Article databases
Discover
Searches multiple journal article databases simultaneously. Includes Military and Government Collection, Historical Abstracts, Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre Plus and Business Source Complete.
Google Scholar
Google's academic search. Excellent coverage of scholarly journals.
Scopus
Multidisciplinary topics, excellent coverage of scholarly journals.
Military and Government Collection
Defence and security studies topics. Some scholarly journals.
Historical Abstracts
Primary source for world history from the 15th century. Excludes US and Canada.
Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre Plus
A good general source of information on Australian, New Zealand and Pacific topics. Includes newspapers.
The Times Digital Archive 1785 - 2014
Full-text and full-image coverage of world events from The Times (London).
Newspaper Databases
A list of international and New Zealand newspaper databases. For very current events not yet published elsewhere.
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, ebooks and textbooks
Sage Knowledge Online Book Collection
Searches across Sage books, handbooks and encyclopedias.
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 Library.
Find theses and research reports
Locate Massey, New Zealand and international theses.
More information
Background information
Search tip: search on your topic, then refine results to Encyclopedia.
The Oxford Handbook of Political Science
Reviews key issues and concepts.
International Encyclopedia of Political Science
Documentaries and television programmes
View television programmes from New Zealand and selected international channels. Includes the History Channel.
Concepts and definitions
Related subject guides
History
Learn where to start your research in history.
Social Sciences
This guide covers general social sciences topics, including human geography, politics, social anthropology, and sociology.
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