Archaeology: Databases
Archaeology Databases
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost)
This database supports research in the key areas of academic study by providing peer-reviewed journals, full-text periodicals, reports, books, and more. - JSTOR
Provides full-text access to back issues of selected scholarly journals in history, economics, political science, demography, mathematics and other fields of the humanities, social sciences, and life sciences. - ProQuest Central
A database providing indexing/abstracting and full-text access to scholarly and general interest publications. Subjects covered include theatre, music, business, law, education, science, technology, engineering, arts, and religion. - Project Muse
Project MUSE covers literature, language and linguistics, folklore, film, literary theory and criticism, dramatic arts, and the historical aspects of printing and publishing. - Science Direct
Access full-text, peer reviewed journals, books, and reference works. Covers a broad range of subjects in the Social Sciences and Humanities, Health Sciences, Life Sciences, and, Physical Sciences and Engineering.
- Australian / New Zealand Reference Plus Centre
Collection of full-text leading Australia/New Zealand magazines, newspapers, eResources, biographies, and reference books. Full-text newspapers and newswires; and an image collection of over a million photos, maps, and flags. - DigitalNZ
DigitalNZ is the search site for all things New Zealand. We connect you to reliable digital collections from our content partners, including libraries, museums, galleries, government departments, the media, and community groups. - The Knowledge Basket
The Knowledge Basket provides a powerful search engine, to support search services to a set of databases, including Newztext – containing the full text of many newspapers. - Factiva
A global business information and research tool that aggregates content from a wide range of resources such as newspapers, journals, magazines and newswires. - Te Puna
Te Puna Services is a collection of online tools and services created with the help of NZ librarians to support the daily tasks of searching, cataloguing, sharing resources, and managing collections. - Hākena Search - Hocken Library
Hākena allows you to search for material in the Archives and Manuscripts, Ephemera, Photographs, and Pictures collections of the Hocken Collections.
- Alexander Street - Ethnographic Video Online
Alexander Street is the most comprehensive resource for visual anthropology in the world, providing access to over 2,000 hours of film and always growing, from raw field footage to crafted ethnographies and documentaries. - Digital Theatre Plus
Provides access to high quality films of leading British theatre productions as well as behind-the-scenes documentaries and interviews. - eTV
Provides real-time resources through recorded TV programmes, live streams and on demand videos. First-time users must register. - Kanopy
A streaming service that provides access to video content sourced from leading suppliers.
Database Tutorials
- Database Search Tips PDF
Two page PDF detailing keyword and boolean search tips, Google Scholar boolean search tips, and reverse citation searching. - Electronic Access HelpIf you have any queries about our electronic resources (databases, e-journals or e-books), please contact the library using the form on this web page.
- Interloan ServiceThe Interloan service enables library users to search for items, create requests for items not held in the University of Otago Library, and monitor the progress of those requests.
- Scan RequestThis video shows how to request a PDF scan of a book section or print journal from any Otago library.
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