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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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 including event management. |
DET username and password required. |
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Business Source Premier (BSP) is one of the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals. Full text coverage is provided in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics.
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DET username and password required. |
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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 Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure. |
DET username and password required.
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Hospitality & Tourism Complete (HTC) covers research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. This collection contains more than 749,000 records, with coverage dating as far back as 1965. Full text is available for more than 440 publications, including periodicals, company & country reports, and books.
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DET username and password required. |
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With current and relevant content from over 500 industry journals, this collection provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field, while also allowing for focused study of specialized aspects of the industry - including cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, economic aspects of tourism, and more.
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DET username and password required. |
MarketLine
Business database |
MarketLine offers a comprehensive collection of company, industry and country information. MarketLine products include:
- Industry profiles for 50,000 public and private companies
- Country profiles presenting easy-to-digest summaries and standardized data
- Key macro-economic, social, demographic and industry statistics for 215 countries
- News, comment and analysis on the latest business developments
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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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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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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, Inside business, Lateline business and all the major news broadcasts. |
DET username and password required.
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Catalogue links to some event management 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.
