Research Databases and Websites A-Z
Databases and Websites A-Z
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Curated content from Australian, New Zealand and International sources covering important issues relating to Australia and New Zealand. Featuring authoritative and continuously updated reference material and focused on an Australian and New Zealand perspective, this user-friendly database organizes over 850 full-text publications including full-text ANZ periodicals, magazines, academic journals, ANZ news articles, images, videos and audio files.
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AIATSIS cares for a growing collection of more than 1 million items encompassing films, photographs, audio recordings, art and objects, printed and other resource materials; to tell the story of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia and create opportunities for people to encounter, engage and be transformed by that story.
Explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia. Engage with the oldest surviving culture in the world. Cultures that are ancient and living.
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Discover the world's most influential people by searching narrative biographies, news, magazine, and multimedia content.
Training video - Using the topic page.
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Looking for a good book? Answer the age-old question, 'What do I read next?'.
Search and match reading interests to books, authors, genres, or topics.
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Compare global economies, countries, and industries with in-depth analysis on over 400,000 companies.
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Access leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries.
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Find a variety of information from major cooking and nutrition magazines as well as key reference titles.
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The Cultural Atlas is an educational resource providing comprehensive information on the cultural background of Australia’s migrant populations. The Atlas is a collaborative project between SBS, International Education Services (IES), and Multicultural NSW. This resource aims to inform and educate the public in cross-cultural attitudes, practices, norms, behaviours and communications.
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Cyndi's list of major resource with links to information arranged by country and by specific topic area.
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The District Reporter is an independent, locally owned and operated country newspaper distributed weekly. Archived editions from April 2009 to present are available.
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With one search you can find journals, websites and more, with results from:
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- Encyclopedia Student Britannica
- Encyclopedia Junior Britannica
- Encyclopedia Concise Britannica
- Journals, websites and videos!
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Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.
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Free legal information for the Community of NSW.
Choose a pathway to get started with your legal research. It's easy to navigate and it's written in plain English.
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Access general interest magazines and key serials in a single resource. Best for general research.
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Find millions of articles on the practical and scientific aspects of horticulture studies. For all horticultural enthusiasts.
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Gale In Context: Global Issues can help us to analyze important global issues and events through topic overviews, international viewpoints, news, and multimedia content.
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Find up-to-date information on a range of health care topics. Best for students, researchers, and health care professionals.
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Access full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and much more. This comprehensive consumer health resource provides authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices for researchers of all levels.
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The NSW heritage inventory database has listings for more than 20,000 heritage buildings and items on statutory lists in Sydney and NSW.
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ID Community Statistics provides demographic and economic statistics for the Wollondilly local government area.
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Designed with high school students in mind, Gale in Context: Literature provides context for literary classics and diverse new texts by using a robust multimedia collection of videos, images, infographics, eBooks, and more. This high-interest content is available in the user-friendly Gale in Context platform, complete with accessibility and navigation tools that ensure a seamless user experience.
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Gale Literature Resource Centre is a comprehensive database that allows users to find up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticisms, audio interviews, and reviews on writers from all eras.
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Australia’s primary set of technical design and construction provisions for buildings.
As a performance-based code, it sets the minimum required level for the safety, health, amenity, accessibility and sustainability of certain buildings. The Australian Building Codes Board, on behalf of the Australian Government and each State and Territory government, produces and maintains the National Construction Code.
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Explore this cross-searchable platform for research insight from journalism's most trusted name in exploration and discovery.
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Access major newspapers online to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, or other fields. Includes Australian News Limited and Fairfax newspapers.
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Several searchable databases, including convicts and assisted immigrant indexes, deceased estate files, 19th century child welfare records and naturalisation records.
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Nursing and Allied Health – Gale Onefile
Research full-text titles cited in CINAHL and other resources to support specialized care, treatment, and patient management.
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A free online Historical Index to births (1788-1909) and Deaths (1788-1979). To search for a Marriage record (1788-1959), go to the Marriages Search page link at bottom of the page.
Start searching NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
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Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues.
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Explore the archives of the The Picton Post newspaper (NSW : 1907 - 1954).
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The Ryerson Index is an ongoing project that indexes death, funeral and probate notices and obituaries in current Australian newspapers. The index covers 1,937,847 notices from 142 different Australian newspapers (as of January 2009).
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Search Sands Sydney Directory (1859–1932) for Sydney householder and business names.
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Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more.
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With Gale Interactive Science you can manipulate 3D interactive models to visualize and understand concepts in biology, chemistry, earth, and space science.
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The Smithsonian Online Collection features the Smithsonian Museum Magazine which covers a range of general interest subjects from history, science, nature, culture and travel.
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Health Resource Directory connects people diagnosed with a health condition with information and resources. The information is developed from the clinical guidelines GPs use in south western Sydney.
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National Library of Australia's combined catalogue of Australian library collections: books, images, historic newspapers, reports and more.
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The Wollondilly Street Name Register allows the public to search all existing road names within the Shire and view the history behind the name. The public can contribute to the Street register by providing/submitting additional or missing historical information, including photos. The public can also suggest new road names for future developments within our Shire so we can continue to preserve our local history within road names for future generations.
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Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in world history from a variety of sources.