Subject Specific - Senior Database Guide
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NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA DATA BASES DIVIDED INTO SUBJECTS
SENIOR ENGLISH DATABASES – NATIONAL LIBRARY, MANLY AND WARRINGAH DATA BASES
CURRENT AFFAIRS DATABASES – NATIONAL LIBRARY, MANLY AND WARRINGAH USEFUL FOR (BUSINESS, CAFS, GEOGRAPHY,
RELIGION SOCIETY AND CULTURE)
SENIOR HISTORY DATABASES– NATIONAL LIBRARY, MANLY AND WARRINGAH
SENIOR SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT– NATIONAL LIBRARY, MANLY AND WARRINGAH
BROWSE THE NATIONAL LIBRARY DATA BASES DIVEDED INTO CATEGORIES
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Law & Politics (101)
 Arts & Humanities (196)
 Business & Commerce (38)
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Architecture (4)
Art (18)
Book Reviews (8)
History (86)
Images (8)
Languages (11)
Literature (36)
Music (12)
Performing Arts (9)
Philosophy (0)
Religion (6)
Women's Studies (4)
Military History (21)
Science & Technology (93)
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Agriculture (4)
Biological and Life Sciences (9)
Chemical & Physical Sciences (14)
Health & Medicine (27)
Patents (4)
Standards (6)
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Accounting (3)
Companies (6)
Management (4)
Marketing (2)
Taxation (4)
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Aboriginal Australia (33)
Anthropology (0)
Census and Demography (9)
Economics (5)
Education and Training (19)
Environment & Heritage (18)
Family Studies (5)
Geography and Mapping
(30)
Multiculturalism (2)
Place Names (13)
Psychology (1)
Recreation (4)
Sociology (3)
Statistics (6)
Theses (6)
Criminology (6)
Government Publications
(28)
Industrial Relations (5)
International Organisations
and Relations (12)
Law (25)
Politics and Government (45)
SENIOR ENGLISH RESEARCH – ONLINE LIBRARY DATABASES
Warringah Database –
Literary Reference Center Plus EBSCO LINK Subjects: Reading, Literature.
This comprehensive, full-text database provides the most relevant information on thousands of authors and
their works across literary disciplines and timeframes—to give students, professors, and researchers a
complete foundation of literary reference works to meet any and all of their research needs.
Novelist Plus EBSCO LINK
NoveList is a reader's guide to fiction and non-fiction. Find reading suggestions based on authors or titles
you like, genres styles.
Manly DatabaseEBSCO Academic Search Premier contains newspaper and journal
articles on a wide range of scholarly subjects.
eBooks @ Infobase Publishing offer a range of encyclopedias &
Blooms study guides for books used as curriculum reading.
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and
specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
EBSCO Literary Reference Center Plus provides plot summaries,
work overviews, biographies and criticism on key literary figures.
EBSCO Novelist Plus features recommended reads, discussion guides
and award winners for both fiction and non-fiction books.
eBooks @ Infobase Publishing offer a range of encyclopedias &
Blooms study guides for books used as curriculum reading
NSW AMES offers english studies online in listening, reading, writing,
grammar and pronunciation, as well as jobseeking help.
National Library–
Literature 36 Databases
JSTOR
JSTOR: A continually expanding multi-disciplinary archive of scholarly material in the social sciences and
humanities and the sciences. It includes the archives of over 1,000 journals, monographs, newspapers and
selected conference proceedings. Access is provided to the complete scanned image of the item. Journals are
available from volume 1, issue 1, although the most recently published journal issues are not available on
JSTOR. The National Library subscribes to the Arts & Sciences Collections Parts I - XIV, the Nineteenth
Century British Pamphlets collection and the Ireland collection. Available for document delivery to
Australian libraries.
CURRENT AFFAIRS AND STATISTICS– ONLINE LIBRARY DATABASES
Useful for Business, CAFS, Geography, Society and Culture
Warringah Database
Community Information
LINCS Database LINK
LINCS is a database that covers Warringah and the whole Sydney area. It provides descriptions and contact
details for community services across metropolitan Sydney (and beyond). LINCS is a quick way to find
support and resources for older adults, people with a disability, youth and people of a multicultural
background.
Current Affairs
ANZ Reference Centre EBSCO LINK
Australia-New Zealand Reference Centre is a multidisciplinary database with a focus on regional
Australian/NZ content
Fairfax News Store LINK
Provides free access dating back to 1990 to various newspapers published by the company Fairfax, including
The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Sun Herald, The Sunday Age, The Illawarra Mercury, The
Newcastle Mercury, The Central Coast Herald and various community newspapers throughout New South
Wales and Victoria.
