News
24 January 2012
New eresources
Six new eresources have been recently added to the Library's collection and significant changes have occurred to a number of others.
As well as being available from in the Library, some of these resources can be used by registered NSW residents from outside the Library.
Australian Book Review Online
A monthly magazine highlighting the full range of critical and creative writing from around Australia.
Australian Book Review Online (Available in the Library only)
Australian Health and Medical Law Reporter
This CCH resource provides in-depth discussion of virtually every aspect of health and medical law throughout Australia and provides up-to-date information about the latest legal issues and their practical implications.
Australian Health and Medical Law Reporter (Available in the Library only)
Benezit Dictionary of Artists
With over 190,000 entries on artists from antiquity to the present day, Benezit is a major authority on artists’ biographies. It contains coverage of obscure artists and includes images of artists’ signatures, monograms, and stamps. It is accessible through the Oxford Art Online platform. Benezit Dictionary of Artists (Available in the Library and from home to registered NSW residents.)
Findmypast Ireland
A companion site to Findmypast UK and Findmypast Australia. It currently contains 10 million records for Irish family history, and another 45 million are expected to be added in the coming months.
Findmypast Ireland (Available in the Library only)
LexisNexis Practical Guidance: Family
Provides access to guidance notes, checklists, primary law, precedents and forms for family law. LexisNexis Practical Guidance: Family (Available in the Library only)
Margaret Gee’s Australian Media Guide
This database contains media contacts and details in Australia for television, radio, newspapers, magazines, newsletters, parliamentary press gallery, multicultural press, and press agencies. Margaret Gee’s Australian Media Guide (Available in the Library and from home to registered NSW residents.)
Upgraded eResources
H.W. Wilson and EBSCO
22 databases previously available through WilsonWeb are now accessible through EBSCOhost and can be cross-searched with other EBSCO databases.
H.W. Wilson and EBSCO (Available in the Library and from home to registered NSW residents.)
Factiva
This major full-text news and financial information database has recently been made available for remote access. and registered NSW residents may now search it from outside the Library.
Factiva (Available in the Library and from home to registered NSW residents.)
Informit
The Literature and Culture Collection has been added to Informit, and includes new journal titles such as Southerly and Wet Ink. Also, Quadrant, Island and Griffith Review, which were previously only available in a limited form, are now available cover-to-cover full text.
Informit (Available in the Library and from home to registered NSW residents.)
JSTOR
The Library’s subscription has been expanded with the addition of Arts and Sciences Collection X, which adds an extra 125 archived journal titles to JSTOR.
JSTOR (Available in the Library and from home to registered NSW residents.)
Books in Print
Global Books in Print has changed its name to Books in Print and is now accessible through an upgraded interface.
Books in Print (Available in the Library and from home to registered NSW residents.)
View all our eresources. You can browse by title or subject.
23 January 2012
Macquarie Street foyer renovation
The final stage of the major transformation of the State Library of NSW’s Macquarie Street wing will get underway from 20 February 2012. The ground floor foyer area will be renovated to complement the new look State Reference Library, which reopened to the public in September 2011.
This exciting work will result in a friendly, community-centred space for Library users and visitors. Cafe Trim and the Library Shop will be modernised and enhancements will be made to the Metcalfe Auditorium. The new foyer layout will also feature a casual lounge area and six additional express internet terminals.
The Library will remain open during the renovation, and the State Reference Library, Mitchell Library, events and exhibitions will operate as normal. Access arrangements to the Galleries and State Reference Library will vary occasionally in the early stages of the renovation.
Building work is expected to conclude in late April 2012 and Cafe Trim and the Library Shop will reopen for business on 1 May.
