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City of Sydney Library cards.

Your City of Sydney Library card enables you to access full-text magazines, newspapers and research databases from home free of charge. Enter your City of Sydney Library member number (omit spaces) to log-in. Due to copyright and contract restrictions some databases are only available in the library.

 

 

Remote Access Databases

For a list of databases available from home click here... (City of Sydney Library members only)

Databases by Subject

1. Books & Literature 2. Business 3. Encyclopedias & Reference 4. History & Geography 5. Law 6. Lifestyle & Health 7. Magazines 8. Newspapers 9. Science

Databases A - Z

Full list or look for resources beginning with... A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

In-library Use Databases

For a list of databases available only at the library, click here...
Due to copyright and supplier contract restrictions remote access to these databases is not available.

 

New Research Database

October 2009

Ancient & Medieval HistoryAncient & Medieval History
Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
Try it now! To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

 

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Ancestry Library Edition (visit a branch)
Ancestry Library Edition. onsite use only.In-library use only, please visit a branch.
Family history research database - includes Sands Directories: Sydney and New South Wales 1861-1933 online, keyword search.
In-library use only, Ancestry Library Edition (no password required).

Ancient & Medieval HistoryAncient & Medieval History
Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

ANZ Newsstand Proquest ANZ Newsstand logo.
Full-text Australian and international newspapers. (from Proquest).
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

ANZ Reference Centre. Australia/NZ Reference Centre
Australia and New Zealand specific online magazines and newspapers.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

The Age newspaper.

The Age (newspaper)
Melbourne, full-text newspaper: 1996+.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

The Australian newspaper.The Australian (newspaper)
full-text newspaper. January 1, 2001  - current.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

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Business Source Complete 
Full- text journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, case studies, SWOT analysesand more. (Ebsco)
Titles include: Harvard Business Review full-text 1922 +. Full list of titles. To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

The Bookseller Bookseller database.(visit a branch)
In-library use only, please visit a branch.
Central source of industry information for publishers and booksellers in the UK.
See library staff for password.

Britannica Library EditionBritannica online. 
The online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.
Quick Link - If you are in the library click here to use Britannica Library Edition  (no card required).

Building Code of Australia (visit a branch)
In-library use only, please visit a branch.
Current Australian edition.
In-library use only - Building Code of Australia, see library staff for password.

Business Journals ABI/Proquest Proquest logo.
Full-text titles include Time (N.Y. 1992+), Fortune (1992+), and more…
To log-in please enter your membership number without spaces.


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Choice Online (visit a branch)Choice magazine.
In-library use only, please visit a branch.
Trusted information for Australian consumers.
In-library use only - Choice Online, see library staff for password.

Community Information Directory (LINCS Database)Lincs community database.
Searchable database of Sydney community services including child care, English classes, health care... (no library card needed - free web)

Consumer Health Complete
Authoritative and easily understandable health and medical information.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

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Daily Telegraph (newspaper) Daily Telegraph.
full-text newspaper. January 1, 2001  - current.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

 

Dragon Source database logo. Dragonsource 龍源中文電子期刊
Chinese language database - Over 2000 titles (eg. Zhongguo xin wen zhou kan, Shang jie, Shou huo).
超过2000种期刊(例如:中国新闻周刊、商界、收获等等) . 可选简体字和繁体字
可以全文查索
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

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Factiva/Reuters (visit a branch)
In-library use only, please visit a branch.Factiva/Reuters logo.
Full-text news & business articles.
In-library use only - Factiva/Reuters, see library staff for password.


Far Eastern Economic Review.Far Eastern Economic Review (Hong Kong)
Full text coverage: Oct 15, 1987 (Volume 138, Issue 42) - current.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

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Global Books in Print (visit a branch)
To access this resource visit a branch (City of Sydney Library).
Publishing information.
In-library use only - Global Books in Print
, see library staff for password.

Good Reading MagazineGood Reading logo.
Australian resource with information on “Everything About Books” including thousands of easy to read independent book reviews and Australian and International articles, author profiles, stories.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.
Quick Link - If you are in the library click  here (no card required).

