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  • Alexander Street PressArchive database (1982-2005) of material on Australian library and information services, the library workforce, education and training and information technology.

  • A+ education (Informit)Full text database of Australian journals. Subject coverage: adult education, curricula, early childhood, primary, secondary and higher education, special education, educational theory and practice, public policy, school management.

  • Asia Collection (Informit)Full text database. Subject coverage of Asia’s political, cultural and social life with research and analysis across Business, Technology, Arts, History, Health and other topics.

  • Australia and New Zealand (Gale) Access comprehensive periodical content with a focus on Australia and New Zealand, complemented by global news, reference, and multimedia coverage.

  • Australian public affairs – full text (Informit)Subject coverage: Australian current and social affairs, social sciences and humanities, media, economics, arts, law, politics, culture, literature, institutions and history.

  • Career & Technical Education Database (ProQuest)ProQuest Career & Technical Education is the definitive source for vocational information. The database includes nearly 600 titles, with more than 500 available in full text for quick access to research on virtually any technical topic.

  • Child Development & Adolescent Studies (EBSCO)Child Development & Adolescent Studies, produced by NISC, is today’s source for references to the current and historical literature related to growth and development of children through the age of 21. Book reviews and abstracts from hundreds of journals and a bibliography of thousands of technical reports, books, book chapters, theses and dissertations covering biomedical and social sciences worldwide are indexed. More than 342,000 records are included with over 10,000 new records added each year.

  • Consumer Health Database (ProQuest)This database includes journals and magazines covering an enormous range of health subjects, from sports injuries to women’s health, from food and nutrition to midwifery, from eye care to dentistry

  • Criminal justice (Gale)Comprehensive periodical content for researchers studying law, law enforcement, forensic science, terrorism, and more.

  • Diversity studies (Gale)Access a range of periodical content to explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community.

  • Ebook Central (ProQuest)Includes ebooks on most subjects, including science, education, health, business and management, politics, psychology, history, computing and engineering

  • Education database (Proquest)Subject coverage: primary, secondary and higher education, special education, adult education, home schooling and teacher education.

  • Education research complete (EBSCOhost)Subject coverage: all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, all educational specialties, curriculum instruction, administration, policy, funding and social issues.

  • Educator’s Reference Complete (Gale)Gain insight on issues in administration, funding, and policy. Best for educators, administrators, and education students.

  • ERIC (EBSCOhost)Database of the Educational Resources Information Center, sponsored by the United States Department of Education.

  • Families and Society Collection(Informit)Database of articles on health policy, administration and services, economic issues, mental health and illness, pregnancy and birth, mortality, morbidity, health education and promotion, abortion, euthanasia and reproductive technologies in the Australian context. Produced by the Australian Institute of Family Studies. Includes linked full text.

  • Family studies abstracts (EBSCOhost)Database of articles on family issues including marriage and divorce, family therapy, family dynamics and child development. Includes linked full text.

  • Gender Studies (Gale)Discover balanced coverage of topics related to gender studies, family and marital issues, and more.

  • Health and Medicine (Gale)Find up-to-date information on a range of health care topics. Best for students, researchers, and health care professionals.

  • Health collection (Informit)Full text database. Subject coverage: nursing and allied health in the Australasian region, including aging and aged care, child health, indigenous health issues, mental health and rehabilitation.

  • Health source – consumer edition (EBSCOhost)Subject coverage includes: general health and medicine, food science and nutrition, childcare, adult health, behavioural health, cardiology, drug information, paediatric health, senior health, women’s health, and sports medicine.

  • Health source: nursing/academic edition (EBSCOhost)Subject coverage includes: all nursing specialties, clinical medicine, critical care, palliative care, mental health, nursing management and medical law.

  • Information Science (Gale)Access articles covering all aspects of managing and maintaining information and technology. Updated daily.

  • Literary Reference eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)This ebook reference collection offers a rich selection of eBook titles covering a broad range of literary-related subjects. Selections include literary criticism, study guides, and classics such as Emma, Dracula and Frankenstein.

  • Literature (Gale)An integrated research experience, Gale Literature brings together Gale’s premier literary databases in a new digital environment that allows researchers, faculty and students to search across these resources to discover and analyze content in entirely new ways. No other publisher offers this unmatched combination of uniquely rich literary content, dependable metadata, and intuitive subject indexing – all enriched by features and design that breathes new life into the study of literature. As Gale makes additional Literary Resources available through Gale Literature, and if your library has access to these products, they will be automatically added to the Gale Literature experience upon release.

  • Literature and culture collection (Informit)Full text database of material published in leading Australian literary magazines, including Meanjin, Quadrant, Island, Wet Ink, Griffith Review and Southerly. 

  • LitFinder (Gale)Includes poems and poem citations, poetry excerpts, short stories, essays, plays, speeches and critical analysis.

  • MAS Reference eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)This ebook reference collection offers a rich selection of eBook titles covering a broad range of general reference subjects for high school students. Topics include biography, history, careers, language arts, literature, government, health, math, science, current events, and social-emotional health.

  • MAS ultra – school edition (EBSCOhost)Subject coverage includes: general interest topics, health, science and history.

  • MasterFILE Reference eBook Collection(EBSCOhost)This ebook reference collection offers a rich selection of eBook titles covering a broad range of general reference subjects. Topics include biography, history, careers, cooking, literature, genealogy, health, parenting, personal finance, politics, architecture, science, current events, social-emotional health, sports, and travel.

  • Physical therapy & sports medicine (Gale)Full text database covering all aspects of physical therapy (physiotherapy) and sports medicine.

  • Sage knowledgeSubject coverage includes: social sciences and education, aged care and gerontology, anthropology, communication and media studies, criminology and criminal justice, economics, education, gender and sexuality studies, history, politics, psychology, social issues, social work and social policy, sociology, geography, earth and environmental sciences.

  • Social science database (ProQuest)Subject coverage includes: anthropology, communication, demography, economics, education, political science, policy studies, psychology, social work and sociology.

  • SocINDEX with full text (EBSCOhost)Subject coverage: social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history and theory, criminology, demography, ethnic and gender studies, marriage and family, political sociology, religion, rural and urban sociology, substance abuse and violence.

  • Sociology database (ProQuest)Subject coverage: sociology history and theory, social psychology, community and mental health services, crisis intervention, families and social welfare, gerontology, poverty and homelessness, professional issues in social work, substance abuse and addiction, social work education and practice, violence, abuse and neglect.

  • Violence & Abuse Abstracts (EBSCOhost)Covers violence and abuse, including family violence and sexual assault.