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General
Australia/NZ Reference Centre	Articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, inc Geelong Advertiser & Geelong News.
APAFT (Informit)	Full text of 300 Australian journals in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Academic Search Premier	This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 8,500 journals, including full text for more than 4,600 peer-reviewed titles.
Australian Standards Online	Provides access to the full-text of all Australian Standards
Humanities & Social Sciences Collection	Covers agriculture, arts, business, cultural studies, education, history, indigenous studies, law, media, political science, reference, social sciences, science and technology.
Oxford Reference Online	Collection of well known dictionaries and reference books
Vocational Studies Complete	Contains over 1,700 full-text journals & 200 books.

Automotive
Lubrication and Tune-Up Guide Online	Service specifications for most passenger and light commercial vehicles from 1986 onwards. Contact the Library Services Desk for login and password.

Building and Design
Acumen	Provides the most relevant and up-to-date advisory material and news about managing architectural projects and practice. For off-site access, please contact the Library for username and password.
Art & Architecture Complete	A comprehensive bibliographic database that provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 730 academic journals, magazines and trade publications
Building Code of Australia	Contains the full text of the Building Code of Australia together with relevant standards. Contact the Library for username and password
EDG (Environment Design Guide)	Australia’s leading source of environment design advice for building professionals. For off-site access, please contact the Library for username and password.
WGSN	Leading fashion portal directed at the fashion, style, design and retail industries. Includes trend forecasting & analysis, CAD Design, design & fashion guidance, and a range of information services. Contact the Library or your teacher for username and password.

Business and Law
Business Collection	Covers all broad business fields, including: accounting, career development, commercial law, e-business, economics, employment, human resources, labour, management, marketing, occupational health, taxation, and unions.
Business Source Premier	Full text of over 2,300 journals in business including marketing, management, accounting, and finance.
Business & Management Videos (Bullseye)	Training videos in management & staff development. NOTE: To access videos from home, first download a copy of video file from within the Gordon and save to USB. Contact the Library Services Desk for login and password.
Lawlex	The entry point for premium research, alerts, and regulatory Newsfeeds in Australian legislation.

Education
Education Research Complete	Covers early childhood to higher education

Engineering
Engineering Collection	Covers all broad engineering fields, including Civil engineering, engineering of railroads & roads, mining & related operations, as well as specialist engineering areas.

Horticulture
GreenFILE	Well researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment.

Hospitality and Tourism
Hospitality Tourism Complete	Full-text of 440 publications including company and country reports.

Information Technology
Computers and Applied Sciences Complete	Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 2,000 academic journals, professional publications, and other reference sources from a diverse collection.

Nursing and Health
CINAHL Plus with Full Text	The world's most comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 760 journals
Health Collection	Provides practical support to anyone studying or working in therapeutic, diagnostic and preventative health roles. Topics of interest include ageing and age care, child health and breastfeeding, indigenous health issues, mental health and rehabilitation.
MIMs Online	Essential information on over 4,500 prescription and non-prescription drugs
SafetyCare Australia videos	Occupational Health & Safety videos
SMART Imagebase: Scientific & Medical Art (EBSCO)	A collection of high quality illustrations and animations depicting anatomy, physiology, surgery, diseases, conditions, trauma, embryology, histology, and other health science topics.

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