Wairarapa Library Service


	Please Note: EPIC To access EPIC sites you will need to enter your entire barcode number, that is, the b and all subsequent numbers/letters. Arts, Music and Literature Business Environment and Nature General Reference Government Department Links Local Links Local Government Links Health and Wellness History New Zealand History Library Links Newspapers, Journals and Other Publications Sites for Guardians Sites for Young People Travel Using your computer Work and Study Arts, music and literature Biblioz: the booksearch wizard Search and buy from millions of out-of-print and collectable books from all over the globe from this one convenient site. This link will take you to the Australasia’s booksearch service. Grove Art online EPIC Search and explore the full-text of this authoritative dictionary of art. It covers visual arts from painting, to graphic arts, to architecture and more! Grove Music online EPIC Explore this full-text dictionary on all aspects of music worldwide – from classical to hip-hop and from baroque to blues. Literature Resource Center EPIC This 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. Music Wairarapa Inc Music Wairarapa Incorporated (MWI) was established in 2005 as a charitable legal entity managed by music people to help develop and foster music industry in the Wairarapa. With this goal in mind, MWI works to: * Create and develop events * Promote music industry training and development * Create infrastructure to support local music * Publicise local music activity * Facilitate collaboration within the local music industry * Promote and grow membership * Seek development of suitable venues * Assist with the development of commercial music industry products for export Promote any other initiative that fosters music in the Wairarapa Ballet and modern dance on the net Although American based this site has lots of great links to other dance sites and directories. ArtCyclopedia The guide to great art on the internet. Search by Artist name, Artwork or museum. What Do I Read Next? EPIC This excellent database helps you identify new books to read. Covers adult and young adult as well as children's fiction and nonfiction. Searching is by author, title, subject, genre, character, and topic. What Do I Read Next? also contains an extensive selection of award winning books, over 50,000 plot summaries and promotions for upcoming titles. Business Business and Industry (RDS) EPIC a multi-industry database with a global focus on company, industry and product information. Business and Management Practices (RDS) EPIC in depth information on the processes, methods and strategies of managing a business. Tablebase (RDS) EPIC provides access to thousands of hard-to-find tables of data for more than 90 industries. Environment and nature 4 Million Careful Owners We can all help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the effects of climate change on New Zealand by making better choices about the transport we take, the energy we use and what we do with our waste. This website tells you more about climate change and explains how every Kiwi can make a difference, starting now. NZ Native Forest Restoration Trust Founded in 1980, the NZ Native Forests Restoration Trust is New Zealand's leading organisation involved in forest restoration. Since then, the Trust has acquired land at the rate of 250ha a year to protect important species, restore their habitats and to improve the quality of our waterways. It now has 25 reserves throughout the North Island with a total of nearly 6,000ha of protected native forests. As always, ongoing costs of reserve maintenance need to be met and such help is constantly sought and highly valued. If you would like to lend a hand in any way, please contact us. Pets SPCA Pet Guide NZ The SPCA Pet Guide New Zealand is a directory of pet and equestrian related services and products nationwide. Your entire dog, cat, bird, pet, horse and pony product and service needs can be accessed here in this one essential guide. General reference Boiography Resource Centre EPIC 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 Womens Issues (RDS) EPIC 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 Discovering Collection EPIC This 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. Encyclopedia Britannica EPIC 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. Gale Virtual Reference Library EPIC Explore a collection of encyclopedias, almanacs and reference sources. Subjects include health, war, pollution, history, space science, maths, occult, food and fashion. infoTrac OneFile EPIC Containing 35 million articles and updated daily, InfoTrac 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. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center EPIC 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. Oxford English dictionary EPIC Oxford English Dictionary 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. Student Resource Center College Edition EPIC The 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. Government Department Links Archives New Zealand Archives New Zealand is the official guardian of New Zealand's heritage documents. All Government agencies are obliged to deposit their files with archives to keep as an historic record of the progress of Government in New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs This Department carries out a wide range of Government functions. Of interest to most communities are the areas covering lotteries grants and advice on setting up community groups. Individuals would be interested in passport issuing, Births, Deaths and Marriage registration and citizenship. Law Access Welcome to LawAccess, a catalogue of law-related information and resources. More than 150 organisations list their resources here. These resources include factsheets, pamphlets, videos, website links and Freephone numbers. LawAccess helps you track down law-related information. You can: Search for law-related resources using the search tool on the right; Find people to talk to about your legal