Anyone can search the NZCER publications databases for free

And you can download some full text for free.
Which publications database should I search?
Search the NZCER publications databases

Who can access the physical collection?

To borrow Library materials, you need to be:

• a teacher, or
• a postgraduate researcher in education.

Ours is a specialised collection in education covering 1934 to the present day

The strengths of the NZCER library collection are in:

• early childhood
• families
• assessment
• educational planning
• management and reform
• Mäori and Pacific Island education
• Mäori language
• schools and their effectiveness
• educational practice
• vocational and tertiary education

We are open:

• by appointment only
• between 9am and 5pm, work days
• for reference only.

If you don't fall into these categories, you can still borrow our materials on Interlibrary Loan via your institutional or local public library. You could search the NZCER publications databases first, to see what you can download for free.

Please note, our first duty is to our staff

The NZCER Library has a national role in offering a "last resort" service to teachers and postgraduate educational researchers, if they are unable to source material from their own libraries.

However, at times our ability to provide a service to you will be affected by our prior commitment to major inhouse research projects.

There can be a 2-3 week turnaround time. We will discuss this with you upon receipt of your enquiry and will contact you if there is any change.