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.
Carter's Price Guide to Antiques allows research for prices on art antiquities, antiques, collectables, retro, vintage and 20th century design. It includes a professionally photographed image, and have been sourced from actual auction sales in Australia and New Zealand.
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.
Design & Art Australia Online contains data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators. The site is a space for people to share and analyse data about Australian art and design history.
Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online provides information on authors and their works in an easy to understand, while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history.
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.
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.
Gale NewsVault allows searching across a range of historical newspaper and periodical collections, such as 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers, British Library Newspapers, 19th Century U.S. Newspapers, Illustrated London News 1842-2003, and Times Digital 1785-2010.
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
The Gale Culinary Arts collection includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines including thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.
The Gale OneFile Fine Arts and Music Collection provides access to magazines and journals to support research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.