Greenfile Greenfile logo.
Information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

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Harvard Business Review
- full-text 1922 +Harvard Business Review
Via Business Source Complete 
Key business and management journal.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

 

Herald Sun newspaper.The Herald Sun (newspaper)
Melbourne, full-text newspaper. 2000 - current.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

Heritage NSWHeritage Buildings Database (free web)
Search the online State Heritage Inventory of more than 20,000 heritage buildings and items on statutory lists in Sydney and New South Wales.

Hobbies & Crafts Hobbies and crafts (Full list of titles)
Provides comprehensive full text content for many of the most popular hobbies, crafts and recreation activities today. Including full text for more than 760 magazines and books, as well as access to more than 720 videos and 140 hobby reports. Subject areas include arts & crafts; collecting; games & electronics; model building; home & leisure; needlework; outdoors & nature; and scrapbooking & papercraft. The database also features extensive information on over 140 topics.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

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Inter-Library-Loans (LADD)
Library staff access only (Libraries Australia Document Delivery system LADD).

 

 

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LADD (Inter-Library-Loans /Staff access only)
Library staff access only (Libraries Australia Document Delivery system LADD).

Libraries Australia (free web)Libraries Australia logo.
Combined catalogue of Australian libraries. discover what's in Australian libraries.. (For enhanced version see 'LADD' listed above).

LINCS Community Information Directory Lincs community database.(free web)
Searchable database of Sydney community services including child care, English classes, health care... (no library card needed - free web).

 

Literary Reference Center LRC logo.
Biographies, bibliographies and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline, heavy US bias. (EbscoHost/NSW.net).
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

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MasterFILE PremierMasterFILE Premier.
Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, includes nearly 500 full text reference books, this database is updated daily. (EbscoHost/NSW.net).
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

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National GeographicNational Geographic Full Text: 2001+ (delayed 3 months)
Since 1890 the National Geographic Society's Committee for Research and Exploration (CRE) has supported more than 8,300 projects and expeditions—including the excavation of Machu Picchu, the discovery of Titanic, and the work of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and the Leakey family. (via Proquest)

Newspapers
Access a range of full-text online newspapers (eNewspapers), including the Sydney Morning Herald. Five or ten year archives available for most titles.

Novelist Novelist logo.
Looking for a good book? Use NoveList to look for books by author, title, series, plot description or level of readership. 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.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

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Oxford Art OnlineOxford Art Online logo.
Art encyclopedia covering all aspects of Western and non-Western visual art. It includes the full text of Grove Art Online, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics. Artists' biographies also available.
To log-in type syd then your member number without spaces in the 'Library barcode login' option.

Oxford Music OnlineOxford Music Online logo.
Access Oxford's premier music resources, including the relaunched Grove Music Online and the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, The Oxford Companion to Music, The Oxford Dictionary of Music.
To log-in type syd then your member number without spaces in the 'Library barcode login' option.

Oxford Reference Oxford Reference Online logo.
Dictionaries and reference titles covering the complete subject spectrum: from English and bilingual dictionaries, from general reference and language to science and medicine, social sciences to business. Key titles in the acclaimed Oxford Companions and Oxford Dictionaries series, plus the Visual English Dictionary, the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations and the Encyclopedia of Mammals. List of titles.
To log-in type syd then your member number without spaces in the 'Library barcode login' option.


 

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ProQuest ANZ Newsstand Proquest ANZ Newsstand logo.
Full-text Australian and international newspapers.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.
List of titles.


Publishers Weekly Publisher's Weekly.
To access this resource visit a branch (City of Sydney Library).
Publishing information.
In-library use only - Publishers Weekly, see library staff for password.

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ReutersReuters/Factiva./Factiva
To access this resource visit a branch (City of Sydney Library).
Full-text news & business articles.
In-library use only - Factiva/Reuters, see library staff for password.

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Sands Directory Online via Ancestry Library (visit a branch)Ancestry Library Edition. onsite use only.
Family history research database - includes Sands Directories: Sydney and New South Wales 1861-1933 online, keyword search.
In-library use only, Ancestry Library Edition (no password required).

Scientific American.Scientific American
Full-text from January 1993+  in PDF files with photographs.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

 

Science Reference Centre Science Reference Centre.
Thousands of science topics, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

 

Standards Australia Standards Australia.(visit a branch)
To access this resource visit a branch (City of Sydney Library).
International & Australian standards many full-text.
In-library use only - Standards Australia , see library staff for password.

Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.
Sydney Morning Herald
 

Full text coverage: 1996+  current. Text only no images, advertising or notices.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

SMH archives logo.Sydney Morning Herald Archives (free web & visit a branch)

    The Sydney Morning Herald articles, captions and advertisements are fully keyword searchable and full-text results are returned in an exact digital reproduction of the printed pages as they were originally published. Search birth, death and marriage notices.

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Time
Full text coverage: Jan 6, 1992 (Volume 139, Issue 1) - current (magazine, New York)Time magazine..
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

 

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Remote Access Databases

Access these databases from home using your City of Sydney Library card number to log-in (type number without spaces).

ANZ Newsstand Proquest ANZ Newsstand logo.
Full-text Australian and international newspapers. (from Proquest).
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

Ancient & Medieval HistoryAncient & Medieval History
Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

ANZ Reference Centre. Australia/NZ Reference Centre
Australia and New Zealand specific online magazines and newspapers.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

The Age newspaper.

The Age (newspaper)
Melbourne, full-text newspaper: 1996+.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

The Australian newspaper.The Australian (newspaper)
full-text newspaper. January 1, 2001  - current.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

Business Source Complete 
Full- text journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Additional full-text, non-journal content includes books, major reference works, conference proceedings, case studies, SWOT analyses, and more. (Ebsco)
Titles include: Harvard Business Review, full-text 1922 +. Full list of titles.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

Britannica Library EditionBritannica online. 
The online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
To log-in (from home) enter your member number without spaces.
Quick Link - If you are in the library click here to use Britannica Library Edition  (no card required).

Business Journals ABI/Proquest Proquest logo.
Full-text titles include Time (N.Y. 1992+), Fortune (1992+), and more…
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

 

Community Information Directory (LINCS Database)Lincs community database.
Searchable database of Sydney community services including child care, English classes, health care... (no library card needed - free web)

Consumer Health Complete
Authoritative and easily understandable health and medical information.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

Daily Telegraph.Daily Telegraph (newspaper)
full-text newspaper. January 1, 2001  - current.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

 

Dragon Source database logo. Dragonsource 龍源中文電子期刊
Chinese language database - Over 2000 titles (eg. Zhongguo xin wen zhou kan, Shang jie, Shou huo). 超过2000种期刊(例如:中国新闻周刊、商界、收获等等) . 可选简体字和繁体字
可以全文查索. To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

 

Far Eastern Economic Review.Far Eastern Economic Review (Hong Kong)
Full text coverage: Oct 15, 1987 (Volume 138, Issue 42) - current.
To log-in please enter your membership number without spaces.

Good Reading MagazineGood Reading logo.
Australian resource with information on “Everything About Books” including thousands of easy to read independent book reviews and Australian and International articles, author profiles, stories. To log-in enter your member number without spaces.
Quick Link - If you are in the library click  here (no card required).

Greenfile Greenfile logo.
Information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. To log-in enter your member number without spaces.


Harvard Business Review
- full-text 1922 +Harvard Business Review
Via Business Source Complete 
Key business and management journal.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

 

Herald Sun newspaper.The Herald Sun (newspaper)
Melbourne, full-text newspaper. 2000 - current.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

 

Heritage Buildings Database (free web)Heritage NSW
Search the online State Heritage Inventory of more than 20,000 heritage buildings and items in Sydney and New South Wales.

Hobbies & Crafts Hobbies and crafts (Full list of titles)
Provides comprehensive full text content for many of the most popular hobbies, crafts and recreation activities today. Including full text for more than 760 magazines and books, as well as access to more than 720 videos and 140 hobby reports.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

Libraries Australia (free web)Libraries Australia logo.
Combined catalogue of Australian libraries. discover what's in Australian libraries.. (For enhanced version see 'LADD' listed above).

LINCS Community Information Directory Lincs community database.(free web)
Searchable database of Sydney community services including child care, English classes, health care... (no library card needed - free web).

