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Study resources for students
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Our learning and research librarians have compiled a selection of eResources for students to help with their research.
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Early Experiences in Australasia: Primary Sources and Personal Narratives 1788-1901
This database offers unique perspectives on the arrival of the first European settlers through to Australian Federation. It incorporates first-person accounts, primary source materials, and supporting images, maps, and photographs to provide context.
eLibrary
The Guided Research interface is tailored particularly to the student researcher. The resource includes a range of Australian and New Zealand magazines, newspapers, reference and multimedia sources such as ABC transcripts and AAP newswires.
eBook Central
EBook Central offers a wide range of scholarly eBooks, available to read online or download, covering various subjects such as arts, business, education, health, history, law, literature, religion, philosophy, and social science.
The Times Digital Archive 1785-2014
Provided by Gale Primary Sources, this database allows you to search full-text facsimile images, using key words, of every issue of the 'world's newspaper of record’ - The Times - from 1785 to 2014. It includes every page, headline, feature, editorial and advertisement, viewed in its original published context.
Informit Explore
Informit Explore is a multi-subject research resource focused on Australian content. It is aligned with the Australian curriculum and was developed in partnership with the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). Informit Explore is committed to highlighting Indigenous Australian led research and has a comprehensive collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scholarship.
A-Z eresources
We provide free access to a wide variety of eResources that include full-text articles and abstracts, magazines, scholarly journals, eBooks, databases, indexes, newspapers, encyclopedias and more.
Overview
South Australian students can access research sources for personal use and study
- onsite at the Library
- with a Library membership outside of the Library at home or on the go.
The State Library provides home access to eResources including authoritative databases that include journals, magazines, current and historical newspapers on a wide range of subjects including history, science, business, medical and technology. Home access means that registered library users can access these eResources from home. We also have a range of eBooks covering subjects in social sciences, humanities and information technologies.
All South Australian residents are eligible to join the State Library and receive a library card to gain home access to eResources. For non-South Australian residents try searching on Trove.
Join the State Library online or when you visit us, remember to bring along some identification. You can choose to collect your card from the State Library or have it posted to you which can take up to 10 days.