HSC & Homework Help
Surviving the HSC
Set yourself up for success, and tackle your HSC with strength and resilience with some of these great resources:
Encyclopedia Britannica
Find a great range of encyclopedia articles, reports, journals, multimedia, research tools, and more.
Britannica Library also includes some easy to follow guides for undertaking research, writing papers and essays, and creating presentations.
Access is free from anywhere straight from the Library's website:
Gale OneFile: News
Gale OneFile: News provides full-text access to more than 2300 major world newspapers, including 493 Australian newspapers, and thousands of radio and TV broadcasts.
Search articles instantly by title, headline, date, or other fields.
Access is free from anywhere straight from the Library's website
National Geographic
National Geographic Virtual Library provides full-text access to every issue of National Geographic Magazine.
Browse or search for insights from one of journalism's most trusted names in exploration and discovery.
Access is free from anywhere straight from the Library's website
Research Databases
The Library provides access to a great collection of research databases, perfect for reports, assignments and presentations.
Search for articles, journals, reviews, multimedia, and much more across a broad range of topics, including business, science, history, health, environmental studies, news, and global issues.
Access is free from anywhere straight from the Library's website:
State Library of NSW
The State Library of NSW offers research guides for English, Aboriginal Studies, History, Legal Studies, and Society and Culture, as well as free access to online databases, online workshops, and reference services.
You'll need a State Library membership to access resources online.
Find Legal Answers
Find Legal Answers is a specialist information service from the State Library of NSW.
It provides access to legal information and research resources on a broad range of topics for all members the community in NSW.
Find Legal Answers also provides a targeted service to assist HSC Legal Studies students.
Cite Your Sources
Avoid plagiarism by making it clear which ideas are yours and which are someone else's.
Citing your sources gives credit to other researchers.
There are a number of great free online resources for getting your references in order:
Study Skills Collection
We know that studying and working on assignments isn't always fun.
In the Library we try to make your study and research as easy and painless as possible, with a great Study Skills collection and a range of non-fiction resources, available in hard copy and online.
Search the Library catalogue or check out our eResources for lots of help getting your assignments finished on time and in style!