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 How is searching a database different from Googling?

There is a lot of irrelevant and incorrect information online. Online databases contain current, authoritative information from subject specialists whose work is thoroughly researched and peer reviewed. Many online databases include citation generators - great for reference lists.

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 Connect to Health and Wellness Resource Centre at the library  Connect to HealthInsite  Connect to MedlinePlus  Connect to RealTime Health at the library

Provides current, authoritative full-text health information from journals and reference titles.

 

Australian Government website which has a wide range of current, quality assessed information on important health topics such as diabetes, cancer, mental health and asthma  US Government website which has extensive information on health and medical issues, drugs, an illustrated medial encyclopedia,interactive patient tutorials

RealTime Health is a trusted source of health information in an accessible video format

 

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Encyclopaedias | Dictionaries | General Reference                                                                                   

 
   Connect to Encyclopaedia Britannica Online at the library  Connect to The Times at the library  Connect to the Biography Resource Centre at the library

Get online help and ask a real-life person for assistance. Help is provided by tutors in resume CV feedback, basic maths, writing emails, online search and library skills, public speaking advice, grammar, punctuation, writing skills, ESL writing feedback.

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Contains the Encyclopaedia Britannica and Britannica Student Encyclopaedia.  A reference site for students, educators, and parents, with editorially reviewed websites.

Full text of The Times (London) newspaper from 1785-1985.

Biographical information on over 320,000 people from around the world, throughout history, and across all disciplines.  It combines nearly 415,000 biographies.

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 Conenct to the Australia/NZ Reference Centre at home  Connect to the History Reference Centre at home  Connect to Newsbank at the library  Connect to Trove at the library

Combines Australia and New Zealand specific magazines, newspapers, newswires, and reference titles

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Features full text for historical encyclopaedias and other non-fiction books. Historical documents, biographies of historical figures, historical photos and maps, and historical film and video. Provides access to full text newspaper articles from more than 230 Queensland, Australian, and international titles with a particular focus on Australian, American and English publications. A discovery experience focused on Australia and Australians. It supplements what search engines provide with reliable information from Australia's memory institutions. 

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 Connect to Oxford English Dictionary at the library Connect to World Book Advanced at the library   Connect to the World Book at the library  Connect to Opposing Viewpoints at the library

Access the definitive record of the meaning, history and evolution of 600,000 words. 

Aimed at Year 8 students and upwards, offers primary and secondary source content in one innovative integrated search.

Includes articles, pictures and maps, and links to editor-approved websites to constructively explore topics further. Continuously updated to incorporate new and important developments. Brings together all the information needed to fully understand an issue: pro and con viewpoint articles, reference articles, magazines, academic journals, and newspapers, primary source documents, statistics, and multimedia.
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Connect to Green File at the library  Connect to Credo Reference at the library    
Informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet, containing scholarly and general interest titles, government documents and reports.

Dictionaries, encyclopaedias, thesauri, books of quotations, and atlases.  Useful for quick look-ups, definitions and crossword solving.

 

 

 
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Business | News | Working Life                                                                                                                        

Connect to the Australian Public Affairs at the library  Connect to the Business Source Premier at the library  Connect to Learning Fast at the library  Connect to the Small Business Resource Centre at the library

A collection of articles from Australian journals. APA-FT focuses on a variety of subject areas including social science, education, current affairs, business, economics, humanities, health and law. 

Contains more than 2300 full text magazines and journals covering every area of business.

Free online computer training.  Learn about computers, technology and Microsoft products.

Small Business Resource Centre covers all major areas of starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, tax and more.

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Junior and Young Adult Students                                                                                                                 
 Connect to Magpies at the library  Connect to TumbleBooks at the library  Connect to ZipTales at the library  Connect to YourTutor

Information about Australian and New Zealand picture books, children's and young adults' novels and poems.  Information about winners of Children's Literature Awards.

Read or listen to storybooks online, write a book review, and play games.

An online reading scheme of eBooks to help children improve their literacy.  Interactive tests of comprehension and exercises to accompany stories.

Get online real-time tutoring help with your homework.  Help is provided by tutors in English, Mathematics, science, assignment research and study skills.          
                      

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Connect to World Book Kids at the library

Connect to Student Resource Centre at the library

A reference site for students, educators, and parents containing the Encyclopaedia Britannica and Britannica Student Encyclopaedia Student Resource Centre covers astronomy, economics, education, literature and art, religion, law, history, psychology, humanities, current events, sociology, political science, communications, the general sciences and more.  TumbleReadables is an online collection of read-along titles for elementary, middle school, and high school students which features adjustable online text and complete audio narration. sentences are highlighted as they are being read and the pages turn automatically
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Law | Legislation | Standards                                                                                                                          

 Connect to AustLII  Connect to Queensland Legislation Connect to Australian Standards at the library Connect to the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the library

AustLII Australasian ( Legal Information Insitute) provides access to primary and secondary legal materials and a growing collection of law journals. 

Connect to Queensland Legislation from the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel website. 

Australian Standards are accessible in the library.  

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is Australia's national statistical agency. The ABS provides statistics on a wide range of economic and social matters, serving government, business and the population in general.

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Coverage of the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, and record collections. 

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Art  | Music | Literature                                                                                                                                      

 Connect to Books and Authors at the library Connect to LitFinder at the library   EBSCO Host database website  Connect to Grove Art at the library

Books & Author provides access to over 140,000 titles, 50,000 authors, and thousands of read-alike, award winners and favourites lists. Books and Authors brings readers and literature together.

LitFinder provides access to over 150,000 full-text poems and over 800,000 poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays.

Columbia Granger's Poetry contains works of poetry found in anthologies and volumes of collected works, and selected works for individual poets Contains the full-text of The Dictionary of Art (ed Jane Turner), The Oxford Companion to Western Art (ed Hugh Brigstocke) and over 1500 colour images and line drawings, links to the Art Resource searchable image database, and links to over 40,000 images on museum and gallery websites.
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Connect to Grove Music at the library

The leading online resource for music research since its inception in 2001, a compendium of music scholarship offering the full texts of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd Edition (2001), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (1992), and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, 2nd Edition (2001).      
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Science                                                                                                                                                                 

  
 Connect to AccessScience at the library  Connect to Science Resource Centre at the library
Science and technology information from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopaedia of Science and Technology and the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. Science Resource Centre includes earth science, science and technology, science history, life science, space science and physical science.
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