Art and Music
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All About Jazz
Architecture.com
Artcylcopledia
At the Movies with David and Margaret
Australian Cultural Network
Australian Music Resources
Digital Librarian
Directory of Australian Government Cultural Organisations and Resources
Grand Designs
Great Buildings
Oxford Art Online
Oxford Music Online
Ian Evans World of Old Houses
Magnum Website of the Legendary Photographic Agency
Masters of Photography Index of Photographers and Their Works
Music Teachers
Sydney Architecture Walks
WebMuseum Artist Biographies
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Australia
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Australian Heritage Council - Register of the National Estate database
The Australian War Memorial
Beyond the Black Stump - Everything Australian
The Mitchell Library, Sydney
National Trust of Australia
Fabulous Facts About Australia
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Aboriginal Australia Links
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Aboriginal Australia Links State Library of NSW
Aboriginal - Studies
Indigenous Links Page
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Books and Reading
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ABC First Tuesday Book Club with Jennifer Byrne
ALIA Books
The Australian Book Reviews
Book Club -The Hills Online Book Club is the library's own online book club, review books and post online!
The Big Book Club
The Big Little Book Club
Bookfinder.com - International search engine that finds the best buys from among 100 million new, used, rare, and out of print books for sale; includes international titles and textbooks.
Good Reading Online
New York Times Book Review
NoveList - database to assist with choosing books to read.
Online Book Clubs and Reading Groups
Spineout Magazine- is a new exciting online magazine for Young Adults, brought to you by the Good Reading team. It's a special place for Young Adults to express their ideas and thoughts and to share their creativity in words, art, film or music.
Sydney Morning Herald Book Reviews
Which Book
Audio Books:
Audiobooks.org
Books Should Be Free
Learn Out Loud
Librivox
SYNC
eBooks:
Many Books
Own Your Space-Keep Yourself and Your Stuff Safe Online- a free digital eBook for teens and their parents about protecting themselves on the internet
The Online Books Page
Planet eBook
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg Australia
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Business and Management
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- Austrade
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Australian Currency Notes
- The Australian Financial Review Case Studies with Business News – case studies on many well known Australian companies.
The Australian Stock Exchange
Australian Tax Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Government Grants / Business Portals
Local Business Statistics / Demographics
NSW Government Business information
The Reserve Bank of Australia
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Careers and Employment
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CareerOne
Centrelink
Indeed.com
My Future: Australias careers information service
JobGuide 2010
Job Search
My Career: Simply Jobs
Australian Apprenticeships
NSW Government Employment Portal
The Office of Industrial Relations
Seek
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Community Languages
My Language
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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
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Altavista Language Translation Service
Auslan- Dictionary
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford Reference Online
Roget's Thesaurus
Your Dictionary Links to dictionaries in over 200 languages |
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English
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Bartleby.com - Great books online
Famous speeches in world history
Humanity Quest - Assistance for English students
Internet Public Library Online Literary Criticism Collection
The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse (1918 edition)
Literary Reference Center
Australian Literary and Historical Texts
Representative Poetry Online
Spark Notes - access to free study guides and discussion forums offered on various academic subjects.
State Library of New South Wales Literature Databases
Works of Shakespeare
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Family History and Genealogy
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Australian Family History Resources
Cyndi's List of Genealogical Resources - A categorized & cross-referenced index to genealogical resources on the Internet
Genealogy in the UK and Ireland
NSW Births, Deaths & Marriages
Society of Australian Genealogists
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Geography
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Australian Government Department of the Environment and Water Resources
Bureau of Meteorology
CIA World Fact Book
Cyclone Tracy
Encyclopedia of the Orient
Geoscience Australia Fabulous facts about Australia
National Geographic
UNESCO - World Heritage Centre
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Government
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Australia's Prime Ministers
Australian Government Gateway
The Australian Parliament
Department of Local Government
National Archives of Australia
New South Wales Government
Prime Minister of Australia
The Royal Family
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Health and Wellbeing
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Australian Health
Better Health Channel
Cancer Directory- contains over 1800 printed, audio visual and electronic publications from over 80 trusted Australian cancer care organisations
Consumer Health Complete
Drug Info @ Your Library - Up-to-date information about alcohol and drugs
Nutrition
The ABC Health Report
The State Library of NSW Health links - Quality assured websites selected by the Health Information Service.
Health Insite - Australian Federal Government Initiative: It aims to improve the health of Australians by providing easy access to quality information about human health.
Medline Plus A service of the US National Library of Medicine and the US National Institutes of Health
MyDr - myDr is a project of the MIMS Consumer Health Group, a division of the global healthcare publishing company, CMP Medica.
Cancer Council of NSW
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Australian History
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Australian Bushrangers
Australian Explorers
Australian Heritage Websites
Australian History on the Internet
War
ANZAC Day
The Australian War Memorial
The Great War
Visit Gallipoli
Vietnam
The Australian Involvement in Vietnam
Vietnam War Internet Links
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Home and Garden
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Gardening Australia
Better Homes and Gardens
Delia Smith Online The Cook of Cooks!
