Research and Study
Everything you need to know! Access a vast repository of information from trustworthy sources, including books, encyclopaedias, articles, news services and video.
Explore our online resources, organised by theme, to help you find the tools that best support your study, research or learning needs.
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Reference and Encyclopaedias
Informit Explore is an Australian research and learning database designed for public libraries, offering trusted information for secondary and tertiary students and all lifelong learners. It provides access to millions of authoritative articles, a strong First Nations focus and curated topics aligned with the Australian curriculum to support research and critical thinking.
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Log in using your library card number and enjoy exploring and building your knowledge in a range of topical and current subject areas.
Easy access to online information for students, with thousands of engaging articles, multimedia activities, educational games, activities and projects. From early learning to advanced research, there’s something for every student.
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Simply go to the website and log in with your library card number.
An online encyclopaedia for all ages with fact-checked articles and lots of illustrations, audio, video, infographics and other media.
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Log in with your library card and create a free Britannica account to save searches, articles and images for later.
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. Click on the link for eLibrary to browse by subject to find information for your assignments or personal interest, or ProQuest Platform to search for scholarly journals.
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.
Want to know more about anything? Or learn everything about everything? 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.
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Visit their eResources page and use your CBCity library card (or any NSW public library card) to access individual resources.
Informit Explore is an Australian research and learning database designed for public libraries, offering trusted information for secondary and tertiary students and all lifelong learners. It provides access to millions of authoritative articles, a strong First Nations focus and curated topics aligned with the Australian curriculum to support research and critical thinking.
Get Started
Log in using your library card number and enjoy exploring and building your knowledge in a range of topical and current subject areas.
Easy access to online information for students, with thousands of engaging articles, multimedia activities, educational games, activities and projects. From early learning to advanced research, there’s something for every student.
Get Started
Simply go to the website and log in with your library card number.
An online encyclopaedia for all ages with fact-checked articles and lots of illustrations, audio, video, infographics and other media.
Get Started
Log in with your library card and create a free Britannica account to save searches, articles and images for later.
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.
Get Started
Log in using your library card. Click on the link for eLibrary to browse by subject to find information for your assignments or personal interest, or ProQuest Platform to search for scholarly journals.
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.
Get Started
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.
Want to know more about anything? Or learn everything about everything? 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.
Get Started
Visit their eResources page and use your CBCity library card (or any NSW public library card) to access individual resources.
Business & Employment
Find global company and industry intelligence and detailed company and industry profiles, including SWOT reports, market share reports, and financial reports.
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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.
Discover trends in the Australian Jobs Market, with statistics from the Jobs and Skills Atlas. Stay up-to-date with conditions in your local labour market, identify jobs and skills in-demand, understand employer needs and recruitment trends, and explore the trends impacting the jobs market now and into the future.
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No login required, just go to the website to browse and search careers information.
Are you ready to find Your Career? Take your next step into learning, training or work, with careers information tailored to your preferences.
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No login required, just go to the website to browse and search careers information
Access the National Construction Code for all the performance requirements for the construction of buildings.
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You will need to create an account on the National Construction Code website to open the documents, but it’s free to do.
Learning and growth at work (and in life!) is a journey and lifelong process. LinkedIn Learning lets you learn at your own pace. Choose from almost 9,000 online courses, from beginner to advanced in topics like: using the internet and Microsoft Office, graphic design, animation, business, workplace soft-skills, leadership, wellbeing, and much more. You'll be able to grow and develop in the areas you care about, both at and outside of work.
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Visit the website and login with your library card number and PIN (date of birth, DDMMYY). Choose at least three learning areas of interest and get started. Click on Browse and choose Business to find courses on job interviews, workplace skills and much more.
You can also download the LinkedIn Learning app on Apple or Android. Choose Sign in, Sign in with your library card, enter the Library ID: canterbury-bankstown, and enter your library card number and PIN.
Note: If you change your library card number your learning history and certificates won’t be accessible. Please download all certificates when you complete a course. LinkedIn Learning Help and FAQs can be found here.
With AMES (Australian Migrant English Service) Find free online courses to help you with job seeking, including getting ready for work, looking for work, applying for a job, and preparing for the interview.
