Online Resources
Newspaper & Magazine Article Indexes
ANZ Reference Centre is a general database of Australian and international content with articles in health, current affairs, science, social science, business and literature. Includes newspapers.
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Australian Public Affairs Full Text (APA-FT)
APA-FT is an indexing and full text database that provides access to journal articles on the social sciences and humanities. It is based on the journal indexing of the database Australian Public Affairs Information Service (APAIS), which is produced by the National Library of Australia. Images are provided in PDF format.
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Choice Online (available from library branches only)
Trusted information for Australian consumers. Full access to premium content.
Designed specifically for public libraries, the MasterFILE Premier database provides full text for more than 2,100 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 650 full text reference books, 84,074 biographies, 86,135 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags.
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Newspapers - Fairfax (including Newcastle Herald and Sydney Morning Herald)
- You may search the database for free.
- Articles can be viewed for a standard fee (cost shown on the page)
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Newspapers - News Ltd (including The Australian)
- You may search the database for free.
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Health & Medicine
Resources and information on a wide variety of health and health-related topics and alternative or complementary treatments.
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MIMS Online (available from library branches only)
MIMS contains abbreviated information on all prescription and many non-prescription medicines, including over-the-counter complementary medicines.
Reference
Australian Bureau of Statistics AusStats Online
All Ausstats subscription PDFs may be viewed at no charge. View a list of publications by number.
Indexes and Databases (available from library branches only)
Compiled by the National Library of Australia. lists Indexes, databases, directories and web sites by subject. Some free, some full text.
Australian Standards (available from library branches only)
An efficient, trouble-free way to access over 7,700 national Australian Standards.
Australian, World War I, World War II, Modern and Ancient World History.
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Arts & Literature
Grangers Poetry Index (available from Speers Point, Charlestown or Toronto libraries only)
The Columbia Granger’s World of Poetry contains 250,000 poems in full text and 450,000 citations, numbers that will continually expand with each update.
Grove Dictionary of Art Online (available from library branches only)
An award-winning resource on every aspect of the visual arts from prehistory to the present day.
Literary Reference Center provides full text information on authors and their works from a combination of sources including books, encyclopaedias and journals. Includes plot summaries, critical essays, reviews, poems and author biographies. Search by author, title, subject or literary genre, or browse publications and most read authors.
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Looking for a good book? Use NoveList to look for books by author, title, series, plot description or level of readership (children, young adults, adults etc). Use the Read-Alikes feature to find other authors who write like your favourite author. Includes plot summaries, genre and theme based lists, discussion guides for book clubs, book talks and details of awards.
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Science
Science Reference Center provies easy access to a multitude of full text science oriented content.