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| General Reference |
| Library Webs |
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An Internet Library designed and developed with Australian students in mind, this database is arranged in topics with links to thousands of accurate and reliable websites. |
| Australia/NZ Reference Centre |
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Full-text newspaper, magazine and encyclopedia articles focusing on Australian issues. |
| EBSCO Masterfile premier |
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Journals and electronic reference books covering biography, general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and more. |
Australian Public Affairs
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An online collection of more than 400 Australian journals indexed in APAIS, the Australian Public Affairs Information Service. Covers social science, education, current affairs, business, economics, health and law. |
| Encyclopedia Britannica |
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General Encyclopedia with adult, student and junior levels. |
| General Onefile |
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More than 8500 Australian and international newspapers and magazines, on a huge range of topics. |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library |
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Database full of encyclopedias: Arts, Biography, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, and Science. |
| Webster's eLearning |
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Online training tutorials in computer basics, word processing, spreadsheets, databases, multimedia (presentations), graphics, Internet and email. for beginners and advanced students. |
| Computers and IT Resources |
| Safari Technical Books Online |
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A collection of computer and IT related ebooks which can be searched and read from your computer. |
| Newspaper databases |
| Australia/NZ Reference Centre |
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Full-text newspaper, magazine and encyclopedia articles focusing on Australian issues. |
| Health |
| Consumer Health Complete |
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Covers all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. |
| Gale Health and Wellness |
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Specialised reference tool offering a vast collection of authoritative information, designed to answer health-related questions in a public library setting. |
| Science |
| Gale Science resource centre |
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A comprehensive database of science information and resources. |
| Books/Literature/Libraries |
| Fiction Connection |
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Suggestions for books to read similar to those you already enjoy. |
| Global Books in Print |
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Search for in print, out of print and forthcoming titles on this authoritative and comprehensive database of over 9 million book, audio book, and video titles. |
| LISTA |
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LISTA indexes more than 600 periodicals plus books, research reports, and proceedings in libraries and information management. |
| Tumblebooks |
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The TumbleBook Library is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books) for young children, TumbleQuizzes, and TumbleResources for Teachers. |
| The Source |
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A database of over 5000 picture books, children's and young adult novels and poetry, searchable by subject, author, title, genre and age. Winners and shortlisted books for over 40 Australian and international children's literature awards are listed.
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| Safari Techincal Books Online |
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A collection of computer and IT related ebooks which can be searched and read from your computer. |
| Genealogy |
| Ancestry |
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Start your family history research here with this database of the largest collection of genealogy records on the internet. NB. This database can only be accessed from within the library. |
| Australian Statistics |
| Australian Bureau of Statistics website |
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Many ABS publications are available free through the website. |
| Pictures and digital images |
| PictureAustralia |
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PictureAustralia provides access to images that cover all aspects of Australiana: Artworks include paintings, drawings, prints and posters of abstract art, fine art and portraits Photographs capture people, places and events Objects include sculpture, scrimshaw, bark, costume, weapons Images may be in black and white or full colour.
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| PictureVictoria |
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The primary focus of PictureVictoria is to provide a single portal for access to pictorial and photographic collections held in Victoria's public libraries. This site aims to complement existing portals, such as Picture Australia and the State Library of Victoria's Picture Collection. |
