We have print and digital resources to help you with your research. 
If you need ANY assistance, please ask. We are here to help! 

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Internet search

A quick way to find out more about Hector’s dolphins is to do an internet search but remember to think critically about which websites you use. For example, the Department of Conservation website is probably more reliable than Wikipedia.

If you search on specific dolphin measurements e.g. rostrum width at mid length you will probably find examples of students work on the NZQA website.  Remember you need to produce your own work!

Department of Conservation

• http://www.doc.govt.nz/ 

           search term = Hector's dolphins

Carrot2 searching tool

• http://search.carrot2.org/stable/search

Boolify searching tool

• http://www.boolify.org/
  

Other sources of information

epic databases 

EPIC is a venture between New Zealand libraries and the Ministry of Education, giving schools free access to a worldwide range of electronic resources. 

EPIC lets you access up-to-date full text articles covering a huge range of subjects. You need a username and password to search it, just ask your teacher or the library staff.

• Try searching on Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre (EBSCO).This database provides access to abstracts and full-text articles from international, Australian, and New Zealand magazines and newspapers. It includes full text of most major New Zealand daily newspapers and access to over 400 full text science and technology journals.

• Proquest Science Journals provides the fulltext of over 400 leading science and technology journals.

• Also try searching Science in Context. Aimed at students, this database features authoritative information for assignments and projects, and provides detailed coverage of popular subjects.

Another place to you might want to look is at the references at the end of the research paper you have been given http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03014223.2002.9517717. A lot of these references won’t be available online so ask a librarian if you need help.

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