Research
The Library provides a range of help services to academics and researchers.
Academic research support
Optimise your research impact, enhance your research profile, access research tools, and discover library resources.
Book a research consultation
Book a personal one to one subject librarian consultation to discuss specialised research, learning and teaching support.
Databases
The Library provides access to a wide range of articles and other information via online databases.
Open Access Institutional Repository
Open Access Victoria University of Wellington | Te Herenga Waka is the University’s research repository where digital research outputs are openly accessible
Special collections
The Library has several special physical and online collections
Thesis guides
Find information about formatting your thesis, how to deposit your thesis, and how to find other theses and dissertations in New Zealand and internationally.
Publishing guides
Learn about strategic publishing and access advice on open access publishing
Manage your research data
Develop a research data management plan. Manage your research data so that it is stored in a safe way that enables appropriate access.
Optimise your research impact
Learn about traditional citation metrics and altmetrics, online attention and the importance of identifiers such is ORCiDs and DOIs for tracking.
Referencing
Acknowledge your sources – resources to help you save and manage your references
Make a purchase recommendation
Recommendations for the purchase of Library resources can be made by any member of the University community.