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Current Affairs

Academic Search Elite
APAFT (Australian Public Affairs Full Text)
ANZ Reference Centre
Australia/New Zealand Points of View Reference Center
MasterFILE Premier

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

World Book Online for Kids
World Book Online Reference Center

Ebooks

Overdrive
Wheelers
Career FAQs
Accounting Careers, Accounting, Advertising, Allied Health, Banking, Be your own boss, Building and Construction, Careers gov.au, Crime fighters, Design Professionals, Digital Media, Education, Engineering, Entertainment, Extreme, Fashion, Financial Planning, Going Global, Hospitality, Human Resources, Industrial Design, Information Technology, Investment Banking, Journalism, Landscaping and Horticulture, Law, Legal Careers, Marketing, Medicine, Nursing Careers, Nursing, Property, Psychology, Public Relations, Publishing, Save the world, Teaching ,Transport and Logistics, Travel and Tourism, Weird and Wonderful, Work from home 

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Issues in English
Road to IELTS Preparation Test
Choose from the following modules:
General IELTS Module
Academic IELTS Module

Family History

Ancestry.com - Access available only in the Auburn City Library.

General Reference

Academic Search Elite
ANZ Reference Centre

Australia/New Zealand Points of View Reference Center
Britannica Image Quest- Access from the library
Britannica Image Quest- Access from outside the library
Britannica Online Library edition - Access from the library
Britannica Online Library edition -Access from outside the library
Law Handbook
Mango Languages
MyCareerMatch
Standards Australia Online Public Library Service - Access available only in the Auburn City Library
World Geography and Culture Online
Yes Teach Me
Your Tutor

Health

Consumer Health Complete
eBooks Reference
Multilingal Health Databases choose from the following languages:
Arabic , Chinese, simplified ,Chinese, traditional, Farsi ,French, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portugese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese
Salem Health: Addictions and Substance Abuse

History

Ancient and Medieval History Online
Britannica Image Quest- Access from the library
Britannica Image Quest- Access from outside the library
Britannica Online Library edition - Access from the library
Britannica Online Library edition -Access from outside the library
eBooks Reference
Informit Humanities and Social Sciences
MasterFILE Premier
Modern World History Online
World Geography and Culture Online

HSC

Inside Break

Literature & Poetry

APAFT (Australian Public Affairs Full Text)
Bloom's Literary Reference Online
eBooks Reference
Literary Reference Center
Magpies
NoveList
Spine Out
Theatre in Video
Tumblebooks
Ziptales

Religion

eBooks Reference
World Religions Online

Science, Technology & Environment

ComputerSchool.net
eBooks Reference
Eyewitness Animals
GreenFILE
How products are made
Informit Humanities and Social Sciences
Inventions and Discoveries Digital Library
Living Green Digital Library
Science Online
Science Reference Center
Yes Teach Me

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Academic Search Elite
- Contains full text for more than 2,100 journals. Nearly 150 journals have PDF images dating back to 1985.

APAFT (Australian Public Affairs Full Text)
Australian Public Affairs Full Text database (APAFT) is a full text research database providing access to authoritative research from journals selectively indexed by the National Library of Australia. Subjects covered include current affairs, economics, humanities, law, literature, politics and social sciences. Content includes over 390,000 index records from 1978 onwards, with over 90,000 full text articles from 1995 onwards.

Ancestry.com - Access available only in the Auburn City Library
Genealogy and Family History Records. Access available only in the Auburn City Library. Access available only in the Auburn City Library.

Ancient and Medieval History Online
Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

ANZ Reference Centre 
A general database of Australian and international content with articles in health, current affairs, science, social science, business and literature. 

Australia/New Zealand Points of View Reference Center 
This is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database contains 100 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument). For each topic, this database also offers a Guide to CriticalAnalysis, which helps the reader evaluate the controversial topics.

