Most of the Library's Pacific books are in the Macmillan Brown Library but there are also Pacific books in the Central and EPS libraries. Pacific language readers are in the Classroom Collection in the Central Library. All Central & EPS Library books can be borrowed, some MB books can only be used in the library.
The Macmillan Brown Library's Pacific Collection on level 2 has most of the recent Pacific books. Most, but not all of these can be borrowed. If you would like a book that is not a borrowable copy, ask at the desk and we will see if there is a lending or e-copy available. We also have a very large collection of historical Pacific books in our closed stacks. These can all be used in the Macmillan Brown Library.
Many of the books in our library are available as e-books. There are also these resources on the web:
ANU Press. Check out these series: Pacific; Pacific Affairs; State, Society and Governance in Melanesia.
Tidal Pools. Historic texts on the Pacific from Victoria University of Wellington.
Use Multisearch to find both e-books and 'paper copies' in our libraries.
If you know the title of the book, type it in within quote marks, e.g. "island time" and click on the magnifying glass or press Enter. If you can't see the book you want, click on e-books/books and hit apply.
If you've got too many results and you can't see the book you want, click on Advanced search and change All fields to Title then click on Search.
When you can see your title, click on Access options to see if there is an e-book available or which library the paper copies are in.
If you want a book on a topic rather than a specific title, type in keywords that describe your topic. To get the best results when searching for Pacific Islands information you can use the terms Oceania, Islands of the Pacific or just Pacific. Alternatively, narrowing your search to a region or country will give more focused results eg, Micronesia or Samoa.
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