Online resources

• World Book Online  Online research tools including encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related web sites. Free access for library members, Tutorial
   
• Encyclopaedia Britannica has three levels of information for children, teens and adults. You can explore encyclopedia articles, explore images, videos and related research in journals. Login with your library card.
   
• Britannica Image Quest helps you bring your assignments, projects and lesson plans to life with over three million images, clip art, infographics, vector illustrations and more from quality sources. All are rights-cleared for educational, non-commercial use and have complete citation information.
   
• Australian Dictionary of Biography: includes biographies of people who were significant in Australian history. 
   
• ABC Science: the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's online gateway to science
   
• CSIRO: Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

• ebooks and e-audiobooks: download your favourites
   
• eMagazines: the latest  magazines to read online or download
   
• Fantastic Fiction: provides current information about new books, authors and genres
   
• NovelistPlus: find books that match your favourite genres, read-alikes for your favourite titles and authors.

• Niche Academy includes video tutorials on library apps which are used for eBooks, eMagazines, movie streaming, language and learning. It also covers Technology including computers, software and social media
• Be Connected enables you to learn at your own pace with our free courses on everything from how to access the internet, make video calls or set up your device 
• Training Notes in Other Languages from Tech Savvy Seniors: Dari, Greek, Hindi, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Tagalog and Vietnamese
• Digital Learn: includes tools to help you tackle technology at your own pace and gain
   
• GFC Free Learning has tutorials covering computers and technology, as well as maths, reading

See also eMagazines

• PressReader: online access to today's newspapers from around the world in full colour full-page format. Read a newspaper in your own language with over 1000 newspapers to choose from. (Instructions)
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• The Age Online allows access to today's edition of the Age. Or if you want research previous editions, you can view the last 13 years
   
• Choice is an Australian consumer advocacy magazine and online news service. It is free to access online with your library membership
   
• Trove Historic Australian Newspapers: access to historical newspapers from all states across Australia. Gippsland newspapers are well represented and include the Traralgon Record, the Morwell Advertiser and the Gippsland Times. Use advanced search to search a specific newspaper title or a range. You can also limit your search to news, family notices and sporting results.
   
• Google's News Archive contains select content from a number of Australian newspapers including The Age and The Port Phillip Herald.

• Better Health Channel: state government website providing health and medical information to help improve health and wellbeing
   
• Translated Health Directory: directory links to online health resources in many different languages provided by government departments, hospitals, peak health bodies, community health centres and welfare agencies 

• Law Handbook; an online version of the Fitzroy Law Handbook, which is also available in print as a reference book at all libraries
   
• Victorian Law Today: provides links to Victorian Law, statutes, and legislation
   
• Australasian Legal Information Institute: an online database of national and state legislation, and cases
   
• Australian Law at the NLA: a national library website providing links to national and state legal websites

Aussie Drivers.com: allows learner drivers to test their knowledge of road rules. It is free, interactive and provides immediate feedback so learners can be prepared when they sit the real test.

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