By using these resources, you can be sure that your the information you find is current and authoritative.
Databases available at home and library
- General
- Health
- Literature
- Science
- Social Issues
General
Australia/NZ Reference Centre (new window)
This is a general database of Australian and international content with articles in health, current affairs, science, social science, business and literature. It includes articles from Australian newspapers and Australian and international magazines in full text and contains 35,000 full text biographies, 10,000 images and 1,000 maps.
GreenFILE (new window)
GreenFILE offers information covering all aspects of human impact on the environment. Its collection includes content on the environmental effect of individuals, corporations and governments. Topics include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and more.
MasterFILE Premier (new window)
This database provides full text for more than 2,100 general reference publications with information dating as far back as 1975. It covers virtually every subject area of general interest, and also includes reference books, biographies, primary source documents, photos, maps and flags.
World Book Encyclopedia (new window)
This database provides access to all encyclopedia articles from the 22-volume Print Edition plus over 3,700 more articles, with access to maps, images, videos and e-books.
World Book for Kids (new window) (part of World Book Encyclopedia)
This database provides fun and easy-to-read articles, video clips, games, science projects, interactive tools, animation, maps, pictures and sound files and teacher resources.
Health
Consumer Health Complete (new window)
Consumer Health Complete is the single most comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It covers all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
Literature
Books & Authors (new window)
Looking for a good book, but not sure where to start? Use this database to find books that match your interests, browse popular and award winning titles and read reviews.
Literature Resource Centre (new window)
This literature database provides literary criticisms, overviews and author biographies. You’ll find the information you need on authors and their works, from all time periods and from around the world.
Literary Reference Centre (new window)
This website contains full text for thousands of plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, essays of literary criticism, author biographies, and literary journals. It also contains book reviews, classic and contemporary poems, short stories, author interviews, classic texts and much more.
NoveList Plus (new window)
Looking for a good fiction or non fiction book? NoveList is a fiction database with information on more than 135,000 titles. Users can search for information by author, title or series and locate lists of award-winning books. Need a book discussion guide? NoveList has guides for over 400 book group favorites.
Science
Science Reference Centre (new window)
This is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full-text science-oriented content. It contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
Gale Science in Context (new window)
This database covers topics such as biology, chemistry, earth & space science, health and medicine physics, technology and wildlife, so it’s great for those school projects. It provides access to over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to useful websites.
Social Issues
Points of View Reference (new window)
This is a full-text database that provides students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Topics covered include: affirmative action, cloning, DNA profiling, HIV/AIDS status disclosure, immigration, Iraq, Israel & the Palestinians, Katrina and FEMA response, nuclear proliferation, separation of church and state, standardized testing, stem cell research, tax cuts, voting machines, and many more. The database also offers guides to debate, developing arguments and writing position papers.
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