Online Databases and CD-ROM Resources
available at Waverley Library

Some of our online databases are available to use from home.

You will need your library card number to access these databases, and in some cases you may need other details. For further information please contact the library.
     


Database



Available in the Library



Available From Home



Description


AustLII
Australian Legal Information Institute

     
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access AustLII 
in the Library

   
Click here to
 access AustLII 
from Home

Provides free Internet access to Australian legal materials. AustLII's is one of the largest sources of legal materials on the net with information that is, primary legal materials including legislation, treaties and decisions of courts and tribunals; and secondary legal materials created by public bodies for purposes of public access, law reform and royal commission reports.

AustLit

    
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access AustLit 
in the Library
    

      AustLit is a non-profit collaboration between eleven Australian Universities and the National Library of Australia providing authoritative information on hundreds of thousands of creative and critical Australian literature works relating to more than 94,000 Australian authors and literary organisations. Its coverage spans 1780 to the present day.

ANZRC
Australian and New Zealand Reference Centre

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ANZRC
From Home
(Library Card Number Required) 
Includes articles from Australian newspapers and Australian and International magazines in full text. Features: 400 full text titles Australian Reference works in full; 35,000 full text biographies; 10,000 images and 1,000 maps


Choice


Click here to access Choice
In the Library

   
Access to all articles appearing in Choice magazine is available
(Please see Librarian for access)

Encyclopaedia Britannica Australia 

Click here to access Encyclopaedia Britannica Australia in the Library Click here to access Encyclopaedia Britannica Australia from Home
(Library Card Number Required)
This will provide access to Encyclopaedia Britannica Australia Online and also has links focused towards the needs younger; upper primary & high school and adult & high school users

   
Federal Hansard

     
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access Federal Hansard 
in the Library

   
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 access Federal Hansard
from Home

Hansard is the name given to transcripts of parliamentary proceedings.

The Senate and House of Representatives Hansards are available on the Internet each morning following a sitting day.

Hansards of Committee hearings are also available online. These transcripts are published shortly after the committee meets.

   
Fiction Connection

     
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access Fiction Connection

   
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access Fiction Connection

You can use Fiction Connection to find book suggestions based on books you have already read, authors you like, or topics of interest.

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NSW
Hansard

     
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access NSW Hansard 
in the Library

   
Click here to
 access NSW Hansard
from Home

Hansard is the name given to transcripts of parliamentary proceedings.

The Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council Hansards are available on the Internet each morning following a sitting day.

Hansards of Committee hearings are also available online. These transcripts are published shortly after the committee meets.

   
NSW
Legislation

     
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access NSW Legislation 
in the Library

   
Click here to
 access NSW Legislation 
from Home

This source site for NSW legislation contains the following features:

  • NSW legislation in force, both Acts and statutory instruments (regulations etc and environmental planning instruments).

  • Historical versions of legislation, including repealed legislation.

  • An archival collection of NSW legislation as made since 1990.

  • Advanced searching and browsing facilities.


MasterFILE Premier

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MasterFile Premier
From Home
(Library Card Number Required) 
Designed specifically for public libraries, MasterFILE™ Premier contains full text for nearly 2,000 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. This database also contains full text for more than 360 reference books, 84,074 biographies, 86,135 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps & flags.

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Factiva



   
Factiva is a powerful web-based service for researching and monitoring news and business information.

Libraries Australia
(Kinetica)
   
Libraries Australia is an online subscription service, which enables you to search across the combined catalogues of Australian libraries - national, state, public university, TAFE and government - with one search.
Libraries Australia is the "new look" for Kinetica
Please see Librarian for access

Global Books in Print
Provides access to over 4 million titles in print in US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Please see Librarian for access.

Health and
Wellness Resource Centre
Information on health issues, medicine, fitness, nutrition, prescription drugs, occupational health and safety, drugs and diseases, Includes information on alternative medicine.

       
History Resource Centre

Detailed information on historical issues from around the world.

Literature Resource Centre
Includes biographies, bibliographies and critical analyses of more than 120 000 authors.

Standards Australia



   
Standard Australia’s online document collection of specifications and procedures.

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OZJAC On-line
 
    
OZJAC contains comprehensive and up-to-date information on all accredited courses and the Australian universities, TAFEs and over 1500 registered training organisations that offer them.
Please see Librarian for access.

   
ProQuest

     
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access ProQuest 
in the Library

   
Click here to
 access ProQuest
from Home
(Library Card Number Required) 

Includes information on a wide range of subject areas and current events from over 5000 serials and newspapers. Information is available in either full text, pdf or abstract formats.

   
SCALEplus
Law Resource

     
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access SCALEplus 
in the Library

   
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 access SCALEplus
from Home

Contains legislation of the Commonwealth and non self-governing Territories and related material such as Bills, explanatory memoranda and statements, tables, indices and other finding aids.
 
Science Resource Centre
Science Resource Centre is an in-depth, curriculum-oriented science database that provides a one-stop resource for all science-related research needs.

   
WebLaw

     
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access WebLaw 
in the Library

   
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 access WebLaw
from Home

WebLaw is a cooperative subject gateway to Internet resources for Australian legal researchers. The sites are checked and updated each month. Quality control is assured because participating organisations adhere to common selection criteria and quality guidelines, as well as to the designated metadata and thesaurus schema.


World Book Online

World Book Online: Online reference source containing every article from the 22-volume print set plus thousands more. With state-of-the art multimedia, editor-reviewed Web sites, and more!

World Book Research Libraries: Primary and core source collections; books, documents, selections in major subject areas.

Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos: Basic Spanish-language encyclopaedia for elementary and middle grades.

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Last updated 29-Jun-2008