New Zealand Libraries

New Zealand Archives, Online Libraries, Arts Libraries and Databases


A Website List


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Archives, New Zealand online libraries and digital collections



Alexander Turnbull Library


New Zealand's documentary research collections. It also has the largest collection of early printed books in New Zealand.




Archives New Zealand. Te Whare Tohu Tuhituhinga o Aotearoa


The National Archives, the agency responsible for collecting, preserving and providing access to the records of the New Zealand government.



Archives and Records Association of New Zealand


ARANZ is an incorporated society, established in 1976, with the aim of promoting the understanding and importance of records and archives in New Zealand.



Auckland City Art Gallery Research Library Archives


The E. H. McCormick Research Library collects archives with a particular emphasis on artists and arts organisations active in, or important to, the Auckland region. The Library welcomes gifts, bequests and long-term loans from artists and their families, galleries, and arts organisations and societies.



Auckland Museum Library Manuscripts and Photography Collections



ELAM Archive


The Elam School of Fine Arts Archive from 1880 to the present, with content including artworks, photographs, office documents, correspondence and ephemera.



Film Archives : The New Zealand Film Archive


The New Zealand Film Archive has three principal functions: to collect, protect and project New Zealand's moving image heritage.


LAGANZ : Lesbian and Gay Archives of New Zealand


Matapihi


Matahapihi is a window onto the online collections of a number of New Zealand cultural organisations. Matapihi lets you search across the digital collections of different New Zealand organisations from one website. On launch, the service contained around 60,000 records. Geography, history, the natural environment, people and events are featured. The collection includes photographs, drawings, paintings, sculpture and some 3-d virtual museum objects, as well as a small number of sound files, textual items and moving images.

 


The National Digital Forum (NDF)


is a coalition of museums  archives, art galleries, libraries and government departments working together to enhance electronic access to New Zealand’s culture and heritage.


National Register of Archives and Manuscripts


The Community Archive, New Zealand’s hub for archival collections. Here you will find treasures of New Zealand's past and present. Contributors range from individuals and small local organisations through to large institutions with nationally-significant collections.


New Zealand Digital Library


The New Zealand Digital Library project is a research programme at The University of Waikato whose aim is to develop the underlying technology for digital libraries.


New Zealand Electronic Text Centre


The New Zealand Electronic Text Centre (NZETC) is generating a searchable online archive of New Zealand texts and images drawn from New Zealand archives and institutions.


New Zealand Index (University of Auckland)


A composite of five separate indexes of New Zealand newspapers, magazines and journals.


New Zealand Society of Archivists


New Zealand Television Archive


Profiles the collections and services of the NZ Television Archive which has the largest collection of sound and images relating to New Zealand in the world. 


Oceania Digital Library


The Oceania Digital Library is a collaborative project begun in late 2007 to digitise, preserve and provide searchable access to a range of cultural & heritage resources from research collections of partner institutions. The geographic scope of the resources includes the subregions of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.


Presbyterian Church Archives of Aotearoa New Zealand


A large collection of photographs, cine film, slides, audio/video tapes & plans. This site describes the archives held, and gives contact details for the Archive. A list of selected genealogy and archive links is provided.


Sound Archives


The Sound Archives exists to manage, collect, preserve and provide access to the nation's recorded radio heritage.


Tapuhi. Catalogue of unpublished material.


Photos, drawings & prints, maps, manuscripts and archival material from the Alexander Turnbull Library collections.


Timeframes. The Database of Heritage New Zealand


Pacific and Antarctica images from the Alexander Turnbull Library, at the National Library of New Zealand.

Auckland



Auckland Art Gallery Research Library
The E. H. McCormick Research Library.


Auckland City Libraries


Auckland Museum Library Manuscripts and Photography Collections.


Auckland Museum Library Catalogue


Manuscripts, photographs, images.


Auckland University Library


AUT Library. The Auckland University of Technology Library


The site has a detailed home page that provides ready access to general information and services. ScholarlyCommons@AUT is the central archive and repository for the long term preservation of AUT University research and scholarly output.


Auckland University Fine Arts Library



INZART


Index to New Zealand Art


Over fifty years of New Zealand art indexing is available online through the University of Auckland's Fine Arts Library.


The database known as "INZART" covers New Zealand artists in journals held in the Library in addition to selected national and local newspaper articles.



North Shore Libraries. Catalogue and other resources.


Book reviews; renewal, request and loan information; online book sale. Special page for children, recommended websites.


Waitakere Libraries



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Bill Robertson Library. University of Otago Library


The Robertson Library is the joint library of the Dunedin College of Education and the Otago Polytechnic.


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Christchurch



Christchurch City Libraries


Information on local history, genealogy, reviews and publications is available; also an Internet gateway.


Christchurch College of Education Henry Field Library



Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology Library

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Directories



Directory of New Zealand Libraries (National Library of New Zealand)
Search by region or town.

Dunedin



Dunedin Public Libraries


Hocken Library, University of Otago.



Otago University Library

Gisborne



HB Williams Memorial Library
A public library serving the Gisborne & East Coast district. 

Hamilton



Hamilton City Libraries/Te Whare Pukapuka o Kirikiriroa



Waikato Institute of Technology Library



Waikato University Library/Te Whare Pukapuka  

Hastings



Hastings District Libraries




Hauraki District Libraries



HB Williams Memorial Library


A public library serving the Gisborne & East Coast district.



Hocken Library
The Hocken Library is one of the foremost historical research libraries in New Zealand. 

