Databases and Digital Resources

Scroll down to find databases and digital resources to aid research in a wide range of subject areas.
Click on the logo or title of your chosen resource to be redirected to the provider.

JSTOR - Year 11 to Year 13, all subjects

JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources. Click here for login details and a guide to using JSTOR or email library@tgs.school.nz.

Churchill Archive - Year 9 to Year 13, Social Studies, History

The Churchill Archive and Bloomsbury Publishing kindly provide free access (via login) to the Churchill Archive, which contains 800,000 pages of documents collected by Winston Churchill, offering insight into 20th century government, war & society. Click here for login details or email library@tgs.school.nz.

Churchill Archive for Schools is an open access website where you can browse topics and access their excellent Primary Source Skills Guide.

Google Scholar - Year 11 to Year 13, all subjects

Google Scholar is a free tool that searches for scholarly articles on your topic. Full text may be available online, or email library@tgs.school.nz for help finding a full text version.

NZ Research - Year 12 to Year 13, all subject areas

Comprehensive selection of research papers (some peer-reviewed) and other resources from New Zealand universities and research organisations. Click on the logo to access, no login required.

PLOS - Public Library of Science, Year 12 to Year 13, Science

PLOS is a nonprofit, open access publisher aiming to provide open access to scientific journal articles for the advancement of science and medicine. Click on the logo to access, no login required

NationMaster - Year 9 to Year 13, all subject areas

Vast collection of global data from trustworthy sources, useful for comparison of nations. Data is unbiased but not always the most up to date.

HistoryNet - Year 9 to Year 13, Social Studies, History

Website from the world's largest publisher of historical magazines, containing information, images and video on a wide range of historical topics. Click logo to access, then click the magnifying glass at top right and enter your topic in the search box.

The Documentary Network - Year 9 to Year 13, all subject areas

The Documentary Network offers legal documentaries to stream and download for free. Only the best films are selected to guarantee quality content. These docs educate, entertain, inform, teach, shock, explain. Click on the logo to access.

Crash Course - Year 9 to Year 13, all subject areas

Founded by John Green (author of "The Fault in our Stars") and Hank Green, Crash Course provides high quality educational videos for free. Click the logo to access courses on anything from film history to philosophy to astronomy, or visit their Youtube channel, which boasts over 10 million subscribers.