Resources for Research
Library Subject Guides - Use subject and study guides find books, databases, websites and more for your subject.
Research methods - Find Library books on research methods
Keep Up to Date with the Latest Research
Alerts Set up alerts so you know when a new issue of a journal is published. Set this up on the Journal page of individual databases.
Saved Searches Have an alert sent to you when new articles are published that fit your search criteria, (also available in Google). You can usually do this once you create a free account and login in individual databases.
RSS Feeds View new content from a variety of sources in one place.
Email Subject Librarian who can provide further help and show you how to set these up.
Tools for Writing Your Research
Tips to write a literature review - from Study Toolbox
Writing your journal article - library resources
Scoping reviews - Systematic review information
Contact your Subject Librarian to assist you with:
What is an institutional repository?
Institutional repositories are digital collections of the research output of an institution. This output can come in many formats including journal articles, theses, presentations from conferences and audiovisual recordings.
Unitec’s Research Bank
Unitec’s repository is Research Bank. Administered by the Unitec Library, Research Bank is currently a platform for the research output of Unitec, Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT), Otago Polytechnic, Toi-Ohomai and Southern Institute of Technology (SIT).
Research Bank is also accessible from the Library Home page (under “Key Resources”)
Other repositories
You can find a comprehensive selection of NZ research output at nzresearch.org.nz.