Horowhenua Library Trust
Libraries in Levin, Foxton, Shannon and Tokomaru.

Hutt City Libraries

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Invercargill City Libraries

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Jobs



Library postings in Australia and New Zealand



LIANA Job Search


Library positions throughout New Zealand which have been posted on electronic discussion lists.



LEARN : Library Electronic Academic Resource Network: 


The University of Auckland Library. Te Tumu Herenga

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Manukau Institute of Technology Library



Manukau Libraries

Manuscripts, New Zealand manuscript collections




Auckland City Libraries Mnauscript collection.


Auckland Museum Manuscript Collections


National Register of Archives and Manuscripts


The Community Archive, New Zealand’s hub for archival collections. Here you will find treasures of New Zealand's past and present. Contributors range from individuals and small local organisations through to large institutions with nationally-significant collections.


Te Raarangi Puuranga, Tuhinga Ake o te Motu



Massey University Library


Masterton District Library and Wairarapa Archive


Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa) Library

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National Digital Forum


The National Digital Forum (NDF) is a coalition of museums, archives, art galleries, libraries and government departments working together to enhance electronic access to New Zealand’s culture and heritage.

Napier



Napier Public Libraries

National Library of New Zealand



National Library of New Zealand


Collections and databases, including the Alexander Turnbull Library, the New Zealand National Bibiliography, Index NZ.

Nelson


Nelson Public Libraries


Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology Library Learning Centre



The New Zealand Digital Library Project
is a research programme at The University of Waikato. The Project's aim is to develop the underlying technology for digital libraries and make it available publicly so that others can use it to create their own collections. 

New Zealand Public Libraries
Access to all the public libraries in New Zealand on the web.

North Shore Libraries. Catalogue and other resources.
Book reviews; renewal, request and loan information; online book sale. Special page for children, recommended websites.

Organisations, library discussion groups



LIANZA


The New Zealand Library Association Inc. (operating as LIANZA) is the professional organisation for the New Zealand library and information management profession.


It aims to be a vital, professional voice for those engaged in librarianship and information management.


New Zealand library email discussion lists. (LIANZA)


This page lists email discussion for library management in New Zealand.


Listserv database


The "listserv" database is provided as a complementary service by The Knowledge Basket. It is an archive of messages sent to participating listservs.


Groups Indexed:


ITSIG


NZ-Libs


Law-Lib


SLIS-NZ


LIB-FL


NZRecords


The National Library of New Zealand


National Digital Forum


The National Digital Forum (NDF) is a coalition of museums, archives, art galleries, libraries and government departments working together to enhance electronic access to New Zealand’s culture and heritage.


Public Libraries of New Zealand


An organization that promotes and supports public libraries in New Zealand so they can continue to provide a vital service, improve community well-being,


SLANZA


School Library Association of NZ Aotearoa - Te Puna Whare Matauranga a Kura

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Palmerston North



Palmerston North City Library




Porirua City Libraries


Public libraries



LIANZ. New Zealand Public Libraries
Find your local library. Select location from menu.


New Zealand Public Libraries


Access to all the public libraries in New Zealand on the web.

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Regional libraries, directories



Directory of New Zealand Libraries (National Library of New Zealand)
Search by region or town.



Rodney Libraries
Helensville, Kumeu, Warkworth, Mahurangi East, Orewa, Wellsford and Whangaparaoa.

Rotorua Public Library : te Whare o te Maatauranga


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Selwyn District Libraries

South Taranaki District Council Library
Hawera, Eltham, Kaponga, Manaia, Opunake, Patea and Waverley.

Sylvia Ashton-Warner Library, Auckland College of Education.

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Taranaki Library


Tararua District Library


Tararua District Library has historical resources on books, old photographs and family genealogy.


Tasman District Libraries


Tasman District Libraries


Motueka, Takaka and Murchison and a School/Community library in Tapawera.

Tauranga



Tauranga District Libraries


Te Putea Korero O Te Matauranga O Te Kura Matatini O Taranaki

Thames



Thames Library


Tourism New Zealand Image Library


A gallery listed on theme with the purpose to promote tourism.


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UNITEC Library homepage

University libraries



Auckland University Library. LEARN:


The Library Electronic Academic Resource Network : the University of Auckland Library. Te Tumu Herenga


Canterbury University Library


Lincoln University Library


Otago University Library


Victoria University Library. Te Pataka Korero


Waikato University Lbrary. Te Whare Pukapuka


Lists the University of Waikato Library services, facilities and staff, teaching and learning links include such things as: guide to finding information and finding and writing theses. Online catalogue searchable in either English or M?ori. Internet search tools and searchable databases available.



Upper Hutt City Library


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Waikato



Waikato University Library. Te Whare Pukapuka



Waikato Institute of Technology Library




Waimakariri District Libraries 


Wairarapa Library Service


Waitakere Libraries



Wanganui Library

Wellington


Hocken Library


The Hocken Library is one of the foremost historical research libraries in New Zealand. 


Hutt City Libraries


Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa) Library


Porirua City Libraries


Tapuhi. Catalogue of unpublished material,


photos, drawings & prints, maps, manuscripts and archival material - from the Alexander Turnbull Library collections.


Timeframes


Database of heritage New Zealand, Pacific and Antarctica images from the Alexander Turnbull Library, at the National Library of New Zealand.


Victoria University Library. Te Pataka Korero


Wellington City Libraries


Wellington College of Education/WJ Scott Library, Victoria University