Article databases
Discover
Searches most article databases simultaneously, including MLA International Bibliography and Index New Zealand
Linguistics and Language Behaviour Abstracts
Linguistics and related disciplines in the language sciences.
MLA International Bibliography
Modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics.
Index New Zealand
Articles published in New Zealand magazines and newspapers, and publications about New Zealand and the South Pacific
Google Scholar
Academic sources.
Shakespeare's Globe on Screen
Thirty Shakespeare plays recorded live on the Globe stage from 2008 to 2018.
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
Find books, journals, DVDs & other material.
Search Libraries Worldwide
For postgraduate students and staff to find and request books that are not held by any Massey University Library.
Find books, ebooks and textbooks
Google Books
Searches across the full-text content of a huge range of books. You can then check by searching Discover to see if the book is held by Massey University Library. About this resource
Find theses and research reports
Find Massey, New Zealand, and international theses.
EEBO (Early English Books Online)
Full text of books, statutes and public documents published 1475-1700.
ECCO TCP (Eighteenth Century Collections Online Text Creation Partnership)
Open access full text of early print books.
Book Reviews
Search Discover or a recommended article database using the keywords: [book title] (in double quotation marks if more than one word " ") and [review*]
Videos and streaming
eTV
Recorded and live material from New Zealand and selected international channels. Includes programmes in Chinese, Japanese, German, Spanish and other languages, and content relevant to literature and linguistics topics. About this resource
Shakespeare's Globe on Screen
Thirty Shakespeare plays recorded live on the Globe stage from 2008 to 2018. About this resource
Concepts and background information
Concepts and definitions
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
The meaning, history, and pronunciation of present and past English words. About this resource
Oxford Reference
English and bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, quotations and English language reference works. About this resource
Cambridge Dictionary
A range of dictionaries including those recommended for learners of English.
Māori Dictionary
Te aka Māori-English, English-Māori dictionary.
New Zealand Sign Language Dictionary
Multimedia, multilingual dictionary. Search by English or Māori keywords.
Background information
ScienceDirect Reference Works
Search tip: search on your topic, then refine results to Encyclopedia. Includes the International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences.
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