Springwood High School

A School for All

Telephone02 4751 2111

Emailspringwood-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Helpful sites and databases

Specialised websites and databases can help to focus your research by looking at particular groups of resources instead of the entire web. They also limit your search by topic, media type or website format.

Some useful Australian sites are:

State Library of NSW These internet links and databases can help you find information on your research topic by providing references to web content, journal or newspaper articles, or to other sources such as reports, conference proceedings and government publications. Requires membership but is free to all NSW residents

National Library of Australia Folow the e-Resources link to find indexes, databases and full-text e-journalTrove

Trove Find and get over millions of Australian and online resources:
books, images, historic newspapers, maps, music, archives and more

Australian Dictionary of Biography – database of Australian biographical information

 Picture Australia

  • Australian Screen – over 1500 video clips from Australian movies
  • Music Australia – database of sheet music and audio from over 50 Australian cultural institutions