Online Databases
Databases available in the library and remotely from home or work (use your library card number to access):
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Select the database you’d like to search from this list:
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Or read more about these databases below:
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Oxford Art Online - is today’s foremost scholarly art encyclopedia covering all aspects of Western and non-Western visual art. It includes access to Grove Art Online, full text of The Dictionary of Art, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopaedia of Aesthetics, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. Oxford Art Online is a comprehensive and authoritative resource for all research into the history fo the visual arts, providing extensive image links and sophisticated search options.
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Oxford Music Online - includes access to Grove Music Online, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd Edition, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, 2nd Edition, The Oxford Companion to Music, and The Oxford Dictionary of Music. It is a comprehensive and authoritative reference resource for all aspects of music worldwide, including extensive cross-references, links to related web pages and images, sound files and 3-D models of instruments.
NoveList is a comprehensive readers’ advisory solution for fiction lovers. It helps you to answer the question of what to read next.
Australian/NZ Reference Centre
The Australia/NZ Reference Centre combines Australasian magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books This database includes leading Australia/NZ periodicals and international periodicals in full text (as The Bulletin, Dolly, Homes & Garden ect), full text reference books; 85,639 biographies and an images of 285,912 photos, maps and flags.
This multidisciplinary database provides full text covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 500 full text reference books, full text from 86,017 biographies, 105,786 full text primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 341,655 photos, maps and flags.
Literary Reference Center (LRC) is a comprehensive literary reference database, It combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not available anywhere else. It contains detailed information on the most studied authors and their works and is an essential resource for public, academic and high school libraries.
Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to full text science-oriented content. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
GreenFILE offers information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and more.
Consumer Health Complete (CHC) privides access to easily understandable health and medical information. Members can search and browse within medical encyclopedias, popular reference books and magazine articles.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
Encyclopædia Britannica Online includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year.
To access this database from home click here.
Standards Australia Online (Access to this database only available in the library}
A comprehensive online collection of International and Australian standards, many with full text coverage.
The NSW Family History Document Service is accessible for a range of internet history resources by username and password. Username = ndon2, password = nswnet.
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TumbleBook Library e-books for kids Our library now provides you access to an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love.
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ZipTales is a resource focused on childrens literacy, primary education, 
games and edutainment. It consists of a reading library of 124 stories in eleven different genre categories. Each story comes with two interactive comprehension tasks, worksheets and dramatised readings. Its aim is to motivate children to read and write by making learning ‘fun’
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Libraries Australia will help you find resources including books, journals, pictures, music, maps, newspapers and electronic documents, located in libraries thoughout Australia and overseas.
State Library of NSW Online Databases
State Library of NSW provides a selection of databases that are available for access from home for residents of New South Wales. To participate you must be a New South Wales resident and must also be registered as a State Library client.
If you are not a registered client of the Library, you can apply online. You will need to allow up to 10 days to receive your blue Reader’s Card before you can use these databases from home.