Online Databases

The Library provides access to a range of databases to assist students and researchers.

Available Remotely and in Council's Libraries

A City of Canada Bay library card is required to access these sites.  Please click on the hyperlinks to search the databases listed below.

Australia/NZ Reference Centre - Includes newspaper articles on Australian and International current affairs, business, social science, health, literature and biographical information. 

MasterFILE Premier - Covers virtually every subject area of general interest, includes nearly 500 full text reference books, this database is updated daily.

Literary Reference Center - Has extensive coverage of literary biographies, plot summaries, criticism and author interviews.

NoveList - Helps guide readers to other fiction titles of interest either by subject or 'read-alikes' - other authors who are similar to a favourite author.

Science Reference Center - Extensive coverage of articles on biology, physics, chemistry, earth sciences, space, the environment, wildlife and technology.

Consumer Health Complete - Has evidence based health reports, health news and articles and articles form health encyclopedias and reference books. 

GreenFile - An extensive online collection of general-interest, government and scholarly information covering all aspects of human impact on the environment.

Britannica - Encyclopedia Britannica online with student editions, dictionary, thesaurus, Internet guide and world atlas.

Available only in Council's Libraries

At Council's Libraries, click on the NSW.net hyperlink to seach the databases listed below.

Standards Australia Online - A comprehensive collection of International and Australian standards, many with full text coverage.

Ancestry Library Edition - An important resource to research family history, with more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases.