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  • Research databases by subject

    Arts and literature

    Art & Architecture Complete
    Full-text art journals, magazines, books, and 65,000 images. Antiques, art, art history, architecture, interior, landscape, and architectural design are covered.

    Australian Architecture Database (ARCH)* in-library access only
    Indexes and abstracts material held by Stanton Library (1980-2015). Journal articles, exhibition reviews, editorials, conference proceedings, projects, and award-winning features.

    Gale Literature Resource Center
    Find up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticisms, audio interviews, and reviews on writers from all eras.

    Grove Music Online
    The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Oxford Music Online includes Grove Music.

    Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center
    Offers 'how-to' tutorials and creative ideas for every hobbyist. Full-text hobby and craft magazines are included.

    Literary Reference Center Plus
    Full-text literature resources. Texts contain plot summaries, author biographies and interviews, journal articles, book reviews, poems, short stories, and classics.

    NoveList Plus
    Find your next read. Search for authors, titles, series, and plots or use the ‘read-a-like’ feature.

    Building standards and codes

    National Construction Code of Australia
    The National Construction Code covers building design and construction. Free with registration with the Australian Building Codes Board.

    Business

    ABI/INFORM Global
    Business journal and newspaper articles, including articles from the Australian Financial Review 2013+ and Economist 1981+.

    Business Source Elite
    Full-text journals covering accounting, banking, finance, international business, marketing, sales, and case studies. Includes full-text Harvard Business Review 1922+.

    CHOICE Online* in-library access only
    Investigates and reports on products, services and consumer issues in Australia. For use on library computers and wi-fi only. Please see staff for access.

    Gale OneFile: Business
    Full-text coverage of all business disciplines, including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management and strategy, as well as business theory and practice.

    Encyclopaedias and dictionaries

    Encyclopaedia Britannica Library Edition
    Full-text searchable, offers content in three different reading levels for kids, teens and adults. Includes images, maps, videos and audio.

    Oxford English Dictionary Online
    The definitive dictionary of more than half a million English words. Easy search and browse subject, usage, region, or origin.

    Oxford Reference
    Oxford University Press dictionaries, language dictionaries, and subject dictionaries. This database is fully indexed and cross-searchable.

    World Book Online
    The popular encyclopaedia online, plus World Book Kids, World Book Student, and World Book Advanced.

    Family history

    Ancestry Library Edition* in-library access only
    Family history records and research database. For use on library computers and wi-fi only.

    Find My Past* in-library access only
    A family history and genealogy resource with millions of records from the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA, Papua New Guinea, and the Pacific.

    Internet History Resources
    Access digitised versions of historical records from New South Wales covering 1850 to 1920.

    General reference

    Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre
    Australian and New Zealand magazines, newspapers, newswires, biographies, and reference books. Includes SMH 1999+ and Daily Telegraph 2000+.

    EBSCO eBooks
    With over 40,000 titles chosen specifically for public libraries, this general reference collection features non-fiction and fiction titles for adults and children.

    EBSCO Open Dissertations
    A free database with over 800,000 electronic theses and dissertations. American Doctoral Dissertations content.

    Gale OneFile: General
    Business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and other general topics.

    ProQuest Research Library
    Multidisciplinary database covering 150 academic subject areas. The database contains thousands of full-text scholarly journals, trade publications, and general interest magazines.

    World Book eBooks
    Offers thousands of illustrated, engaging eBooks across curriculum areas and reading levels. Designed for K-9 students and offers games, videos, and audio. Get the World Book eBook app on Google Play or the App Store.

    Health

    Drug Info
    Free information about drugs, alcohol and the law.

    Gale Health & Wellness
    Access full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and much more.

    History

    Australian Dictionary of Biography
    Concise descriptions of significant figures from Australian history who died before 1990.

    Gale in Context: Biography
    Access to an extensive range of current and historical biographies of notable people. It is searchable by name, nationality, and occupation.

    Gale in Context: World History
    Provides an overview of world history covering the most studied events, cultures, civilisations, religions, people and more.

    History Reference Center
    Includes historical reference books, magazines, journals, and thousands of primary source documents, maps, photos, and videos.

    Trove - digitised Australian newspapers
    Combined catalogue of Australian library collections: books, images, historic newspapers, reports and more.

    Law

    AustLII - Australasian Legal Information Institute
    The best website for researching Australian law. It includes legislation and law reports from all states, the Commonwealth, and overseas.

