Library Help Guides

Our collection of online guides and video tutorials below can help you to effectively use our research resources.

The Ākonga Study Essentials(external link) page on Moodle is where you can find information about academic integrity guidelines, referencing, research skills and academic writing (you will need to login to Moodle with your NMIT account).

You can also visit or contact your local NMIT Library if you prefer a one-on-one research appointment with one of our friendly and skilled team.

For Library, Study, Helpdesk, Equity, Māori Support, Pasifika Support and Wellbeing team services you can also Submit a request(external link) or call 03 539 5068.

DISCOVERY - Search All Resources

DISCOVERY(external link) searches our Library’s online and physical resources through a single search. You can find and access full-text articles, e-journals, eBooks, theses, reports, and also books and other resources from the Library's catalogue.

We have help guides available as below:

TIPS:

If you use Google Scholar, see the Google Scholar: Linking to NMIT Resources [PDF, 656 KB] guide to link your search results to our online full text NMIT resources.
See the EBSCO Passport Browser Extension(external link) information for help will inserting links from your Chrome or Edge browser search results to full text in almost any web page.

Online Research Skills Course

Try our learner managed short course, created by NMIT Library. It provides a step-by-step approach to effectively finding information at NMIT. You may need to 'self-enrol' to access this course. Click on the link below (and login to Moodle if you haven't done so already), then click the "enrol me" button.

Research Skills Course(external link)

This course is part of the Ākonga Study Essentials(external link) guide.

Research Tutorials (videos)

Referencing Skills Course

Need help with referencing? Work through our online APA Referencing Course(external link), for step-by-step guidance and practice (you may need to Log in to Moodle).

If the course is not visible, use the self-enrol option.

And remember, for Library, Study, Helpdesk, Equity, Māori Support, Pasifika Support and Wellbeing team services Submit a request(external link) or call 03 539 5068.

See this section(external link) for referencing ChatGPT and AI tools

Referencing Guides

Referencing guides

APA style 7th edition

See this section(external link) for Referencing Chat GPT and AI tools

NMIT APA Referencing 7th ed Guide [PDF, 735 KB](external link) - Use the interactive Contents page to jump to the examples you need.

Massey University Interactive 7th ed Guide(external link) - This guide allows for customised interactive examples.

NMIT APA Referencing 7th ed Mini Guide [PDF, 473 KB](external link) - Mini guide covering common sources.

APA 6th & 7th changes - document [PDF, 251 KB](external link) - key changes between APA 6th and 7th edition or short video(external link) - the first 2 mins cover the most notable referencing changes

Chicago Style referencing guides

What is Referencing?

A brief introduction(external link) - this video [1.46min] from the Robert Gordon University Library gives a good overview of what referencing is and why we do it.

Paraphrasing versus quoting(external link) - An excellent overview produced by SCCC Library.

APA Style Guide (external link) - visit the American Psychological Association's APA Style page.

Google Scholar and NMIT Resources

You can set up Google Scholar to link to full text online resources provided by NMIT. This means when you get your search results, a link will appear beside your results leading you to the full text.

Our Google Scholar: Linking to NMIT Online Resources [PDF, 523 KB] guide can guide you through this straight forward process.

Contact the NMIT Library if you need any help with this.

Open Access Browser Extensions

You can add internet browser extensions to help detect open access (free) versions of a source.

The NMIT Library Guide for Open Access Browser Extensions [PDF, 1.6 MB] can help you easily set this up.

In particular, the EBSCO Passport Browser Extension(external link) is worth adding as it inserts links from your Chrome or Edge browser search results to full text in almost any web page.

Please contact the NMIT Library if you need assistance.