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Accessing the databases from a home computer
To access the following resources off campus use your DET username and password.
For students: add @DETNSW to your username, e.g.john.smith@DETNSW
For staff: add @DET to your username, e.g. john.smith@DET

Name Description Guides
Australia/NZ Reference Centre ANZRC Australasian and international magazines, newspapers, reference books, biographies and images User Guide
[PDF 198KB]
Tutorial
[1390kb]
MS Powerpoint required
Online Tutorial
Australian Standards Online Full text Australian, IEC and ISO standards
Building Code of Australia Full text of the Building Code of Australia with illustrations
Bullseye Videos Skills for the workplace including problem solving, team building, time management, communication, harassment, customer service. Temporarily unavailable.  Please contact library staff for more details.
ChemGold 3 A database of information about a range of chemicals.  Information is presented in Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).
CINAHL Plus with Full Text Full text articles from nursing & allied health journals.
Cordell Estimator Estimating tools and costing database
(contact your campus library for login details)
EBSCOhost Combines a number of databases covering general reference, environment, sustainability, art, business, nursing, computers, hospitality, tourism sources User Guide
[PDF 223KB]
Tutorial
[1198KB]
MS Powerpoint required
Online Tutorial
eJournal A - Z A list of online journal titles available on the EBSCOHost, GALE and Proquest databases.
eLibrary Australasia Newspaper and magazine articles, book chapters, maps, television and radio transcripts, images User Guide
[PDF 274 KB]
Online Tutorial<
Gale Onefile Combines a number of databases covering general reference, cookery, environmental studies, fines arts, music, horticulture, hospitality, tourism sources. User Guide
[PDF 374KB]
Joanna Briggs  Institute

Evidence-based nursing information in the form of Systematic Reviews, Evidence Summaries, and Best Practice Information Sheets.

Montie Videos Occupational health and safety videos from Safetycare.  Includes driving, hand and power tools, hazardous environments, forklifts and cranes, office safety, welding, manual handling. List of titles
Oxford Art Online Gateway to art research including:
Grove Art Online
Encyclopedia of Aesthetics
Oxford Companion to Western Art
Concise Oxford Dictionary
User guide
[PDF 427KB]
Guided tour
MS Powerpoint required
Oxford Reference Online Dictionaries, reference books, and an encyclopedia
Online Tour

Online Brochure

[PDF 1026KB]
PlantFile Online Database containing detailed information on more than 3000 plants, 20,000+ images of plants, insects and diseases. User Guide
[PDF 608KB]
ProQuest Central Databases Covers areas such as arts, literature, social science, general reference, business, science, technology, and medicine. User Guide
[PDF 254KB]
ProQuest Nursing Journals Johanna Briggs Institute and general nursing, obstetrics, geriatric care, oncology sources
Sustainability Reference Centre A comprehensive full-text database covering all aspects of sustainability and corporate social responsibility. Includes journals, monographs, magazines, and trade publications.
TVNews Australian television news, current affairs and documentaries from free-to-air networks - updated daily User Guide
movie file

Australian Standards link

Building code link

Australian Bureau of Statistics

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