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Research Databases

HAYNES ALLACCESS WORKSHOP MANUALS

Haynes workshop repair manuals for cars and motorbikes. Full colour, incudes videos and wiring diagrams. Use mnclibrary as the institution name, then your library card number to log in. 

Carter’s Publications have been publishing price guides on art antiquities, antiques, collectables, retro, vintage and 20th century design for 32 years, and include prices on items from 1500 BC to the present day, with a price range of $5 to over one million dollars.

Our last printed price guides were produced in 2010 and from that year we moved to digital publishing on the internet. Our online version of the price guide with over 300,000 items offers approximately 25 times as many items as included in one of our printed price guides.

Log in by selecting Kempsey Library from the list and then use your Library card number to access carter’s.

SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: LIBRARY EDITION

The Library Edition is the most extensive digital archive of true to print digital copies of The Sydney Morning Herald from 2006 onwards. Home access is available via the State Library NSW – ask staff for details. The SMH can also be viewed free via our Borrowbox app.
Google has also digitized the Sydney Morning Herald from 1831 to 1989.

TROVE

Created by the National Library of Australia, Trove allows you to Search hundreds of millions of Australian online resources: books, images, historic newspapers, maps, music, archives and more.

Access newspaper content from the British Library covering the 1700’s to the 1950’s. Go to

British Library Newspapers: Volume I-VII

Explore 300 years of British, Irish, and Southeast Asian newspapers – ideal for historical research and family history. Go to
 

Gale Books and Authors

Gale Books and Authors is a readers’ advisory tool to recommend titles, find read-alikes, reviews, and curated lists for patrons. Go to
 

Gale Business: Insights

Gale Business Insights offers global company, industry, and country data, interactive stats, reports, and articles for research. Go to
 

Gale General OneFile

A general-interest resource with 14,000+ titles from 1980, featuring newspapers and magazines from around the world.  Go to

 

Gale Health And Wellness

Gale Health & Wellness offers trusted, easy-to-use access to medical journals, magazines, news, and multimedia for all ages. Go to

 

Gale In Context: Global Issues

Gale In Context: Global Issues provides news, statistics, commentary, and reference content on 250 countries and 400+ global topics. Go to
 

Gale in Context: Literature

Gale in Context: Literature offers videos, images, and texts on literary classics and diverse works, with over 300 topic pages. Go to
 

Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints

Opposing Viewpoints offers diverse sources for research and debate on key social issues, from climate change to healthcare and more. Go to
 

Gale in Context: Science

Science in Context offers expert resources on earth, life, space, tech, and more – for assignments, research, and discovery. Go to
 

Gale In Context: World History

World History In Context provides trusted sources, multimedia, and tools to explore global history, cultures, and recent events. Go to
 

Gale Interactive: Science

Gale Interactive: Science is a visual, interactive tool that helps teach science while building critical thinking and research skills. Go to
 

Gale Literature Resource Center

Gale Literature Resource Center offers current, comprehensive coverage of authors and works, plus a wide range of critical analysis. Go to
 

Gale OneFile: Australia and New Zealand

Access over 850 full-text publications, with news, journals, and multimedia focused on Australia and New Zealand. Go to
 

Gale OneFile: News

Gale OneFile: News gives instant access to over 2,300 newspapers plus images and broadcast transcripts from around the world. Go to

 

Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts

Find a variety of information from major cooking and nutrition magazines as well as key reference titles. Go to

 Gale OneFile: Fine Arts

Search millions of articles about drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. Diverse resource for serious fine arts students. Go to

Gale OneFile: Nursing & Allied Health

Research full-text titles cited in CINAHL and other resources to support specialized care, treatment, and patient management. Go to

 National Geographic 

This comprehensive collection includes National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-2020, National Geographic Magazine Archive, 2021-Current, National Geographic: People, Animals, and the World, and National Geographic Kids. Go to

 
Smithsonian Collections Online
Smithsonian Collections Online offers access to key magazines, trade literature, world fairs, and aviation history from 1784 to today. Go to
 
Gale PowerSearch is a search platform unlike any other, providing libraries with a sophisticated yet simple solution for managing a wealth of periodical, reference, multimedia and primary source information.
Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. Best for children aged 6-14.         

“I’ve read everything written by my favourite authors, what shall I read next?”                                                             Sound familiar? Well Who Else Writes Like  helps answer that dilemma.

FIND LEGAL ANSWERS

This collection contains legal Information about the law in NSW for members of the community facing a legal problem or issues.

OTHER SOURCES OF FREE ONLINE DATABASE ACCESS…

  • The State Library of NSW has many free databases available 24/7 for you to access from home. You will need a valid library card from the Port Macquarie or Kempsey Library Services to access them.
  • The National Library of Australia makes available an extensive suite of eResources allowing researchers to locate indexes, full-text ejournals, websites and guides on a wide range of topics.

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