This NSI Libraries online subject guide provides links to information available on the web. Some resources require a DEC username and password. Don’t know your DEC username and password? Contact your Campus 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 |
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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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Academic Search Complete is a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals.The database is updated daily. |
DEC username and password required. |
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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 environmental studies. |
DEC username and password required. |
Australian Standards Online |
This subscription service gives TAFE NSW students access to over 6,500 full-text Australian Standards. Search for relevant Australian Standards by visiting
http://infostore.saiglobal.com/store/ |
NSI student and staff access. Full-text access only in library (For downloads USB drive required) - contact your librarian |
Business Source Complete |
Premium content of peer-reviewed, business related journals, with full-text coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. |
DEC username and password required. |
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This collection provides almost 100 eBooks covering a range of topics including agriculture, horticulture, floristry, landscaping, plant & animal sciences and environmental management & sustainability.
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Students: use your DEC username and password with @edu at the end of username (e.g. john.smith@edu).
Staff: use your DEC username and password with @det at the end of the username (e.g. john.smith@det).
NSI student and staff access only |
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Environment Complete offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. The database contains full text for more than 680 journals and 120 monographs. |
DEC username and password required. |
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The Facts on File is a set of online reference databases including Science Online. Science Online presents a broad range of scientific disciplines including earth Science, environmental science, marine science and weather & climate through extensive essays, diagrams, biographies, experiments, definitions, images, and videos and animations.
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Students: use your DEC username and password with @edu at the end of username (e.g. john.smith@edu).
Staff: use your DEC username and password with @det at the end of the username (e.g. john.smith@det).
NSI student and staff access only |
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GreenFILE by EBSCO Publishing gives access to scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports on environmental topics. The database contains full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles as well. |
Freely available |
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This multi-disciplinary database provides more than 1,750 general reference publications with full text information. Covers virtually every subject area of general interest. It also includes nearly 500 full text reference books. |
DEC 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 Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture collection and the collection Environmental Studies and Policy with more than 700 journals and reference content. |
DEC username and password required. |
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PlantFile Online is a database of commonly used ornamental and native plants including their cultivars. It covers over 8,000 plants with detailed information on over 3,000 species each with up to 5 photographs and is upgraded regularly. Images of related insects and diseases are also included. |
DEC username and password required. |
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ProQuest Central provides access to a set of databases containing more than 125 billion digital pages covering arts, literature, social science, general reference, business, science, technology, and medicine. ProQuest includes the world's largest digital newspaper archive including ANZ Newsstand and periodical databases comprising the output of more than 9,000 titles. |
DEC username and password required. |
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The Sustainability Reference Center is a comprehensive full-text database covering all aspects of sustainability and corporate social responsibility. Offering content from more than 800 publications including journals, monographs, magazines, and trade publications. |
DEC 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, Landline and all the major news broadcasts. |
DEC username and password required. |
vLearn via Equella |
160+ vLearn videos are now available via Equella.
Subject areas covered are business, career development, hospitality & food services, anatomy, beauty services, child studies, customer service, English language, health & safety, history, HRM, nursing, nutrition, sport & recreation, tourism and more. |
Only for NSI students & staff.
DEC username and password required. |
Catalogue links to some horticulture 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.
