Key article databases for history:
Discover
Searches multiple journal article databases simultaneously. Includes Historical Abstracts and Academic Search Premier.
JSTOR
Full-text back issues of arts and sciences journal articles, with the most recent 2 - 5 years embargoed.
Web of Science
A scholarly research database with good coverage of history.
Google Scholar
Provides access to peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles.
Full list of databases recommended for history
Database Licence Information
Legal guidelines about how and by whom Library-subscribed article databases may be used.
Search Discover
Use Discover to find books and other resources held by Massey University Library.
Search BONUS+ if Discover does not provide the book you need.
Search the New Zealand Libraries' Catalogue
Search for books and other material from any New Zealand library.
Books and Ebooks at Massey Library
ECCO TCP
Searchable transcriptions of over 2200 texts from Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO).
EEBO (Early English Books Online)
Early books written in English. Includes reproductions of original versions of literature, plus royal statutes and proclamations, as well as military, religious, legal, Parliamentary, and other public documents from 1473 - 1700.
Google Books
A huge range of part- and full-view online books. Useful for identifying material to request from the Library, if not available in full view.
The Times Digital Archive
Full-text and full-image articles from The Times of London 1785 - 2010.
Trove. Digitised newspapers and more
Australian newspapers from the 1800s to mid 1950s, and some more recent items included.
Oxford Reference Online Premium: History
A collection of dictionaries and encyclopedias with good coverage of military history, politics and history. Includes illustrations and maps.
Search the Library for history atlases
Search the Library for history dictionaries
eTV
View history documentaries, including those from the History Channel.
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