Article databases
Discover
Mega-searches selected journal article databases simultaneously. Databases include Academic Search Premier and PsycINFO. Includes NZ content. Excellent starting point for undergraduates.
Scopus
A scholarly database with broad, international coverage of social sciences journals, that searches for articles on a topic and tracks citations.
Google Scholar
Just like Google, but searches for academic literature rather than websites, and links to Massey University Library’s subscribed content. It provides good coverage of reports too and is also a great source for New Zealand material.
Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre Plus
Newztext
Historical Abstracts
Primary source for world history from the 15th century. Excludes US and Canada.
Sociological Abstracts
Scholarly international coverage of sociology, social sciences, economics and women's studies.
AnthroSource
Searches across the journals published by the American Anthropological Association.
Index New Zealand
The principal index to New Zealand social sciences journal literature, with limited direct access to full-text content.
Newspaper Article Databases
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 to find Library 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.
Find theses and research reports
Locate Massey, New Zealand, and international theses.
The Treaty of Waitangi Collection
A collection of ebooks from Bridget Williams Books.
Statistics
More information
Background information
Search across a range of specialist encyclopedias for a comprehensive overview of a topic.
ScienceDirect
Search tip: search on your topic, then refine results to Encyclopedia. About this resource
International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
International Encyclopedia of Political Science
Encyclopedia of Political Thought
The Oxford Handbook of Political Science
Reviews key issues and concepts.
Research methods
Search Discover for material on research methods in the Social Sciences
Sage Research Methods About this resource
Concepts and definitions
Oxford Reference Online Premium
Dictionary of the Social Sciences
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics
Documentaries and television programmes
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