Online Resources Index

• Computer School - Online training resource (Home access)
• All databases available to Lake Macquarie Library members
• All databases available from home using a State Library Card
• All databases available from home using a National Library Card

SUBJECT GUIDE TO SPECIAL AND SELECTED RESOURCES
ART
Art cyclopedia - The Fine Art Search Engine.

Harcourt's Guide to Researching Art History Using the Internet.

Oxford Art Online [ Help Sheet ]
Available from library branches only. See library staff for access.


CONSUMER HELP
Aust. Price Comparison sites
shopbot; getprice; shopferret; ausprices; ozpriceguide.com; pricespy; myshopping; shopmania.

Choice Online [ Help Sheet ]
Available from library branches only. See library staff for access.

Governement information on: consumer rights; resolving problems; shopping more safely.
accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/tag/ForConsumers

Use Google maps as a services/product locality guide.

Staysmartonline - helps home & businesses be smart online.



GENEALOGY

Ancestry.com subscription access
Available from library branches only. See library staff for access.

Ancestry Library Edition
Available from library branches only. See library staff for access.

Australian War Memorial - Family History Pages.

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites is the most comprehensive.

IHR NSW Family History Document Service
Available from library branches only. See library staff for access.

Lake Macquarie Library Family history Links

NSW Births Deaths and Marriages online site.


HEALTH
Consumer Health Complete
Available from Home. Enter your Lake Macquarie library card number.

Google – See “Searches related to:” results at the bottom of health searches.

MIMS - Drug information.
Available from library branches only. See library staff for access.


HISTORY
History & Reference Library
Available from Home. Enter your Lake Macquarie library card number.


IMAGES
Enlarge or reduce images online, to print or save.
shrinkpictures.com

Find images similar to a particular image.
similar-images.googlelabs.com

Refine Search by: Content; Size; Filetype; Colour; Domain.
images.google.com.au

Resize; crop; sharpen; rotate; adjust; black & white; add border.
webresizer.com


JOURNALS
Australian Public Affairs Full Text - current affairs, economics, humanities, law, literature, politics and social sciences.
Available from Home. Enter your Lake Macquarie library card number.

Google Scholar - a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature.



LAW
ComLaw – All Commonwealth legislation.

Law Handbook Online
Available from library branches only. See library staff for access.

Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC)

All NSW legislation



LITERATURE
Amazon – in-print books; reviews; lists; readers-who-bought-this info.

Google Books – full text searching of scanned books.

Literary Reference Centre
Available from Home. Enter your Lake Macquarie library card number.

Novelist
Available from Home. Enter your Lake Macquarie library card number.

What should I read next – reader recommendations.


NEWS
Fairfax (incl. SMH & Newcastle Herald)

Google News – latest news. Refine by date; source; source location.

Google News Archive - Historical News, including timeline.

News Ltd Newspaper (inc. The Australian)
Available from library branches only. See library staff for access.


REFERENCE
ANZ Reference Centre
Available from Home. Enter your Lake Macquarie library card number.

MasterFILE Premier - 500 full text reference books
Available from Home. Enter your Lake Macquarie library card number.

National Library's Online Guides -- History; Law; Literature; Reference; Science; Statistics.

NSW State Library's Research Guides -- Arts; Business; Convicts; Family History; Health; HSC English; Indigenous Australians; Law; Sport.


SCIENCE
Science Reference Centre
Available from library branches only. See library staff for access.

SCIRUS - scientific research search tool.


STANDARDS
Australian Standards
Available from library branches only. See library staff for access.


STATISTICS
Australian Bureau of Statistics – Census QuickStats; by Local Government; Key National Indicators ; population clock; Australia at a Glance.


TRAVEL
Accomodation finders:
wotif.net.au OR lastminute.com.au

Flights, packages, accommodation, insurance & car hire compared.
http://www.travel.com.au/

Get driving directions via Google maps.