Online databases

Because we've paid the subscription fees:

• Anyone can use these for free in our Libraries. 

• And Library members can access most of these from home via the info2go service. 
  What is info2go? - Can I use info2go? - How to login to info2go 

Books and Authors

Online databases:

• BookBrowse
• Books & Authors
• Discovering Collection
• Literature Resource Center  
• National Bibliographic Database 
• NoveList Readers Advisor
• Oxford English Dictionary
• Student Resource Center - College Edition

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Biographies 

Online databases:

• Australia & New Zealand Newsstand
• Biography Resource Center
• Britannica Online
• Discovering Collection
• History Resource Center
• Literature Resource Center
• MasterFILE Premier
• Oxford Art Online
• Oxford Music Online
• Student Resource Center - College Edition

Magazines

Online databases:

• Australia/New Zealand Reference Center 
• General OneFile  
• Index New Zealand
• Journals A-to-Z Search
• MasterFILE Premier 
• Science Journals  

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Dictionaries and Encyclopaedias

Online databases:

• Britannica Online
• Oxford Art Online   
• Oxford English Dictionary  
• Oxford Music Online

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 Music and Arts 

Online databases:

• Biography Resource Center 
• Britannica Online  
• Discovering Collection  
• Oxford Art Online 
• Oxford Music Online 
• Student Resource Center 

And these databases have a number of full text magazines covering art, architecture, design, dance, music, film, and theatre:

• Australia/New Zealand Reference Center 
• General OneFile 
• MasterFILE Premier

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 Health

Online databases:

• Health and Wellness Resource Center
• Contemporary Women's Issues
• Science Journals

 Science and Technology 

Online databases:

• Discovering Collection
• Health and Wellness Resource Center
• History Resource Center: World
• MasterFILE Premier
• Science Journals

 Students

Online databases:

• Biography Resource Center
• Britannica Online
• Contemporary Women's Issues
• CultureGrams
• Discovering Collection
• Health and Wellness Resource Center
• History Resource Center: World
• Literature Resource Center
• Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
• Oxford English Dictionary
• Student Resource Center - College Edition  

Newspaper and news services 

Online databases:

• Australia & New Zealand Newsstand 
• Australia/New Zealand Reference Center 
• General OneFile 
• Journals A-to-Z Search
• MasterFILE Premier
• The Times Digital Archive (London) 1785-1985

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Current Affairs 

Online databases:

• Australia & New Zealand Newsstand
• Australia/New Zealand Reference Center 
• Contemporary Women's Issues
• General OneFile 
• Index New Zealand
• MasterFILE Premier
• Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
• Science Journals

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 Countries and Cultures

Online databases:

• Britannica Online
• Contemporary Women's Issues
• CultureGrams
• Discovering Collection
• History Resource Center: World
• MasterFILE Premier
• Student Resource Center - College Edition

 New Zealand

Online databases:

• Australia & New Zealand Newsstand 
• Australia/New Zealand Reference Center 
• Biography Resource Center
• CultureGrams
• History Resource Center: World
• Index New Zealand
• MasterFILE Premier 

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History and Genealogy 

Online databases:

• Ancestry Library Edition
• Australia & New Zealand Newsstand 
• Biography Resource Center
• Britannica Online
• CultureGrams
• Discovering Collection
• Find My Past - new subscription 
• History Resource Center: World
• Index New Zealand
• Oxford Art Online 
• Oxford English Dictionary
• Student Resource Center - College Edition
• The Times Digital Archive (London) 1785-1985

 Business and Law

Online databases:

• Australia & New Zealand Newsstand 
• Business & Industry
• Business & Management Practices
• General OneFile  
• Index New Zealand
• Kompass Worldwide
• MasterFILE Premier
• New Zealand Business Who's Who
• TableBase

 Community Funding

Online databases:

• BreakOut - funding for individuals.
• FundView - funding for community groups.