Looking for Information?
Here are some links to a variety of information providers to help you find what you are looking for.
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Ancestry.com Library Edition
The Ancestry Library Edition collection has approximately 4,000 databases and primarily focuses on European (including the UK) and North American content sources. The Australian databases that are available mainly provide access to immigration or convict records. Many of Ancestry Library Edition's databases include digitised original sources which are essential in undertaking thorough and successful genealogical research. |
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thecomputerschool.net
thecomputerschool.net is an online computer training organisation that specialises in easy-access online computer education. You can now instantly access (24/7), a powerful database that provides a direct, secure link to hundreds of computer skills tutorials offering immediate quick-lesson education. The Computer Skills Index link contains hundreds of comprehensive computer training tutorials, with more continually being added. Tutorials include full colour, easy-to-follow screenshots with step-by-step instructions covering an extensive and varied range of entry-level "How do I?" learning topics.
(Please note that after you enter your library card barcode number please use the mouse to click on the 'Submit' button instead of pressing the 'Enter' key on your keyboard) |
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Yourtutor
yourtutor is an online learning service that connects students via the internet to qualified, expert tutors for individual assistance with homework, assignments, exam preparation and study questions. Students using instant messaging to 'chat' to tutors together with the interactive whiteboard, file sharing tool, and web browsing tools. |
Subscribed Databases
The following databases are licensed under a state-wide agreement. To access these databases, you will need your City of Wanneroo library membership card barcode number.
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Tumblebooks eBooks for Kids
Introduce young children to the joys of reading with this delightful collection of animated, talking picture books. This subscription service has been provided through Better Beginnings (http://www.better-beginnings.com.au) supporting families in sharing a love of reading. |
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EBSCO Australia/NZ Reference Centre
Content from international newspapers, magazines and reference books including many Australian and New Zealand titles, covering current events, business, sport, entertainment and much more. Logging in here also allows you to search Literary Reference Centre; Regional Business News and Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts. |
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EBSCO Business Source Elite
Full text coverage from scholarly business management and economic journals, including peer-reviewed publications. Included in this database, are company profiles and industry reports from Datamonitor. |
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EBSCO Novelist
A great guide for fiction readers. Find your favourite author, look for similar titles to the one you have just read, look for the next book in a series or find books for your young reader. |
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EBSCO Consumer Health Complete
Excellent consumer-based resource covering all areas of health and wellness which includes many health reference books and encyclopedias. |
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Britannica Online - Library Edition
Specifically developed for libraries, Britannnica has four different interfaces serving age appropriate content for library staff and patrons. Users will still have the option to view any one or all of the homepages from both within the library and remotely. |
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Thomson Gale Health and Wellness Resource Centre
Easy to use medical reference for all ages and levels. The database includes full text journals, an Alternative Health Module, and a Disease Profiler Module which compiles health statistics, charting prevalence rates, costs for treatment and drugs for various common diseases. |
Other Online Information Providers
State Library of Western Australia
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