Bloom's Literary Reference Online
Examines great writers, important works, memorable characters, and influential movements and events in world literature. 

Britannica Image Quest - Access from the library

Britannica Image Quest - Access from outside the library
Access more than two million rights-cleared images from over 50 of the best collections in the world

Britannica Online Library edition -Access from the library
Britannica Online provides access to over 150,000 articles as well as News Headlines, Gateway to the Classics, great web links, vivid graphics and Multimedia.

Britannica Online Library edition -Access from outside the library
Britannica Online provides access to over 150,000 articles as well as News Headlines, Gateway to the Classics, great web links, vivid graphics and Multimedia.

Career FAQs
Accounting Careers, Accounting, Advertising, Allied Health, Banking, Be your own boss, Building and Construction, Careers gov.au, Crime fighters, Design Professionals, Digital Media, Education, Engineering, Entertainment, Extreme, Fashion, Financial Planning, Going Global, Hospitality, Human Resources, Industrial Design, Information Technology, Investment Banking, Journalism, Landscaping and Horticulture, Law, Legal Careers, Marketing, Medicine, Nursing Careers, Nursing, Property, Psychology, Public Relations, Publishing, Save the world, Teaching ,Transport and Logistics, Travel and Tourism, Weird and Wonderful, Work from home

ComputerSchool.net
Access online computer and Internet training with our new service - The Computerschool.net. It's a fun way to learn everything from computer basics to Windows 7, Microsoft Office programs, the Internet, Internet Safety, email, Facebook, Skype, Twitter, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, e-commerce and much more. It's free, and all you need is your Library card to log in.

Consumer Health Complete
Contains full text articles covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. Topics include aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs and alcohol, fitness, nutrition and dietetics, children's health and men and women's health.  

eBooks Reference 
E-books collection covers a wide variety of subjects including Ancient Greek and Roman history, Literature (novels and plays), health and medicine, religion and biology.

Eyewitness Animals 
Encyclopedia aimed at primary and junior high school students. Covers amphibians, birds, butterflies & moths, dinosaurs, fish, horses, the human body, insects, mammals, reptiles, sharks, skeletons and whales.

GreenFILE 
Indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. This resource offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment.

How products are made 
Contains information on the manufacture of a variety of items, from everyday household products to heavy machinery and electronic equipment. Includes the history of the product, descriptions of processes and explanations of technical terms and concepts.

Informit Humanities and Social Sciences
Informit Humanities & Social Sciences Collection is the largest full text research database available through Informit. This multidisciplinary resource covers a wide subject range including agriculture, arts, Asian studies, business, cultural studies, education, history, indigenous studies, law, media, political science, social sciences, science and technology.

Inventions and Discoveries Digital Library
Explores the transformative impact of inventions and discoveries that continue to shape our world today.

Issues in English
Tailored for adult learners (ages 12+) based around eight topical issues including fame, sport, media, technology, wilderness, education, languages and immigration.

Law Handbook

Literary Reference Center 
A comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. 

Living Green Digital Library
Explores environmental issues and current efforts to reduce human impact on the environment.

Magpies
Literature resource for children. Search for authors, literature awards, poems and book titles. Allows you to search by subject.

Mango Languages
Mango is a self-paced language-learning system with a focus on simplicity. It was designed for anyone to start using, without the need for a help manual. Mango is easy to setup and even easier to use!By listening to and repeating after material designed from native conversations, you'll not only learn the individual words and phrases, you'll know how they're used in practical situations and conversations.

MasterFILE Premier
Designed specifically for public libraries, the MasterFILE Premier database provides full text for more than 2,100 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. 

Modern World History Online
Covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history—from mid-15th century to the present. 

Multilingal Health Databases
Access to reliable health care information in different languages. Containing the latest evidenced-based health information, Multilingual Health Databases provide hundreds of reports for the most common health topics. Choose from the following languages:
Arabic , Chinese, simplified ,Chinese, traditional, Farsi ,French, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portugese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese

MyCareerMatch
My Career Match is a free online career service that provides easy, instant help with your career and resume.

