Membership to Whitsunday Regional Libraries provides access to quality, up-to-date information on a wide range of subjects.
The following online resources can be accessed from home and in the library. Have your membership card handy and enter the barcode number where required.
Please note these information databases are for personal use only.
Online Databasesfrom State Library of Queensland include:
Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre
Full text articles from Australasian magazines, newspapers, reference books and company information. Great for researching a wide range of topics including current events, sports and business news, and to access both local and internation articles or information. Click here for a guide to searching Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
This is a fantastic resource for students, teachers, and parents. Contains more than 350,000 documents. Subjects covered include World History, Science and Maths, Literature, Philosophy and more from ancient times to today. Click here for a guide to searching Encyclopaedia Britannica Online.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Another encyclopedia type reference source on many subjects and topics. Great for assignments.
Health & Wellness Resource Center
This database can be used to access up to date information from journals, magazines and directories on a wide variety of health related issues, including nutrition, fitness, pregnancy, disease, and alternative and complementary treatments. Click here for a guide to searching the Health & Wellness Resource Center.
DISCLAIMER: WHITSUNDAY REGIONAL LIBRARIES WOULD LIKE TO ADVISE THAT THIS RESOURCE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS MEDICAL ADVICE.
Literature Resource Center
This is a particularly useful database that provides access to more than 120,000 literary figures from all time periods and genres by providing access to more than 400,000 full text journal articles, as well as thousands of websites and author biographies. Also included in this database is the Merriam-Websters® Encyclopedia of Literature, featuring 10,000 definitions of literary terms. Click here for a search guide to the Literature Resource Centre.
NewsBank
This database provides full text access to more than 230 Queensland, Australian and International titles from 98 countries. Click here for a guide to searching Newsbank.
Proquest Science Journals
This is an impressive collection of scientific journals in full text and pdf. Publications cover a wide range of topics from both the physical and life science disciplines. Click here for a guide to searching ProQuest Science Journals.
TumbleBooks
TumbleBooks - ebooks for kids
Ebooks for kids. Listen and watch ebooks online. Read a review, write a book report and play games.
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Membership to Whitsunday Regional Libraries provides access to quality, up-to-date information on a wide range of subjects.
The following online resources can be accessed from home and in the library. Have your membership card handy and enter the barcode number where required.
Please note these information databases are for personal use only.
Online Databasesfrom State Library of Queensland include:
Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre
Full text articles from Australasian magazines, newspapers, reference books and company information. Great for researching a wide range of topics including current events, sports and business news, and to access both local and internation articles or information. Click here for a guide to searching Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
This is a fantastic resource for students, teachers, and parents. Contains more than 350,000 documents. Subjects covered include World History, Science and Maths, Literature, Philosophy and more from ancient times to today. Click here for a guide to searching Encyclopaedia Britannica Online.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Another encyclopedia type reference source on many subjects and topics. Great for assignments.
Health & Wellness Resource Center
This database can be used to access up to date information from journals, magazines and directories on a wide variety of health related issues, including nutrition, fitness, pregnancy, disease, and alternative and complementary treatments. Click here for a guide to searching the Health & Wellness Resource Center.
DISCLAIMER: WHITSUNDAY REGIONAL LIBRARIES WOULD LIKE TO ADVISE THAT THIS RESOURCE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS MEDICAL ADVICE.
Literature Resource Center
This is a particularly useful database that provides access to more than 120,000 literary figures from all time periods and genres by providing access to more than 400,000 full text journal articles, as well as thousands of websites and author biographies. Also included in this database is the Merriam-Websters® Encyclopedia of Literature, featuring 10,000 definitions of literary terms. Click here for a search guide to the Literature Resource Centre.
NewsBank
This database provides full text access to more than 230 Queensland, Australian and International titles from 98 countries. Click here for a guide to searching Newsbank.
Proquest Science Journals
This is an impressive collection of scientific journals in full text and pdf. Publications cover a wide range of topics from both the physical and life science disciplines. Click here for a guide to searching ProQuest Science Journals.
TumbleBooks
TumbleBooks - ebooks for kids
Ebooks for kids. Listen and watch ebooks online. Read a review, write a book report and play games.
Back to top