Lithgow Library Learning Centre

Through the NSW.net program we are able to offer library members access to a variety of databases.
Members are welcome to use the Library computers or their home computers to access these resources. Please note: If you are accessing these online databases from home, you will be prompted to enter your library card number to gain access.

Australian New Zealand Reference Centre
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=anh
ANZ Reference Centre is a general database of Australian and international content with articles in health, current affairs, science, social science, business and literature. Users can select or deselect the type of material they wish to access.

Consumer Health Complete
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=chc&defaultdb=chc
Consumer Health Complete contains full text articles covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. Topics include aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs and alcohol, fitness, nutrition and dietetics, children's health and men and women's health.

GreenFILE
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=8gh
Offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimize these effects. Multidisciplinary by nature, GreenFILE draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.

Literary Reference Centre
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=lrc&defaultdb=lfh
Literary Reference Center provides full text information on authors and their works from a combination of sources including books, encyclopaedias and journals. Includes plot summaries, critical essays, reviews, poems and author biographies. Search by author, title, subject or literary genre, or browse publications and most read authors.

MasterFILE premier
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=f5h
Designed specifically for public libraries, the MasterFILE Premier database provides full text for more than 2,100 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 650 full text reference books, 84,074 biographies, 86,135 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags.

Novelist
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=novelist&defaultdb=noh
Looking for a good book? Use NoveList to look for books by author, title, series, plot description or level of readership (children, young adults, adults etc). Use the Read-Alikes feature to find other authors who write like your favourite author. Includes plot summaries, genre and theme based lists, discussion guides for book clubs, book talks and details of awards.

Science Reference Centre
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=sch
This online resource provides easy access to a multitude of full text science oriented content. Contains full text for 640 science encyclopaedias, reference books, periodicals. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth and space science, environmental science, health and medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science and society, scientists, technology and wildlife.
Standards Australia.

Standards Australia Online Public Library Service
http://www.saiglobal.com/online/autologin.asp
Please note: this database is only accessible from the library.
A comprehensive online collection of International and Australian standards, many with full text coverage.

Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC)

As part of a statewide service providing free access to legal information, the Library provides special legal resources in partnership with the State Library of NSW.

Each branch library holds:

The Lithgow LIbrary holds a more extensive collection of books on the law:

The legal resources available through the State Library LIAC www.liac.sl.nsw.gov.au and the INternet further extend the collection.

For more information regarding the special collections please click on the links below:

The Lithgow Learning Shop provides information on learning opportunities available within the Lithgow region, plus selected ones from throughout Australia.

There are pamphlets/brochures on all the local pre-schools, day care centres, schools and adult education facilities, plus university and post compulsory education throughout Australia. There is also information on a wide variety of informal learning opportunities such as: parenting programs; craft, music and sporting groups; business training and special interest groups eg book groups, gardening clubs etc.

The Learning Shop is situated at the front of the Lithgow Library Learning Centre, near the newspapers and comfortable chairs. Check it out when next you are in the Library Learning Centre.