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HSC History
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Modern History research guide
Essential resources for Modern History with additional information available for those studying History Extension.
Ancient History research guide
Essential resources for Ancient History with additional information available for those studying History Extension.
History Extension
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Modern History HSC Exam
Highly accomplished History teacher, Anne Gripton, answers questions from HSC students studying for their Modern History exam.
Ancient History HSC Exam
Highly accomplished History teacher, Anne Gripton, answers questions from HSC students studying for their Ancient History exam.
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The catalogue lists all items in the Library's collection such as books, online journals, magazines, ebooks. If you are studying at home or at school, the online resources are free to use with a Library card. If you are onsite, you can request material to be used in the Reading Rooms.
Eresources
Access eresources to find fulltext articles, ebooks and websites arranged in broad subject groupings. These are free to use with your Library card.
Cambridge Histories
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Unique, authoritative information covering subject areas including world history, ancient and medieval history, economics, science, literature, philosophy and religion. An essential online reference collection of 350 volumes.
JSTOR
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Over 1,000 leading academic journals for social sciences and humanities, and the sciences. Includes the full text of non-current issues as well as select monographs and other materials.
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Finding the right online sources
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Citing your work and avoiding plagiarism
We show you how to get the right citations from academic resources and best present your work.
Essential Library resources for research
We bring together key HSC subjects resources, including those for Advanced and Extension courses.
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