How safe is your search?
A recent study, carried out over 18 months, showed that the top search engines – among them Google and Bing are delivering Malware websites within the top results presented to the searcher. AV-TEST – the independent IT-Security Institute tested over 40 million sites over the 18 month period and found that all search engines returned [...]
Downtime scheduled for Sunday 17 February
ITD will be conducting various system maintenance tasks this Sunday 17 February. The maintenance work will require that various servers and databases be shut down. In order to minimise the impact on core business operations, the work has been scheduled on a Sunday. As a result, the TAFE NSW Library Network Catalogue, TAFEcat will not be [...]
EBSCOhost eBooks
Downloading of eBooks from EBSCOhost has been enabled. Note it is not essential to download an eBook in order to read it online whilst connected to EBSCOhost. If you want to download you need to: Create an Adobe account (click here to create an account) Download Adobe Digital Editions (click here) Create a MyEBSCOhost Folder (login into [...]
Online videos – watch now 24/7
The library at St George College has recently purchased access to some online videos, with more to come. These videos can be viewed by staff and students of the college from any PC with a compatible media player. You can view these videos at any time of the day or night from on campus or [...]
Facts on File – Infobase Learning Database Free Trials
Infobase Learning is offering free trials to a range of databases until the 24th February. The trial databases cover a range of subjects including Current Issues, General Reference, Geography & Culture, History, Literature & Language Arts, Religion & Philosophy, Science & Mathematics. Please click on the link and login using your DEC username and password. [...]
SI Libraries Mobile Access
Now live. The Sydney Institute library has developed a mobile website which can be accessed from any mobile phone. Access by going to the Sydney Institute Libraries website and click on the ‘visit the mobile library website’ button on the right hand side of the screen or save this direct link to your mobile browser: [...]
TAFE NSW Library Network eJournal A-Z
The TAFE NSW Library Network eJournal A – Z is a hosted service from EBSCO, for which we have a 12 month subscription. It provides an A to Z listing, and the ability to search, for eJournal titles that are available from the databases to which TAFE NSW libraries have a state-wide subscription. Please note [...]
Access to TAFE exam papers through TAFEcat
Copies of past exam papers (i.e. those dated 2005 or later) are available online. The past exam papers have been added to the TAFE NSW Learning Content Management System – Equella which can be accessed by any person with a DET username and password. To provide easy online access to the past TAFE exam papers [...]