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E-book collections for the Humanities & Social Sciences
ACLS Humanities E-book This is a large collection of full-text Humanities titles offered by the ACLS (American Council of Learned Societies) in collaboration with other societies and publishers.	Terms & conditions
Apabi eBook Collection This is a collection of e-books published in China, on different subject areas, in Chinese language. Users can search using Chinese characters. Apabi allows unlimited copying and pasting of the ebook contents, but printing is not permitted. Apabi Reader is required to view fulltext ebooks. Apabi Reader is free of charge from the Website. Users can choose to view fulltext online for 10 minutes, or borrow for 1 day. A maximum 5 books can be borrowed at a time. For further information, please contact East Asian Collection staff on level 7, Fisher Library.
Blackwell Reference Online Includes the authoritative Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management, Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, and The International Encyclopedia of Communication plus access to Handbooks and Companions on aspects of management, economics, and econometrics.	Terms & conditions
Brill Encyclopedia of Islam, Encyclopedia of the Qur’¯an
CAB eBooks Books on agriculture, tourism, and the environment published by CABI.
Cambridge Books Online Access to a growing number of ebooks. To search only subscribed titles, do an advanced search and tick the Limited to Your Access box.	Terms & conditions
Cambridge Companions Online Cambridge Companions are lively introductions to major writers, artists, philosophers, topics and periods. They contain essays written to appeal to student readers. Together the chapters add up to a systematic critical account of, for example Plato, Luther, Tom Stoppard or Stravinsky, the French Novel or Jewish American Literature. Access to Cambridge Companions in Literature and Classics, and the Cambridge Companions in Philosophy, Religion and Culture, and Companions in Music.	Terms & conditions
Cambridge Histories Online Provides access to the complete series of Cambridge Histories from Cambridge University Press, browsable by 15 key subject areas including American, British, Economic History, Histories of science, the book, literature, theatre, religion, music, language, and warfare.	Terms & conditions
Dictionary of Australian Artists Online Constantly being updated, the foundation data focuses predominantly on Colonial artists; women artists to 1950; black and white artists; Aboriginal artists of the Western Desert and the Sydney region.
DOE: Dictionary of Old English Searchable vocabulary of the first six centuries (600 - 1150 A.D.) of the English language, from the letters A to G.	Terms & conditions
Early Western Korans 1537-1857 Contains all Arabic Koran editions printed in Europe before 1850, as well as all complete translations directly from the Arabic (until about 1860). System requirements
ebrary Access to a growing number of e-books.	Help using ebrary ebooks Terms & conditions
EbscoHost eBook Collection A large number of books covering all subjects, with an emphasis on titles in high demand in the Library	Terms & conditions Using eBook Collecton - navigation
Eighteenth Century Collections Online Search the digital images of every page of 150,000 books published during the 18th Century	Terms & conditions
EEBO: Early English Books Online 1473 - 1700 EEBO contains facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700 - from the first book printed in English by William Caxton.	Terms & conditions
Informit Online Collections - search This is an e-press for Australian and Asia-Pacific information. It provides access to full content from a range of journals, monographs and books, conference proceedings, research papers and reference materials.
Gale Virtual Reference Library More than 20 encyclopedias covering religious studies, modern history and politics, health and public health, nutrition, popular culture - film, music, fashion, sociology and psychology, life sciences.	Terms & conditions
ISEAS ebooks 215 ebooks published by the Institute Of Southeast Asian Studies between 2001 and 2009.
Macquarie Dictionary Search the Macquarie Dictionary Fourth Edition - Australia's national dictionary and thesaurus. The Macquarie Dictionary is constantly updated with new words as they enter our language.	Terms & conditions
Margaret Gee's Australian Media Guide Contains detailed information on every major Australian media outlet - from television stations and newspapers, to press agencies.	Terms & conditions
National Academies Press Free access to the ebooks published by the U.S. National Academies of Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council.
New Pauly Online A standard reference work about the ancient world. Comprehensive coverage from the prehistory of the Aegean (2nd millennium BCE) to late antiquity (600-800 CE). Also covers the reception of the ancient world until the present day, and the history of classical scholarship. Click Logon to New Pauly Online. Requires download of New Pauly font.
