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Databases
Online databases are available 24 hours a day via the internet on your home or work computer. To access the databases just click on the links and enter your GippsTAFE student number and password. Alternatively we offer a gateway to online databases at My GippsTAFE from the library section of the portal under 24/7 online databases.
ANZ Ref Centre
Australia/NZ Reference Centre provides online access to full text leading Australia/NZ magazines, newspapers and newswires and reference books. It contains more than 80,000 full text biographies, 293,480 photos, maps and flags
Australian Standards Online
Standards On-Line Premium provides full access to over 7,700 national Australian Standards. GippsTAFE library subscribes to a single user licence. If the message "All AS licences currently in use" is displayed someone else will be using the database you should try again shortly.
CINAHL - Nursing & Allied Health
CINAHL Plus with Full Text is a comprehensive nursing and allied health research database offering more than 640 full text journals, 220 full text books and has coverage dating back to 1937. In CINAHL you can search for, view, print, email or save full text documents. View full list of titles.
ebrary
Ebrary is a collection of over 30,000 full text electronic books across a wide range of subject areas. You can read, print, cut and paste text from books (within copyright restrictions). If you register, you can also make notes within books and create a personal bookshelf.
For off-campus access (ie home or work), download the ebrary reader software from the link on the ebrary site.
GreenFILE
GreenFILE covers human impact to the environment across a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Topics include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations, local and national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimise these effects. GreenFILE provides abstract only access for 384,000 records, as well as full text for more than 4,700 records.
BCA Illustrated
BCA Illustrated provides access to Volumes 1 and 2 of an online version of the Building Code of Australia with over 3000 illustrations and explanations, and over 15,000 reference links and guides. GippsTAFE library subscribes to a single concurrent user licence for BCA Illustrated. If the database is already in use, you will need to wait for the current user to log off before it becomes available.
Emerald Management eJournals
The Emerald Management Xtra College database has been designed specifically for colleges and includes 30 applied and vocational management full text journals, independent review abstracts from a further 300 management journals.
Joanna Briggs Institute COnNECT (New for 2009)
The Joanna Briggs Institute is an International not-for-profit Research and Development Organisation specialising in Evidence-Based resources for healthcare professionals in nursing, midwifery, medicine, and allied health.
Montie Safety Videos
This is the entire collection of Safetycare's Health & Safety and Skills videos, There are 76 titles available to all staff and students onsite via the Novell Applications window. Off site access is also available email library@gippstafe.vic.edu.au to arrange.
MSDS Australia
MSDS is an Australian online database of NOHSC compliant material safety data sheets. Please contact the library staff for a Username and Password
World Book Online
World Book Advanced is a reference tool that includes encyclopedic, multimedia, e-book, and primary source databases,integrated into one search. It also has research tools, including dictionary, atlas, and local and country research guides.
Trial Databases
We often trial new databases and ask for your valuable feedback. Instructions on how to access the trial databases will be on the information sheet which appears when you click on the link to the database from the 24/7 Online Databases in the Library section.
NEW - trial database available now.
Hospitality & Tourism Complete™
Please take this opportunity to try the database and give us your feed back at library@gippstafe.vic.edu.au
Accessing the database
No special passwords are needed and access is open to staff and students of GippsTAFE. Just log in to myGippsTAFE open ANZ Reference from the Library database list and select "choose database". More detailed instructions are here.
Hospitality & Tourism Complete™
Covers scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. This collection contains more than 828,000 records, with coverage dating as far back as 1965.
There is full text for more than 480 publications, including periodicals, company & country reports, and books.
Sources are both domestic and international in range and scope, with material collected from countries and regions such as Canada, Australia, Europe and Asia.
Please contact the library if you require assistance or have any questions regarding this database.
Need help? Check out the guides and 'How do I?" help sheets available from the Library section of My GippsTAFE and you are welcome to contact the Library Team for assistance.