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eResources include eBooks, online videos and newspaper, magazine and journal articles from databases which you can read online. To access use your TAFE NSW username and password.

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Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
This comprehensive, scholarly and multi-disciplinary full-text database from EBSCO offers over 7,500 full-text journals and magazines. The collection also includes videos from news agencies with footage from 1930 to the present.

Social Work Reference Center This link opens in a new window
This database provides reference resources for social workers and mental health professionals. Topics covered include health, ageing, clinical social work and diversity. It is specifically designed for front-line professionals in social work and mental health.

Gale Health and Wellness This link opens in a new window
This Gale health resource provides authoritative information on a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices.
Available in full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and much more.

ProQuest Central: Sociology
Sociology Database covers the fields of sociology and social work including community and mental health services; crisis intervention; the family and social welfare; poverty and homelessness; professional issues in social work; social services in addiction, violence, abuse and neglect.

Health Reference Center This link opens in a new window
This Infobase database provides clear and reliable information on today’s most pressing health topics and key social concerns through articles, definitions, images and nearly 600 videos.
Subjects included are: anatomy & physiology; diseases & disorders; drug abuse & addiction; mental health & development disorders; nutrition & wellness

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A-Z eJournals (Publication Finder) This link opens in a new window
Search or browse for full text journals, newspapers, eBooks and other resources available from our databases by EBSCO, ProQuest, Gale, Informit and Emerald. Search options include searching by Title Name/ISSN/ISBN/Publisher/Subjects/Author.

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EBSCO eBooks This link opens in a new window
Access to over 9,500 eBooks in a wide range of subject areas. eBooks can be downloaded for up to 7 days or read online. Please note that some books will not allow full download due to publisher restrictions but may allow chapter downloads instead.

Issues in Society series
Issues in Society titles are topical, cross-curricular resources. Each book targets a specific social issue and comprises a thoroughly researched compilation of the latest news, facts and statistics from trusted sources.

Mental Health eBooks
Gale Mental Health eBooks provide helpful information about mental health, with resources written by specialist health professionals.

ProQuest eBook Central This link opens in a new window
This small but growing collection provides eBooks on a broad range of topics. All eBooks can be read online and some can be downloaded for up to 21 days. The collection includes eBooks from publishers such as McGraw-Hill Australia, Cengage Australia, CSIRO and Wiley.

You Can't Ask That eVideos

Wheelchair users (2016) - eVideo
ClickView video by Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 16m.
You Can't Ask That eVideos
ClickView videos by Australian Broadcasting Corporation, various.
You Can't Ask That eVideos

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ClickView This link opens in a new window
Over 3,000 educational videos on a wide range of topics, including health and business, plus instructional content for trades, hospitality and tourism, and more. Many of the videos include resources to support learning.
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
An online video library with access to thousands of educational films, documentaries, and news programs with a comprehensive topic profile.
Producers include A&E, PBS, BBC Learning, National Geographic, ABC News, NBC News, CNBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, HBO Documentary Films, PBS NewsHour, Open University, Bill Moyers, California Newsreel, Annenberg Learner, TED, Films for the Humanities & Sciences, and more

INDIGO Community Services and Health Hub

INDIGO Community Services and Health Hub
TAFE NSW simulated organisation environment. If your teacher has indicated that you will be using this simulated workplace for your course, you can access this resource using your TAFE NSW username and password. INDIGO includes a hospital, community centre, super clinic, youth centre, pharmacy and much more.