zbMATH Open
This link opens in a new windowFormerly Zentralblatt MATH. “The world’s most comprehensive and longest-running abstracting and reviewing service in pure and applied mathematics. It is edited by the European Mathematical Society (EMS), the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and FIZ Karlsruhe.” Coverage complete from 1868 to the present.
Google Scholar
Provides a simple way to search broadly for scholarly literature. To see UC Library resources, use ≡ Scholar Preferences and choose University of Canterbury in the Library Links section.
arXiv.org
This link opens in a new windowAn e-print service in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science and quantitative biology
JSTOR
This link opens in a new windowProvides full-text access to back issues of selected scholarly journals in many subjects.
The Library subscribes to the Arts & Sciences I-XII, Biological Sciences, Business III-IV, Health & General Sciences Collections and 19th Century British Pamphlets. Title lists
Scopus
This link opens in a new windowMultidisciplinary, especially Life, Health and Physical Sciences.
ScienceDirect
This link opens in a new windowPrimarily science, medicine and technology. Some titles from social science and commerce.UC has very limited access to Elsevier journals after 31 December 2025. This is because we have not been able to reach a satisfactory deal with this publisher. Further information is available here: Staff: https://ucliveac.sharepoint.com/sites/IntranetWHLibraryServices/SitePages/Library-Resources.aspxStudents: Heads Up: Changes to Elsevier Journal Access in 2026! | UC
SAGE Research Methods
This link opens in a new windowAccess to high-quality books, book chapters and articles on research design and methods – covering qualitative, quantitative and mixed-method design