problem; Find the meanings of commonly used legal terms Ministry of Culture and Heritage A relatively new department it brings together the Governments role in administering the arts and protecting our heritage. The Historic Places Trust, Creative New Zealand and the History Group all run from this department. The website is full of useful information about New Zealand society and its past; useful for all levels of study. Statistics New Zealand As the title says this website gives access to some of the huge amounts of statistics that are collected via the census and through other methods. It also provides useful information about New Zealand and its people. Local Links Carterton The website of the Carterton Town & Country Development Group Incorporated. This website is great for tourists to the area as well as locals supplying information and contacts for local activities, accommodation, shops and much more! Featherston Want to know whats happening for the towns 150th celebrations? Take a look here for comprehensive information about the activities that will be taking place during the celebrations. As well as the “Celebration Menu of Events” this site supplies information and contacts for where to go and what to do when in Featherston. Greytown Great website for locals and tourists alike this website contains everything you need to know for visiting Greytown whether it be long term or short term. Martinborough Thinking of wining and dining in Martinborough? Look no further. Martinborough Well, you could look a little bit further. Local Government Links Carterton District Council Masterton District Council South Wairarapa District Council Health and wellness Eldernet Your Information Service Eldernet provides you with timely, relevant, and comprehensive information about services that are available for older people. This site includes a database directory of New Zealand rest homes, residential care, retirement villages, home help, community groups, public hospitals and other third age services for seniors Health and Wellness Resource Center EPIC 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 MedlinePlus MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news. History History Resource Center: modern world EPIC 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 New Zealand History New Zealand Electronic Text Centre Free online archive of New Zealand and Pacific Islands texts and heritage materials, which offers an ever expanding, fully searchable, set of images and full-text books, manuscripts and journals. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Information on a large number of well known and some lesser known New Zealanders. Compiled over a number of years by the History Group (initially part of Internal Affairs and later as a section of the Ministry of Culture and Heritage). New Zealand History Online Provides a brief overview of some significant events in New Zealand’s history. Ideal for quick answers to some homework questions. Te Ara the Encyclopedia of New Zealand A major resource of information about New Zealand, produced by the Ministry of Culture and Heritage. Transactions and Proceeding of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961 100 years of New Zealand science. Searchable full-text of one of New Zealands most important research publications. 65,000 pages, including 3,000 full colour illustrations, maps and photographs. Contributors include James Hector, William Colenso, Charles Fleming, Thomas Hocken, Walter Buller and Ernest Rutherford. Subjects include botany, zoology, geology, ethnography, agriculture, history, literature and more. Archives NZ - Archway Archway contains descriptions of over 1.5 million records that have been transferred from government agencies to Archives New Zealand. This will increase over time as additional records are added to the system. Please note that Archway contains descriptive information only; it does not yet provide on-line access to the text of the records themselves. Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database Search for biographical and service details for over 115,000 New Zealand service men and women from the 19th century till today and especially from World War One and World War Two. Look for the places our service men and women were connected to: birth places, addresses on enlistment, where next of kin resided. Follow the World War One service personnel on their journey to war and the places they went to: the campaigns and, for many, where they died and are buried. NZ Defense Force personnel records The New Zealand Defence Force Personnel Archives hold only the individual service files of discharged New Zealand service men and women, from (1899) the Anglo-Boer War to current time, for all three services Navy, Army and Air Force. Personnel files now located at Archives New Zealand. All South African War (1899 – 1902) personnel files. All post South African War files with surnames beginning with the letter A to SHAAB Leslie. Personnel files still available for enquiries at NZDF Personnel Archives at Trentham. No World war One personal files are now available for enquiries from NZDF Personnel Archives at Trentham with the exception of files for personnel who continued to serve in the New Zealand Forces after 31 December 1920. These files are still available. Library Links Masterton District Library The other major Wairarapa based library, this site also provides a link to the Wairarapa Archive where information from the Wairarapa region may be located. National Library of New Zealand The National Library provides extensive catalogues of a wide range of material see also the links to the Papers Past (old newspapers), Timeframes (photographs) and Tapuhi (catalogue of manuscripts and archives held at the Alexander Turnbull Library). Newspapers, journals and other publications ANZ Reference Centre EPIC 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. EBSCO Masterfile EPIC This 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. Proquest Science Journals EPIC Access the fulltext of over 400 