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Some tips for using Auckland Libraries newspaper eResources
Tip 1: Try this from home
Many of our heritage eResources including newspapers and indexes can be accessed from home. This includes all the
‘Library created’ resources. Some eResources will need you to enter your library card’s barcode and library PIN details
first. Here are the options:
Our daily tips will feature content from some of these sites:
British Newspapers 1600-1900
(http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/resourcepages/footprints.aspx)
The British Newspapers 1600-1900 eResource is the most comprehensive digital archive of British historic newspapers,
and includes the 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers collection and the 19th Century British Library
Newspapers collection.
Heritage Images
(http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/resourcepages/heritageimagesonline.aspx)
Over 100,000 photographic images from the Sir George Grey Special Collections at Central City Library, and from the
Auckland Weekly News supplements. Basic searching is by keyword, latest additions (previous 60 days) or popular
subjects. Advanced searching can be limited to maps only; colour or black and white; no copyright issues known. Some
images may be available for purchase for a small fee.
Index Auckland
(http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/resourcepages/indexauckland.aspx)
Newspaper articles about New Zealand arts and music; also Auckland City suburban newspapers (1996 – present).
Articles are held on microfilm, and may be emailed on request.
New Zealand Card Index
(http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/resourcepages/nzcardindex.aspx)
National newspapers including the New Zealand Herald and Auckland Star and local newspapers (1950s – 1996)
indexed by the Central Auckland Research Centre. Articles may be emailed on request.
Auckland Libraries | Private Bag 92300, Auckland 1142 | aucklandlibraries.govt.nz | Ph 09 301 0101
Press Display
(http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/resourcepages/pressdisplay.aspx)
2,200 newspapers in 54 languages from New Zealand and 96 other countries. Backfile kept for 60 days. Includes the
New Zealand Herald; Sunday Star Times and most Auckland suburban newspapers. Select New Zealand from Titles by
Country drop-down menu. Full-colour, PDF format.
Footprints
(http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/resourcepages/footprints.aspx)
Historical photographs and other images from 1870 onwards, relating to the South Auckland and North Waikato areas,
including selected Courier images from 1963 to 2002. Images may be viewed by period, location or theme. Basic
searching is by keyword/creator/date, or by creator (photographer/studio/artist).
Index Auckland
(http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/resourcepages/indexauckland.aspx)
Newspaper articles about New Zealand arts and music; also Auckland City suburban newspapers (1996 – present).
Articles are held on microfilm, and may be emailed on request.
Knowledge Basket – New Zealand Index
(http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/resourcepages/knowledgebasketnewzealandindex.aspx)
Knowledge Basket - New Zealand Index includes over 1.88 million records which are available for searching over
historical and current collections of indexed abstracts to business, scientific and news information.
Local History Online
(http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/resourcepages/localhistoryonline.aspx)
Indexes and guides to community newspapers from West Auckland, Rodney and the North Shore. Divided into four
parts: oral histories; newspapers; images and archives. Microfilm and print copies of these are held at Henderson,
Takapuna and Whangaparaoa Libraries. Option to search by keyword or browse places, subjects or dates.
Manukau’s Journey
(http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/resourcepages/manukausjourney.aspx)
An online chronology of South Auckland history which includes extensive references to sources, including newspaper
articles.
Papers Past
(http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/resourcepages/paperspast.aspx)
National Library’s collection of digitised heritage newspapers from 1839-1945. Includes 8 Auckland newspapers:
Albertland Gazette (1862-1864); Auckland Star (1870-1945); Daily Southern Cross (1843-1876); Kaipara and Waitemata
Echo (1911-1921); New Zealand Herald (1863-1884); New Zealander (1845-1852); Observer (1880-1920); and Rodney
and Otamatea Times/Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette (1901-1945). Browse by date, region or title. PDF format. Some
national newspapers like the New Zealand Tablet also include Auckland news.
Tip 2: “See the view!” Photos from the Auckland Weekly News now on Heritage Images
The Auckland Weekly News: a journal of commerce, agriculture, politics, literature and art ran from 1863 to 1971. From
1898 a photographic supplement was added and Auckland Libraries is working on digitising these. Take a look at the
images from the features about Sir John Logan Campbell’s habit of climbing Rangitoto on his birthday.
