Bridget Williams Books
Deep, rich and high-quality New Zealand non-fiction books brought together online for the first time – these are landmark digital resources.
Broken up into 6 key areas, the Bridget Williams Books eBooks can be accessed by clicking the link for the relevant collection below, then entering your library card number.
The BWB Texts Collection
The acclaimed and fast-growing series of ‘short books on big subjects’ creates a vibrant collection full of fresh ideas and thinking.
The Critical Issues Collection
Housing, inequality, climate change, child poverty, the environment, migration, financial crisis… — deep analysis of the big issues.
The NZ History Collection
Over 30 years of award-winning history publishing combined into an authoritative resource of life on these islands, from earliest beginnings to present day.
The NZ Sign Language Collection
BWB’s reference publishing and accounts of Deaf experience are freshly rendered using rich multimedia and visuals.
The Treaty of Waitangi Collection
The new home for Treaty scholarship online, combining award-winning histories with diverse commentary.
The Women's Studies Collection
Led by a major new history of New Zealand women, this Collection combines decades of ground-breaking publishing of life through a female lens.