    Find Legal Answers
    Free legal information for NSW. Includes online books such as the Law Handbook, Neighbours and the Law, Rest Assured, Tenants’ Rights Manual, and the Family Law Handbook.

    Law Handbook Online
    Your practical guide to the law in New South Wales.

    Local History

    Digital Image Collections
    Access over 20,000 historical images, maps and building plans, artworks, postcards and more from North Sydney.

    Heritage buildings database
    Search the NSW heritage inventory database with listings for more than 20,000 heritage buildings and items on statutory lists in Sydney and NSW.

    Object and Art collections
    View clothing, textiles, domestic items, utensils, tools, memorabilia, and other objects from 19th-century North Sydney.

    Newspapers & Magazines

    Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre
    Australian and New Zealand magazines, newspapers, newswires, biographies, and reference books. Includes SMH 1999+ and Daily Telegraph 2000+. 

    CHOICE Online * in-library access only
    Investigates and reports on products, services and consumer issues in Australia. For use on library public computers and Wi-Fi only. Please see staff for access.

    Gale OneFile: News
    Includes full-text search of images, radio and TV broadcasts, and transcripts for more than 2300 world newspapers.

    Sydney Morning Herald and Sun-Herald
    Access Sydney Morning Herald and Sun-Herald on BorrowBox. Discover these titles under the ePress tab. Subscribe to automatically receive the latest issue, first thing every day.

    The Saturday Paper * in-library access only
    Covers current events, culture, and Australian politics through narrative journalism. For use on library computers and wi-fi only.

    Trove - digitised Australian newspapers
    Combined catalogue of Australian library collections: books, images, historic newspapers, reports and more.

    Science & Environment

    Gale in Context: Science
    Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments and more.

    Gale Interactive: Science
    Manipulate 3D interactive models to visualise and understand biology, chemistry, earth and space science concepts.

    Gale OneFile: Environmental Studies
    Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news and multimedia content.

    GreenFILE
    Examines the environmental effects of individuals, corporations, and local and national governments and explores what can be done to minimise them.

    Society & Culture

    Gale in Context: Global Issues
    Provides information on global society and culture issues through global viewpoints, reference materials and primary source documents.

    Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints
    Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today’s important social issues.

    Gale OneFile: Gender Studies
    Balanced coverage of this key social and cultural issue. The database includes gender studies, family and marital issues, and other topics.

  • Research databases A-Z

    ABI/INFORM Global
    Business journal and newspaper articles, including articles from the Australian Financial Review 2013+ and Economist 1981+.

    The Age* in-library access only
    Read today's paper or search The Age Library Edition's extensive archive of digital newspaper replicas. For use on library computers and wi-fi only.

    Ancestry Library Edition* in-library access only
    Family history records and research database. For use on library computers and wi-fi only.

    Art & Architecture Complete
    Full-text art journals, magazines, books, and 65,000 images. Antiques, art, art history, architecture, interior, landscape, and architectural design are covered.

    AustLII - Australasian Legal Information Institute
    The best website for researching Australian law. It includes legislation and law reports from all states, the Commonwealth, and overseas.

    Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre
    Australian and New Zealand magazines, newspapers, newswires, biographies, and reference books. Includes SMH 1999+ and Daily Telegraph 2000+.

    Australian Architecture Database (ARCH)* in-library access only
    Indexes and abstracts material held by Stanton Library (1980-2015). Journal articles, exhibition reviews, editorials, conference proceedings, projects, and award-winning features.

    Australian Dictionary of Biography
    Concise descriptions of significant figures from Australian history who died before 1990.

    Business Source Elite
    Full-text journals covering accounting, banking, finance, international business, marketing, sales, and case studies. Includes full-text Harvard Business Review 1922+.

    CHOICE Online* in-library access only
    Investigates and reports on products, services and consumer issues in Australia. For use on library computers and wi-fi only. See staff for access.

    Digital Image Collections
    Access over 20,000 historical images, maps and building plans, artworks, postcards and more from North Sydney.

    Drug Info
    Free information about drugs, alcohol and the law.

    EBSCO eBooks
    With a collection of over 40,000 titles chosen specifically for public libraries, this general reference collection features non-fiction and fiction titles for adults and children.

    EBSCO Open Dissertations
    A free database with over 800,000 electronic theses and dissertations. American Doctoral Dissertations content.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica Library Edition
    Full-text searchable, offers content in three different reading levels for kids, teens and adults. Includes images, maps, videos and audio.