 

Literary Reference Center LRC logo.
Biographies, bibliographies and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline, heavy US bias. (EbscoHost/NSW.net).
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

 

MasterFILE PremierMasterFILE Premier.
Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, includes nearly 500 full text reference books, this database is updated daily. (EbscoHost/NSW.net).
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

National GeographicNational Geographic Full Text: 2001+ (delayed 3 months)
Since 1890 the National Geographic Society's Committee for Research and Exploration (CRE) has supported more than 8,300 projects and expeditions—including the excavation of Machu Picchu, the discovery of Titanic, and the work of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and the Leakey family. (via Proquest)

Newspapers
Access a range of full-text online newspapers (eNewspapers), including the Sydney Morning Herald. Five or ten year archives available for most titles.

Novelist Novelist logo.
Looking for a good book? Use NoveList to look for books by author, title, series, plot description or level of readership. 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.
To log-in please enter your membership number without spaces.

Oxford Art OnlineOxford Art Online logo.
Art encyclopedia covering all aspects of Western and non-Western visual art. It includes the full text of Grove Art Online, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics. Artists' biographies also available.
To log-in type syd then your member number without spaces in the 'Library barcode login' option.

Oxford Music OnlineOxford Music Online logo.
Access Oxford's premier music resources, including the relaunched Grove Music Online and the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, The Oxford Companion to Music, The Oxford Dictionary of Music.
To log-in type syd then your member number without spaces in the 'Library barcode login' option.

Oxford Reference Oxford Reference Online logo.
Dictionaries and reference titles covering the complete subject spectrum: from English and bilingual dictionaries, from general reference and language to science and medicine, social sciences to business. Key titles in the acclaimed Oxford Companions and Oxford Dictionaries series, plus the Visual English Dictionary, the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations and the Encyclopedia of Mammals. List of titles.
To log-in type syd then your member number without spaces in the 'Library barcode login' option.

ProQuest ANZ Newsstand Proquest ANZ Newsstand logo.
Full-text Australian and international newspapers.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

 

Scientific American.Scientific American
Full-text from January 1993+  in PDF files with photographs.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

 

Science Reference Centre Science Reference Centre.
Thousands of science topics, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

 

Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.
Sydney Morning Herald
 
(newspaper)
Full text coverage: 1996+  current.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

Sydney Morning HeraldSMH archives logo. (free web - no card required)
1830+ Articles, captions and advertisements are fully keyword searchable and full-text results are returned in an exact digital reproduction of the printed pages as they were originally published.

 

Time (magazine, New York)Time magazine.
Full text coverage: Jan 6, 1992 (Volume 139, Issue 1) - current.
To log-in please enter your membership number without spaces.

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In-Library Access Databases

Due to copyright and/or contract restrictions the library is unable to offer remote access to these databases. Free access available at the library, see staff.

Ancestry Library Edition ( visit a branch)Ancestry Library Edition. onsite use only.
Family history research database - includes Sands Directories: Sydney and New South Wales 1861-1933 online, keyword search.
In-library use only, Ancestry Library Edition (no password required).

The Bookseller (visit a branch)Bookseller database.
To access this resource visit a branch (City of Sydney Library)
Central source of industry information for publishers and booksellers in the UK.
In-library use only - The Bookseller, see library staff for password.

Building Code of Australia Building Code of Australia.(visit a branch)
To access this resource visit a branch.
Current Australian edition.
In-library use only - Building Code of Australia, see library staff for password.

Choice Magazine Online (visit a Choice magazine.branch)
To access this resource visit a branch.
Trusted information for Australian consumers.
In-library use only - Choice Online, see library staff for password.

Factiva/Reuters (visit a branch)
To access this resource visit a branch.
Full-text news & business articles.
In-library use only - Factiva/Reuters, see library staff for password.

Global Books in Print (visit a branch)
To access this resource visit a branch (City of Sydney Library).
Publishing information.
In-library use only - Global Books in Print
, see library staff for password.

LADD (Inter-Library-Loans /Staff access only)
Library staff access only (Libraries Australia Document Delivery system LADD).

Publishers Weekly Publisher's Weekly.(visit a branch)
To access this resource visit a branch.
Publishing information.
In-library use only - Publishers Weekly, see library staff for password.

ReutersReuters/Factiva./Factiva (visit a branch)
To access this resource visit a branch
Full-text news & business articles.
In-library use only - Factiva/Reuters, see library staff for password.

