Online Resources

Snowy Monaro Regional Library provides a wide range of FREE online resources for you to access in our libraries, at home or anywhere!

Your library membership opens the door to many subscriber only online services including encyclopaedias and reference sites.

If you have any difficulty logging in to any e-resources, please contact the Library on

Local Studies and Family History

Our Cooma and Bombala branches have comprehensive resources relating to local studies and family history.   Both libraries have a current subscription to ancestry.com.au which is accessible on all public access PCs. 
 
A member of the Cooma-Monaro Historical Society is available for research assistance at Cooma Library on most Friday mornings, from 9.30am - 1.00pm. Please contact the Library on 02 6451 1630 to determine availability.

You can access help with your Family History on most Tuesday afternoons at the Cooma Library.  Please contact the Library for availability of dates and times.

 

 

GALE Research Databases

Gale Product Platform
Access all the databases in one place.

Gale Power Search Platform
Cross-search the In Context databases and Gale OneFile: News database.

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 Business: Entrepreneurship              
Learn how to start, finance, or manage your small business. Includes sample business plans, how to guides, articles, and more.

Gale Business: Plan Builder          
Grow, plan, and optimize a business/nonprofit. Utilize development tools and a step-by-step process to build a business plan.

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, magazine, 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    
Analyze 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               
Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more.

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 General OneFile   
Access general interest magazines and key serials in a single resource. Best for general research.

Gale OneFile: Computer Science             
Access leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries.

Gale OneFile: Gardening and Horticulture         
Find millions of articles on the practical and scientific aspects of horticulture studies. For all horticultural enthusiasts.

Gale OneFile: Hospitality and Tourism 
Discover well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism industries.

Gale OneFile: Information Science       
Access articles covering all aspects of managing and maintaining information and technology. Updated daily.

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.

Gale OneFile: Vocations and Careers    
Research a vocation, find an appropriate institution of learning, and get assistance on job searches and maintaining a career.

 

Law and Legal Information Access Centre

Snowy Monaro Regional Library holds the Find Legal Answers Toolkit as recommended by the State Library of NSW.  
All items are available for loan.  
 
Find Sources of Legal Help during COVID-19 (provided by the State Library of NSW)
People continue to need legal help. You may have an ongoing legal issue, or need help with something related to employment, your money, renting or another issue as a result of COVID-19. The organisations listed at this site are providing information and support specifically related to COVID-19.   

Find Legal Answers (provided by the State Library of NSW)
Free information on a range of legal topics and access to a full text online version of the The Law Handbook

The Law Society of NSW
Information for solicitors and the community

Legal Aid NSW
You can get help over the phone, find information, get advice from a lawyer or help at court

Shoalcoast Community Legal Inc
Professional legal service, responsive to the legal needs of the most disadvantaged in the community. Visits Cooma on a monthly basis for consultation

Law Access 
Guidance and help with representing yourself in court or at a tribunal

Australian Government Federal Register of Legislation
Commonwealth regulations and acts
 

Law databases of periodicals, bulletins, tribunals and more

NSW Ombudsman
An independent, impartial watchdog handling complaints about all NSW Gov. agencies eg universities, police & local councils. Get information, register a complaint or find a workshop
 
Commonwealth Ombudsman
Investigates complaints from people who believe they have had unfair treatment from an Australian Gov. agency including Australia Post and Private Health insurers  

NSW Fair Trading
Safeguards the rights of all consumers and advises business and traders on fair and ethical practice. NSW Fair Trading also offers a wide range of services to protect the community and businesses throughout the State of NSW

ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission)
Promotes competition and fair trade in markets to benefit consumers, businesses, and the community

Human Rights Commission
Leads the promotion and protection of human rights in Australia

Redfern Legal Centre
Provides free legal advice and casework, deliver community legal education and engage in law reform

Mission Australia
Helps people regain their independence by standing together with Australians in need, until they can stand for themselves.

 

National Geographic Resources

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.

 

Drug and Alcohol Information

Whether you are concerned about a family member, doing a school assignment, or simply wanting to know the health implications of drug and alcohol consumption, our Drug Info collection is accessible at each of our library locations.

Alternately you can access online information about drugs and alcohol via State Library resources Drug Info and Alcohol Info.

Find access to services and support at Drug Help.

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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