About us

About Te Toka Tumai Auckland Library Links

Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai Auckland contracts the University of Auckland to provide library services and online resources.

  • Subscription e-resources on the Te Toka Tumai Auckland Library Links website are available from any Te Toka Tumai Auckland networked computer.
  • From Te Toka Tumai Auckland Library Links, all staff may access a range of e-resources (databases, e-journals and e-books), request copies of articles or chapters and request assistance from Philson Library staff.
  • Associate membership provides additional benefits free of charge, including off-site access to online resources.
  • Library services for people with disabilities are available.

About the University of Auckland Library

Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai Auckland library services are run from the Philson Library on the Grafton campus of the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. You may visit the Philson Library.

You may visit other University of Auckland libraries once you have obtained a Campus Card (ID).

About the Philson Library

The Philson Library is named after Dr Thomas Moore Philson who held a range of medical administrative posts in Auckland from 1858 to 1883. On his retirement, he was presented with a purse containing 270 sovereigns, which he donated to found a library for medical students in Auckland.

Resources and collections

Our resources cover medicine; biomedical sciences; nursing; optometry and vision sciences; pharmacy; and other health sciences, including allied health, health administration and management, and health education and promotion.

The Historical Collection is a reference-only collection of heritage medical books, including pre-1800 and 19th century books as well as important early 20th century texts. This collection is in the Ernest and Marion Davis Library (Auckland City Hospital).

Visit the Philson Library

Walk-in access to the Philson Library is open to everyone.

  • Come through the courtyard to the main entrance of the Atrium in Building 503
  • Walk to the end of the Atrium and come to level one.
  • Take the stairs ahead of the lifts (to your left)
  • Turn left over the bridge to reach the Philson Library.

Locations and hours

Library hours may change on public holidays and during University exams.

Library facilities and computers

Access a range of services in the Philson Library.

Room 503-106

  • A quiet space to read or do research, located opposite the Philson Library Help Desk.
  • Available during Library opening hours.
  • Contains one Te Toka Tumai Auckland networked PC, one University networked PC and a small study table.

Computers

Computers Location Access and login Resources and software Copying and printing
3 Te Toka Tumai Auckland networked PCs

One PC in Room 106.

Two PCs opposite the offices by the Philson Help Desk.

Access for Te Toka Tumai Auckland staff only.

Use your Te Toka Tumai Auckland staff login.

Te Toka Tumai Auckland intranet and network, e.g. clinical systems, Te Toka Tumai Auckland email, Microsoft Office.

Full internet access (this has been assigned to your Te Toka Tumai Auckland login),

Access the Te Toka Tumai Auckland subscription e-resources (e-books, e-journals and databases).

Email documents or bring a memory stick.

Printing from the Te Toka Tumai Auckland computer is not available.
17* University of Auckland PCs

To the right of the Philson Library Help Desk.

*One available in Room 503-106.

Access for Library Associate members only.

Use your Library username and password.

Full internet access.

Access a wider range of University of Auckland e-resources via the University of Auckland Library catalogue and the University of Auckland Library website from a Library computer, e.g. Scopus, Embase, BMJ Learning, Best Practice, Index NZ.

Microsoft Office is not available. LibreOffice is free and very similar; it is available from the Start menu on University computers. Alternatively, log in to your Office 365 account if you have one.

EndNote software is not available.

 Copying and printing is available from University of Auckland photocopiers and computers, or bring a memory stick.
Your device     WiFi in the Library for full internet access and access to the Te Toka Tumai Auckland e-resources. Note: Access to University e-resources is on a Library PC.  
Te Toka Tumai Auckland Intranet