Be Connected aims to improve confidence, skills and online safety of Australians. It is an Australian Government initiative empowering people to thrive in the digital world.
The Biodiversity Heritage Library contains many books and archives on global biodiversity. Full text of rare and early publications relating to Western Australia is available.
The British Newspaper Archive is a partnership between the British Library and Findmypast to digitise the British Library's vast collection of newspapers. This containing most of the runs of newspapers published in the UK since 1800.
Business News has evolved to become Western Australia's leading general business news and information service, including access to the fortnightly printed edition newspaper and website.
Consumer Health Complete covers all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. This full text database covers topics such as nutrition, dietetics, men's health; women's health, and children's health.
The SBS Cultural Atlas focuses on the cultural backgrounds of migrants to Australia. It is a useful educational tool and aims to promote cross-cultural understanding.
The Directory of Open Access Journals provides free peer-reviewed journals. There are over 15,000 journals available with high quality full research articles. The articles are available in a variety of languages and cover a number of subjects.
Eat for Health gives advice on eating well and how to choose nutritious food. The site contains nutrition calculators and healthy recipes. It uses information from the Australian Dietary Guidelines.
The EPA Climate Change site contains a wealth of information on climate change, iIncluding facts, research and resources. It also suggests ways to reduce emissions, from the national to individual level.
Fremantle Herald contains the archives of four independent WA newspapers. This includes the Cockburn City Herald, Melville City Herald and Perth voice. The archives span from 2012 to the present and are in PDF form.
Source of curated content from Australian, New Zealand and International sources covering important issues relating to Australia and New Zealand. Featuring authoritative and continuously updated reference material and focused on an Australian and New Zealand perspective, this user-friendly
Environmental Studies and Policy collection provides information in the field of environmental issues and policy, with multiple viewpoints from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.
Gale OneFile: News provides access to major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers as well as leading titles from around the world. News also includes thousands of images, radio, and TV broadcasts, and transcripts.
Gale Research Complete searches Academic OneFile, General OneFile, Infotrac, NewsStand, Literature Resource Center, and OneFile: Australia and New Zealand.
The Historical Aerial Photography collection tracks the use and development of land. It is a helpful way of locating places in Australia from 1928 to the present. Photographs can be searched by state and are free to view.
Historical Records of Australian Science published by the CSIRO records the history of science, pure and applied, in Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific.