LIBRARY SERVICES

Each enrolling institute provides library services and support for their students. You can use your institute’s library catalogue, subject guides and research databases to gather information.

You can use your institute’s library catalogue to find out which resources your library has on any given topic. The library catalogue can be a great place to start when you’re researching assignments. You can also search the catalogue for books, articles and videos to help you further your understanding of course content. 

A library database is a collection of resources that can be viewed electronically. Before you start an assignment, you can use the database to search for newspaper articles, journal articles and other sources that are relevant to your topic.

Each institute has a set of research databases and other sources you may use to support your research.

Ara Library Services

• Library website: access the general library catalogue, subject guides, and other services.
• You can access Business databases here: you will need to know your Ara computer account details.

EIT Library Services

• Library website: access the general library catalogue, subject guides and other services.
• You can access Proquest Central here: you will need to know your EIT computer account details.

NMIT Library Services

• Library website: access the general library catalogue, subject guides and other services.
• You can access Proquest Central here: you will need to know your NMIT computer account details.
• Not familiar with using Proquest or similar research databases? Check out the Tutorial videos on this page.

NorthTec Library Services

• Library website: access the general library catalogue, subject guides and other services.
• You can access EBSCO Host here: you will need to know your NorthTec computer account details.

Otago Polytechnic Library Services

• Library website: access the general library catalogue, subject guides and other services.
• Select ‘Databases’ to access Proquest: you will need to know your Otago Polytechnic computer account details.

Toi Ohomai Library Services

• Library website: access the general library catalogue, subject guides and other services.
• You can access article databases such as Proquest here: you will need to know your Toi Ohomai computer account details.

UCOL Library Services

• Library website: access the general library catalogue, subject guides and other services.
• You can access EBSCO Host here: you will need to know your UCOL computer account details.