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Online Databases
24 Hours Remote Access
Members Only (City of Sydney Library Card)
Your City of Sydney Library card provides direct access to the databases listed in the table below. To access these databases please enter your City of Sydney Library card number (omit spaces).
NEW! Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
The online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. A trusted alternative to Wikipedia. Includes weblinks, images and material at graded levels for student use.
Britannica Library Edition (at home) Click here to use the Encyclopaedia Britannica at home. You will need to login using your library card number.
Britannica Library Edition (in the library) Click here to use the Encyclopaedia Britannica in any of the City of Sydney branch libraries. No library card required. Ask the library staff for help if you have any questions or Tel 02 9242 8555 or email askthelibrary@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au.
| Database | Description |
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| Australia and New Zealand specific online magazines and newspapers. | |
The Age (newspaper) |
Melbourne, full-text newspaper: 1996+ |
The Australian (newspaper) |
full-text newspaper. January 1, 2001 - current. |
| The online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. | |
| Full-text titles include Time (N.Y. 1992+), Fortune (1992+), and more… | |
Community Information Directory (LINCS Database) |
Searchable database of Sydney community services including child care, English classes, health care... No card number required. |
| Authoritative and easily understandable health and medical information. | |
Daily Telegraph (newspaper) |
full-text newspaper. January 1, 2001 - current. |
| 500 full-text international and Australian magazines and newspapers. | |
| Far Eastern Economic Review (Hong Kong) |
Full text coverage: Oct 15, 1987 (Volume 138, Issue 42) - current |
The Herald Sun (newspaper) |
Melbourne, full-text newspaper. 2000 - current. |
| Contemporary literary criticism, authors and their works. Current journal articles. | |
| Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, includes nearly 500 full text reference books, this database is updated daily. | |
| Looking for a good book? Use NoveList to look for books by author, title, series, plot description or level of readership. Use the Read-Alikes feature to find other authors who write like your favourite author. Includes plot summaries, genre and theme based lists, discussion guides for book clubs, book talks and details of awards. | |
| Full-text Australian and international newspapers. | |
| Full-text from January 1993+ in PDF files with photographs | |
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Thousands of science topics, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations |
| (newspaper) Full text coverage: 1996+ current | |
Time (magazine, New York) |
Full text coverage: Jan 6, 1992 (Volume 139, Issue 1) - current |
Online tuition support linking students with Australian teachers who can help with most major subjects (primary up to year 12). |
More Databases (members & non-members)
All New South Wales residents can now access the State Library of NSW online databases remotely. You will need to register separately for this service, your City of Sydney Library card number will not work. View list of databases and register here...
Electronic Databases (in-Library use only)
Visit a branch* for free access
*access not available at the Town Hall and Pyrmont Library Links.
Due to contract/copyright restrictions remote access is not available. Free access - Printing optional (fees apply).
| Database | Description |
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| (on-line) library staff use only. | |
The online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. |
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| (on-line) current Australian edition. see library staff for password. | |
| (on-line) current Australian edition. | |
| (on-line) full-text news & business articles. See library staff for password. | |
| (on-line) library staff use only. | |
| Full-text
1 February 1976 - current*
, on-line. See library staff for password (access via Factiva/Reuters). Click 'Source', Click HBR. * 2-3 weeks after publication date. |
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| (on-line) Australia & NZ companies information. See library staff for password. | |
| Inter-Library-Loans, (on-line) library staff use only. See library staff for password. | |
| Contains information on areas of the law that most often affect people in everyday life. It is designed for the consumer who wants to be better informed about the law and more self-reliant in using it. | |
| Advanced, library staff use only. Free access to Libraries Australia basic search functions. | |
| (Occupational Health & Safety). see library staff for password. | |
| (on-line) library staff use only. | |
| (on-line) international & Australian standards many full-text. See library staff for password. |
