The Library subscribes to databases of newspaper and magazine articles as well as databases containing information on subjects such as health, science, law, history and literature. A database is a great place to find up to date medical and scientific information not yet published in books.
Searching a Database in the Library
You can search a specific database in the Library by clicking on Library next to the database you would like to search in the list below. If the database you would like to search in the Library requires a password please ask library staff.
Searching a Database
You can search most of our databases from home using the barcode number from the back of your library card. Just click on Home next to the database you would like to search and enter the barcode number in the space provided
Art
| Oxford art online - Art encyclopedia covering all aspects of visual art. |
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Biography
| Biography in Context - Nearly a million biographical entries covering history and geography. |
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Business and Law
| ABI/Inform (Proquest) - Full text includes Time (N.Y. 1992+) Fortune (1992+) and more. |
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| ANZ reference centre - Australian and New Zealand magazines, newspapers, reference books and company information. |
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| APAFT (Australian public affairs full text) - Australian current affairs, law, literature, politics, history, social sciences and culture. |
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Computers
| Dynamic learning online - Learn online at your own pace. |
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Consumer Information
| Choice online - Contains all of the content in choice magazine and Computer Choice magazine, plus interactive data and special features. |
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Current Affairs - Newspaper and Magazine Articles
| Academic search elite - full text, international includes: astronomy, biology, engineering, multicultural studies, food science, psychology, women's studies and zoology. |
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| ANZ Newstand (Proquest) - Full text newspapers and newswires from Australia and New Zealand. This includes the Australian, Daily Telegraph, Sydney Morning Herald and Illawarra Mercury. |
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| ANZ Points of view reference centre - Full text provides essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. 280 Australian and New Zealand topics. |
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| ANZ reference centre - Australian and New Zealand magazines, newspapers, reference books and company information. |
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| Australian Newspapers (includes SMH 1842-1954) |
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| APAFT (Australian public affairs full text) - Australian current affairs, law, literature, politics, history, social science and culture. |
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| Library PressDisplay - Current full text newspapers (last 3 months) |
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| Sydney Morning Herald archives 1955 - 1995 |
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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
| Macquarie Dictionary and Thesaurus online - An online Dictionary and guide to all things Australian. |
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| Oxford reference online - Desktop access to 100 key Oxford dictionaries and reference works. |
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| World book online - Based on the World Book Encyclopedia a site developed especially for younger readers. |
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General Reference
| Building Code of Australia Illustrated (BCAI) |
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| Margaret Gee's Australian Celebrity Contact Directory |
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| Standards Australia |
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Health
| ANZ reference centre - Australian and New Zealand magazines, newspapers, reference books and company information. |
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| APAFT (Australian public affairs full text) - Australian current affairs, health, law, literature, politics, history, social sciences and culture. |
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| Consumer health complete - Authoritative and easily understandable health and medical information. |
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| Drug info @ your library |
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History and genealogy
| Ancestry library edition - Discover your ancestors with the world's largest family history website. |
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| Biography in context - A comprehensive database of biographical information on people from throughout history and around the world. |
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| Findmypast.com - Family history research online. |
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| Findmypast.com.au - Family history research online. Create your family tree using birth, marriage and death indexes, census returns and many more Australian family history resources. |
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| History reference centre - Full text history information from reference books, encyclopedias and over 150 leading history periodicals. Historical documents including biographies, photos, maps and video. |
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| Macquarie Dictionary and Thesaurus online - An online Dictionary and guide to all things Australian. |
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| World book online - Based on the World Book Encyclopedia a site developed especially for younger users. |
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Law
| APAFT (Australian public affairs full text) - Australian current affairs, health, law, literature, politics, history, social sciences and culture. |
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| Legal answers - Find legal answers to everyday questions about the law in NSW. |
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Literature and poetry
| AustLIT (Australian literature) - Authoritative information on creative and critical Australian literature works. Coverage spans 1780 to the present. |
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| Literary reference centre - Biographies, bibliographies and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors, US based. |
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| Novelist Plus - Use this to look for books by author, title, series, plot description or level of readership. Includes plot summaries, genre and theme based lists and ideas for book discussions. |
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| The Source (Children's books + poetry) |
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Music
| Oxford music online - Oxford's music resources including Grove Music online and the Encyclopedia of Popular Music. |
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Science
| Academic search elite - Full text, international includes astronomy, biology, engineering, food science, psychology and zoology. |
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| Biography in context - Nearly a million biographical entries. |
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| GreenFILE - Information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Includes global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and more. |
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| Macquarie Dictionary and Thesaurus online - An online Dictionary and guide to all things Australian. |
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| Science reference centre - Thousands of science topics, experiments, biographies and illustrations. |
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| World book online - Based on the World Book Encyclopedia a site developed especially for younger users. |
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