OECD iLibrary Provides access to the full text of all OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) publications and includes statistics and global indicators.	Terms & conditions OECD iLibrary Getting Started [pdf]
Oxford Art Online Useful for quick information on artists, art movements and the visual arts in general. Also includes Grove Art Online and provides links to images in external web sites.	Terms & conditions
Oxford English Dictionary The accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. Add the Oxford English Dictionary search widget to your browser toolbar for quick access	Terms & conditions
Oxford Handbooks Online - Philosophy The Handbooks discuss the latest thinking in a range of major topics in philosophy. Containing specially-commissioned essays with extensive referencing to further reading, the handbooks offer both thorough introductions to topics in the discipline, and a useful reference resource for scholars and advanced students.	Terms & conditions
Oxford History of Western Music Online Online version of the celebrated 6 volume Oxford History of Western Music: a comprehensive reference tool which includes illustrations and 1,800 musical examples.	Terms & conditions
Palgrave Connect ebooks Access to all books on Palgrave Connect published from 2000, covering Economics & Finance, Business & management, Political & international studies, History, Literature & Performing Arts, Social & Cultural Studies, Language & linguisitics, Religion & Philosophy.	Terms & conditions
Oxford Reference Online Oxford University Press reference works, on many subjects, including English and bi-lingual dictionaries, a Visual English Dictionary, Maps, the World Encyclopedia, and subject-based dictionaries and encyclopedias. Add the Oxford Reference Online search widget to your browser toolbar for quick access.	Terms & conditions
Oxford Scholarship Online More than 1,000 titles published by Oxford University Press, covering Economics and Finance, Philosophy, Political Science, Music, Law, and Religion. Please click Logout when finished	Terms & conditions
Social Theory Brings together an extensive range of influential writings representing the most important trends of sociological thought from the eighteenth century to the present day.	Terms & conditions
Taylor and Francis Online eBook Library Hundreds of titles covering psychology and psychotherapy, education practice and theory, health and society, medicine and pharmacy
E-book collections for Health & Medicine
ASHP: American Society of Health System Pharmacists ebooks
AccessPharmacy via McGraw Hill (2007 - present) Access to several major resources in pharmacy and pharmacology.
Books@Ovid Books covering Health and Medicine. Includes the Oxford University Press Brain Science Collection. (Please Logoff when finished)	Terms & conditions
EBL Access to a growing number of ebooks, which may be downloaded to your home computer or tablet via Adobe Digital Editions.
ebrary Access to a growing number of e-books.	Help using ebrary ebooks Terms & conditions
EbscoHost eBook Collection A large number of books covering all subjects, with an emphasis on titles in high demand in the Library	Terms & conditions Using eBook Collection - navigation
Health Sciences encyclopedias via Gale Virtual Reference Library Search Encyclopedia of Aging, Encyclopedia of Bioethics, Encyclopedia of Disability, Encyclopedia of of Public Health, Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior, Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders, Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology, Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying, Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z.	Terms & conditions
MDConsult MDConsult consists of cross searchable full text medical reference books and full text medical journals and clinics. Daily drug updates 6,500 customizable patient handouts and peer-reviewed clinical practice guidelines are also available.	Terms & conditions
Medical Directory of Australia Search and locate doctors and health facilities nationwide. Please click Logout when finished.	Terms & conditions
Medical e-books by topic Electronic textbooks and dictionaries arranged by topic, by the Medical Library.
MedicinesComplete (2006 - present) Access to several major resources in pharmacy and pharmacology.	Terms & conditions
National Academies Press Free access to the ebooks published by the U.S. National Academies of Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council.
Nursing Consult An integrated online interface to online books, journals, practice guidelines and drug information. Includes excellent resources for differential diagnosis and physical examination.	Terms & conditions
Premium Pharmacy Collection, LWW Health Library The Premium Pharmacy Collection provides access to e-books published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins on medicinal chemistry, compounding, and pharmacokinetics. It also includes cases, procedures, images and other curricular materials used in the medical school curriculum. Some popular titles included are: Rowland & Tozer: Clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; Lemke: Foye's principles of medicinal chemistry; Sinko: Martin's physical pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences; Allen: Ansel's pharmaceutical dosage forms and drug delivery systems and Lieberman: Marks' basic medical biochemistry.	Terms & conditions
PsychiatryOnline Textbooks including Gabbard’s Treatments of Psychiatric Disorders, the American Psychiatric Publishing DSM-IV-TR, Textbook of Psychiatry, Textbook of Psychotherapeutic Treatments, Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry, Textbook of Substance Abuse Treatment, Textbook of Psychopharmacology, and Manual of Clinical Psychopharmacology	Terms & conditions
ScienceDirect Major Reference Works ScienceDirect Bokos & Book Series More than 500 books and 20 major encylopedias covering the sciences and medicine. The Library subscribes to the following Book Series: Chemistry, Life Sciences,& Methods in Enzymology, Neuroscience, Veterinary Science, and Veterinary Medicine.	Terms & conditions
Taylor and Francis Online eBook Library Hundreds of titles covering psychology and psychotherapy, education practice and theory, health and society, medicine and pharmacy
E-book collections for Sciences & Technology
ACS Symposium Series This contains high-quality, peer-reviewed books developed from the ACS technical divisions symposia. The series covers a broad range of topics including agricultural and food chemistry, cellulose and renewable materials, chemical education, organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, materials, and many others.
Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Book Collections @Wiley Interscience	Terms & conditions
CAB eBooks Books on agriculture, tourism, and the environment published by CABI.
CHEMnetBASE A collection of electronic reference works including the Dictionary of Organic Compunds and the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics.	Plug in required
CSIRO eBook Collections CSIRO eBooks cover a wide range of scientific disciplines including agriculture, the plant and animal sciences and environmental management.	Terms & conditions
EBL Access to a growing number of ebooks, which may be downloaded to your home computer or tablet via Adobe Digital Editions.
ebrary Access to a growing number of e-books.	Help using ebrary ebooks Terms & conditions
EbscoHost eBook Collection A large number of books covering all subjects, with an emphasis on titles in high demand in the Library	Terms & conditions Using eBook Collection- navigation
Knovel Library Knovel integrates technical information with analytical and search tools. Content covers aerospace, chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical and general engineering and including information about adhesives, biochemistry, biotechnology, ceramics, electronics, environment, food science, metals, oil & gas, plastics, pharmaceuticals, power, safety, textiles and more.	Terms & conditions
National Academies Press Free access to the ebooks published by the U.S. National Academies of Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1983 - Medium for the publication of new developments in computer science and information technology research and teaching - quickly, informally, and at a high level. Full text access to issues from v. 1 (1973)- Not all the issues published in print are available electronically
Lecture Notes in Mathematics (1964 - present ) New developments in all areas of mathematics and their applications
Lecture Notes in Physics (1969 - 1996, 2000 - present) New developments in physics research and teaching, with the explicit aim to summarize and communicate current knowledge in an accessible way. Books published in this series are conceived as bridging material between advanced graduate textbooks and the forefront of research.
Major Reference Works @ ScienceDirect Access to 13 Elsevier Major Reference Works: Comprehensive Clinical Psychology, Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry II, Encyclopedias of Applied Plant Sciences, Applied Psychology, Biological Chemistry, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Biological Chemistry, Human Nutrition, Language & Linguistics, Materials: Science and Technology, Ocean Sciences, Social Measurement, Soils in the Environment, and Spectroscopy and Spectrometry, and the International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences	Terms & conditions
Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Book Collection @Wiley Interscience	Terms & conditions
Polymers, Materials Science and Industrial Chemistry Book Collection @Wiley Interscience	Terms & conditions
Oxford Reference Online Oxford University Press reference works, including English and bi-lingual dictionaries, a Visual English Dictionary, Maps, the World Encyclopedia, and subject-based dictionaries and encyclopedias on subjects including: Art & Architecture, Biological Sciences, Computing, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Economics & Business, Food & Drink, Medicine, Military History, Physical Sciences & Mathematics, Science. Add the Oxford Reference Online search widget to your browser toolbar for quick access.	Terms & conditions
PEP-WEB Search PEP Archive (1871-2006) for classic psychoanalytical works. Features the Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud.
