Databases

Do you already have a State Library of NSW membership? If you do, go straight to their databases: Click here.

1. What is a database?

2. How to obtain a State Library of NSW membership.

3. How to use a database.

1. What is the Deep Invisible Web?

The Internet is a great source of diverse information. The problem is that there is so much information and much of it is low quality information.

You need the best quality information for your learning and assessment tasks. The authors you quote and the ideas you refer to either improve work or make it worse.

A shortcut to finding high quality information is accessing it through databases. Approximately 80% of the internet is hidden in databases. This includes journal articles, ebooks, encyclopedias and more.

Keep reading below to learn how to access databases and find more high-quality information and nail that next assessment task.

You have two key things you have to do to access databases. Firstly join the State Library of NSW using one of the steps below; secondly, once you have a membership number, watch the video down the bottom of this webpage for a brief tutorial on how to find the right database, and how to use it.

2. The State Library of NSW provides access to amazing databases for free.

It is easy to join The State Library of NSW, click on the link below, fill out the details -use your NAC email address, and make sure you choose to receive your membership by “Email & Post”. You should receive your membership by the following working day.

https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/research-and-collections/get-library-card/sign-library-card

3. Watch this video to learn how to access databases through the State Library of NSW:

Do you want a more indepth why and how to? Go to the best people in the business, Purdue Writing Lab: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/conducting_research/searching_online/index.html

The Sate Library of NSW have made it easier to join. Ignore all the info about needing a local membership number, just share the link below with your students, get them to fill it out in class and make sure they tick the box as shown below to receive the Library card by Email and Post -then they will receive their membership number by the next day: