The National Library links government, academic, community and business networks together, creating New Zealand’s ‘information bank’ as well as collecting and preserving a wide range of contemporary and heritage collections that teach us about the world and ourselves.
Type of resource: Website
Contributed to developing and supporting EPIC (Electronic Purchasing In Collaboration) EPIC gives schools free access to an unparalleled range of electronic resources from the following database providers: EBSCO, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Oxford Online, Proquest and Thomson Gale
Type of resource: Website
Developed ‘Papers Past’ programme for digitisation of historic NZ newspapers and made them available on the web /available for communities researching their history
Type of resource: Website
The National Library contributed to setting up and governing the National Digital Forum (with Archives NZ and Te Papa) building an impetus for the digitising of cultural materials
Type of resource: Website
The National Library built up a strong collection of oral history recordings, with a strong emphasis on preserving the memory of local communities.
Type of resource: Website
Find out more about the National Library and its work here.
