eResources

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eResources provide online access to many thousands of high quality full text journals, newspapers and books.

Passwords are required for most resources - contact your library, or complete our passwords request form.

Click on the Title for direct access or click on Details for a description, user guides, online tutorials and title lists. eResources listed by publisher.

Library staff are available to provide assistance and training - please contact us.

eResources in your subject area

Australia/NZ Reference Centre | Details
Australian Public Affairs - Full Text | Details
Australian Standards Online | Details
Building Code of Australia | Details
Building Code Illustrated | Details
Business Source Premier | Details
Chemwatch | Details
CINAHL Plus - Nursing and Health | Details
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete | Details
Culinary Arts | Details
EBSCOHost Research databases | Details
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | Details
Environmental Studies & Policy | Details
Fine Arts & Music | Details
Gale databases (InfoTrac) | Details
Gardening, Landscape & Horticulture | Details
General OneFile | Details
General Reference Center Gold | Details
GreenFILE | Details
Home Improvement | Details
Hospitality & Tourism Complete | Details
Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure | Details
MasterFILE Premier | Details
NetLibrary eBooks | Details
Oxford & Grove Art Online | Details
Popular Magazines | Details
Regional Business News (USA) | Details
TVNews
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Vocational Studies Premier | Details

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eResources - listed by publisher

EBSCOHost research databases

Australia/NZ Reference Centre | Business Source Premier | Computers & Applied Sciences Complete | GreenFILE | Hospitality & Tourism Complete | MasterFILE Premier | Nursing and Health - CINAHL Plus | Regional Business News (USA) | Vocational Studies Premier | To change databases or search across several databases - click on Choose Databases above the Search button (after logging in)

Informit Databases

Australian Public Affairs - Full Text | TVNews | To change databases or search across both databases - click on the Databases tab (after logging in)

InfoTrac - Gale Databases

Culinary Arts | Environmental Studies & Policy | Fine Arts & Music | Gardening, Landscape & Horticulture | General OneFile | General Reference Center Gold | Home Improvement | Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure | Popular Magazines | To change databases or search across several databases - click on Change Databases on the top toolbar (after logging in)

Other
Australian Standards Online | Building Code of Australia | Building Code Illustrated | Chemwatch | Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | NetLibrary eBooks | Oxford and Grove Art Online

eResources in your subject area

Arts and Music

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Fine Arts & MusicOver 100 full-text magazines and journals in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. TitlesUser guide
Oxford & Grove Art Online Grove Art Online and Oxford Art reference in one location. 21,000 biographies, 23,000 subject entries, or 40000 images and image links. Access: DET Portal username and password.User guide
Australian Public Affairs - Full Text APA-FT provides access to journal articles in the social sciences and humanities area. Subject coverage includes business, health, current affairs, economics, humanities, law, literature, politics and social sciences. TitlesUser guide
MasterFILE PremierIncludes full text magazines, reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an image collection of photos, maps and flags. Titles include Nature and Scientific American. List of titles - journals & otherUser guide
Building and Engineering
Australian Standards OnlineA searchable database you can use to find and view current Australian Standards. This is a single-user licence - you may have to wait until another user has logged off before viewing your document.User guide
Building Code of AustraliaBCA is a uniform set of technical provisions for the design and construction of buildings and other structures throughout Australia.
Access: Available at Moruya, Nowra and Wollongong campuses only - contact library for password.
User guide
Building Code IllustratedBCI library of illustrations that present the provisions of the Building Code of Australia in pictorial format.
Access: Available at Wollongong campus only - contact library for password.
User guide
Chemwatch Provides access to ChemGold II, which includes MSDS and chemical databases.
Access: From PCs on Illawarra campuses only.
Home ImprovementAbout 100 home improvement focused titles for hobbyists and professional carpenters. Topics include architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements (note: U.S. Content). TitlesUser guide
GreenFILE Global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling. TitlesUser guide
Vocational Studies Premier Areas covered include agricultural sciences, plumbing, heating & air conditioning, and welding. TitlesUser guide
Business and Information Technology

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Business Source PremierProvides full text and peer-reviewed articles covering marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Titles - journals & otherUser guide
Computers & Applied Sciences CompleteResearch and development in computing and applied sciences such as engineering. Indexing and abstracts for academic journals, professional publications, and other reference sources. TitlesUser guide
Australia/NZ Reference CentreSearch ANZRC for full text Australasian and international magazines, newspapers, reference books, biographies and an image collection of photos, maps and flags. Content includes the Sydney Morning Herald and the Australian Journal of Social Issues. TitlesUser guide
NetLibrary eBooksElectronic books on a wide range of subjects, including IT, management and business. Access: DET Portal username and password.
Popular MagazinesOver 600 titles including Time, National Geographic, The New Yorker, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, US News and World Report, Vogue, Fortune, and Business Week. TitlesUser guide
Regional Business News (USA) Contains business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas in the United States. Updated daily. TitlesUser guide
Australian Public Affairs - Full Text APA-FT provides access to journal articles in the social sciences and humanities area. Subject coverage includes business, current affairs, economics, law, and politics. TitlesUser guide
General OneFile News and journal articles on topics including: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, law, art, science, and social science. All TitlesUser guide
General Reference Center GoldIncludes information from newspapers, books and trade publications, including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. TitlesUser guide
Environment and Horticulture

