All databases
Art, culture and hobbies
- Berg Fashion Library World dress and fashion throughout history, for scholars, students, professionals, and anyone interested in dress. Includes ebooks.
- Boroondara Libraries Tumblr Pictures and posts for the love of books.
- Boroondara Libraries Flickr Photostream for Boroondara library service.
- Carter's Antique Prices Online Pricing for antiques throughout Australasia, includes Carter's everything vintage. For use in the library only.
- Grove Music Online Over 50,000 signed articles and 30,000 biographies by over 6,000 scholars from around the world, Grove Music Online is the unsurpassed authority on all aspects of music.
- Hobbies and Crafts Reference Centre Patterns, information, articles, instructions and more. Crafts from crochet to scrapbooking and hobbies from games to kayaking.
- Oxford Art Online Multiple, trusted online art reference resources for students, scholars, curators, and collectors alike.
Books, authors, reviews and biographies
- 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.
- Boroondara Bookends The City of Boroondara Library Service's reading blog...for all your bookish needs.
- 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 A readers' advisory tool to search for books, authors, reviews and more.
- Project Gutenberg Over 39,000 free ebooks: free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online.
- SpineOut Magazine Express your ideas and thoughts and share your creativity in words, art, film or music. A fun and interactive site.
- Who Else Writes Like..? 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.
Building, planning, business and legal
- 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 The standard code across Australia. For use in the library only.
- General OneFile / Gale News, magazine and journal articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily. Includes The Economist magazine.
- Research Starters - Business / EBSCO Research Starters - Business offers students a starting point for their research. Download free iPhone and Android app.
- The Law Handbook Online Practical guide to the law in Victoria. Access to the Law Handbook, fact sheets, directories and links to useful resources and organisations.
Ebooks and Eaudio books
- Berg Fashion Library Integrated text and image content on world dress and fashion throughout history. Invaluable for scholars, students, professionals, and anyone interested in dress. Includes ebooks.
- Bolinda eaudio Almost a thousand titles to download. Put them on your iPod or MP3 player.
- Project Gutenberg Over 39,000 free ebooks: free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online.
General reference, history, geography and dictionary
- Academic Resource Library / Proquest News, magazine and journal articles. Great resource for researchers and university students.
- ANZ Reference Centre / EBSCO A rich mix of full text Australian, New Zealand and international reference titles, journal and magazine articles. Includes the Video Encyclopedia of the 20th Century and Image Quick View Collection. Download free iPhone and Android app.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Online World class encyclopedia online for general use, student ages 10-14 and junior ages 6-10.
- General OneFile / Gale Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.Includes Asia Today International, Choice, National Geographic, Nature and the Economist.
- Oxford Reference Online Biggest, most up-to-date, authoritative, accessible, editorially vetted reference work in the world with over 1.4 million facts and definitions, thousands of illustrations, maps, and links to other web resources
- Proquest Research Library Over 4,000 news, magazine and journal articles for research, study and recreation. Many popular magazines. Articles are translatable.
- State Library Victoria Research Guides Books, pictures, maps, documents, newspapers, online tools and resources for research.
- The Conversation Independent source of information, analysis and commentary from the university and research sector.
Health and wellness
Homework help
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Online World class encyclopedia online for general use, student ages 10-14 and junior ages 6-10.
- NoveList / EBSCO A readers' advisory tool to search for books, authors, reviews and more. Set your search for 0-8, 9-12 and teenage groups.
- Oxford Reference Online Over 1.4 million articles facts and definitions, thousands of illustrations, maps, and links to other web resources.
- The Conversation The Conversation is an independent source of information, analysis and commentary from the university and research sector.
- Yourtutor / Tutoring Australasia Free, 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.
Language learning
- Bilingual Dictionaries By Oxford Reference Online.
- Byki Online Language Learning Language learning tool with over 50 languages to learn from Afrikaans to Zulu.
- My Language New website providing a hub where public libraries and CALD communities actively share information, resources and programs supporting culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
- Road to IELTS - Academic Interactive preparation course from the British Council, 12 units, based on IELTS topics - reading, writing, listening and speaking.
- Road to IELTS - General Iinteractive preparation course from the British Council, 12 units, based on IELTS topics - reading, writing, listening and speaking.
Local and family history
- Ancestry Family history research with this impressive online database. For use in the library only.
- Australian Newspapers / National Library of Australia Historic Australian newspapers, 1803 to 1954.
- Boroondara Telling Tales Discover stories and information about places and people in Boroondara.
- Find my past Cemetery records, probate, military records, electoral rolls and many other records of Australians. For use in the Library only.
- Find my past UK 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.
Newspapers, journals and magazines
- Australian Newspapers / National Library of Australia Historic Australian newspapers, 1803 to 1954.
- Australian Women's Weekly Issues from 1933- 1982, vintage Australian fashion and design, articles and issues of the time.
- Choice Magazine Online A true to print version.
- General OneFile / Gale News and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.Includes Asia Today International, Choice, National Geographic, Nature and the Economist.
- 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.
- Newsbank Newspapers / DA Access to the local Leader newspapers and a broad range of national newspapers.
- Press Display Current issues of newspapers from all over the world. Instant access to 1700+ newspapers from 92 countries in 48 languages.
- Proquest Research Library More than 4,000 news, magazine and journal articles. Great resource for researchers and university students from one of the broadest, most inclusive general reference databases.
- SpineOut Magazine Express your ideas and thoughts and share your creativity in words, art, film or music. A fun and interactive site.
Parents and Children
- Boroondara About the Books Books for kids and teens at Boroondara library service.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Online World class encyclopedia online for general use, student ages 10-14 and junior ages 6-10.
- 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.
- NoveList / EBSCO Readers' advisory tool where you can search for books, authors, reviews and more. Set your search for 0-8, 9-12 and teenage groups.
- Oxford Reference Online Biggest, most up-to-date, authoritative, accessible, editorially vetted reference work in the world with over 1.4 million facts and definitions, thousands of illustrations, maps, and links to other web resources
- SpineOut Magazine Express your ideas and thoughts and share your creativity in words, art, film or music. A fun and interactive site.
- 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.
