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This website has been developed by staff of the Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC), State Library of NSW.
It provides access to useful, current and easy to understand information about the law in NSW for:
- members of the community wanting information about a legal problem or issue
- HSC legal studies students and teachers
- legal researchers
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Gale Books and Authors
Answer the age-old question, 'What do I read next?" - Search and match reading interests to books, authors, genres or topics.
Gale OneFile: Australia and New Zealand
Detailed company and industry profiles including SWOT reports, market share reports, and financial reports. Thousands of company histories and industry essays from Gale's core business collection. Case studies, scholarly journals, and business news for deep research coverage of global economies.
Gale Business Insights: Global
Featuring authoritative and continuously updated reference material and focused on an Australian and New Zealand perspective, this user-friendly database organizes over 850 full-text publications including full-text ANZ periodicals, magazines, academic journals, ANZ news articles, images, videos and audio files.
Gale Health and Wellness
Access full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia and much more. This comprehensive consumer health resource provides authoritative information on the full range of health related issues from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices for researchers of all levels.
Gale in Context: Biography
Discover the world's most influential people by searching narrative biographies, news, magazines and multimedia content.
Gale in Context: Environmental Studies
Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news and multimedia content.
Gale in Context: Global Issues
Analyse important global issues and events through topic overviews, international viewpoints, news, and multimedia content.
Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues.
Gale in Context: Science
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Gale In Context: World History
Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in world history from a variety of sources.
Gale Interactive: Science
Manipulate 3D interactive models to visualize and understand concepts in biology, chemistry, earth, and space science
Gale Literature Resource Centre
Find up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticisms, audio interviews, and reviews on writers from all eras.
Gale OneFile: News
Access major newspapers online to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, or other fields. Includes Australian News Limited and Fairfax newspapers.
National Geographic Virtual Library
Browse this cross-searchable platform for research insight from journalism's most trusted name in exploration and discovery.
National Geographic Kids
Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. Use this separate link children’s dedicated computers.
Gale General OneFile
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Gale OneFile: Agriculture
Access current and authoritative periodical content covering agriculture and its related fields.
Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts
Find a variety of information from major cooking and nutrition magazines as well as key reference titles.
Gale OneFile: Gardening and Horticulture
Find millions of articles on the practical and scientific aspects of horticulture studies. For all horticultural enthusiasts.
Gale OneFile: Home Improvement
Search home improvement topics such as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and more.
Gale OneFile: Vocations and Careers
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