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Carter's antique prices online Get pricing for antiques throughout Australasia, includes Carter's everything vintage.
Hobbies and crafts reference centre Patterns, information, articles, instructions and more. Covering a wide range of crafts from crochet to scrapbooking and hobbies from games to kayaking.

Australian Book Review Australia's oldest and premier literary review publishing reviews, essays, commentaries and creative writing. For use in the Library only.
Books in Print / Thorpe-Bowker The world's largest online bibliographic database. For use in the library only.
Fiction Connection / Thorpe-Bowker Reader's advisory tool with suggestions for what to read next. For use in the Library only.
Good Reading Online Australian resource with easy-to-read independent book reviews, Australian and international articles, author profiles, stories on writers’ houses, bookshops, short stories, book trivia and more.
NoveList / EBSCO This is a readers' advisory tool where you can search for books, authors, reviews and more.
SpineOut Magazine A place where you can express your ideas and thoughts and to share your creativity in words, art, film or music. A fun and interactive site.
Who Else Writes Like..? This helps you to find new authors and series by matching your favourite author with others who write in a similar style.
Who next...? Over 700 authors, four ages groups, listing by genre and theme, graphic novels, short stories, prize winners and titles for dyslexic or struggling readers.

ABI/Inform Global / ProQuest Business, economic and finance information. Access to journals, company profiles and the Wall Street Journal.
Anstat Legal information including Acts and Legislation. For use in the library only.
Building Code of Australia This is a standard code across Australia. For use in the library only.
Research Starters - Business / EBSCO Research Starters - Business offers students a starting point for their research.
The Law Handbook Online This is your practical guide to the law in Victoria. As well as access to the Law Handbook, this site provides you with fact sheets, directories and links to useful resources and organisations.
The Economist Reports on and offers analysis of international news, world politics, business, finance, science, and technology.

Bolinda eaudio Almost a thousand titles to download. Put them on your iPod or MP3 player.

Ancestry Start your family history research here with this impressive online database. For use in the library only.
Australian Newspapers / National Library of Australia Use this database to search for historic Australian newspapers, 1803 to 1954.
Find my past For cemetery records, probate, military records, electoral rolls and many other records of Australians. For use in the Library only.
Find my past UK For millions of records on your UK ancestors, with complete UK census records to 1911, military records, and even divorce records back to the 1500s. For use in the Library only.

Academic Resource Library / Proquest Great resource for university students.
ANZ Reference Centre / EBSCO A rich mix of full text Australian, New Zealand and international reference titles, journal and magazine articles available online. Includes the Video Encyclopedia of the 20th Century and Image Quick View Collection.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online World class encyclopedia online for general use, student ages 10-14 and junior ages 6-10.

Better Health Channel A Victorian Government initiative providing up to date information about health and services.
Victorian Services Directory for Drug and Alcohol Users Comprehensive information for drug and alcohol users, including an up-to-date directory of service providers in Victoria.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online World class encyclopedia online for general use, student ages 10-14 and junior ages 6-10.
Yourtutor / Tutoring Australasia Online free of charge professional tutoring Monday to Friday from 4pm to 8pm. The program aims at students in years 4 to 12. This quick video for students shows how your tutor works.

Byki Online Language Learning Byki is a language learning tool with over 50 languages available to learn from Afrikaans to Zulu.
My Language New website aims to provide a hub where public libraries and CALD communities can actively share information, resources and programs to support culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
Road to IELTS - Academic This is an interactive preparation course developed by the British Council, comprising of 12 units based on commonly used IELTS topics covering reading, writing, listening and speaking.
Road to IELTS - General This is an interactive preparation course developed by the British Council, comprising of 12 units based on commonly used IELTS topics covering reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Asian Affairs Articles, book reviews and shorter notices on all areas of interest regarding Asia.
Australian Newspapers / National Library of Australia Use this database to search for historic Australian newspapers, 1803 to 1954.
Choice Magazine Online Can be accessed online, this is a true to print version.
General OneFile / Gale This is a periodical resource with access to more than 10,200 titles.
Good Reading Online Australian resource with easy-to-read independent book reviews, Australian and international articles, author profiles, stories on writers’ houses, bookshops, short stories, book trivia and more.
Nature An international, interdisciplinary journal of science.
Newsbank Newspapers / DA Access to the local Leader newspapers and a broad range of national newspapers.
Press Display Press Display offers current issues of newspapers in the original form from all over the world. Instant access to 1700+ newspapers from 92 countries in 48 languages.
SpineOut Magazine A place where you can express your ideas and thoughts and to share your creativity in words, art, film or music. A fun and interactive site.
The Economist Reports on and offers analysis of international news, world politics, business, finance, science, and technology.
Time Magazine National and international news, behaviour, books, business, cinema, law, education, environment, modern living, music, nation, press, religion, theatre, video and world.

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