*On-line Databases (you will need your library card number
and PIN to access these if not in a Waimakariri library)
*Literature
Resource Centre
Biographies, literary criticisms, reviews – from all periods
around the world
*Gale
Virtual Reference Library
click on Literature to see all the available resources
English Online
From NZ Ministry of Education. Scroll down to the list of
subjects covered – study guides, grammar, authors, texts,
choose a book…
New Zealand Electronic Text Centre
Online library of New Zealand and Pacific Island texts and
materials,
including the official history of NZ in WW2 and classic NZ
texts
Dictionary/Grammar/Writing
*On-line Databases (you will need your library card number and
PIN to access these if not in a Waimakariri library)
*Oxford
English Dictionary
Searchable 23-volume online dictionary
BBC Skillswise
Includes grammar, reading, writing and vocabulary skills
Sparknotes – Writing
Style
Comprehensive and easy access to everything concerning
writing – punctuation,
common errors, parts of speech, usage and more...
Study guides to literature, poetry, drama, Shakespeare…
Sparknotes - Study guides
Shakespeare on-line
Everything you need to know about the man and his works
Poetry
New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre
Poetry, essays, interviews
The Poetry Archive
Search for a poem by author, theme or form; listen to poets
reading their poems; find lots of background information
about the poets
Find a book
*On-line Databases (you will need your library card number and
PIN to access these if not in a Waimakariri library)
*What
do I read next?
Customize your search to find a good book
Teen reading
Find a book using Christchurch City Libraries “If you like…” lists
then check our catalogue for holdings
Inside a dog
Booklists, reviews, and read the first chapter of novels – Australian
site
New
Zealand Book Council
For information on NZ writers, and reading ideas
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