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Chemwatch Provides access to ChemGold II, which includes MSDS and chemical databases.
Access: From PCs on Illawarra campuses only.
Environmental Studies & PolicyNearly 200 journals, including perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, and corporate interests. (note: U.S. Content). TitlesUser guide
Gardening, Landscape & HorticultureNearly 50 journals focused on gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture. Includes practice and theory of horticulture studies. (note: U.S. Content). TitlesUser guide
GreenFILE Global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling. TitlesUser guide
MasterFILE PremierIncludes full text magazines, reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an image collection of photos, maps and flags. Titles include Nature and Scientific American. List of titles - journals & otherUser guide
Vocational Studies Premier Areas covered include agricultural sciences, heating & air conditioning, and veterinary technology. Titles User guide
Food, Hospitality and Tourism

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Culinary Arts Includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines. Includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information. TitlesUser guide
Hospitality & Tourism Complete Research and industry news, periodicals, company & country reports, and books relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. Titles include the Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research and the Australia and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal. TitlesUser guide
Hospitality, Tourism & LeisureContent from over 500 industry journals, also coverage of the hospitality and tourism field, cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, economic aspects of tourism, and more.Titles

User guide

Vocational Studies Premier Areas covered include culinary arts, food service management and hospitality management. TitlesUser guide
Health and Community Services

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Nursing and Health - CINAHL PlusA comprehensive source of current full text articles in nursing & allied health journals. Australian content includes the Australian Nursing Journal and Geriatrics. TitlesUser guide
Australia/NZ Reference CentreSearch ANZRC for full text Australasian and international magazines, newspapers, reference books, biographies and an image collection of photos, maps and flags. Content includes the Sydney Morning Herald and the Australian Journal of Social Issues. TitlesUser guide
Australian Public Affairs - Full Text APA-FT provides access to journal articles in the social sciences and humanities area. Subject coverage includes health, current affairs, humanities, law, politics and social sciences. TitlesUser guide
General OneFile News and journal articles on topics including: current events, education, environmental issues, health care, humanities, law, and social science. All TitlesUser guide
Vocational Studies Premier Areas covered include child care services, cosmetology, and hairdressing. TitlesUser guide
News and Current Events

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TVNews Indexes Australian television news, current affairs and selected documentaries from the free-to-air networks with links to the digitised video content in a compressed format. Updated daily. Program listUser guide
Australia/NZ Reference CentreSearch ANZRC for full text Australasian and international magazines, newspapers, reference books, biographies and an image collection of photos, maps and flags. Content includes the Illawarra Mercury, Sydney Morning Herald and the Australian Journal of Social Issues. TitlesUser guide
Australian Public Affairs - Full Text APA-FT provides access to journal articles in the social sciences and humanities area. Subject coverage includes business, health, current affairs, economics, humanities, law, politics and social sciences. TitlesUser guide
General OneFile News and journal articles on topics including: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, humanities, law, literature and art, science, and social science. All TitlesUser guide
General Reference Center GoldIncludes information from newspapers, books and trade publications, including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. TitlesUser guide
General eResources, eBooks and Encyclopedias

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Australia/NZ Reference CentreSearch ANZRC for full text Australasian and international magazines, newspapers, reference books, biographies and an image collection of photos, maps and flags. Content includes the Sydney Morning Herald and the Australian Journal of Social Issues. TitlesUser guide
Australian Public Affairs - Full Text APA-FT provides access to journal articles in the social sciences and humanities area. Subject coverage includes business, health, current affairs, economics, humanities, law, literature, politics and social sciences. TitlesUser guide
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online The full Encyclopaedia plus the Britannica Book of the Year and over 300,000 links to selected and reviewed web sites; view animations and video clips for many subjects.
Access: Log in here to save the library's password to your computer.
General OneFile News and journal articles on topics including: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, humanities, law, literature and art, science, and social science. All TitlesUser guide
General Reference Center GoldIncludes information from newspapers, books and trade publications, including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. TitlesUser guide
MasterFILE PremierIncludes full text magazines, reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an image collection of photos, maps and flags. Titles include Nature and Scientific American. List of titles - journals & otherUser guide
Popular MagazinesOver 600 titles including Time, National Geographic, The New Yorker, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, US News and World Report, Vogue, Fortune, and Business Week. TitlesUser guide
NetLibrary eBooksElectronic books on a wide range of subjects, including IT, management, business, art, agriculture, health and social sciences.
Access: DET Portal username and password.

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Vocational Studies Premier Areas covered include accounting, agricultural sciences, child care services, cosmetology, culinary arts, food service management, graphic arts, hairdressing, hospitality management, plumbing, heating & air conditioning, veterinary technology and welding. TitlesUser guide

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