Garden Online
Ian Evans World of Old Houses - Renovating ideas for old houses
Julian Cassell’s DIY
My Garden Homes and gardens online resource
The Not So Big House Sarah Susanka, brings to light a new way of thinking about what makes a place feel like home - characteristics that many people desire of their homes and their lives, but haven't known how to verbalize.
The Renovating Channel
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HSC
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- The Australian Financial Review Case Studies with Business News – case studies on many well known Australian companies.
- Erudite HSC English
- HSC English - A service provided by the State Library of NSW
- HSC English- List of Belonging Resources
HSC Online - Charles Sturt University
Infocus
- Inside Break - HSC Resources Website
HSC Legal Studies from LIAC
- NSW Board of Studies and Partner Websites
NSW Student Online
- Past HSC Examination Papers and Notes from the Marking Centre
- People and Water in Sydney
- Society and Culture Association
TAFE NSW
UAC
- University of Sydney HSC resources
Please Note:
- Journal articles can be accessed through the Australian New Zealand Reference Centre link in our Online Database section.
- For specific subjects, look at the relevant sections for those links i.e. LAW for Legal Studies.
- Use www.findarticles.com and www.magportal.com free magazine/journal sites, for a more international option.
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The Internet - Basics, Tutorials, Tips and Tricks
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These are just a few homepages that run tutorials on using the Internet if you haven't used the Internet before; also comes complete with search strategies.
Even if you are familiar with the Internet you may find new search strategies of databases; even that 'diamond in the rough', the website that you have always been looking for and never been able to find.
The BBC’s guide to using the internet
Intute - Virtual Training Suite
Protecting Reputations Online
Research 101 - University of Washington research strategy tutorial (download)
University of Albany, USA
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Law
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Australasian Legal Information Institute
Australian Copyright Council - provides information, advice and training about copyright in Australia
British & Irish Legal Information Institute
Encyclopedia of Law & Economics (European)
FBI Handbook of Forensic Sciences
HSC Legal Studies from LIAC
Law Access NSW
Law Stuff - The National Children's and Youth Law Centre is an independent, non-profit organisation working for all Australians under the age of 25
Legal Information Access Centre - Links to case law & legislation
NSW Attorney Generals Office
NSW Crime Statistics
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Local Area
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Around You
The Hills Shire Council
Blacktown City Council
Community Directory
Hawkesbury City Council
Hornsby Shire Council
Parramatta City Council
The Hills Area
Native Birds of Baulkham Hills
NSW Geographical Names Board
Orange Blossom Festival
What's On
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Media and Newspapers
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Media:
Australian Communications & Media Authority
Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC)
CRIKEY - Independent analysis of Australian media and politics
Media Watch
Poynter Journalism School - The Poynter Insitute is a school for journalists, future journalists and teachers of journalists
Newspapers:
ABYZ News Link
Australian Newspapers Online
Hills News
Hills Shire Times
Newspapers Online - Access to the world's newspapers
Australia Journals Online
Current Events:
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Sydney Morning Hearld News Specials
Victoria's Virtual Library Hot Topics
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Parenting
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Cybersmart- Internet safety for Parents and their children
General Parenting Information Links
Go Play- an online school holiday diary featuring lots of art, culture, sport and recreational activties in NSW for kids of all ages
Own Your Space--Keep Yourself and Your Stuff Safe Online- a free digital eBook for teens and their parents about protecting themselves on the internet
Parenting
Single Parenting
The Raising Children Network
Tresillian Family Care
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People
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Australian Dictionary of Biography Online Edition
The Biography Channel - Directory of Biographies
Bright Sparcs Directory of Australians in Science
Inventors - A list of notable inventors and their inventions
Catholic Encyclopaedia - List of popes
Rulers of the World
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Public Libraries Online
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The Hills Library Service
Blacktown City Library Service
Hornsby Shire Library Services
National Library of Australia
Parramatta City Library Service
The Internet Public Library - This is a brilliant website! Access to journals, online books, it's the resource of resources.
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Religion and Philosophy
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Catholic Saints and Angels
Compass - ABC
Encyclopaedia Mythica
Mything Links
Spirituality
Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy - Over 1000 professional philosophers are donating their time and labour to collaboratively write, referee, and maintain our reference work
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Science and Technology
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Australian Science and Technology: selected websites
Computing - This site is maintained and largely written by a State school teacher.
Engadget
Environment Australia
Fact Monster - Science
How Stuff Works
The Lab - Science news from the ABC
Popular Science
Popular Science Archives
Science Reference Center
Scientific American
Technology in Australia (1788 - 1988)
Volcano World
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Sports
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ABC Sports
AFL
Australian Sports Commission - sports information, training methods & Associations
BBC Sports
ESPN Sports Network
FIFA
Football Federation Australia
The Olympics
Rugby
Rugby Heaven
Rugby League
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Timetables, Directories and more
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131 500 Public Transport information line
Australia Post Post Code Search
The Calendar Zone
Hillsbus Formerly Glenorie Bus Company
Sydney Rail & Ferry map
White Pages
Yellow Pages
Time and Date.com
WestBus
Where is? Street Atlas - Street Directory
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