Here you will find databases for research across a number of subject areas and topics. These require the College subscription to access so you will need to note down the username and password when you click on them.
These databases all include credible and reliable information which you can trust for use in your assessments.
Click the image below to search Academic OneFile.
A database used in most universities, so is best for Years 11 & 12. Academic OneFile is comprised of more than 3,500 indexed and full-text titles of which 2,100 are peer-reviewed in all disciplines with more than 20 years of backfile coverage and an intuitive interface that expedites successful searches.
Academic OneFile offers balanced coverage on a wide-range of topics including social sciences, history, humanities, education, science and technology.
Click the image below to search EBSCO ANZRC.
The ANZRC is the largest collection of regional full-text content available to schools, with a rich mix of both Australian and global titles. Made up of over 680 full-text titles (reference books, newspapers, country reports, newswires, magazines), over 84,000 full-text biographies, and an image collection containing a whopping 202,164 photos, maps and flags, the ANZRC is a multi-disciplinary resource that caters for current affairs, sport, politics, technology, nature and a range of other subjects.
Click the image below to search JSTOR.
JSTOR is a shared digital library created in 1995 to help university and college libraries to free space on their shelves, save costs, and provide greater levels of access to more content than ever before. JSTOR currently includes more than 2,000 academic journals, dating back to the first volume ever published, along with thousands of monographs and other materials relevant for education.
Click the image below to access The Source.
The Source is a subject guide to children's literature: books, short stories, traditional literature and poetry from around the world with an emphasis on Australian and New Zealand literature.
The Source consists of four continuously updated and revised databases including Books & Authors, Poetry, Short Stories and Awards.
Click the image below to search Gale in Context: High School (formerly called Student Resources in Context).
Gale in Context: High School offers cross-curricular content with more than 150 titles from Gale and its publishing partners, full-text newspapers and periodicals and hundreds of thousands of images, videos, and audio selections. Subject areas covered include biography, business and economics, geography, government, history, literature and the arts, science and health, social issues, sports, world culture and religion.
Click the image below to access Gale in Context: World History (formerly called World History in Context)
Gale in Context: World History takes learners from the ancient world to today's headlines, delivering a chronicle of the great cultures and societies that have formed the history of the human race. Rare primary sources, reliable reference and multi-media content put this vast topic into context for students.
Click the image below to access Oxford Art Online
This includes access to Grove Art Online, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics and the Oxford Companion to Western Art. It includes over 200,000 articles that span ancient to contemporary art and architecture, as well as over 19,000 images of works of art, structures, plans, and artist signatures.
Click the image below to search the Science Online database.
Facts On File is an award-winning provider of research databases, eBooks, and other online reference materials for the high school, academic, and public library market. Its curriculum-based online products span core subject areas such as history, science, literature, geography, health, and more.
Click image below to access World Book
Tailored for students in primary and high schools, World Book Online includes all the articles from the print versions of the World Book Encyclopedia, plus thousands of additional articles, learning resources, videos, and research tools.
Click the image below to access Gale in Context: Global Issues
Gale in Context: Global Issues supports awareness and provides perspective on global issues, while tying together a wealth of authoritative content: empowering learners to critically analyse and understand the most important issues of the modern world.
Click the image below to access Oxford Music Online
This includes access to Grove Music Online, with access to search The Oxford Dictionary of Music and The Oxford Companion to Music. It is the authoritative resource for music research with over 52,000 articles written by nearly 9,000 scholars charting the diverse history and cultures of music around the globe
Click here to access the Sydney Morning Herald digital edition.
Please note this link will only work when on the College premises and using the College network
Click the image below to search Today's Science database.
Facts On File is an award-winning provider of research databases, eBooks, and other online reference materials for the high school, academic, and public library market. Its curriculum-based online products span core subject areas such as history, science, literature, geography, health, and more.
A free, not-for-profit, multi-media web-book designed as a dynamic enhancement for the traditional art history textbook. An outgrowth of a blog featuring free audio guides in the form of podcasts for use in The Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art created in 2005 by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, it now includes video, images, text, timelines, and other Web 2.0 possibilities for the open collaboration in study of art history.
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