Databases A-Z

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• Advanced Technologies Database with Aerospace

  A collection of descriptions to research in aeronautics, astronautics and space sciences.

• AGRICOLA

  (AGRICultural OnLine Access) Serves as the catalog and index to the collections of the National Agricultural Library. The records describe publications and resources encompassing all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines.

• Agriculture and Natural Resources Index Archive: ANR-Index Archive

  A collection of older publications on Australian agriculture, food, forestry and natural resources.

• Agriculture and Natural Resources Index: ANR-Index

  A collection of publications on Australian agriculture, food, forestry, fisheries and natural resources.

• Agriculture and Natural Resources Research Archive: ANR-Research Archive

  A collection of completed research projects covering Australian agriculture, food, forestry, fisheries and natural resources.

• Agriculture and Natural Resources Research: ANR-Research

  A collection of current and recently completed research projects covering Australian agriculture, food, forestry, fisheries and natural resources.

• Annual Reviews

  Reviews in 40 focused disciplines within the biomedical, life, physical, and social sciences.

  Access Note

  Please note that access to aricles published in 2018 may be temporarily unavailable.  

• Applied Science & Technology Index Retrospective: 1913-1983 (H.W. Wilson)

  A collection of resources in applied science and technology.

• ArchSite: archaeological site recording scheme

  The national inventory of archaeological sites in New Zealand, covering over 60,000 sites. Contains information relevant to research, site management and protection.

  Access Note

  A username and password is required for access. Please contact library-resourceacquisitions@vuw.ac.nz for login details, providing your name and user ID.

• Arctic & Antarctic Regions: AAR

  A searchable collection of multidisciplinary online resources covering polar regions.

• Australia's National Geosciences, Minerals and Petroleum Reference Database: AESIS

  Contains references to published and unpublished Australian geoscience, minerals and petroleum literature. The material covered includes articles, books, conference papers, maps, theses and reports.

• Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Information: ANSTI

  Contains citations from Australian technical and scientific reports, conference papers, books, theses, patents, laws, regulations and standards, covering the broad spectrum of nuclear science research and development, with special emphasis on its peaceful applications.

• CAB Abstracts on CAB Direct

  Research on argiculture, the environment and related applied life sciences. Some full text. 

• CAB Abstracts on Web of Science

  Research information on agriculture, the environment and related applied life sciences.

• Complete World Development Report Online

  Full text of every World Development Report published by the World Bank since 1978. These can be searched (and browsed) by title, topic and region. Background papers back to 2005 are included. Topics covered include development, environment, climate change, economics, finance, education, health and trade. There is also a link to World Bank data on living standards around the globe.

• CSIRO Publishing

  A collection of journal publications on research by Australian and overseas scientists. Coverage includes a broad range of science subjects.

• Current Contents Connect

  Current awareness information resource for journals and books

• Discovering Collection

  Targeted at novice researchers, a US-focused, multidisciplinary collection of resources aimed at high school students.

• Ellis and Messina Catalogues

  Reproduce complete type descriptions for Foraminifera, Ostracoda and Diatom genus- and species-level taxa. Translations by professional micropaleontologists.

• Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism

  A collection of over 300 articles written by experts, covering all areas of geomagnetism and paleomagnetism. Useful for those working in the areas of geophysics, geology, physics, environmental and atmospheric science and engineering.

• Encyclopedia of Hydrological Sciences

  A collection of over 200 research level articles covering all aspects of water, taking a scientific perspective rather than a sociological one. Includes descriptions of over 80 software packages appropriate to the field.

• Energy News

  Energy News is New Zealand's online news and information service for the energy sector including a comprehensive industry participant and energy asset database. It provides executive interviews, news, opinions and commentaries on a daily basis. Other information tools include 30-minute electricity supply and demand monitoring, petroleum permit deadline summary, stock watch, and an oil price monitor.

• Engineering Research Database

  A collection of engineering literature covering civil, mechanical, environmental and transportation engineering.

• Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management

  A collection of descriptions of research in environmental sciences. Includes journal articles, conference proceedings.

• GeoRef

  A collection of descriptions of geoscience research literature. Includes books, journal articles, conference papers and reports.

• GeoRef in Process

  Contains records yet to be integrated into the main GeoRef database.GeoRef in Process combined with GeoRef main database provides a comprehensive search.

• GeoScienceWorld

  A collection of resources on research in the geosciences. This collection is interoperable with GeoRef.

