Library

e-books (electronic books) are digital books which are viewed online e.g. from your computer or any online device that can access the internet. Below is a list of the e-books the Polytechnic currently subscribes to.

Safari E-Books Online
Safari Books Online offers electronic reference libraries for programming, IT, and business professionals. Unlike an online bookstore, you can search the electronic versions of books from leading publishers simultaneously.

ebrary
ebrary is an internet-based library of around 30,000 recently published electronic books. Content is provided by more than 150 publishers. The full text of any book (and the whole collection, or parts of it) is searchable by keyword or phrase.

Britannica Online
Full, updated content of the 32-volume Encyclopaedia Britannica, plus: Britannica's Student and Concise encyclopedias, the web's best sites, thousands of video and audio clips, hundreds of magazines and journals, and more.

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
A comprehensive guide to New Zealand – its natural environment, people, history, culture, economics and government.

Google Book Search
Search the full text of books to find ones that interest you and learn where to buy or borrow them.