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Visit the website and log in using your library card number.
Find global company and industry intelligence and detailed company and industry profiles, including SWOT reports, market share reports, and financial reports.
Get Started
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.
Discover trends in the Australian Jobs Market, with statistics from the Jobs and Skills Atlas. Stay up-to-date with conditions in your local labour market, identify jobs and skills in-demand, understand employer needs and recruitment trends, and explore the trends impacting the jobs market now and into the future.
Get Started
No login required, just go to the website to browse and search careers information.
Are you ready to find Your Career? Take your next step into learning, training or work, with careers information tailored to your preferences.
Get Started
No login required, just go to the website to browse and search careers information
Access the National Construction Code for all the performance requirements for the construction of buildings.
Get Started
You will need to create an account on the National Construction Code website to open the documents, but it’s free to do.
Learning and growth at work (and in life!) is a journey and lifelong process. LinkedIn Learning lets you learn at your own pace. Choose from almost 9,000 online courses, from beginner to advanced in topics like: using the internet and Microsoft Office, graphic design, animation, business, workplace soft-skills, leadership, wellbeing, and much more. You'll be able to grow and develop in the areas you care about, both at and outside of work.
Get Started
Visit the website and login with your library card number and PIN (date of birth, DDMMYY). Choose at least three learning areas of interest and get started. Click on Browse and choose Business to find courses on job interviews, workplace skills and much more.
You can also download the LinkedIn Learning app on Apple or Android. Choose Sign in, Sign in with your library card, enter the Library ID: canterbury-bankstown, and enter your library card number and PIN.
Note: If you change your library card number your learning history and certificates won’t be accessible. Please download all certificates when you complete a course. LinkedIn Learning Help and FAQs can be found here.
With AMES (Australian Migrant English Service) Find free online courses to help you with job seeking, including getting ready for work, looking for work, applying for a job, and preparing for the interview.
Get Started
Visit the website and log in using your library card number.
Geography
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. Download or send links and articles to your email, Onedrive or Google account before you end your session, because your searches and articles will not be saved once your session has ended.
*Latest issues are embargoed for a minimum 45 days. Borrow the most recent edition of Australian Geographic, National Geographic and other National Geographic publications through the Libby app.
Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology and space for kids.
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Log in using your library card. Search, click and read on your computer or tablet.
An online encyclopaedia for all ages with fact-checked articles and lots of illustrations, audio, video, infographics and other media. Compare country profiles or the interactive world atlas with links to related articles and statistics.
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Log in with your library card and create a free Britannica account to save searches, articles and images for later.
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.
Get Started
Log in using your library card. Search, click and read on your computer or tablet. Download or send links and articles to your email, Onedrive or Google account before you end your session, because your searches and articles will not be saved once your session has ended.
*Latest issues are embargoed for a minimum 45 days. Borrow the most recent edition of Australian Geographic, National Geographic and other National Geographic publications through the Libby app.
Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology and space for kids.
Get Started
Log in using your library card. Search, click and read on your computer or tablet.
An online encyclopaedia for all ages with fact-checked articles and lots of illustrations, audio, video, infographics and other media. Compare country profiles or the interactive world atlas with links to related articles and statistics.
Get Started
Log in with your library card and create a free Britannica account to save searches, articles and images for later.
Health
Access full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and much more. This comprehensive, user-friendly consumer health resource provides authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices for researchers of all levels.
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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 up-to-date information on a range of health care topics. Best for students, researchers, and health care professionals.
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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.
The Health Resource Directory aims to improve the health literacy of people living in South Western Sydney and support them to take control of their health. It is an initiative of the South Western Sydney Primary Health Network and the Australian Government.
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No login required, simply visit the site to browse and search the information.
Free info about drugs, alcohol and the law for the community of New South Wales.
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No login required, simply visit the site to browse and search the information.
Access full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and much more. This comprehensive, user-friendly consumer health resource provides authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices for researchers of all levels.
Get Started
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 up-to-date information on a range of health care topics. Best for students, researchers, and health care professionals.
Get Started
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.
The Health Resource Directory aims to improve the health literacy of people living in South Western Sydney and support them to take control of their health. It is an initiative of the South Western Sydney Primary Health Network and the Australian Government.
