JOURNAL SURF  is a searchable index.  It is used to find articles on the topic you are currently teaching.  

It allows for keyword searching across the Journals produced by the Ministry of Education.  Once you have found the journal name and issue details, you can then borrow the journal from your DEC library, view the PDF and listen to available audio content.  Journal Surf indexes : The New Zealand School Journal, Connected, Junior Journal and the School Journal Story Library


ENRICH is part of Journal Surf and provides access to 36 thematic student enrichment activities & lesson plans for curriculum levels 2, 3, and 4, with additional online content.





Please note: This is a subscription database, please contact your DEC's librarian for your user name and password.


In the search box, enter your search term.

You have the option of searching all content or restricting it to journal items, news or Enrich resources.


The search results from the keyword search "deaf" shows the following resources:

you can further filter your search using the options in the left hand side pink box.



Click on the "view details" or "article" more information.



Please note the title shown here "Just like everyone else" is the name of the article, which appears on pages 14-21 of the School Journal. The Journal details are the Edition and Year as listed.(Level 3, April 2012)


To find a copy of the journal in the library catalogue - Oliver - go to https://deafedu.softlinkhosting.co.nz/oliver/home/news

Complete a keyword search for either:

 - The title of the article, or

- The journal name, edition and year.

The results page will show the Journal information only (as shown here)


To check you have the right journal, simply click into the record to find a list of articles contained within it.