Mathematics & Statistics: Home

This Guide brings together important research resources for Mathematics and Statistics. These include article databases & journals, major reference works, and other key sources.

Different types of resources are available via the navigation bar, above.

For help with finding research materials in mathematics and statistics, please contact the Maths and Stats Subject Librarian.

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Library services during Alert Level 4 (Updated: 18 August 2021)

All University of Otago Libraries including the Hocken Collections are closed under Alert Level 4.

Library staff are available to help via email and LibChat. These services will be monitored Monday–Friday, 8:30am–5:00pm.

The following Library services are available:

• eReserve for course readings available via Blackboard or Moodle
• For teaching staff and eReserve – follow the usual process to add course readings. We will be in touch if there are any problems. Check the eReserve blog
• All book due dates have been extended and books will not be due back until the Libraries reopen
• Limited interloans for scans of articles and chapters
• Online research and study support via Subject Guides and Subject Librarians
• Completion of thesis deposits in OURArchive

The following services are not available:

• Access to the Library buildings
• Book returns: due dates have been extended and all fines and fees have been suspended
• Recalls: requests for books that are currently on loan cannot currently be placed

Hocken Collections

Hocken Collections research queries will be answered as we are able and digital copies of material supplied where possible. Requests can be sent to reference.hocken@otago.ac.nz. For additional help, use the staff contact information available online.