeContact
Trace exhibitions and critical commentary of contemporary visual arts in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Google Scholar
Main scholarly resource for design, art and cultural disciplines.
INZART
Extensive index to writing on NZ art. This index does not provide full text content. If you find an article that fits your need, you can search Discover for the name of the magazine or newspaper that the article comes from. Discover will tell you if the library has access to the full text of the article.
MaterialDistrict
Visual database of innovative materials searchable by category and properties.
Standards New Zealand
Full-text of current New Zealand standards including adopted Australian or ISO ones.
World Textiles
Core sources for textile industry and design.
We Wear Culture
Visual stories on fashion design and cultural issues.
Terms and conditions for library online resources
Legal guidelines about how and by whom Library-subscribed article databases may be used.
Books and ebooks
Search Discover
Search Discover to find Library books, journals, DVDs & other material.
Find books, ebooks and textbooks
Bloomsbury Fashion Central
Includes eBooks from Berg Fashion Library.
Google Books
Searches across partial- and full-text content of a wide range of books.
Media arts
Find images
Including in books and general online sources. Includes sources of images for art, photography and design; advertising, fashion, textiles; history and heritage; media arts
View an introductory webinar on working with images from Google and other resources
Legal and ethical use of images
Using images in a master’s or PhD thesis
Other restrictions on copying and using images
Referencing visual material
Image sources
See our Find Images page for image sources, including images in these categories:
- Art, photography, and design
- Advertising, fashion, and textiles
- History and heritage
- Media arts
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