Reference & Special Collection
eReference
Access key reference books from home (members only).
Home Access to Encyclopaedias, Oxford Reference books...
To log-in please enter your library member number without spaces.
- Literary Reference Center
- MasterFILE Premier 500 full text reference books.
- Science Reference Centre
- Sydney Morning Herald. Full text 1996+.
- Oxford Reference*.
titles include:
- The Oxford Dictionary of English
- The Oxford Companion to Australian History
- The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature
- Australian Oxford Dictionary
- Dictionary of first names
- Dictionary of nursing
- Dictionary of opera characters
- French, German, Italian, Spanish dictionaries
- World Encyclopedia (Premium Edition)
- Full list of titles
- Oxford Art Online*
- Oxford Music Online* (includes Groves Music)
* To log-in to the Oxford resources type syd then your library card number without spaces (in the 'Library barcode login' option).
Specialist collections (Print Collections)
City of Sydney Library Network provides access to specialised information on a number of subjects, please visit a branch to use these resources:
- 'drug info @ your library'
- Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC) Collection
- Local Government
- Sydney Local History
- Australiana Collection - Tourism information
- Olympic Collection
Note: Books in these collections are not for loan, but (duplicate) lending copies may be available in the main collection. Please check the catalogue for more details.
'drug info @ your library'
City of Sydney Library (Customs House) provides illicit drug information (health, law, social impact...) as part of the 'drug info @ your library. See the stand in the library for books on drugs or access the web, free of charge, for online information.
Background: This project, managed by the State Library of NSW, forms part of the Community Drug Information Strategy, which was a recommendation of the NSW Government Plan of Action, developed in response to the 1999 Drug Summit.
Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC)
City of Sydney Library provides legal information as part of the Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC) network.
Would you like to see a sample will or an example of a letter to your landlord? What's the difference between tenancy in common and joint tenancy? This and much more is available in the library’s Legal Tool Kit. The Kit is a regularly updated collection of plain language books about the law. Some useful legal information is also available online.
Australiana Collection - Tourism Information
Looking for Australian travel information and up-to-date travel guides? Check the 'Australiana Collection' at Customs House Library. The library offers free access to the web to find tourism information online (email access is extra). Books in the 'Australiana Collection' are not available for loan but duplicates of most titles are available as part of the main lending collection. Check the online catalogue for details.
Online information:
- Visit Sydney - offcial website - NSW State Government
- Visitor information - visitor information outlets providing maps, brochures and general tourist information about the City of Sydney.
- Sydney Research - Sydney city statistics and other key information
- Sydney a Global City for World Events (PDF)
Olympic Collection
Sydney 2000 Olympics
Information (in-print) on the Sydney 2000 Olympics is available at the library. Key resources include the Sydney Morning Herald, online journals and a collection of reference books. The collection focuses primarily on the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games but information on other Olympic games is also available.
Key Sydney 2000 Olympic Link:
Post Games Report
Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Sydney 2000 - Official website of the Olympic Movement
Last Updated: Friday 14 August, 2009