EPIC Databases
Christchurch City Libraries is a member of the EPIC Consortia, and provides access to the databases purchased through the consortia. Note: our Ebscohost subscription covers more databases than are available through EPIC.
Academic OneFile- A collection of peer-reviewed, full-text articles from more than 8000 journals with extensive coverage of the sciences, technology, medicine, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects - authoritative and comprehensive.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries. - Ancestry.com Library Edition
- A wide variety of content to help trace your family history. Includes records from United States, United Kingdom and Ireland.
Access this at any of our libraries. - Australia/NZ Reference Centre
- Leading Australian, New Zealand and international periodicals in full text. Reference books, biographies and images.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries. - Biography in Context
- Biographical information on more than one million people.
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- Explore the latest fiction and non-fiction, and find out about authors. Profiles, plot summaries and awards information.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries. - Business Reference Suite
- Includes Business & Industry (a multi-industry database with a strong global focus on company, industry and product information) & Business & Management Practices (focuses on the processes, methods and strategies of managing a business).
Access this at any of our libraries. - Contemporary Women's Issues
- Multidisciplinary, full-text database that brings together relevant content from mainstream periodicals, "gray" literature, and the alternative press - with a focus on the critical issues and events that influence women's lives around the world.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries. - Discovering Collection
- Comprehensive reference material in six key areas - literature, biography, science, United States history, world history, and cultures of the world. For school students, primary school and secondary.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries. - Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- The complete 32-volume Encyclopædia Britannica, plus Britannica's Student Encyclopædia, Elementary Encyclopædia for younger students, and the Britannica Concise Encyclopædia. Search articles, photographs, drawings, maps, flags and more.
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- A collection of encyclopedias, almanacs and reference sources. Subjects include health, war, pollution, history, space science, maths, occult, food and fashion.
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- A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.
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- Research diseases and conditions, alternative medicine, drug and herbal remedies, medical dictionaries and articles from magazines, journals and newspapers. Note: intended for informational purposes only.
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- Research the most-studied authors and literary disciplines. Biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis, plus reviews, poems and short stories from journals and magazines.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries. - New Zealand Index
- A collection of indexed New Zealand-related material with short abstracts. Includes Newzindex, covering business in New Zealand in New Zealand journals and major newspapers from 1985 to 2006; NZ Science, a collection of scientific abstracts covering New Zealand science writing back to 1840; Newspaper Index (NINX) covering New Zealand newspapers from 1993-2003; Index Auckland, a record of information about Auckland; Index New Zealand (INNZ); The New Zealand Woman's Weekly Index of Names mentioned, 1932-1951; The New Zealand Herald's Family + Notices Classifieds since 2003. Index only.
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- Social issues research tool for investigating both sides of hotly-debated topics. Includes statistics and detailed research plus articles from magazines, journals and newspapers.
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- Comprehensive art research and reference library. Includes the online Grove Dictionary of Art, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. Formerly known as Grove Art.
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- Biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2001. More than 50,000 entries.
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- Online version of the Oxford English Dictionary. Find word spellings, definitions, pronunciation and examples of use.
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- Music reference and research tool. Includes The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, The Oxford Companion to Music.
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- Brings together 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works into a single cross-searchable resource.
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- Digital newspaper library. Full-page replicas of current print editions, including editorial content, graphics and advertising. Sixty days back issues.
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- Get instant access to the latest news, research and developments with this full-text science journal collection. More than 250 current publications, with a further 130 titles in abstract and index form.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries. - Student Resources in Context
- A comprehensive reference source for high school and tertiary students.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries. - World History in Context
- Explore the history of ancient civilisations through to the 20th Century using reference sources, full-text articles from academic journals, maps and images. Full-text and images for over 1,400 primary source documents.
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