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Description: A premier source of business information, this database includes content from nearly 1800 worldwide business periodicals covering business and economic conditions, trends, management techniques, corporate strategies, and industry-specific topics worldwide. Coverage from 1971 to present.

ABI/Inform

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Description: Provides access to complete information from journals across a wide range of subject areas. Coverage from 1971 to present.

Academic Research Library

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Description: contains full text for more than 2,100 journals. More than 190 journals have PDF images dating back to 1985. This is a multi-disciplinary database covering many areas of study and is updated daily via EBSCOhost.

Academic Search Elite

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Ancestry Library Edition



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Ancient and Medieval History Online


Description: A full-text newspapers service that provides access to key national titles from Fairfax Australia, Fairfax New Zealand, News Ltd. and ABC, with regional and local sources from the region.

Australia & New Zealand NewsStand

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Description: Combines Australia and New Zealand specific magazines, newspapers & newswires, reference books, and company information to create the largest collection of regional full text content. This database provides local perspectives on current events, business, sports, and many other subjects.


Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre

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Description: Authoritative information on hundreds of thousands of creative and critical Australian literature and more than 67 000 Australian authors and literary organizations. Its coverage spans 1780 to the present day. Also includes selected critical articles and creative writing in full text.

AustLit - Australian Literature Gateway

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Description: This site is an educational resource for Contractors, Subcontractors, Owner Builders / Renovators, Students and Suppliers that provides up to date advice and Information for the Building and Construction Industry.

A Better Guide to Subcontracting

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Britannica Online

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Building Code of Australia Online (BCA)


Description: (BSP) provides full text for more than 2,300 journals, covering all business disciplines. It offers full text dating back to 1986 and searchable cited references dating to 1998. BSP''''s additional full text, non-journal content includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses.

Business Source Premier

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CHOICE Online

Description: CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. This full text database covers topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children''''s health, men & women''''s health.

Consumer Health Complete

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Description: Offers coverage in areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy. renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. This database contains records from more than 2,100 domestic and inernational titles going back to 1888 (including over 1,250 active core titles). There is full-text for more than 820 journals.

Environment Complete

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Description: Findmypast.com.au and Findmypast.co.uk offers access to a collection of historical records covering the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands. These are mainly family history records, but you''ll also find thousands of social, government and general history records, which are of great interest not only to anyone researching their family tree, but also if you''re interested in social and local history. UK records are available from the same page as Findmypast.com.au by using the link on the bottom of the screen.

Findmypast

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General Science Full Text

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Description: Well researched information covering aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection ofscholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing, abstracts and full text for more than 4,700 records.

GreenFILE

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Hobbies & Crafts Reference Centre

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Independent Social Security Handbook Check

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Description: New South Wales Family History Document Service. Over 15,000 pages of online records for family history research in New South Wales, Australia.

Internet History Resources

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Description: Online collection of traditional literary reference works, contemporary literary criticism on authors and their works, current journal articles plus other resources.


Literary Reference Center

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Description: Multidiscipinlinary database provides full text for nearly 1,750 general reference publications, 500 full reference books, full text from 86,017 biographies, 105,786 full text primary source documents and an image collection of 341,655 photos, maps and flags. Updated daily via EBSCOhost.

Master File Premier

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Modern World History Online

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My Career Match is a free online service that provides instant career and resume help.

My Career Match

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Description: Newscan provides indexing for: The Age; The Australian; The Herald Sun; The Sydney Morning Herald; Time and the Bulletin with Newsweek. Newscan also provides links to articles in other major Australian newspapers

Newscan

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Description: Over 200,000 fiction and non-fiction titles included, plus feature content including lists of award winning books, Book Discussion Guides, Book Talks, Recommended Reads and more, NoveList Plus is a complete reader''''s resource.

NoveList Plus

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Description: Points of View Reference Centre is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides more than 270 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. Providing the basis from which students can realise and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills; this database helps students judge Fact vs. Opinion and enhances their ability to read and think critically.

Points of View Reference Centre

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Description: Provides several searchable databases that includes information on a wide range of subject areas. Information is available in full text or abstract formats. Select from a list of databases - ABI/INFORM Global, British Periodicals, CBCA Complete, CBCA Reference & Current Events, Ethnic NewsWatch, ProQuest Australia & New Zealand Newsstand, ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source, ProQuest Research Library.

ProQuest

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Description:Regional Business News provides full text for more than 80 regional US and Canadian business publications. Regional Business News contains Business Journals, Newspapers and Newswires.

Regional Business News

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Description: Science Resource Center is an in-depth, curriculum-oriented science database that provides a one-stop resource for all science-related research needs.

Science Reference Center

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The Source

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Description: A comprehensive online collection of International and Australian standards, many with full text coverage.

Standards Australia Online Public Library Service

Library

Description: Offers full content from more than 820 publications including journals, monographs, magazines and trade publications, all directly with a strong focus on sustainability issues. This collection offers full-text coverage of information relevant to many areas integral to sustainability initiative management.

Sustainability Reference Center

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Description: Thomson Reuter''''s information services are authored by field specialists from leading accounting and legal firms, universities, banks and regulatory organisations, as well as respected in-house writers who draw on a wealth of experience. In Australia and New Zealand we focus on delivering accurate, relevant and timely information and information management solutions.

Thomson Reuters

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True to Print Library Edition


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Description: A comprehensive reference resource containing every article from the 22-volume encyclopedia print set plus thousands more. Continually updated, this site also features state-of-the art multimedia including pictures, maps, videos, animations, sounds and panoramic 360° views as well as editor-reviewed simulated historic web sites.

World Book Online Reference Center

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Quick Links

Description: The Statistics section of the ABS web site provides access to the full range of ABS statistical and reference information, searchable by catalogue number, release date, topic or title. Everything on the ABS web site is accessible free of charge.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

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Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

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Description: Publishes public legal information including legislation, treaties and decisions of courts and tribunals as well as secondary legal materials created by public bodies for purposes of public access e.g. law reform and royal commission reports.

Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII)


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Directory of Open Access Journals


Description: Managed by the Health Information Service of the State Library of NSW, this site provides quality-assessed drug information and acts as a gateway to other internet sites.

drug info @ your library

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Hansard and NSW State Parliament

Description: Provides free access to information about the law.

Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC)

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Description: Up to date information on a wide range of issues relevant to people in contact with the mental health system. It details processes, resources and services to help people understand and better access the mental health system in NSW.

Mental Health Co-ordinating Council

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Trove is a discovery experience focused on Australia and Australians. It supplements what search engines provide. If you are researching in the fields of the social sciences, literature, local or family history, or need inspiration for your school assignment, then this is the tool for you.

Trove

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Last updated March 2012