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Go to the Auckland Libraries website (http://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz)
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Click on Digital Library (http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary)
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Search for the eResource Heritage Images
(http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/resourcepages/heritageimagesonline.aspx)
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Type the search: Logan Campbell Rangitoto
Tip 3: Finding a death notice in older editions of the NZ Herald
If you can’t find a death notice on the New Zealand Herald website (http://www.nzherald.co.nz), you can look up older
death notices published since 2003 on the Auckland Libraries eResource Knowledge Basket - New Zealand Index.
You’ll find it on the library website, in the Digital Library (http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary.aspx).
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Go to the Auckland Libraries website (http://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz)
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Click on Digital Library (http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary)
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Search for the eResource Knowledge Basket – New Zealand Index
(http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/resourcepages/knowledgebasketnewzealandindex.aspx)
At All Collections, click Off, then tick NZ Herald Classified Personals
Scroll down and enter the last name you want to search for in the first Search box, and enter the first name in
the second Search box. It is important to use all lower case letters when typing the names to ensure that all
relevant results are included.
When you click Search, you’ll get a hit list of all the classifieds that include the terms you have used. To see the
full text of the notice, click the name listed in blue in the Title column.
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You can also search for birth notices, tenders, bankruptcies and a whole range of other classified ads in this
eResource.
Tip 4: Using Press Display for recent news and pictures worldwide
Press Display is a full text eResource of NZ and international newspapers, and it is accessible through the Digital
Library on the Auckland Libraries website. It is available to anyone with an Auckland Libraries library card and pin
number.
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Go to the Auckland Libraries website (http://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz)
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Click on Digital Library (http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary)
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Search for the eResource Press Display
(http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/resourcepages/pressdisplay.aspx)
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There are many ways to find newspapers on the site – you can use the Titles by Country link on the left of the
screen then select the paper you want from the list to see the full text of the paper.
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You can also use Advanced Query (you’ll find this under the Search drop-down menu, top right corner of the
home page) to do a more specific keyword search. In the example below, we have searched for death notices
for 24 to 27 July 2012 in Taranaki.
Tip 5: Go local! – North and Westward: tracking down copies of newspaper articles
found on Local History Online
The Auckland Libraries’ heritage website Local History Online (http://www.localhistoryonline.org.nz) includes an index
to community newspapers from the North Shore, West Auckland and Rodney regions published over the last 5-15 years
(depending on the newspaper). You can access this through the Digital Library on our homepage.
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Go to the Auckland Libraries website (http://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz)
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Click on Digital Library (http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary)
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Search for the eResource Local History Online
(http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/resourcepages/localhistoryonline.aspx)
From the Local History Online homepage, you can click on a heading to restrict your search to a particular region or
format (for example, Rodney Newspaper Index or West Auckland Newspaper Index), or use the Search All option to
search across all regions and formats.
We can help you to get in touch with the newspaper publisher to get copyright permission if you are planning to
reproduce the article in a commercial publication or on a website.
Tip 6: Try Papers Past for your family history
The National Library website Papers Past (http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz) is a fabulous place to dig around for
information about people living between the 1840s and 1940s, and there are a growing number of Auckland regional
newspapers, including the New Zealand Herald up to 1884, on the site. You can search by date, region or newspaper
title.
Papers Past can be accessed through our Digital Library on our homepage.
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Go to the Auckland Libraries website (http://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz)
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Click on Digital Library (http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary)
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Search for the eResource Papers Past
(http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/resourcepages/paperspast.aspx)
It’s a full text website, and when it brings up the article it highlights the search terms you have used. This can be
particularly useful if the information is buried in a long, chatty article.
Rather than using the basic search on the homepage, here are a few tips on using the more search options feature that
allow you to specify the settings under the optional filters. This means you will get more relevant search results.
