Course Description 
A survey of the history of the Pacific Islands from 1800 to the present. Includes responses, adaptations and transformations within the islands, and will focus on their interaction with the wider world.
Information Literacy Information Literacy is the set of intellectual capabilities, knowledge and skills needed to use information at a level appropriate to the position, work
environment, and discipline of the individual and the ability to continue to develop these skills into the future, as explained in The University of Auckland information literacy policy.
Exam Papers
Previous exam papers for this course are available on the Exam Database.
Recommended Reading
Recommended texts:
- Ian C. Campbell, A History of the Pacific Islands, Christchurch, 1989.
Library copies
- Donald Denoon et al. (eds), The Cambridge History of the Pacific Islanders, Cambridge, 1997.
Library copies
- Stephen Fischer, A History of the Pacific Islands, London, 2002.
Library copies
Reference Books
You can use Reference Books to get an introduction to a subject. Reference books include things such as specialised dictionaries and encyclopedias. They can give you a quick and easy to read summary of a topic, written by an expert.
Reference books are an excellent place to start your research. You should then go on to read more in-depth journal articles and books.
- Craig, Robert D. and Frank P. King, Historical Dictionary of Oceania, Westport, Conn., 1981.
General Library New Zealand & Pacific 990.03 H67
- Craig, Robert D., Historical Dictionary of Polynesia, Lanham, 2002.
General Library New Zealand & Pacific 996.003 C88 2002
- Dunmore, John, Who's Who in Pacific Navigation, Melbourne, 1992.
General Library New Zealand & Pacific 919 D92w
- The Journal of Pacific History Bibliography, Canberra, 1988-1997.
General Library New Zealand & Pacific 990.5 J86p
- Turner, Ann, Historical Dictionary of Papua New Guinea, 2nd edn, Lanham, 2001.
General Library New Zealand & Pacific 992.3003 T94 and 1st edn available online.
- Wuerch, William L. and Dirk Anthony Ballendorf, Historical Dictionary of Guam and Micronesia, Metuchen, 1994.
General Library New Zealand & Pacific 996.503 W95 and available online.
Voyager Searches
Keyword Searches
Tips for Keyword searching:
- Search for variant spellings: colonization or colonisation
- Use truncation symbols to find variant word endings: Search for samoa? to find samoa, samoan, samoans
- Search for synonyms and related terms: monarchy or royalty
or to find all the word variants: monarch? or royal?
- Use quotation marks to find phrases: "london missionary society"
Examples of Keyword Boolean Searches
pacific and colonisation
pacific and (colonisation or colonization)
(pacific or polynesia? or melanesia?) and (colonisation or colonization)
samoa? and (christianity or missionar?)
tonga? and (monarch? or royal?)
Subject Heading Searches
Suggested Subject Heading Searches on Voyager.
Click on the subjects below to display an index of headings which link to lists of books and journals.
If there are many titles under a subject you may prefer to sort the results by date, with the most recent publications first. To do this, click on the down arrow by 'Sort by:' and select 'Latest date first'
These general topics often have more specific subdivisions, for example:
Tonga
Tonga - History
Tonga - History - Sources
The subject heading Oceania refers to the island groups of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
The subject heading Islands of the Pacific refers to all the islands of the Pacific Ocean including the North Pacific.
Journals
These are some of the journals with articles about the Pacific. Click on the journal title to see the Voyager record; that will show you the location of the journals in the Library.
Have a look through recent issues of these journals to see the published results of current research. To research a specific subject, to find out what has been written in these and other journals, you should search a database.
Databases
To find more articles you can use an online index or a database.
- Index New Zealand An index with abstracts from 300 New Zealand journals, magazines and newspapers.
- Hawaii-Pacific Journal Index An index with abstracts from 50 Pacific journals and magazines.
- Project Muse A collection of full-text journals covering many different subjects including Pacific Studies.
More databases are listed on the History resource pages.
Internet Resources
Library Tutorials
Learn how to use Voyager - have a look at the online tutorial.
To improve your research skills the Library offers lots of training courses. On the Library course booking page you can enrol in the courses or download the handouts.
If this is your first semester at the University you should atttend this course:
- Library & Resources Overview
This one-hour hands-on course is a basic and important introduction to the Library. Overview of the Library resources and services, including subject services, online forms, library lending policy, how to access library databases, e-books and e-journals from the university and from home, as well as free database and Internet courses.
To make the most of our online databases and e-journals you should attend these courses:
- Database Searching I: Getting started
Library databases contain millions of articles across all disciplines, but how do you find what you need? This hands-on course will help you: choose a relevant database for your topic; learn basic keyword searching techniques; understand search results; find the full text articles; search multiple databases simultaneously.
- New Zealand Databases
This session is an introduction to core New Zealand databases and indexes. Find out how to search for full-text newspaper and magazine articles published in New Zealand and the Pacific. Discover other freely available online sources of quality New Zealand and Pacific information. Library Databases covered include Index New Zealand (INNZ) and Newztext Plus.
Referencing and Plagiarism
The History Department Essay Guide is available on the History Department website and there is also a Library guide to History Citation Styles.
Honesty and integrity are valued in all academic activities at The University of Auckland. This website provides information about the key principles and practices underlying academic honesty, and advice and resources: Academic Honesty and Plagiarism.
FAQs
Is there a Pasifika Librarian?
Judy McFall McCaffery is the Pasifika Liaison Librarian.
How do I find the full text of an article if it is not available in the database I am searching?
Some databases such as Index New Zealand do not include links to the full text of the article. Use the  button to find if we have the journal available online or to search The Catalogue for the hard-copy journal in the Library.
Where can I go for more help?
Student Learning Centre
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