leading science and technology journals. Topics range from Acoustics, to Geology, to Zoology and everything in between! Do not click on connect, just press enter. Sites for guardians Grandparents raising grandchildren charitable trust The organisation salutes all Grandparents who have taken in Grandchildren and put the needs of those precious ones before their own. You are indeed doing angels' work here on earth. Together we have made a difference in a child's life. SafeKids New Zealand The Safekids Campaign launches each October in New Zealand to focus on specific unintentional childhood injuries and their prevention. The Safekids Campaign is co-ordinated by Safekids New Zealand (the injury prevention service of Starship Children's Health) in partnership with government and non-government organisations and community-based Coalitions throughout the country. Sites for young people Any Questions? An online homework assistance service putting students in direct access with information sources through live contact with qualified reference librarians. Aotearoa Youth Voices Got something to say about your world? This website is about providing ways to get young people’s voices heard. Your views and ideas could help shape government services, legislation and policies. Have your say on Aotearoa Youth Voices! Britain4kiwikids An educational website from the British High Commission. This interactive site features a wealth of factual information on Britain to assist children who are researching school projects or just looking for fun on a safe and educational website. Whether you want a penpal to write to or find out more about school in Britain heres the place to do it. Guiness Book of Records The website of this popular and useful reference source. nzgirl With competitions, forums, celebrity gossip and tips on hair and make-up, to name just a few, this New Zealand based site for teen girls and young women makes this online magazine a must see. This site is recommended for girls 16 years plus. Road Code test online practise Are you thinking about sitting your car drivers license and want to be tested on the theory. This site offers you the opportunity to do either a 10 question or the full 33 questions multiple choice questionnaire. Give it a go to see if you are ready to sit the test. Student Resource Center College Edition EPIC The 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. Tearaway Magazine Online New Zealand’s longest-running, largest-readership magazine, Tearaway the Voice of New Zealand Youth, is available online. Entertainment, sport and careers whatever your interest you will find it here. For those who are 7-12 years there is Upstart. YouthLaw Tino Rangatiratanga Taitamariki YouthLaw Tino Rangatiratanga Taitamariki is a community law centre for children and young people throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand. The aim of this site is to provide access to information about how the law can help you to overcome issues that may be affecting you. Travel Air New Zealand Being there is everything. Book your flight online, find out about special offers and now you can even cancel or change your booking details online. Christchurch City Libraries Travel Safety page This page has links to help you on your travels including updates on travel information and anti-terrorism information. Emirates New Zealand “Emirates provides daily services from New Zealand to Australia, Dubai, Europe and other destinations, operating 28 flights a week in each direction. Emirates has one of the most modern aircraft fleets in the world, and the New Zealand services are operated by advanced Airbus A340-500 and Boeing 777 aircraft.” nzembassy.com “nzembassy.com is the official address for New Zealand embassies, high commissions and representative offices. The aim of an nzembassy.com website is to provide information on New Zealand for those interested whether for business, education, travel or leisure. The website also includes contact details of New Zealand government agencies and representatives at home and overseas.” Passports - Uruwhenua Department of Internal Affairs passports information page, here you can download passport application forms, find out about fees and requirements. Qantas Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited operates 250 domestic flights a week within New Zealand. Book your flight online, find out about special offers or just have a read about the company. www.safetravel.govt.nz “The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has designed this site to help make your overseas travel experience safe by providing guidance on how to prepare for your travel, and what to do if trouble strikes you overseas. The website contains general travel advice, as well as specific travel advisories for particular areas.” Using Your Computer Mouserobics Mouserobics is an online easy to use tutorial about using your computer mouse effectively. Web searching tips The Internet is full of information, sometimes too much information! Finding what you want can be a challenge. These tips should help you find your way around more efficiently. Work and study Scholarnet online training ScholarNET Online Education subject sites have been specifically designed for use by Australian and New Zealand students. ScholarNET Online Education subject sites provide inexpensive access from home allowing for easy study and revision. Engaging site formats and self-tests with each lesson ensure student interest and comprehension while providing the student with a level of confidence about their learning outcome. International research has shown that substantially accelerated learning outcomes are achieved where students have access to online curriculum materials and these are used for study and revision. Worksite Pae Mahi When you've got a question about work this is the place to be. You'll find useful links and information on everything to do with employment and training in New Zealand. Take a look around or use 'Search' to find what you need

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