Get Started
No login required, simply visit the site to browse and search the information.
Free info about drugs, alcohol and the law for the community of New South Wales.
Get Started
No login required, simply visit the site to browse and search the information.
History
Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in world history from a variety of sources. A database designed to provide an overview of world history covering the most-studied events, cultures, civilisations, religions, people and more.
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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.
Sourced from the extensive holdings of the British Library, British Library Newspapers delivers a wide range of irreplaceable local and regional newspapers covering UK, Ireland and Southeast Asia. Articles reflect the social, political, and cultural events of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries.
British Library Newspapers is a great source for family history research and anyone researching historical primary sources.
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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.
Look behind the glass of the Smithsonian exhibits and collections from your own computer. Gale and the Smithsonian have collaborated to digitize primary source material from the museum's collection. Find photographs, diaries, advertising material and technical drawings on topics ranging from Evolution of Flight, World's Fairs and Air and Space.
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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 your family's history using local and international records including convict and free settler lists, passenger lists, Australian and New Zealand electoral rolls and military records. There are English, Welsh and Scottish records.
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Get full free access by visiting any of our libraries – log in to one of the library computers or use your own device when connected to CBCity Public Wifi.
Trace your family history with millions of records covering the UK, Australia and New Zealand, including travel and migration records, military records and newspapers.
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Get full free access by visiting any of our libraries – log in to one of the library computers or use your own device when connected to CBCity Public Wifi.
Browse and search this free service from the National Library of Australia. Look for primary sources, images, newspapers, gazettes, journals, maps, magazines, and more. Search Trove to locate books and other physical items held in libraries and organisations around Australia.
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Head to their page and just start searching. Choose the type of source you want, to narrow down your search.
Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in world history from a variety of sources. A database designed to provide an overview of world history covering the most-studied events, cultures, civilisations, religions, people and more.
Get Started
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.
Sourced from the extensive holdings of the British Library, British Library Newspapers delivers a wide range of irreplaceable local and regional newspapers covering UK, Ireland and Southeast Asia. Articles reflect the social, political, and cultural events of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries.
British Library Newspapers is a great source for family history research and anyone researching historical primary sources.
Get Started
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.
Look behind the glass of the Smithsonian exhibits and collections from your own computer. Gale and the Smithsonian have collaborated to digitize primary source material from the museum's collection. Find photographs, diaries, advertising material and technical drawings on topics ranging from Evolution of Flight, World's Fairs and Air and Space.
Get Started
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 your family's history using local and international records including convict and free settler lists, passenger lists, Australian and New Zealand electoral rolls and military records. There are English, Welsh and Scottish records.
Get Started
Get full free access by visiting any of our libraries – log in to one of the library computers or use your own device when connected to CBCity Public Wifi.
Trace your family history with millions of records covering the UK, Australia and New Zealand, including travel and migration records, military records and newspapers.
Get Started
Get full free access by visiting any of our libraries – log in to one of the library computers or use your own device when connected to CBCity Public Wifi.
Browse and search this free service from the National Library of Australia. Look for primary sources, images, newspapers, gazettes, journals, maps, magazines, and more. Search Trove to locate books and other physical items held in libraries and organisations around Australia.
Get Started
Head to their page and just start searching. Choose the type of source you want, to narrow down your search.
Languages
Language learners can build vocabulary, practice skills, and maintain what they have learned with Transparent Language Online, available anytime, anywhere in 110+ languages.
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Get free online access to IELTS preparation and practice.
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Choose from either of the modules listed here and log in with your library card number. Create a free account to keep track of your progress and earn completion certificates.
Find a collection of different resources to help English learners at all levels, from beginner to proficient. Some modules are also useful for students or jobseekers.
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Choose from any of the modules listed here and log in with your library card number. Create a free account to keep track of your progress and earn completion certificates.
Language learners can build vocabulary, practice skills, and maintain what they have learned with Transparent Language Online, available anytime, anywhere in 110+ languages.
Get Started
Get free online access to IELTS preparation and practice.
Get Started
Choose from either of the modules listed here and log in with your library card number. Create a free account to keep track of your progress and earn completion certificates.
Find a collection of different resources to help English learners at all levels, from beginner to proficient. Some modules are also useful for students or jobseekers.
Get Started
Choose from any of the modules listed here and log in with your library card number. Create a free account to keep track of your progress and earn completion certificates.
Legal studies
Browse and search this free service from the State Library of New South Wales for plain English legal information and sources of help for all your legal questions. Hosted by the State Library of New South Wales.
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No login required, simply visit the site to browse and search the information.
A practical guide to the law in New South Wales, written in plain English and covering 40 legal issues that might affect you in your everyday life.
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No login required, simply visit the website to read and search the guide.
Legal materials from all Australasian jurisdictions, collected with the aim of improving access to justice through better access to information. Includes primary legal materials (legislation, treaties and decisions of courts and tribunals) and secondary legal materials created by public bodies for purposes of public access (such as law reform and royal commission reports), as well as a substantial collection of law journals.
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No login required, simply visit the site to access the materials.
Browse and search this free service from the State Library of New South Wales for plain English legal information and sources of help for all your legal questions. Hosted by the State Library of New South Wales.
Get Started
No login required, simply visit the site to browse and search the information.
A practical guide to the law in New South Wales, written in plain English and covering 40 legal issues that might affect you in your everyday life.
Get Started
No login required, simply visit the website to read and search the guide.
Legal materials from all Australasian jurisdictions, collected with the aim of improving access to justice through better access to information. Includes primary legal materials (legislation, treaties and decisions of courts and tribunals) and secondary legal materials created by public bodies for purposes of public access (such as law reform and royal commission reports), as well as a substantial collection of law journals.
Get Started
No login required, simply visit the site to access the materials.
Literature
Find up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticisms, audio interviews and reviews on writers from all eras. Offers the broadest and most representative range of authors and their works, including a large collection of full-text critical and literary analysis.
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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.
Gain a deeper understanding of literary texts through a wide variety of contextual resources like videos, images, infographics, eBooks and more.
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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.
Answer the age-old question, 'What do I read next?' Search and match reading interests to books, authors, genres or topics with this readers’ advisory database.
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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 up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticisms, audio interviews and reviews on writers from all eras. Offers the broadest and most representative range of authors and their works, including a large collection of full-text critical and literary analysis.
Get Started
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.
Gain a deeper understanding of literary texts through a wide variety of contextual resources like videos, images, infographics, eBooks and more.
Get Started
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.
Answer the age-old question, 'What do I read next?' Search and match reading interests to books, authors, genres or topics with this readers’ advisory database.
Get Started
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.
News & Current Events
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.
Get Started
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.
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.
To read on your mobile device, visit Google Play or the App Store and download the BorrowBox app. If you're a first-time user, create an account with your email address and a username. Log in using your library card number and date of birth (DDMMYY).
Each edition of The Australian and The Daily Telegraph newspapers will appear daily after 11am.
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).
Get Started
Just visit the website to browse the collection.
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.
Get Started
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.
Get Started
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.
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.
Get Started
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.
To read on your mobile device, visit Google Play or the App Store and download the BorrowBox app. If you're a first-time user, create an account with your email address and a username. Log in using your library card number and date of birth (DDMMYY).
Each edition of The Australian and The Daily Telegraph newspapers will appear daily after 11am.
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.
Get Started
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.
Get Started
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).
Get Started
Just visit the website to browse the collection.
Online Courses
Learning and growth at work (and in life!) is a journey and lifelong process. LinkedIn Learning lets you learn at your own pace. Choose from almost 9,000 online courses, from beginner to advanced in topics like: using the internet and Microsoft Office, graphic design, animation, business, workplace soft-skills, leadership, wellbeing and much more. You'll be able to grow and develop in the areas you care about, both at and outside of work.
Get Started
Visit the website and login with your library card number and PIN (date of birth, DDMMYY). Choose at least three learning areas of interest and get started.
You can also download the LinkedIn Learning app on Apple or Android. Choose Sign in, Sign in with your library card, enter the Library ID: canterbury-bankstown, and enter your library card number and PIN.
