Digital Library - General Reference

Australia and New Zealand: One File (Gale)

Access comprehensive periodical and newspaper content with a focus on Australia and New Zealand . Includes Australian News Limited and Fairfax newspapers. [Library membership required] 

Britannica Library

Suitable for all ages and provides access to images, videos and links to other websites. [Library membership required]

Choice Online

This database provides online access to CHOICE, a resource for consumers which includes testing and product reviews. [Visit the library to use this]

Cultural Atlas

A free online resource that provides comprehensive information on the cultural backgrounds of Australia’s biggest migrant populations, including explanations of common cultural attitudes, practices, norms, behaviours, social structures, etiquettes and communication styles. The public resource is funded and supported by SBS, IES and Multicultural NSW.

Directory of Open Access Journals

Access over 9,000 freely available journals covering all areas of science, technology, medicine, social science and humanities.

General: OneFile (Gale)

Provides millions of articles from thousands of general interest magazines and periodicals. Find information quickly for general research topics from careers to education and technology.[Library membership required]

Information Science: OneFile (Gale)

Access articles covering all aspects of managing and maintaining information and technology. Updated daily. [Library membership required] 

National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids includes the complete run of the magazine from 2009 to the present, as well as books, videos, and images. High-quality informational texts are available for primary, upper elementary, and middle school English Language Arts, social studies, and science classrooms. [Library membership required]

National Geographic Virtual Library

This comprehensive collection includes National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-1994, National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1995-Current, National Geographic: People, Animals, and the World, and National Geographic Kids. From its founding in 1888, the National Geographic Society has grown into an organisation synonymous with exploration, photography, maps, and rethinking the world as we know it. [Library membership required] 

Research Library (Proquest)

Provides information and articles on over 150 subjects including art, film, music, business, news, general research, health and medicine, history, literature, science and technology, and social sciences. [Library membership required]

Smithsonian Online Collection (Gale)

A collection of digitised primary source materials from the Smithsonian's vast archives, museums and libraries. [Library membership required]

Trove

Created by the National Library of Australia, Trove provides access to over 490 million Australian resources including books, images, historic newspapers, maps and more. 


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