Opposing Viewpoints LINK Social Issues, Current Events
Covers today’s hottest social issues, from terrorism to endangered species and stem cell research to gun
control. Includes pros and cons topic information, statistics, biographies, court case overviews and more.
General Reference
Academic Search Premier EBSCO LINK Subjects: Multidisciplinary
A popular resource found in many academic settings worldwide, this resource was designed for the premier
researcher, rich with the most valuable, comprehensive multidisciplinary content available.
As a leading scholarly database, it provides access to acclaimed full-text journals, magazines, and other
valuable resources.
ANZ Reference Centre EBSCO LINK
Australia-New Zealand Reference Centre is a multidisciplinary database with a focus on regional
Australian/NZ content.
MasterFILE Complete EBSCO LINK
MasterFILE Complete offers the largest collection of the most popular full-text magazines, journals, and
other highly-regarded sources from the world's leading publishers, covering virtually every subject area of
general interest.
Nationmaster.com LINK Subjects: Statistics, Countries
This site provides an interface for comparing statistics on all countries of the world. Statistics are sourced
from organisations such as the CIA World Factbook, United Nations, World Health Organization, World
Bank, World Resources Institute, UNESCO, UNICEF and the OECD.
UNdata LINK Subjects: Statistics, Countries
A single entry point for accessing all United Nations statistical information. Includes links to country data
services. Covers a wide range of areas including agriculture, crime, education, employment, energy,
environment, health, HIV/AIDS, human development, industry, information and communication
technology, national accounts, population, refugees, tourism and trade.
Year Book Australia LINK Subjects: Statistics, Australia
Produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: Year Book Australia is a comprehensive general reference
work which includes basic statistics and different feature articles relating to Australia each year.
Health
Consumer Health Complete EBSCO LINK
Subjects:
Health, Medicine, Ageing, Drugs and Alcohol, Alternative Therapies, Fitness, Nutrition
Consumer Health Complete is a collection of health journals, books and encyclopedias designed to support
the information needs of patients.
Drug Information at Your Library LINK
Provides up-to-date information about alcohol and drugs.
Manly Library
EBSCO Academic Search Premier contains newspaper and journal articles on a wide range of
scholarly subjects.
Australian Bureau of Statistics covers statistics on Australia’s states, major cities and towns, and
local government areas.
EBSCO Australia/New Zealand Points of View Reference Centre provides points and
counterpoints on current issues in today’s society.
EBSCO Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre the largest Australasian magazine, newspapers
and reference collection online.
The Community Atlas, Community Forecast and Community Profile offer statistics on the Manly
Area.
Community Directory offers local information for Manly & surrounding local government areas.
EBSCO Consumer Health Complete is a great source of full text information on a diverse range
of health related subjects.
Drug info @ your library provides up to date information on alcohol and other drugs.
SENIOR HISTORY RESEARCH – ONLINE LIBRARY DATABASES
Warringah Database –useful links
Australian Dictionary of Biography Online LINK
Australian Newspapers 1803 – 1954 LINK
Access historic Australian newspapers from 1803 to 1954, digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers
Digitisation Program from the National Library of Australia
Manly Database
Manly Local Studies Image Library features a wealth of historic images
from Manly's past.
Trove Australia searches books, newspapers, pictures, diaries, maps, music &
websites to find the information you need.
National Library – History 86 databases found
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JSTOR
JSTOR: A continually expanding multi-disciplinary archive of scholarly material in the social sciences and
humanities and the sciences. It includes the archives of over 1,000 journals, monographs, newspapers and
selected conference proceedings. Access is provided to the complete scanned image of the item. Journals are
available from volume 1, issue 1, although the most recently published journal issues are not available on
JSTOR. The National Library subscribes to the Arts & Sciences Collections Parts I - XIV, the Nineteenth
Century British Pamphlets collection and the Ireland collection. Available for document delivery to
Australian libraries.
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SENIOR SCIENCE RESEARCH – ONLINE LIBRARY DATABASES
Science & Environment
GreenFILE EBSCO LINK Subjects: Climate Change, Environmental Science, Earth
Science
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its
collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green
building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides
indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700
records.
Science Reference Center EBSCO LINK
Subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Space Science, Environmental Science, Health & Medicine, History of Science,
Life Science, Physics, Computers
Manly Library
The Encyclopedia of earth is an authority on interaction between the Earth’s
environment and its societies.
EBSCO GreenFile offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative
ways humans affect the environment.
EBSCO Science Reference Center is an in depth resource for all science
related research needs.
National Library
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