Local business owners are encouraged to take part in free one-on-one business advice sessions -- available every second Thursday at Council's Administration Centre. Next session is on 2 July 2009.
Online Databases
The databases are for use within the library and council as well as via remote access from your home, office or school. The only requirement to access these databases from outside the library is a current City of Canterbury Library card. If you know how to use these databases, simply click on the database from the list below. If you are unsure where to start, please ask a librarian for help.
GreenFILE
»Library and Home Access
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.
Consumer Health Complete
»Library Access
»Home Access
Consumer Health Complete (CHC) is a full text database of consumer related health and medical content.
Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre and MasterFILE Premier
»Library Access
»Home Access
Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre provides full text searches of over 275 English media publications.
Literary Reference Center
»Library Access
»Home Access
LRC is a comprehensive literary reference full-text database that combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not available anywhere else.
NoveList
»Library Access
»Home Access
NoveList is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 135,000 fiction titles.
Science Reference Center
»Library Access
»Home Access
Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources.
Standards Australia Online Public Library Service
»Library Access
International and Australian standards online.
