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Choose from an amazing range of eMagazines, eComics and Graphic Novels in Libby! Australian and international favourites are on the virtual shelves with unlimited numbers of copies available - so no wait for the latest issue!
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Download the LIbby app from Google Play or the App Store, create an account using your library card number and Date of Birth (DDMMYY) and start reading! Find Libby help here.
Or browse and borrow on the Libby web page. Find eComics here or eMagazines here.
Read current issues of The Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald through ePress on Borrowbox library. Keep up to date with current events each day with true to print digital copies.
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In Borrowbox, select ePress and borrow the newspaper you would like to read. Each day the current issue will appear in ePress for you to open and read.
Each edition of The Australian and The Daily Telegraph newspapers will appear daily after 11am.
Browse this cross-searchable platform for research insight from journalism's most trusted name in exploration and discovery. Offers access to the complete archive of National Geographic magazine — every page of every issue — along with a cross-searchable collection of books, maps, images and videos.
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Log in using your library card. Search, click and read on your computer or tablet. Gale Databases do not save your links or articles after your session, so be sure to download or send links and articles to your email, Onedrive or Google account before you end your session.
Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology and space for kids. Offers access to the complete archive of National Geographic magazine — every page of every issue — along with a cross-searchable collection of books, maps, images and videos.
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Log in using your library card. Search, click and read on your computer or tablet. Gale Databases do not save your links or articles after your session, so be sure to download or send links and articles to your email, Onedrive or Google account before you end your session.
Make informed decisions with the support of thousands of reviews and reports on products and services.
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Full library member access to Choice online is only available on a library computer. Full library member access is not available outside a library or on your own device. Drop by any branch and ask staff for help to access Choice online.
Read current issues of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald through Borrowbox library. Keep up to date with current events each day with true to print digital copies.
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In Borrowbox, select ePress and Borrow The Sydney Morning Herald or The Sun-Herald. Each day the current issue will appear in ePress for you to open and read.
Look back on monumental events, investigate topics or search for something you missed. You'll see it all, as it was reported, on the day in the most extensive digital archive of true to print digital copies of The Sydney Morning Herald from 2006.
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Sydney Morning Herald (2006-current) can only be accessed within the library. Click on the link for access.
Search every edition of The Sydney Morning Herald between 1955-1995 in our unique online archive. All articles, captions and advertisements are fully keyword searchable and full-text results are returned in an exact digital reproduction of the printed pages as they were originally published. Search birth, death and marriage notices and explore Australia's history through the big stories of the day.
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Sydney Morning Herald Archive (1955-1995) can be accessed from anywhere via the online catalogue. Sign in to your account with your library card number and PIN (date of birth).
Collection of electronic magazines in Chinese, including more than 2,000 popular magazines and journals in full text (e.g. Zhongguo xin wen zhou kan, Shang jie, Shou hou).
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Just visit the website to browse the collection.
Find full colour, full-page spreads of Australian newspapers with a simple search. The State Library of New South Wales has extensive online databases, which are free for you to use as a member of Canterbury Bankstown Libraries. Type in the name of the newspaper (e.g. Sydney Morning Herald), or scroll down to Browse By Subject and choose Current Newspapers for different ways to access them.
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Visit their eResources page and use your CBCity library card (or any NSW public library card) to access individual resources.
Aimed at high school and university students, Proquest eLibrary features books, newspapers, magazines, reference and multimedia sources, including over 150 Australian and New Zealand newspaper titles.
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Log in using your library card. To search for newspapers, click on the link for Proquest Platform, then Publications (next to Advanced Search), then search the newspaper title (e.g. Sydney Morning Herald).
Access major newspapers online and search articles instantly by title, headline, date or other fields. Includes Australian News Limited and Fairfax newspapers among the more than 2,300 major world newspapers (493 Australian newspapers), and includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts.
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Log in using your library card. Search, click and read on your computer or tablet. Gale Databases do not save your links or articles after your session, so be sure to download or send links and articles to your email, Onedrive or Google account before you end your session.
Access major newspapers online and search articles instantly by title, headline, date or other fields. Includes Australian News Limited and Fairfax newspapers among the more than 2,300 major world newspapers (505 Australian newspapers), and includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts.
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Log in using your library card. Search, click and read on your computer or tablet. Gale Databases do not save your links or articles after your session, so be sure to download or send links and articles to your email, Onedrive or Google account before you end your session.
Gale’s largest general-interest periodical resource, Gale General OneFile, provides periodical and news information through an intuitive, user-friendly search interface for researchers at all levels.
Access general interest magazines and key serials in a single resource. Best for general research.
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Log in using your library card. Search, click and read on your computer or tablet. Gale Databases do not save your links or articles after your session, so be sure to download or send links and articles to your email, Onedrive or Google account before you end your session.
Analyse important global issues and events through topic overviews, international viewpoints, news and multimedia content with this database designed to support global awareness. Authoritative content empowers learners to critically analyse and understand the most important issues of the modern world.
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Log in using your library card. Search, click and read on your computer or tablet. Gale Databases do not save your links or articles after your session, so be sure to download or send links and articles to your email, Onedrive or Google account before you end your session.
Find overviews, news and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues. This database is designed to support science, social studies, current events and language arts and presents each side of important issues, empowering learners to develop information literacy and critical thinking skills.
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Log in using your library card. Search, click and read on your computer or tablet. Gale Databases do not save your links or articles after your session, so be sure to download or send links and articles to your email, Onedrive or Google account before you end your session.