Search Engines
There are many search engines. Some of the most common are listed below:
Metacrawler - searches several search engines simultaneously
For Wikipedia's list of search engines, see:
Internet Gateway
Christchurch City Libraries offers a best of breed Internet Gateway with annotated links on many subjects
See the Internet Gateway at: CCL Gateway
Online Encyclopedias
New Zealand
Britannica
Oxford Online
EPIC Databases
EBSCO
Oxford Online
Britannica
ProQuest
Gale
Health and Wellness Resource Centre
History Resource Centre - World
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Student Resource Center - College Edition
National Library Databases
INNZ - Index New Zealand
Matapihi
Matapihi is a window onto the places, events and people of Aotearoa New Zealand - search over 100,000 pictures, objects, sounds, movies and texts.
findNZarticles
FindNZarticles provides a federated search to a range of New Zealand newspapers and journals
KRIS - Kiwi research Information Service
KRIS is a gateway to the open-access research documents produced at universities, polytechnics, and other research institutions throughout New Zealand.
Other Databases
Family History
Fundview - Funding information for groups
Breakout - Funding information for individuals
Worldbook - Great general knowledge starting point
Tumblebooks - Online collection of animated talking books