• GreenFILE

  Information covering all aspects of human impact on the environment. Scholarly, governmental, and general-interest titles.

• Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences

  A collection of lecture notes series in earth sciences research, teaching and education. Includes articles, papers, books and technical reports.

• Lyell Collection

  A collection of earth science literature bringing together the Geological Society of London's journals and special publications, plus books.

• MapToaster Topo/NZ v.6 2013

  Complete topographic maps of New Zealand.

  Access Note

  This resource is only available on campus network only and is not available through the University wireless network. Internet Explorer browser is required. To access maptoaster go to the catalogue, right click on the format note. Save Link as Maptoaster6.bat in H:drive or another location and run the maptoaster.bat from the local machine..

• Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts

  Contains summaries of articles from over 600 journals, as well as conference proceedings, books, technical reports and other monographs in the areas of meteorology, climatology, atmospheric chemistry and physics, astrophysics, hydrology, glaciology, physical oceanography and environmental science.

• Natural Science Collection

  A collection of images from scholarly research in the life sciences including tables, figures, graphs and other illustrations.

• New Zealand Science

  A comprehensive index of New Zealand Science, provided by the Crown Research Institutes, and the Royal Society of New Zealand.

• Oceanic Abstracts

  Descriptions of literature such as books, articles, theses, reports, reviews, standards and manuals in the areas of marine biology and geology, physical oceanography, fisheries, aquaculture, and ecology plus technological and legislative topics.

• PANGAEA

  PANGAEA is an open access data publisher for Earth and Environmental Sciences. It archives, publishes and distributes georeferenced data from earth system research. PANGAEA is available for scientists to archive and publish their data.

• ProQuest Research Library

  Covers a broad range of topics found in scholarly, reference and popular sources, including arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests.

• SAGE: Science and Geography Education

  This collection is a searchable index of articles from popular journals on a broad range of subjects, with a particular focus on the sciences.Disciplines of knowledge include: Agriculture, Archaeology, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Ethics, Geography, Natural History, Physics, Sustainability and Zoology.

• ScienceDirect

  A collection of full text journal articles, books and book chapters published by Elsevier in science and social science disciplines.
  

  Access Note

  ScienceDirect will cease support of Internet Explorer 8 on January 1, 2016. We strongly encourage our customers to follow Microsoft’s directive as well by updating to more recent versions of IE. Additionally, users can move to the latest versions of the Chrome or Firefox browsers for an optimal ScienceDirect experience.
  

• Scopus

  Scopus is a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of academic literature including peer reviewed journals, books and conference proceedings across all fields of science, technology, social sciences, and arts & humanities.. Scopus includes citation data and h-index information. 1996-present.
  

• SpringerLink

  A collection of books, reference works and journals in science and social science research.

• STREAMLINE: Australia's Natural Resources Database

  Contains descriptions of articles on  Australian resource management. Includes published and unpublished material.

• Streetlink

  An electronic list of address ranges and street names that fall within meshblocks. The Streets file is used to geocode addresses to meshblocks. This enables users to analyse businesses, trends and the like, in any of the geographic areas in the Areas file. The Streets file is updated on a monthly basis with information on new or altered streets and other land developments.

• Technology Research Database

  A collection covering literature in science and technology. Includes engineering, aeronautics, astronautics, metallurgy, ceramics and polymers.

• UN-I-QUE: United Nations Info Quest

  Ready reference file created by the librarians at Dag Hammarskjöld United Nations library; focuses on reports of a recurrent nature.

• UNDP Human Development Reports

  Ranks countries in terms of human development. Each report focuses on a specific issue eg: migration, climate change, AIDS

• United Nations Digital Library

  Catalog of the United Nations libraries in New York and Geneva.  Includes links to United Nations documents.

• VPI&E Catalogue: Victorian Primary Industries and Environment (Library)

  Victorian Primary Industries and Environment Catalogue reflects the holdings of the libraries within the Department of Primary Industries, Victoria. It includes specialist collections in ecology, forestry, agriculture, mineral resources, conservation, water and land management, pest plant and animal control, fisheries and marine studies.

• Web of Science - core collection

  Contains descriptions of scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. The records contain cited references.

• Web of Science -all databases

  Science and technology research from eight specialist subject databases.

• Wiley Online Library

  A multidisciplinary, cross-searchable library of books, journals and reference works.