This NSI Libraries online subject guide provides links to information available on the web. Some resources require a DET username and password. Don’t know your DET username and password? Contact your College Student Administration or your teacher.
Here is a selection of subject specific databases provided. For the full list of general databases and regarding instructions go to the eResources Portal.
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Description |
Access |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) website. Includes statistics and some analysis of information from the National Census and other sources. Allows for the creation of local area profiles.
http://www.abs.gov.au/ |
Freely available |
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Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre - EBSCO's searchable database provides full text, and index access to many local and international magazines, newspapers and reference books. Most general subjects are covered. |
DET username and password required. |
CINAHL Plus with Full Text
Nursing database |
CINAHL Plus with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 750 journals. With more than 600,000 full-text articles dating back to 1937, CINAHL Plus is the definitive research tool for all areas of nursing and allied health literature, including aged care. |
DET username and password required. |
FA Davis
Nursing eBooks |
Our collection of FA Davis eBooks (currently 84 eBooks) provides 24/7 online access to medical, nursing, and health profession texts and reference resources for students, nurses, and health professionals. Our collection also includes eBooks on anatomy & physiology, athletics, physical and occupational therapy. Access the title list here.
Please note: The access will time out if you are not actively using the collection but latest after 60 min. To access the collection again close the window and click the link to FA Davis in the subject guide. |
Students: use your DET username and password with EDU\ in front of the username (e.g. EDU\john.smith).
Staff: use your network username and password with NSI\ in front of the username (NSI\jsmith). |
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Facts on File is a set of online reference databases. The Health Reference Centre database contains articles, illustrations and videos relating to health and aged care issues. |
Students: use your DET username and password with EDU\ in front of the username (e.g. EDU\john.smith).
Staff: use your network username and password with NSI\ in front of the username (NSI\jsmith).
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Gale databases provide access to periodical and news information on a diverse set of topics. The sub-collection General OneFile includes over 6,300 full-text titles and 400 newspaper services (a total of more than 11,000 titles). Also included in the subscription is the 'General Reference Centre Gold'. |
DET username and password required. |
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Australian gateway to up-to-date and quality assessed information on important health topics such as Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis and more. This service is funded by the Department for Health and Ageing.
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/ |
Freely available |
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NetLibrary provides full-text access to a wide range of online books, including social work and Aged care titles. Currently more than 800 eBooks are available in this collection as well as 3400 publicly-accessible eBooks of Project Gutenberg. |
DET username and password required. |
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A searchable collection of 175+ key Oxford reference publications covering 25 subject areas. Includes bilingual dictionaries, encyclopaedias, subject reference, quotations, maps & illustrations and 42 x 20th century timelines.
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Students: use your DET username and password with EDU\ in front of the username (e.g. EDU\john.smith).
Staff: use your network username and password with NSI\ in front of the username (NSI\jsmith). |
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ProQuest Central provides access to a set of databases containing more than 125 billion digital pages including Nursing and Allied Health Source, Pharmaceutical News Index, Family Health & Health and Medical Complete.
Now included in Nursing & Allied Health Source:
- CultureVision - addresses cultural differences in patient care. Its current content covers reports on over 30 ethnicities and 11 religions.
- MedCom Video Training Programs Collection - a resource of video clips covering assessment, procedure, prevention, and other nursing topics.
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DET username and password required. |
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TVNews indexes and abstracts Australian news items, current affairs and documentaries from free-to-air networks since 2007. You can download video content straight to your desktop or flash drive. Most programs are available the next working day. Coverage includes:
Australian story, 60 minutes, Four corners, Lateline, Catalyst and all the major news broadcasts.
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DET username and password required. |
Catalogue links to some Aged care subjects and availability through NSI Libraries are listed below. Please note: the search results are limited to items available in NSI Libraries. Do a new search if you want to find items held by your local library or to get results for all TAFE NSW Libraries.