Two easy changes to make are:
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Increase the number of results per page from the default of 10 to 100
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Tick the box show preview images; this allows you to visually preview some of the content for each result
To be even more specific, make these two additional changes:
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Set a date range to search, for example January 01, 1900 to December 31, 1910
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Choose one or more newspapers to search by using the Ctrl key, hold it down while you highlight a title from the
list rather than search every newspaper in the eResource.
Tip 7: Find a photo from your place back in 1964 or 1988
The Footprints eResource in our Digital Library includes a selection of more than 1,200 of the most striking photographs
from the South Auckland Courier, Manukau Courier, Counties Courier, Eastern Courier and related titles for many of the
years between 1963 and 2002.
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Go to the Auckland Libraries website (http://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz)
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Click on Digital Library (http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary)
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Search for the eResource Footprints
(http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/resourcepages/footprints.aspx)
Murray Freer, ‘Examination feelings’, Otahuhu College, 1964 (Footprints 00073)
Rap group the Semi-MCs, Manurewa, 1988 (Footprints 00649)
The Courier photographs are copyright to Fairfax Media, but can be freely downloaded for use in private study and
research (eg. for use in your school or university research project).
Tip 8: Tips for searching Index Auckland
Index Auckland is primarily an index to newspaper articles taken from suburban papers that focus on the local
community, its people, and places up to the present day.
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Go to the Auckland Libraries website (http://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz)
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Click on Digital Library (http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary)
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Search for the eResource Index Auckland
(http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/resourcepages/indexauckland.aspx)
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A simple way to search is to type a keyword, phrase or name in the Quick Keyword Search
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If you want to do a more specific search, fill in one or more of the fields for the Advanced Search option
This search results in seventeen references to Jacob’s Ladder, the staircase from St Marys Bay to Fanshawe Street,
including an early sketch from 1852 and references to the new staircase opening in 2011.
Tip 9: How to search through very old newspapers (nineteenth century and earlier) in
record time – from home
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Go to the Auckland Libraries website (http://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz)
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Click on Digital Library (http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary)
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On the right-hand menu, under Hot Topics, click on News and newspapers
(http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/topicpages/newsandnewspapers.aspx)
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Look for British Newspapers, 1600-1900 (http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/resourcepages/
British-Library-Newspapers-1600-1900.aspx)
This takes you through 3 million pages of historic newspapers and highlights your search terms – in a matter of seconds!
Try this search for some local flavour: Quails and Auckland
There are 288 articles mentioning quails and Auckland. Use Next to go to Article 43:
Gale Document Number: R3214757408
Tip 10: Detective work using eResources: Use early newspapers to find photographs in
magazines or serials
Early newspapers did not include images, and when drawings and later photographs did start to appear, the quality is not
good for reproduction. Newspapers can be useful for tracking down photographs in other publications such as
magazines or serials at around the same date.
The Auckland Weekly News (AWN) covered a wide range of topics, ‘A journal of commerce, agriculture, politics,
literature and art’ from 1863 to 1971. From 1898 a photograph supplement was included each week. Auckland Libraries
has an ongoing project to digitise the AWN supplements. The images are added to Heritage Images.
Finding historical photographs in the Auckland Weekly News – a two step strategy
Sometimes a newspaper report of an event can help you find an illustration in another publication. For example, try this
search:
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Go to the Auckland Libraries website
(http://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz)
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Click on Digital Library
(http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary)
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Search for the eResource Papers Past
(http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/resourcepages/
paperspast.aspx)
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Type Logan Campbell Boer Star Hotel in the Search box. The
first article, entitled The Boer War, dated 13 May 1901, refers to
Mayor John Logan Campbell hosting a luncheon for troops
returning from the Boer War. This article appeared in the Auckland
Star.
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Go back to the Digital Library
(http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary)
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Search for the eResource Heritage Images
(http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/resourcepages/heritageimagesonline.aspx)
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Choose Advanced Search, type Auckland Weekly News under Photographer/Publisher
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Type Logan Campbell under Subject, and type 1901 under Year
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Then click on the orange Advanced Search button
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This photograph shows the luncheon at the Star Hotel referred to in the Auckland Star article.