Recommended Reading 
Books in the Short Loan Collection are in the Course Materials list.
Reference Books
Reference books are an excellent place to start your research. You should then go on to read more in-depth journal articles and books.
Dunmore, John, 1992. Who's Who in Pacific Navigation. Melbourne University Press: Melbourne. Library copies
Ritzer, George, ed. 2007. The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology. Malden: Blackwell. Library copies
Scott, John, and Gordon Marshall, eds. 2005. Oxford Dictionary of Sociology. 3rd ed, Oxford University Press: Oxford. Library copies
The Journal of Pacific History Bibliography. 1988-1997. Journal of Pacific History: Canberra. Library copies
Ministry for Culture and Heritage, 2005. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
Library Catalogue
Keyword Searches
Search tips
- Search for variant spellings: globalization or globalisation
- Use truncation symbols to find variant word endings. Use * in The Catalogue and ? in Voyager. Search for immigra* to find immigration, immigrant, immigrants
- Search for synonyms and related terms: migration or immigration
or to find all the word variants: migra* or immigra*
- Use quotation marks to find phrases: "dawn raid?"
Search examples
(pacific or polynesia) and migration
(pacific or polynesia*) and migra*
(vanuatu or melanesia*) and statistics
pacific and diaspor*
pacific and diaspor* not asia*
(migra* or immigra*) and policy and zealand
Subject Headings
These general topics often have more specific subdivisions, for example:
Pacific Islanders
Pacific Islanders - New Zealand
Pacific Islanders - New Zealand - Social conditions
The subject heading Oceania refers to the island groups of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
The subject heading Islands of the Pacific refers to all the islands of the Pacific Ocean including the North Pacific
Journals
Databases & Articles
To find more information on a topic, a good place to start is a database that indexes journals articles. More databases are listed on the Sociology resource pages.
- Sociological Abstracts An index with abstracts from almost 2000 social science journals.
- FindNZarticles Includes Index New Zealand INNZ (an index with abstracts from 300 New Zealand journals, magazines and newspapers) plus other indexes of New Zealand newspapers and book chapters.
- Hawaii-Pacific Journal Index An index with abstracts from 50 Pacific journals and magazines.
- Project Muse A collection of full-text journals covering many different subjects including Pacific Studies.
Internet Resources
- Te Puna Web Directory
A guide to reliable websites with Pacific information.
- Polynesian Voyagers
Polynesian voyagers: The Maori as a deep-sea navigator, explorer, and colonizer by Elsdon Best (1923).
- South Seas
James Cook's voyages within the context of 18th Century voyaging and cross-cultural encounters.
Statistics
- New Zealand Official Yearbook
The Yearbook is a very good starting place to look for statistical information. Library copies
- Statistical Sources: New Zealand
A guide to statistical information in the Library, in databases, and on the Internet.
- OFFSTATS
Official Statistics on the Web. Data from government agencies and other organizations around the world.
Referencing and Plagiarism
The Chicago Manual of Style Online
ReferenŠite Academic referencing resource
Honesty and integrity are valued in all academic activities at The University of Auckland. This website provides information about the key principles and practices underlying academic honesty, and advice and resources: Academic Honesty and Plagiarism.
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