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 [...]
Long weekend
The Library will be closed on Monday 11th June for the Queen’s Birthday Public holiday. Also, on Saturday, June 9, EBSCOadmin will be unavailable for approximately five hours, from 8am through 1pm, Eastern Time, while EBSCOadmin server upgrades are performed. This could mean that the EBSCOhost databases will not be working at this time. EBSCO [...]
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. [...]
Sydney Institute Libraries homepage – podcast
This podcast goes through the features offered on the SI Libraries homepage at www.sit.nsw.edu.au/library. Looking for borrowing conditions at your library or past exams? Listen to the podcast to see what links are provided including databases, the library catalogue TAFEcat and the latest news at your Sydney Institute Libraries. Podcast: Play in new window | [...]
TV News: Like to see a missed current affairs program?
Have you missed your favourite TV current affairs programme lately? As well as having last night’s 7.30 Report, the TV NEWS database also includes many other favourite programmes such as Australian Television news, current affairs and selected documentaries from free-to –air networks with links to digitised video content in a compressed format. TV NEWS is updated daily, with stories [...]
What is in the library? – podcast
Some people still think about a library being only about books. The reality today is very different, we provide students and staff of the College with a wide variety of information services and facilities and our resources include not only printed material but audio visual as well as many online resources. Listen to our podcast [...]
Databases available at St George College Library
A podcast about what databases are available for St George College staff and students and a little bit about how to access them. Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Facts on File: Health Reference Centre
St George College Library has subscribed to an additional full text online database. Produced by the Facts on File company the database is called Health Reference Centre and contains thousands of entries in four categories: conditions & diseases, mental health, health & wellness, and body systems. This database will be of particular interest to students [...]
Finding current and factual information online
Have you ever used a periodical database? Do you know what one is? A periodical database is a listing of articles from a range of periodicals (magazines, newspapers, annuals etc.) One benefit of the database is that it makes it possible to search for information using keywords and these keywords are searched for in the [...]