Use these subject headings to narrow your search in OneSearch, via an "Advanced Search" selecting subject from the dropdown menu.
Maori (New Zealand People) in literature
Maori (New Zealand People) in film
Maori literature
Maori (New Zealand people) Ethnic Identity
New Zealand literature Maori authors
New Zealand literature 20th century
English literature Maori authors
For works about a specific author, use "Subject Browse" by author's last name:
Grace, Patricia
Ihimaera, Witi
and etc.
You can also search more broadly for works from (and about) the Pacific region:
Islands of the Pacific in literature
Oceania in literature
Pacific Island literature History and criticism
For a more general list of useful Pacific-related subject headings, click here:
Generally speaking, all Hawaiʻi- and Pacific-related library research begins with two major steps: 1) Check the Library's holdings for major works (book-length works, including dissertations and theses; "grey literature" (things like academic papers that may not have been published); and films); 2) check databases and other resources for published journal articles. These searches will usually require you to use a mix of "controlled vocabulary" (more on this below) and keyword searches -- it's a good idea to think about key words and topics before you start searching.
TIP: When searching for books BY a specific author, use the "Author (Last Name First)" search in Basic mode; when looking for books ABOUT an author, use the Subject Browse search in Basic mode (use last name first in this search as well).
2. Hawaii-Pacific Journal Index (HPJI)
*Note: The Hawaii-Pacific Journal Index is also searched as part of the standard OneSearch package -- below instructions are useful if you want to search the database separately.
4. Google Books