Online Resources
The Charles Sturt Library Service provides access to a number of online resources for FREE. Below is a list of the resources available including FREE databases, web resources, library catalogues, online eLearning and much more.
- Newspapers
- Library IELTS
- Family History
- Health
- Encyclopaedias
- Free eBooks
- Guides
- Children's ebooks
- eLearning - Online Computer Training
- Children's Search Engines & Subject Directories
- Library Catalogue & Web Resouces
Library Catalogue Quick Search
Newspapers
Library PressDisplay - Access to today's newspapers from around the world. Read a newspaper in your own language, with over 1000 titles to choose from.
Read your Newspaper onlineLibrary Press Display Demo
Weekly Times Messenger
Read the Weekly Times Messenger
Portside Messenger
Read the Portside Messenger
Messenger publications online
Read Messenger publications online
Library IELTS
Road to IELTS - Resources provided hours of intensive work on vocabulary, reading, writing, listening and speaking.
Note: you will need to enter your library card number to access the resources.
Road to IELTS Resources
Family History
Ancestry Library Edition -
Accessible from Library computers ONLY
Family History database with resources from Australia, United States and the United Kingdom. Visit your library to use this resource.
Search your Family History - available in Library ONLY
Health
Better Health Channel - Health and medical information for consumers.
Search Better Health Channel
My Health & Wellbeing - General health information websites.
My Health & Wellbeing
Encyclopaedias
World Book for Public Libraries - provides access to selected World Book resources including World book for Kids, Online Info Finder, and Online Reference Centre.
Note: you will need to enter your library card barcode number.
Search World Book
Free eBooks
Kindle eBook formats: .azw, .doc, .gif, .html, .jpeg, .mobl, .pdf, .png, .txt
Note: does NOT support: epub format
Kindle – Totally Free Kindle eBooks
Kobo eBook formats: .bmp, .epub, .gif, .jpeg, .pdf
Kobo eReader – Free Books
Kobo - Free Mysteries
Kobo - Free Romances
Kobo - Free Classics
Nook eBook ebook formats: epub, e-reader, pdf, txt, doc, jpg, & bbeb book.
iPad eBook formats: epub, pdf
Other websites to look at that offer FREE ebooks
Guides
Carter's Price Guides to Antiques and Collectables
Search for online valuations of 75,000 items from Carter's Price Guide to Antiques in Australasia 2005 - 2012 and Carter's Everything Vintage 2006 - 2012.
Note: you will need to enter your library card number to access the resources.
Search Carter's Price Guide to Antiques
How to search Carter's Antiques
Children's eBooks
TumbleBooks - Online Read-Along books for small children. Talking picture books you can read online, or have read to you.
Access Tumblebooks
TumbleBookCloud - Online collection of read-along, e-books and video titles for use by teachers, high school and primary school students. Good resource tool for ESL students (English as a Second Language).
Read more about TumbleBookCloud.com
eLearning - Online Computer Training
The computerschool.net - Free, self paced online computer training. Learn how to use Email, Windows Vista, Ms Excel, Ms Publisher, Dreamweaver and more.
Note: you will need to enter your library card barcode.
Online Computer Training
ForwardIT - explore your online world - Free online tutorials on a variety of Computer & Internet topics.
ForwardIT
Children's Search Engines & Subject Directories
Recommended online search engines & subject directories for children to use.
One Key - Google's kid friendly Search EngineKids Click - Children's Subject DirectoryAsk for kids - Ask a question, find the answer!Quintura for kids - Child friendly Search Engine
Library Catalogue & Web Resources
Charles Sturt Library Catalogue
Charles Sturt Library Catalogue
Renew an item
If you can't find an item in the Catalogue please use the form below:
Request an item - Online request form
State Library of South Australia
Search the State Library of South Australia - Catalogue
National Library of Australia - Trove
Search other library services within Australia
Picture Australia
Search for historical images in Australia
Mylanguage - provides access to search engines, web directories and news in over sixty languages.
http://mylanguage.gov.au
Connecting Up Australia - connecting you to your communities
www.sacommunity.org
National Year of Reading 2012 - The National Year of Reading 2012 is about children learning to read and keen readers finding new sources of inspiration.
Love to Read Org
