Alphabetical listing of databases

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Academic Search Elite
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Academic Search Elite is a scholarly collection offering full-text coverage of information in many areas of academic study.

Ancestry
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Ancestry Library Edition is a genealogy research tool that provides instant access to a wide range of unique resources for genealogical and historical research.

ANZRC: Australian and New Zealand Reference Centre
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Provides full text access to a combination of Australian and New Zealand magazines, newspapers & newswires, reference works and company information to provide local perspectives on current events, business, sports, and many other subjects.

APAFT: Australian Public Affairs Full Text
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Includes information on a wide range of subject areas and current events from the top Australian journals indexed in APAIS, the Australian Public Affairs Information Service, produced by the National Library of Australia.

Art & Architecture Complete
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The definitive research database for the study of art and architecture, this database provides full-text coverage of 380 periodicals and more than 220 books.

Austlit: The Resource for Australian Literature
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AustLit provides authoritative information on Australian creative and critical literature works as well as authors and literary organisations.

Australian Dictionary of Biography
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Australia's pre-eminent dictionary of national biography which contains over 10,000 scholarly biographies of significant Australians who died before 1980.

Australian newspapers
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Comprehensive newspaper coverage of all Australian states and territories and beyond.  Includes content from the most popular daily, weekly and Sunday newspapers as well as hard-to-find community and regional titles.

Berg Fashion Library
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Berg Fashion Library is the authority on world dress and fashion and provides integrated text and image content on this subject throughout history.

Biography Reference Center
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Biography Reference Center offers a comprehensive collection of more than 460,000 full-text biographies, including the complete full-text run of Biography Today and Biography, as well as thousands of narrative biographies that are not available in other databases.

Britannica Online
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online has four complete encyclopedias, updated and revised by Encyclopædia Britannica editors and contributors; thousands of illustrations, including photographs, drawings, maps, and flags; and entries including definitions, pronunciation guides, and word histories from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus.

Choice Online
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Online version of the Australian Consumers Association's magazine. Site features independent reviews and advice about products.

 Company360
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Company360 provides information on Australia's top private and public companies, allowing sales and marketing professionals to utilise multiple search parameters to build high-potential prospect lists. Company360 also allows you to identify key company executives, understand existing customers, conduct competitor and peer analyses, and access the latest industry news, trends and analysis.

Consumer Health Complete
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Consumer Health Complete (CHC) is the single most comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.

Dynamic Learning Online
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Simple online training solutions for teaching you how to use popular computer applications.

Factiva
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Factiva is a powerful web-based service for researching and monitoring news and business information.

GreenFILE
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GreenFILE is a freely accessible research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond.

Grove Music Online
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The leading resource for music research, Grove Music Online is the unsurpassed authority on all genres of music including classical, jazz and popular music. Access Grove Music and other Oxford music resources through Oxford Music Online.

Humanities International Complete
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Humanities International Complete provides full text of hundreds of journals, books and other published sources from around the world. The database includes full text for more than 1,200 journals, and is an invaluable resource for students, researchers, and educators interested in all aspects of the humanities, with worldwide content pertaining to literary, scholarly and creative thought.

IELTS
Access IELTS General Training | Access IELTS Academic

Road to IELTS includes 120 hours of intensive work on vocabulary, reading, writing, listening and speaking, helping candidates to develop their skills to the levels necessary to succeed in the IELTS exam. Available in both General Training and Academic programs, each module contains 12 units based on commonly used IELTS topics, and covers reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Libraries Australia/Trove
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The National Library of Australia provides an integrated service which enables you to search across the combined catalogues of Australian libraries - national, state, public university, TAFE and government - with one search.

Literary Reference Centre
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Literary Reference Centre a full-text database that combines information from reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content. The database includes plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, literary criticism, author biographies, book reviews, classic and contemporary poems, classic texts and much more.

 Macquarie Dictionary and Thesaurus
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Online reference library for students and general users that comprises Australian and international reference works. Specialising in the areas of Australian history and Indigenous studies, resources include Australian and international encyclopedias and references as well as the Macquarie Dictionary and Macquarie Thesaurus plus student and specialist dictionaries.

Mango Languages
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Mango Languages is a language learning program teaching practical grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and cultural skills of some of the world's most popular languages.  Mango Basic teaches skills for simple conversations in only a few hours while Mango Complete 2.0 teaches in-depth, comprehensive language skills. Mango also has a translation service.  Languages include Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish (Latin American) and English as a second language.

MasterFILE Premier
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Designed specifically for public libraries, MasterFILE Premier contains full text for more than 2,000 general periodicals covering a broad range of disciplines including general reference, business, education, health, general science, multi-cultural issues and much more.

 New South Wales Family History Document Service
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Online records for family history research in New South Wales, Australia.  Useful for finding information on people who lived and worked in New South Wales during the period 1850-1920.

NoveList Select
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Using NoveList Select, you can search among hundreds of thousands of popular fiction and readable nonfiction titles, and also retrieve author read-alikes, book lists, book discussion guides, and more.

Points of View Reference Center
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Points of View Reference Center is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue.

SAGE: Science and Geography Education
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An index to journal articles on science and geography. Contains some articles in full-text.

Science Reference Centre
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Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.

Standards Australia
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Standard Australia's online document collection of specifications and procedures.

Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) Digital Editions 2006 onwards
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This new generation digital product delivers an identical replica of SMH printed editions, approximately one month behind. It contains every article, photo, table, advertisement, cartoon, page and section published in the newspaper. The only exception is some inserts such as magazines type format.

TumbleBooks - eBooks for kids
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For kids and families, TumbleBooks lets you watch and listen to e-books online, play games and write reviews.

WebsterWorld
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Australian encyclopaedia reference site offering information with both Australian and world content.

World Book Web
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A suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related Web sites.

Woollahra Local History database
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More Databases

Additional databases are available from home for access from the State Library for residents of New South Wales. You must first register for a State Library Readers Card, which you can do online. You will need to allow up to 10 days to receive your Reader's Card before you can use these databases from home.