Research Springboard

Please note: Books from the National Library and our Senior Library Collection on this topic will be library use only.

Using just a few keywords you can find thousands of resources online to help with your research. Typing your keywords into Google will deliver you millions of results, but, not all the results will be accurate and from good quality sources. 

(Top tip! We recommend you start with Databases before using google, as the content on EPIC has already been assessed for you)

Epic Databases
Username: cuthberts   
Password: 42cuthberts
EPIC is an umbrella of many databases. The library recommends using the below Databases:

A database that focuses on Biographies

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Search across multiple EPIC databases at once

A Database that focuses on NZ topics

Highly recommended websites: 
Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand 
DigitalNZ 
Ngā Taonga 
The Museum of New Zealand - Te Papa Tongarewa
New Zealand History 
Papers Past
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For other sites you find on Google: 
Remember to assess websites for reliability and accuracy - the CRAAP test is a great tool to use. 

Referencing & Citations
With all our databases, you can easily cite your sources using the CITE button. Select the text you want to cite, click the CITE button, select APA as your reference style. You can then add the citation to your document.

For more information on referencing go to our APA referencing page. 
Frances Compton Library MyCollege Page - in the Links box there is a clip on APA referencing.

All our librarians are available to help you with your research and reference questions.
Please contact us at [email protected]