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Online Databases
Ancestry.com - genealogy reference; library PC access only.
Busythings - Creative Development and lots of fun for young people
ForwardIT - A website that helps you to learn how to use the internet safely and securely, at your own pace.
My Health & Wellbeing - Reviews some of the popular health websites to help link you to the information you are seeking
IELTS - International English Language Testing System
Literacy Planet - Learning to spell has never been so much fun!
Magpies - The Source - children's literature. Username adhills, password adelaide
The Computer School - learn software applications. Password member5152.
Transparent Language Online - Now you can start learning any of 80 included languages.
TumbleBooks - animated children's picture books
World Book - This site offers encyclopedic content as well as computer and Web tutorials, government resources, e-books, and primary source documents.
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Online Reference
alphaDictionary.com - online English dictionary.
AskNow - has librarians on-line to answer any questions you have.
Encyclopedia Mythica - encyclopedia of mythology and folklore.
Government Online Directory - information about the organisational structure and key people in the Australian Government
How stuff works - Basic explanations about how lots of things in the world around us work.
Libraries SA - need information fast? This is where you can find up to date information on a huge range of topics!
Professional Historians Association of SA
SAcommunity - Connecting Up Australia database
Sustainable landscapes - This site provides information about plants suitable for landscaping use within South Australia
Trove Australia - Use this free online service to find information about Australia and Australians
Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia that anyone can edit.
The World Factbook - a comprehensive collection of country profiles compiled by the Central Intelligence Agency.
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Literary Sites
Book Browser At Barnes & Noble
Books - The Guardian
Books 'n' Bytes - mystery, science fiction, and fantasy authors
Candy Covered Books - Chick lit and women's fiction book reviews
FictionFinder - a project of OCLC Research that provides access to 2.8 million works of fiction found in the OCLC WorldCat database
First Tuesday Book Club - ABC Television
Genrefluent - The World of Genre Fiction, from the author of Genreflecting
National Year Of Reading - Love 2 Read - What are you planning for 2012?
Street Fiction - dedicated to reviewing street fiction, also known as urban fiction, street lit, or gangsta fiction. One of the fastest growing genres, these books expose the reader to drugs, violence, sex and and the gritty realities of street life in urban America
Stop, You're Killing Me - a resource for the lovers of mystery, intrigue and suspense books
Youth - What's available at your local library and website links
whichbook -Whichbook enables millions of combinations of factors and then suggests books which most closely match your needs.
eBooks
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Legal and Legislative Information
Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) - Australian Commonwealth, State and Territory Cases and Legislation.
Hansard (South Australia) - the official report of the debates and proceedings of the Parliament of South Australia.
Law Handbook - a publication of the Legal Services Commission of South Australia.
ParlInfo Web - over one million documents relating to the work of the Australian Parliament. including Hansard and Bills.
South Australian Legislation - Acts, Regulations and Rules (current and historical), Bills, proclamations and notices.
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Library Catalogues
Institute of TAFE library catalogues
National Library - Trove - one search a wealth of information
State Library of South Australia
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