Note: If you change your library card number your learning history and certificates won’t be accessible. Please download all certificates when you complete a course. LinkedIn Learning Help and FAQs can be found here.
Learn something new today! More than 500 online Continuing Education courses, including related to careers, family, hobbies, and more. Courses are non-credit, but you can earn Continuing Education Units and download certificates showing your achievements.
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Visit the website and create a free account with your library card number.
Language learners can build vocabulary, practice skills, and maintain what they have learned with Transparent Language Online, available anytime, anywhere in 110+ languages.
Get Started
Learning and growth at work (and in life!) is a journey and lifelong process. LinkedIn Learning lets you learn at your own pace. Choose from almost 9,000 online courses, from beginner to advanced in topics like: using the internet and Microsoft Office, graphic design, animation, business, workplace soft-skills, leadership, wellbeing and much more. You'll be able to grow and develop in the areas you care about, both at and outside of work.
Get Started
Visit the website and login with your library card number and PIN (date of birth, DDMMYY). Choose at least three learning areas of interest and get started.
You can also download the LinkedIn Learning app on Apple or Android. Choose Sign in, Sign in with your library card, enter the Library ID: canterbury-bankstown, and enter your library card number and PIN.
Note: If you change your library card number your learning history and certificates won’t be accessible. Please download all certificates when you complete a course. LinkedIn Learning Help and FAQs can be found here.
Learn something new today! More than 500 online Continuing Education courses, including related to careers, family, hobbies, and more. Courses are non-credit, but you can earn Continuing Education Units and download certificates showing your achievements.
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Science & Technology
Authoritative, high-quality digital content paired with interactive 3D models with functionality including zooming in, rotating and pulling them apart.
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Log in using your library card. Search, click and read on your computer. The amazing interactive 3D models only work on a computer. 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.
Understand the context of hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments and more.
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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.
Provides access to leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries. The database includes more than 1,200 journals and periodicals, providing information on computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas like hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications, and the application of technology.
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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.
Offers a variety of information from more than 400 major cooking and nutrition magazines as well as book reference content from Delmar, such as Introduction to Catering, Advanced Bread and Pastry, and Eat Fit Be Fit.
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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.
Authoritative, high-quality digital content paired with interactive 3D models with functionality including zooming in, rotating and pulling them apart.
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Log in using your library card. Search, click and read on your computer. The amazing interactive 3D models only work on a computer. 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.
Understand the context of hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments and more.
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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.
Provides access to leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries. The database includes more than 1,200 journals and periodicals, providing information on computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas like hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications, and the application of technology.
Get Started
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.
Offers a variety of information from more than 400 major cooking and nutrition magazines as well as book reference content from Delmar, such as Introduction to Catering, Advanced Bread and Pastry, and Eat Fit Be Fit.
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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.
Society & Culture
Access a range of periodical content to explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community. Prepares researchers for social science, history, and arts coursework. This collection explores cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community. Includes more than 250 journals, updated daily.
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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.
Research the impact of religion on culture throughout history, including literature, arts, and language. Covers topics of philosophies and religions in one comprehensive collection. Researchers will gain valuable insight about the impact religion has had on culture throughout history, including literature, arts, and language. Updated daily, this resource supports a broad range of topics from theological approaches to social issues.
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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. Designed to support science, social studies, current events, and language arts, presenting each side of important issues and 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 Database 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.
A database designed to support global awareness. Analyse important global issues and events through topic overviews, international viewpoints, news and multimedia content. 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 Database 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 a range of periodical content to explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community. Prepares researchers for social science, history, and arts coursework. This collection explores cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community. Includes more than 250 journals, updated daily.
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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.
Research the impact of religion on culture throughout history, including literature, arts, and language. Covers topics of philosophies and religions in one comprehensive collection. Researchers will gain valuable insight about the impact religion has had on culture throughout history, including literature, arts, and language. Updated daily, this resource supports a broad range of topics from theological approaches to social issues.
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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. Designed to support science, social studies, current events, and language arts, presenting each side of important issues and 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 Database 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.
A database designed to support global awareness. Analyse important global issues and events through topic overviews, international viewpoints, news and multimedia content. 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 Database 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.