    Find Legal Answers
    Free legal information for NSW. Includes online books such as the Law Handbook, Neighbours and the Law, Rest Assured, Tenants’ Rights Manual, and the Family Law Handbook.

    Find My Past* in-library access only
    A family history and genealogy resource with millions of records from the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA, Papua New Guinea, and the Pacific.

    Gale Health & Wellness
    Access full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and much more.

    Gale in Context: Biography
    Access to an extensive range of current and historical biographies of notable people. It is searchable by name, nationality, and occupation.

    Gale in Context: Global Issues
    Provides information on global society and culture issues through global viewpoints, reference materials and primary source documents.

    Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints
    Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today’s important social issues.

    Gale OneFile: Gender Studies
    Balanced coverage of this key social and cultural issue. The database includes gender studies, family and marital issues, and other topics.

    Gale in Context: Science
    Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments and more.

    Gale Interactive: Science
    Manipulate 3D interactive models to visualise and understand biology, chemistry, earth and space science concepts.

    Gale OneFile: Environmental Studies
    Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news and multimedia content.

    GreenFILE
    Examines the environmental effects of individuals, corporations, and local and national governments and explores what can be done to minimise them.

    Gale in Context: World History
    Provides an overview of world history covering the most studied events, cultures, civilisations, religions, people and more.

    Gale Literature Resource Center
    Find up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticisms, audio interviews, and reviews on writers from all eras.

    Gale OneFile: Business
    Full-text coverage of all business disciplines, including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management and strategy, as well as business theory and practice.

    Gale OneFile: General
    Business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and other general topics.

    Gale OneFile: News
    Includes full-text search of images, radio and TV broadcasts, and transcripts for more than 2300 world newspapers.

    Grove Music Online
    The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Oxford Music Online includes Grove Music.

    Heritage Buildings database
    Search the NSW heritage inventory database with listings for more than 20,000 heritage buildings and items on statutory lists in Sydney and NSW.

    History Reference Center
    Includes historical reference books, magazines, journals, and thousands of primary source documents, maps, photos, and videos.

    Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center
    Offers 'how-to' tutorials and creative ideas for every hobbyist. Full-text hobby and craft magazines are included.

    Internet History Resources
    Access digitised versions of historical records from New South Wales covering 1850 to 1920.

    Law Handbook Online
    Your practical guide to the law in New South Wales.

    Literary Reference Center Plus
    Full-text literature resources. Texts contain plot summaries, author biographies and interviews, journal articles, book reviews, poems, short stories, and classics.

    National Construction Code of Australia
    The National Construction Code covers building design and construction. Free with registration with the Australian Building Codes Board.

    NoveList Plus
    Find your next read. Search for authors, titles, series, plots or use the ‘read-a-like’ feature.

    Object and Art collections
    View clothing, textiles, domestic items, utensils, tools, memorabilia, and other objects from 19th-century North Sydney.

    Oxford English Dictionary Online
    The definitive dictionary of more than half a million English words. Easy search and browse subject, usage, region, or origin.

    Oxford Reference
    Oxford University Press dictionaries, language dictionaries, and subject dictionaries. This database is fully indexed and cross-searchable.

    ProQuest Research Library
    Multidisciplinary database covering 150 academic subject areas. The database contains thousands of full-text scholarly journals, trade publications, and general interest magazines.

    The Saturday Paper* in-library access only
    Covers current events, culture, and Australian politics through narrative journalism. For use on library computers and wi-fi only.

    Sydney Morning Herald and Sun-Herald
    Access Sydney Morning Herald and Sun-Herald on BorrowBox. Discover these titles under the ePress tab. Subscribe to automatically receive the latest issue, first thing every day.

    Trove - digitised Australian newspapers
    Combined catalogue of Australian library collections: books, images, historic newspapers, reports and more.

    World Book eBooks
    Offers thousands of illustrated, engaging eBooks across curriculum areas and reading levels. Designed for K-9 students and offers games, videos, and audio. Get the World Book eBook app on Google Play or the App Store.

    World Book Online
    The popular encyclopaedia online, plus World Book Kids, World Book Student, and World Book Advanced.

  • State Library of NSW resources

    The State Library of NSW provides access to a wide range of free eResources to State Library of NSW card holders.

    You can use your Stanton Library membership to register with the State Library and gain access to the eResources.

    Apply online

  • National Library of Australia resources

    The National Library of Australia provides access to a range of online research databases to National Library card holders.

    To be eligible for a National Library card you must live in Australia and supply an Australian residential address.

    Apply online