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What are Online Resources?

This list of Online Resources include some free websites, however the majority of these resources are specialised databases, that provide high quality information and services.

Are they free?

The majority of these Online Resources are not freely available on the World Wide Web, however your library pays an annual subscription fee to allow free access to all library members.

Where can I access them?

You can use these resources on the library computers, or, if you are a library member, outside of the library (for example at home, at your office or school) via the Internet.

How can I access them?

To use the resources outside of the library, you need to be a library member and have a login and password. Membership is free, and entitles you to a library login and password.

How do I get a login and password?

If you are already a member contact the library and request a password. If you are not already a member, membership is provided free when you visit the library with proof of your Alice Springs residential address.


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Academic Search Premier (select Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre) The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for 1,000 titles.
ANZRC: Australia/NZ Reference Centre The Australia/NZ Reference Centre combines Australia and New Zealand specific magazines, newspapers & newswires, reference books, and company information to create the largest collection of regional full text content available to schools, public libraries, and academic institutions. This database provides local perspectives on current events, business, sports, and many other subjects. Examples of titles offered in Australia/NZ Reference Centre include: Australia & World Affairs, Australia Country Report, Australian Geographic, Family Matters, Management, Marketing Bulletin, New Zealand Country Report, Time Australia, and many others...
AustLit: The Resource for Australian Literature AustLit indexes and describes Australian literature published in a range of print and electronic information sources. It also makes available selected critical articles and creative writing in full text. Researchers, bibliographers and librarians, working around the country, gather information about Australian writers and writing, providing authoritative information on and facilitating access to Australian literature.
Business Source Premier (select Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre) Business Source Premier contains the full text and citations from business journals covering topics such as management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and more. Country and economic reports are included as well as company profiles for the world's 10,000 largest companies. More information
Business Who's Who The Business Who's Who of Australia is the premier source of business intelligence on large and medium-sized public and private companies.
Clinical Pharmacology (select Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre) Clinical Pharmacology provides access to up-to-date, concise and clinically-relevant drug monographs for all U.S. prescription drugs, hard-to-find herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products and new and investigational drugs.
Computer Skills Learning Resource The Computer Skills Index contains hundreds of comprehensive computer training tutorials, with more continually being added. Tutorials include full colour, easy-to-follow screen-shots with step-by-step instructions covering an extensive and varied range of "How do I ?" learning topics.
Fiction Connection Readers advisory at its best. Use Fiction Connection to locate fiction suggestions based on a title that you already enjoy.
Global Books In Print Whether you're looking for information on books, audio books, or videos, Global Books In Print is the right place to be! With millions of titles, GlobalBooksInPrint.com is an essential bibliographic tool. Fiction Connection is a resource available with Global Books in Print.
Good Reading Online Good Reading Online is a unique and exciting new Australian resource that contains a wide variety of interesting information on everything about books including reviews, author profiles and stories, bookshops, short stories, book trivia and much more.
Google Internet search engine.
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Health and Wellness Resource Center Health & Wellness Resource Center is a comprehensive resource for libraries, schools, and hospitals that provides integrated access to medical, health, and wellness information. Including the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, Health & Wellness Resource Center delivers up-to-date reference material as well as full-text magazines, journals, and pamphlets from a wide variety of authoritative medical sources. Additionally, consumers, students, and professionals are provided with descriptions of and links to several pertinent Web sites, selected for their usefulness and appropriateness. NOTE: This information is not a tool for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional care.
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Health Source - Consumer Edition (select Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre) This database is the richest collection of consumer health information available to libraries worldwide, providing information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Health Source: Consumer Edition features more than 130 full text, consumer health magazines.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (select Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre) This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition also features abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals.
Informit Select databases indexing architecture, asian resources, business and management, education and research, environment and natural resources, health (medicine), history and heritage, hospitality and tourism, indigenous peoples, information management and technology, law, crime and justice, science and technology, social sciences and community issues, and sports
LibrariesAustralia Libraries Australia will help you find resources including books, journals, pictures, music, maps, newspapers and electronic documents, located in Australia and overseas.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (select Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre) Library, Information Science & Technology Abstract (LISTA) indexes more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s.
Literature Resource Center A most comprehensive interdisciplinary and global literary collection available online, is providing students and other researchers with single-search access to an assortment of traditional literary reference works, critical information on authors and their works, current journal articles and additional resources. Its extensive reference material includes: biographical, bibliographical, critical, and contextual information on authors and their works; it features the Modern Language Association (MLA) International Bibliography and the Merriam-Webster's Encyclopaedia of Literature. The LitRC addresses all facets of literary study in one highly searchable interface.
MasterFILE Premier (select Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre) Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,730 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 500 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags.
Oxford Reference Online Premium

Premium Collection combines rich and scholarly resources with authoritative, quick-reference coverage of the full subject spectrum. It offers excellent functionality, and a wide range of additional material such as maps, illustrations, and timelines.

Over 170 titles including Oxford Companions and Oxford Dictionaries series plus the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations , the World Encyclopedia, English dictionaries, and bilingual dictionaries of French, German, Spanish, and Italian.
Regional Business News (select Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre) This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
Safari Technical Books Online Safari Technical Books Online is a searchable collection of technical and management books from a variety of publishers. Users can read the entire book online using this service.
Science Resource Centre Researching science topics has never been easier -- with Science Resource Center, thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations are just a few clicks away and the latest scientific developments are covered in articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites.
The Times Digital Archive The entire newspaper is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories to facilitate searching.
Tumblebooks Quality Childrens books are that are animated and engagingly narrated for young readers. TumbleBooks includes books and quizzes. User Guide
White Pages Whitepages allows you to search for a business, locate government departments or simply get in touch with a friend anywhere in Australia.
World Book Online World Book Online encyclopedia-includes all articles from the printed version, multimedia and editor-reviewed Web sites.
YourTutor Connects students with expert tutors Monday to Friday, 3pm - 8pm. User Guide