Sands Directory Online via Ancestry Library (visit a branch)Ancestry Library Edition. onsite use only.
Family history research database - includes Sands Directories: Sydney and New South Wales 1861-1933 online, keyword search.
In-library use only, Ancestry Library Edition (no password required).

Standards Australia Standards Australia.(visit a branch)
To access this resource visit a branch.
International & Australian standards many full-text.
In-library use only - Standards Australia , see library staff for password.

 

Sydney Morning Herald Archives (visit a branch)SMH archives logo.

Visit a branch to search every edition of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald between 1955-1990 and 2006+ in our unique online archive. Articles, captions and advertisements are fully keyword searchable and full-text results are returned in an exact digital reproduction of the printed pages as they were originally published. Search birth, death and marriage notices.

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Subject Guide to Databases

1. Books and Literature

The Bookseller (visit a branch)Bookseller database.
To access this resource visit a branch.
Central source of industry information for publishers and booksellers in the UK.
In-library use only - The Bookseller, see library staff for password.

Good Reading MagazineGood Reading logo.
Australian resource with information on “Everything About Books” including thousands of easy to read independent book reviews and Australian and International articles, author profiles, stories.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.
Quick Link - if you are in the library click here (no number required).

Literary Reference Center LRC logo.
Biographies, bibliographies and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline, heavy US bias. (EbscoHost/NSW.net).
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

Novelist Novelist logo.
Looking for a good book? Use NoveList to look for books by author, title, series, plot description or level of readership. Use the Read-Alikes feature to find other authors who write like your favourite author. Includes plot summaries, genre and theme based lists, discussion To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

Publishers Weekly Publisher's Weekly.(visit a branch)
To access this resource visit a branch (City of Sydney Library).
Publishing information.
In-library use only - Publishers Weekly, see library staff for password.

 

2. Business

Business Journals ABI/Proquest Proquest logo.
Full-text titles include Time (N.Y. 1992+), Fortune (1992+), and more…
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

Factiva/Reuters (visit a branch)
To access this resource visit a branch.Factiva/Reuters logo.
Full-text news & business articles.
In-library use only - Factiva/Reuters, see library staff for password.


Far Eastern Economic Review.Far Eastern Economic Review (Hong Kong)
Full text coverage: Oct 15, 1987 (Volume 138, Issue 42) - current.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.


Harvard Business Review
- full-text 1922 +Harvard Business Review
Via Business Source Complete 
Key business and management journal.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

MasterFILE PremierMasterFILE Premier.
Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, includes nearly 500 full text reference books, this database is updated daily. (EbscoHost/NSW.net).
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

ReutersReuters/Factiva./Factiva (visit a branch)
To access this resource visit a branch.
Full-text news & business articles.
In-library use only - Factiva/Reuters, see library staff for password.

Standards Australia Standards Australia.(visit a branch)
To access this resource visit a branch
International & Australian standards many full-text.
In-library use only - Standards Australia , see library staff for password.

Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.
Sydney Morning Herald
 

Full text newspaper coverage: 1996+  current. (no images, graphics, classifieds, obituaries)
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

 

3. Encyclopedias & Reference

Britannica Library EditionBritannica online. 
The online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.
Quick Link - If you are in the library click here to use Britannica Library Edition  (no card required).

Literary Reference Center LRC logo.
Biographies, bibliographies and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline, heavy US bias. (EbscoHost/NSW.net).
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

Oxford Art OnlineOxford Art Online logo.
Art encyclopedia covering all aspects of Western and non-Western visual art. It includes the full text of The Dictionary of Art.
To log-in type syd then your library card number without spaces in the 'Library barcode login' option.

Oxford Music OnlineOxford Music Online logo.
Access Oxford's premier music resources, including the relaunched Grove Music Online and the Encyclopedia of Popular Music.
To log-in type syd then your member number without spaces in the 'Library barcode login' option.

Oxford Reference Oxford Reference Online logo.
Dictionaries and reference titles covering the complete subject spectrum: from English and bilingual dictionaries, from general reference and language to science and medicine, social sciences to business. Key titles in the acclaimed Oxford Companions and Oxford Dictionaries series, plus the Visual English Dictionary, the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations and the Encyclopedia of Mammals. Full list of titles.
To log-in type syd then your member number without spaces in the 'Library barcode login' option.

