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Databases

The links below are to databases that could be useful in your search for information:

Education Journals [Proquest] > SMT This link opens in a new window
Contains the leading full-text journals in education and related fields. Offers complete information on hundreds of educational topics in primary, secondary and higher education as well as special education, home schooling and adult education subjects.
Education Source [EBSCO] > SMT This link opens in a new window
Education Research Complete is a online resource for education research and covers all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, including multilingual education, health education, and testing. Education Research Complete provides indexing and abstracts for more than 2,100 journals, full text for more than 1,200 journals, and full text for nearly 500 books and monographs.
Indigenous Collection [Informit] > SMT This link opens in a new window
Informit Indigenous Collection is an Australian database that covers both topical and historical issues within Indigenous studies
Teacher Reference Center [EBSCO] > SMT This link opens in a new window
The Teacher Reference Centre provides a comprehensive guide to issues in Education. This includes: Education Research, Reference Tools for Teacher's including Web Publication Tools. Education Intervention for Mental Health, Asthma and Autistic Children, Pregnancy, and so on. Also covers Moderation and Education Reform, Education and Art Therapy, and Diet and Nutrition Programs.
Academic Search Premier [EBSCO] > SMT This link opens in a new window
Australian Bureau of Statistics This link opens in a new window
The ABS website provides free access to Australian statistical information and census data.
Australian Public Affairs Full Text (APAFT) [Informit] > SMT This link opens in a new window
The APAFT database brings together over 260 journals coving Australia's political, economic and social affairs and forms an essential reference for study and research.
Australian Standards Select Online > SMT This link opens in a new window
The Techstreet database allows access to Australian and New Zealand Standards
ProQuest Central [Multiple Databases] > SMT This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Central brings together complete databases across all major subject areas and includes thousands of full-text newspapers from around the world
SocINDEX with Full Text [EBSCO] > SMT This link opens in a new window
SocINDEX with Full Text has a variety of information including Sociology, Additional Research on Drugs, Human Behavour and Social Work. Also includes a dictionary, books, journals, abstract, articles, Image Quick View, Graphs, Maps, Charts, Diagrams and Illustrations. Note that not all records are full-text.
VOCEDplus This link opens in a new window
Research database covering vocational education and training topics such as research, policy, practice, training systems and published statistics. It is international in scope, with extensive coverage of Australian material.

Set up an Email Alert

Want to remain current on a subject or with new issues of a journal? You can create what is called an email "Alert" in the various databases. Below are tutorials and information on how to set these up for EBSCO, ProQuest, and Informit.

What are databases and why you need them

Why use databases?

Databases are rich sources of journal, news and magazine articles. Journal articles provide quality, up to date information and students use them to complement other sources of information such as books.

Training and Assessment: Databases

Databases

Set up an Email Alert

What are databases and why you need them

Why use databases?

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