NoveList
Looking for a good book? Use NoveList to look for books by author, title, series, plot description or level of readership (children, young adults, adults etc). Use the Read-Alikes feature to find other authors who write like your favourite author. Includes plot summaries, genre and theme based lists, discussion guides for book clubs, book talks and details of awards.  

Overdrive
Range of ebooks, audio books, videos and music avaiable for download.

Road to IELTS Preparation Test
Practise the reading, writing, speaking and listening modules of the IELTS exam. Choose from the following modules:
General IELTS Module
Academic IELTS Module

Salem Health: Addictions and Substance Abuse
essays on a variety of topics, including substances of abuse, treatment and addiction overviews, organizations and foundations dedicated to treatment and prevention, physiological and psychological issues and behaviors, trends and statistics, and social contexts and concerns related to substance abuse and treatment such as advertising and media influence, aging, ethnicity, and children and substance abuse.

Science Online
Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments. 

Science Reference Center
Provides easy access to a multitude of full text science oriented content. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth and space science, environmental science, health and medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science and society, scientists, technology and wildlife.  

Spine Out
SpineOut Online is a place where you can express your ideas and thoughts and to share your creativity in words, art, film or music. A fun and interactive site.

Standards Australia Online  - Access available only in the Auburn City Library
A comprehensive online collection of International and Australian standards, many with full text coverage.Access available only in the Auburn City Library.  

Theatre in Video
Theatre In Video contains more than 250 definitive performances of the world's leading plays, together with more than 100 film documentaries, online in streaming video - more than 500 hours in all, representing hundreds of leading playwrights, actors and directors.

Tumblebooks
TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love.

Wheelers
Range of ebooks available for download.

World Book Online for Kids
Offers easy-to-read articles and a wealth of engaging multimedia, games, science projects, interactive tools, and activities for younger children.

World Book Online Reference Center 
A powerful reference tool for advanced researchers and information seekers. In addition to the entire World Book Encyclopaedia, the site features thousands of complete e-books and primary source documents.

World Geography and Culture Online
Provides a global approach to facilitate the study of countries, places, peoples, and geography concepts and skills.

World Religions Online
Explores the world's major religions and spiritual traditions and their impact on society and cultures.

Yes Teach Me
Yes Teach Me is a curriculum based online resource for maths and science.

Your Tutor
Free online tutoring service. One-to-one tutoring assistance is available to all students, regardless of their geographic, social, cultural, or economic circumstances. You will need a current library card to login to the service. You can access the website between 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm weeknights.

Ziptales
Ziptales is an online reading site full of activities, for primary school aged children.

  
  