Science Reference Centre Science Reference Centre.
Thousands of science topics, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

4. History & Geography

Ancestry Library Edition (visit a branch)
Ancestry Library Edition. onsite use only.To access this resource visit a branch.
Family history research database - includes Sands Directories: Sydney and New South Wales 1861-1933 online, keyword search.
In-library use only, Ancestry Library Edition (no password required).

Ancient & Medieval HistoryAncient & Medieval History
Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

Heritage NSWHeritage Buildings Database (free web)
Search the online State Heritage Inventory of more than 20,000 heritage buildings and items on statutory lists in Sydney and New South Wales.

National GeographicNational Geographic Full Text: 2001+ (delayed 3 months)
Since 1890 the National Geographic Society's Committee for Research and Exploration (CRE) has supported more than 8,300 projects and expeditions—including the excavation of Machu Picchu, the discovery of Titanic, and the work of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and the Leakey family. (via Proquest)

Sands Directory Online via Ancestry Library (visit a branch)Ancestry Library Edition. onsite use only.
Family history research database - includes Sands Directories: Sydney and New South Wales 1861-1933 online, keyword search.
In-library use only, Ancestry Library Edition (no password required).

Sydney Morning Herald Archives SMH archives logo.

5. Law

Building Code of Australia Building Code of Australia.(visit a branch)
In-library use only, to access this resource visit a branch.
Current Australian edition.
In-library use only - Building Code of Australia, see library staff for password.

6. Lifestyle

Consumer Health Complete
Authoritative and easily understandable health and medical information.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

Hobbies & Crafts Hobbies and crafts (Full list of titles)
Provides comprehensive full text content for many of the most popular hobbies, crafts and recreation activities today. Including full text for more than 760 magazines and books, as well as access to more than 720 videos and 140 hobby reports.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

6. Magazines & Journals

ANZ Newsstand Proquest ANZ Newsstand logo.
Full-text Australian and international newspapers (from Proquest).
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.
List of titles.

ANZ Reference Centre. Australia/NZ Reference Centre
Australia and New Zealand specific online magazines and newspapers.
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

 

Business Journals ABI/Proquest Proquest logo.
Full-text titles include Time (N.Y. 1992+), Fortune (1992+), and more…
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.


Choice Magazine Online (visit a branch)Choice magazine logo.
To access this resource visit a branch.
Trusted information for Australian consumers.
In-library use only - Choice Online, see library staff for password.

Dragon Source database logo.Dragonsource 龍源中文電子期刊
Chinese language database - Over 2000 titles (eg. Zhongguo xin wen zhou kan, Shang jie, Shou huo). 超过2000种期刊(例如:中国新闻周刊、商界、收获等等) . 可选简体字和繁体字
可以全文查索
To log-in enter your member number without spaces.

Factiva/Reuters (visit a branch)
Factiva/Reuters logo.To access this resource visit a branch.
Full-text news & business articles.
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Far Eastern Economic Review.Far Eastern Economic Review (Hong Kong)
Full text coverage: Oct 15, 1987 (Volume 138, Issue 42) - current.
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Hobbies & Crafts Hobbies and crafts
Provides comprehensive full text content for many of the most popular hobbies, crafts and recreation activities today. Including full text for more than 760 magazines and books and more.
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MasterFILE PremierMasterFILE Premier.
Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, includes nearly 500 full text reference books, this database is updated daily. (EbscoHost/NSW.net).
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ProQuest ANZ Newsstand Proquest ANZ Newsstand logo.
Full-text Australian and international newspapers.
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ReutersReuters/Factiva./Factiva (visit a branch)
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Full-text news & business articles.
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Scientific American.Scientific American
Full-text from January 1993+  in PDF files with photographs.
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Time (magazine, New York)Time magazine.
Full text coverage: Jan 6, 1992 (Volume 139, Issue 1) - current.
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Greenfile Greenfile logo.
Information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
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Scientific American.Scientific American
Full-text from January 1993+  in PDF files with photographs.
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Science Reference Centre Science Reference Centre.
Thousands of science topics, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations.
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