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As well as accessing all the databases provided to you through Woollahra Libraries  - you can now use your Woollahra Libraries card to register for State Library of New South Wales membership. Once registered, you can use your library card to log into the State Library databases which cover many varied areas including historical Newspapers with titles from London, British Isles, and the colonies, online encyclopedias, and business databases.


Art and Artists/Fashion/Music
Gale OneFile: Fine ArtsLibraryHome
Grove Music Online  LibraryHome
Margaret Gee's Australian Media Guide Library 
TROVE (formerly Libraries Australia) LibraryHome
Libraries Australia Library 
Business and training
APAFT: Australian Public Affairs Full Text LibraryHome
Choice Online - Ask library staff for login detailsLibrary 
DigitalLearn LibraryHome
Gale General OneFileLibraryHome
Gale Business: InsightsLibraryHome
Gale in Context: Global Issues LibraryHome
Gale in Context: Opposing View Points LibraryHome
LinkedIn Learning LibraryHome
Culture and Society
Gale OneFile: Gender StudiesLibraryHome
Gale OneFile: Religion and PhilosophyLibraryHome
Current Affairs - Newspaper and Magazine Articles
Australian Newspapers (image editions of Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Australian and The Daily Telegraph LibraryHome
APAFT: Australian Public Affairs Full Text LibraryHome
Gale in Context: Global Issues LibraryHome
Gale in Context: Opposing View Points LibraryHome
Gale General: OneFile NewsLibraryHome
Gale OneFile: Australia and New ZealandLibraryHome
TROVE (formerly Libraries Australia) LibraryHome
Libraries Australia Library 
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Macquarie Dictionary and Thesaurus LibraryHome
World Book Online LibraryHome
English as a second language
IELTS Academic LibraryHome
IELTS General Training  LibraryHome
Family History
Ancestry Library EditionLibrary 
British Newspaper ArchiveLibrary 
Family Search LibraryHome
Find my Past Library 
New South Wales Family History Document Service Library 
TROVE (formerly Libraries Australia) LibraryHome
Libraries Australia Library 
Woollahra Libraries Digital Archive
(was formerly called Photographs, plaques and Maps and Council documents archive)
LibraryHome
General Reference
Choice Online - Ask library staff for login detailsLibrary 
Gale General OneFileLibraryHome
Gale in Context: Biography LibraryHome
Gale in Context: Global IssuesLibraryHome
Gale OneFile: Australia and New ZealandLibraryHome
Humanities International Complete LibraryHome
Informit – Humanities and Social Science collection LibraryHome
Macquarie Dictionary and Thesaurus LibraryHome
TROVE (formerly Libraries Australia) LibraryHome
Libraries Australia Library 
World Book Online LibraryHome
Health
Beyond Blue LibraryHome
Drug Information at your library LibraryHome
Gale Health and Wellness ResourceLibraryHome
Gale OneFile: Physical Therapy and Sports MedicineLibraryHome
History
Dictionary of Sydney LibraryHome
Gale in Context: Biography LibraryHome
Gale in Context: Global Issues LibraryHome
Gale in Context: Opposing View Points LibraryHome
Gale in Context: World HistoryLibraryHome
Gale OneFile: Religion and PhilosophyLibraryHome
Humanities International Complete  LibraryHome
Informit – Humanities and Social Science collection LibraryHome
TROVE (formerly Libraries Australia) LibraryHome
Libraries Australia Library 
World Book Online LibraryHome
Law
APAFT: Australian Public Affairs Full Text LibraryHome
AUSTLII LibraryHome
Find Legal Answers LibraryHome
Gale OneFile: Criminal JusticeLibraryHome
Legal Books Online LibraryHome
Literature and Poetry
Gale Books and Authors LibraryHome
Gale Literature Resource Centre LibraryHome
Good Reading Hub LibraryHome
Humanities International Complete  LibraryHome
Informit – Humanities and Social Science collection LibraryHome
Novelist Plus LibraryHome
TROVE (formerly Libraries Australia) LibraryHome
Libraries Australia Library 
Local history
Historic Council RecordsLibraryHome
TROVE (formerly Libraries Australia) LibraryHome
Libraries Australia Library 
Woollahra Libraries Digital Archive (was formerly called Photographs, plaques and Maps and Council documents archive) LibraryHome
Science and Environment
Gale in Context: Environmental Studies LibraryHome
Gale in Context: Opposing View Points LibraryHome
Gale Health and Wellness Resource LibraryHome
Gale Interactive: Science LibraryHome
Informit – Humanities and Social Science collection LibraryHome
National Geographic Virtual Library LibraryHome
National Geographic Kids LibraryHome
SAGE: Science Geography Education LibraryHome
Students
Gale in Context: Opposing View Points LibraryHome
LinkedIn Learning LibraryHome
Macquarie Dictionary and Thesaurus LibraryHome
Online tutoring by 'Studiosity' (formerly YourTutor) LibraryHome
Tumblebooks LibraryHome
World Book Online LibraryHome

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.