Regional events / Books / Magazines / Databases
The Auckland region is home to many natural resources which are important to conservation initiatives in New Zealand. Among these are the islands and marine areas of the Hauraki Gulf, large areas of native bush, especially the Waitakeres, and many parks and reserves. Check out what's happening for conservation in your area and how you can find more information from your library:
Regional news and events:
Auckland Botanic Gardens: hands-on workshops
Volunteer planting days - regional parks
Forest and Bird events
Poor Knights Islands shipping ban
New Zealand Government buys Kaikoura Island
Dewey numbers for browsing books:
324 – Politics, including green politics
333 – Economics in relation to land and energy resources
338 – Production, including sustainability
363 -- Pollution
508 – Natural history
570s – Ecology, ecosystems of different kinds, biology.
580s – Plants, etc
590s – Animals, insects etc.
Searching the catalogue:
There are many books related to environment and ecology, so it is a good idea to be specific with your keywords when you are searching the catalogue. When searching for a specific environmental issue, use “keywords from subject terms”. Try specific terms like “global warming”, “climate change”,“ozone layer“; “greenhouse effect“; “sea level” ; or “air pollution“. If you wish to restrict the search to items on a particular area then try: “water pollution zealand” ; or “air pollution auckland“. If you wish to research the policy, historical and social dimensions of environmental issues try terms such as “environmental policy“, “environmental protection“, “green movement”, and “human ecology”.
Central Library has a series of different encyclopaedias that can give you an introduction to environmental or ecological subjects:
International encyclopedia of environmental politics.
Encyclopedia of the biosphere.
Environmental encyclopedia.
The environment encyclopedia and directory.
Finding magazines:
The library has a number of magazines that cover environmental issues and environmental processes, including:
Our planet
Environment for europeans
The ecologist
Pacific ecologist
Eco living
Greenpeace
Climate digest
Climate update
Clean air and environmental quality
Looking for more magazines? Search the catalogue in the index called “Keywords from subject terms”. Try using the phrase “environment? periodicals”, or “ecolog? periodicals”.
Digital library databases
Search Proquest online (members only) for magazine and journal articles on environmental issues. You will need to enter your library card barcode number and your personal membership pin number. You can also find references to New Zealand magazine/newspaper articles on environmental issues by searching Index New Zealand, available through computer workstations in Auckland City libraries. |
