Databases

Discover the world's most influential people by searching narrative biographies, news, magazine, and multimedia content.

Answer the age old question, 'what do I read next?' Search and match reading interests to books, authors, genres, or topics.

Discover encyclopaedia articles, journals, multimedia, research tools, and more. Available in age-appropriate categories for children, teens, and adults.

Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.

Analyse important global issues and events through topic overviews, international viewpoints, news, and multimedia content.

Access full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and much more. This comprehensive consumer health resource provides authoritative information on a full range of health related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices.

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

National Geographic Virtual Library
Access every page of every issue of National Georgraphic magazine. Browse this cross-searchable platform for research insights from one of journalism's most trusted names in exploration and discovery.

Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. Articles and information are specifically aimed at children.

Access major newspapers online to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, or other fields. Includes Australian News Limited and Fairfax newspapers, as well as radio and TV broadcast.

Find overviews, views, and opinions on hundred's of today's important social issues.

Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more.

Manipulate 3D interactive models to visualise and understand concepts in biology, chemistry, earth, and space science.

Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in world history from a variety of sources.

State Library of NSW eResources
Access a large range of databases, journals, websites, e-books, and more.