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander InformationFacts and figures, indigenous media, organisations and reports
ATSICAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
Australian MuseumThe Australian Museum's indigenous site, includes dream-time stories
Cadigal Wangal WebsiteInformation on Aboriginal people of the local area
State Library of NSW E-Resources by topic - Aboriginal AustraliansCompiled by the State Library of New South Wales
Vibe SchoolA comprehensive site covering music, health, employment, awards, current affairs, school project resources and events
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Art Gallery of NSWLinks to art reference pages
Art History Resources on the WebResources on art throughout history from ancient to contemporary art
ArtcyclopediaA guide to "museum quality" art and art exhibitions
CAN: Australian Cultural Heritage Collections OnlineOnline access to Australian art gallery and museum collections
Picture AustraliaAustralian images from the past and present, includes themed albums
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Australia - An OverviewInformation from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade about Australia today, Australia and the world, the Australian way of life
Australian Dictionary of Biography onlineBiographies of prominent Australians
Australian of the Year Awardsincludes Australian of the Year, Young Australian of the Year, and Communities of the Year awards
Australian War Memorial PoetryIn most ceremonies of remembrance there is a reading of an appropriate poem designed to help the listener understand the experiences of service people and their relatives in wartime.
Prime Ministers of AustraliaBiographical and historical information about Australia's Prime Ministers
The Australian ClimateA summary of the Australian climate from the Bureau of Meterology
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Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)Contains a wide range of information on consumer rights, product safety, labelling requirements and complaint procedures
Australian Product RecallsProvides current information on notifications provided to the Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs
Choice Magazine onlineContains a wide range of consumer information, product tests and reports
Financial Ombudsman of AustraliaProvides independent information on banking and finance, insurance, superannuation and dispute resolution
Money StuffA website for young people about buying and renting goods and services, which includes teaching resources
NSW Office of Fair TradingProduces a wide range of publications providing information for consumers and traders of New South Wales
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Driver Knowledge TestRTA - Driver Knowledge Test
collapse Subject : Geography (4)
BBC Country ProfilesFull profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.
National GeographicSelected news stories and highlights from National Geographic magazine
US Library of Congress - Portals to the WorldResources on countries of the world from the US Library of Congress
World Flag DatabaseFlags and basic information on each country (formal name, capital city, area, population, currency, languages, and religions)
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Great BuildingsAn encyclopedia of the world's most famous buildings, searchable by architect, place, building or style
National Library of Australia's Federation GatewayA wide variety of materials like books, web sites, pictures and manuscripts relating to the Federation of Australia
National Library of Australia's History LinksDirectory and links maintained by the National Library of Australia
NSW Heritage OfficeInformation on New South Wales heritage listings, conservation, research and development
World Heritage List (UNESCO)List and descriptions of world heritage listed items
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Amnesty International - Indigenous RightsAmnesty International - Indigenous Rights
Autralasian Legal Information InstituteProvides access to Australian legal materials, contains full-text databases as well as the most comprehensive guide to Australian law on the net
Lawlink NSWLegal information provided by the NSW Attorny General's Department, including contact details for local Justices of the Peace
LawstuffLegal information for young people
LIAC - Legal Information Access CentreA service located at the State Library of NSW providing access to legal information for the general community
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AustlitAustralian literary information and links
Australian Literary and Historical TextsA University of Sydney collection of over 300 fill text resources of Australian fiction, poetry, plays and non-fictional works in Australian studies
Australian LiteratureAustralian authors, books, poems and literary prizes
BUBL LinkUK links to quality literary information
Complete Works of ShakespeareThe Web's first edition of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare.
International Children's Digital LibraryExtensive collection of e-books for children and teenagers in English and in a wide range of community languages
Mr William Shakespeare and the InternetPlays, analysis, reviews and literary criticism of the work of William Shakespeare
Plagiarist Poetrypoems, poetry analysis, reviews and literary criticism
Spark NotesPlot summaries and criticism by Harvard University students
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Australian Newspapers on the InternetLinks to Australian local and national newspapers maintained by the National Library of Australia
Current Information ServiceBrowse the annual index files of Current Social Issues and Current Environmental Issues from 2001 to date.
Find ArticlesA free journal database provided by Look Smart
Wordwide Newspapers onlineInternational Newspaper database
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Australian AstronomyOfficial site of the Astronomical Society of Australia (ASA)
Australian Scientific AchievementsAustralian Scientific Achievments archived by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Bright SparcsA register of people involved in the development of science, technology and engineering in Australia
CSIROThe web site for Australia's premier scientific organisation
How Stuff WorksA great website explaining how everyday things work
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US)The website of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US)
New Scientist Magazineon-line version of the magazine, including articles and news
NOVAScience topics in the news published by the Australian Academy of Science
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Australian Sports Comissionsports information and resources, including athlete profiles, coaches, and sports organisations
International Olympic CommitteeOfficial website of the Olympic Movement, includes History of all the Games since 1896
London 2012 Olympic gamesofficial website of the Olympic Summer Games to be held in 2012 in London