PsycBOOKS via OvidSP 1806 - Provides access to many books from the American Psychological Association. The APA/Oxford University Press Encyclopedia of Psychology is also included.	Terms & conditions
Royal Society of Chemistry eBook Collection (1940 - current) Ebooks published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, covering all aspects of chemical science.
Safari Tech Books (Click Bookshelf to access subscribed titles) A collection of online computing and technical books for programmers and IT professionals.	Terms & conditions
ScienceDirect Major Reference Works ScienceDirect Books & Book Series More than 500 books and 20 major encylopedias covering the sciences and medicine. The Library subscribes to the following Book Series: Chemistry, Life Sciences,& Methods in Enzymology, Neuroscience, Veterinary Science, and Veterinary Medicine.	Terms & conditions
Taylor & Francis online eBook library A broad selection of ebooks for the Sciences. Includes resources for Bioscience, Engineering, IT, Psychology and Technology.
Wiley Interscience Reference Works (access to selected titles only)	Terms & conditions
Reference works
Blackwell Reference Online Includes the authoritative Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management, Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, and The International Encyclopedia of Communication plus access to Handbooks and Companions on aspects of management, economics, and econometrics.	Terms & conditions
Brill Encyclopedia of Islam, Encyclopedia of the Qur’¯an
CHEMnetBASE A collection of electronic reference works including the Dictionary of Organic Compunds and the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics.	Plug in required
Dictionary of Australian Artists Online Constantly being updated, the foundation data focuses predominantly on Colonial artists; women artists to 1950; black and white artists; Aboriginal artists of the Western Desert and the Sydney region.
Directory of Australian Associations Provides information on every specialty interest group in the country, including the non-profit sector.	Terms & conditions
DOE: Dictionary of Old English Searchable vocabulary of the first six centuries (600 - 1150 A.D.) of the English language, from the letters A to G.	Terms & conditions
Early Western Korans 1537-1857 Contains all Arabic Koran editions printed in Europe before 1850, as well as all complete translations directly from the Arabic (until about 1860). System requirements
Encyclopedia of Islam, second edition and Encyclopedia of Islam, THREE The major academic encyclopedia on all aspects of the Islamic World.	Terms & conditions
Encyclopedia of the Qur’¯an Major encyclopedia containing dictionary terms and extended essays.	Terms & conditions
Encyclopaedic Australian legal dictionary Butterworths Encyclopaedic Australian legal dictionary is a unique reference work containing over 25,000 definitions (legal words and phrases, including references to legislation and cases).
Margaret Gee's Australian Media Guide Contains detailed information on every major Australian media outlet - from television stations and newspapers, to press agencies.	Terms & conditions
New Pauly Online A standard reference work about the ancient world. Comprehensive coverage from the prehistory of the Aegean (2nd millennium BCE) to late antiquity (600-800 CE). Click Logon to New Pauly Online. Requires download of New Pauly font.
Oxford English Dictionary The accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. Add the Oxford English Dictionary search widget to your browser toolbar for quick access.	Terms & conditions
Oxford Reference Online Oxford University Press reference works, on mnay subjects, including English and bi-lingual dictionaries, a Visual English Dictionary, Maps, the World Encyclopedia, and subject-based dictionaries and encyclopedias. Add the Oxford Reference Online search widget to your browser toolbar for quick access	Terms & conditions
Major Reference Works @ ScienceDirect Elsevier Major Reference Works: more than 20 encyclopedias	Terms & conditions
Oxford History of Western Music Online Online version of the celebrated 6 volume Oxford History of Western Music: a comprehensive reference tool which includes illustrations and 1,800 musical examples.	Terms & conditions
Who's Who in Australia Contains thousands of biographical entries based on independent research and entrant correspondence.	Terms & conditions
Wiley Interscience Reference Works (access to selected titles only) Encyclopedias of chemsitry and chemical technology, engineering, optics, materials science, cell biology.	Terms & conditions