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.
| Name |
Description |
Access |
| ANZRC |
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, including children's health. |
DET username and password required. |
| MasterFile Premier |
This multi-disciplinary database provides more than 1,750 general reference publications with full text information. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest. It also includes nearly 500 full text reference books, and literature on child studies. |
DET username and password required. |
CINAHL
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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 children's health literature. |
DET username and password required.
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| Gale databases |
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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| Facts on File |
The Facts on File is a set of online reference databases. The Health Reference Centre database contains articles, illustrations and videos relating to health issues, including on children's health.
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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). |
Speaking from Experience |
The online ‘Speaking from Experience’ series by RealTime Health is no longer available. Selected DVDs of this series are available in NSI Libraries. Go to the Speaking of Experience DVD list to see what is available at NSI. Do a new search if you want to find DVDs held by your local college library.
Online videos on health and welfare are also available in the following row in TVNews or in the Health Reference Center of Facts on File.
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| Oxford Reference Online - Premium |
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. |
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). |
| TVNews |
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, Behind the news, 60 minutes, Four corners, Lateline and all the major news broadcasts. |
DET username and password required. |
| Vocational Studies Premier |
Vocational Studies Premier is designed specifically for vocational training programs. It includes child studies literature. |
DET username and password required. |
Catalogue links to some child studies 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.
