Databases
Students and Staff of Wodonga Institute of TAFE have access to a range of online databases of journal, magazine and newspaper articles and other information sources. These can be accessed from any location with internet access.
To access Databases by subject see LibGuides - subject guides.
Informit | EBSCOhost | JBI COnNECT+ | BCA+Standards | BCA only | Australian Standards Online Select
Many databases will not require a login if you are on campus. If you are asked for a login, or to access databases off campus you will need to get the Username and Password for the database you are interested in from the Library; phone 02 6055 6694 or email library@wodongatafe.edu.au
Informit
(No password required for On campus users. Off campus users will need to enter username and password)
Includes a number of databases. See below for more information.
APAFT - Australian Public Affairs Full Text
APAFT includes full text articles from more than 500 Australian journals. Topics include social sciences, current affairs, education, business, economics, humanities, health and law.
Business Collection
Covers all broad business fields, including: accounting, career development, commercial law, commodities, corporate governance, e-business, economics, employment, human resources, labour, management, marketing, occupational health, taxation, and unions. The Business Collection provides access to full text content from a range of journals, monographs and books, and reference materials
Engineering Collection
Covers all broad engineering fields, including Civil engineering, Engineering of railroads & roads, Mining & related operations, and Sanitary & municipal engineering as well as specialist engineering areas. The Engineering Collection provides access to full text content from a range of journal articles, conference papers, working papers and other grey literature sourced from the Engineers Australia library collection and is produced in collaboration with Engineers Australia.
Health Collection
Content includes research articles, reports and case studies of practical support to anyone studying or working in therapeutic, diagnostic and preventative health roles. Many titles included in the Collection are unavailable elsewhere online, including journals dedicated to specialist and current topics of interest such as ageing and age care, child health and breastfeeding, indigenous health issues, mental health and rehabilitation.
Humanities & Social Sciences Collection
Covers agriculture, arts, Asian studies, business, cultural studies, education, history, indigenous studies, law, media, political science, reference, social sciences, science and technology. Content sources include peer reviewed journals, monographs and books, conference proceedings, research papers and reference materials.
EBSCO host
(No password required for On campus users. Off campus users will need to enter username and password)
Includes a number of databases. See below for more information.
Academic Search Premier
This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.
Art & Architecture Complete
Art & Architecture Complete is a comprehensive bibliographic database that provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 730 academic journals, magazines and trade publications with full text for over 330 periodicals and 215 books, as well as selective coverage for over 70 publications, and an Image Collection of over 64,000 images provided by Picture Desk and others. The database has been designed for use by a diverse audience that includes art scholars, artists, designers, college students, and general viewers.
Australia/NZ Reference Centre
The Australia/NZ Reference Centre combines Australasian magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books to create the largest collection of regional full text content available to libraries in Oceania. This database includes leading Australia/NZ periodicals and international periodicals in full text; full text reference books; 84,774 full text biographies and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags.
Business Source Premier
Business Source Premier is the industry's most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles. Business Source Premier is superior to the competition in full text coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost.
CINAHL Plus with Full Text
CINAHL Plus with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 560 journals indexed in CINAHL. Of those, nearly 400 have cover-to-cover indexing in CINAHL. With more than 600,000 full-text articles dating back to 1937, CINAHL Plus with Full Text is the definitive research tool for all areas of nursing and allied health literature.
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete covers the research and development spectrum of the computing and applied sciences disciplines. CASC provides indexing and abstracts for nearly 2,200 academic journals, professional publications, and other reference sources from a diverse collection. Full text is also available for more than 1,000 periodicals.
GreenFILE
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.
Hospitality & Tourism Complete
Hospitality & Tourism Complete covers scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. This collection contains more than 500,000 records, with coverage dating as far back as 1965. There is full text for more than 200 publications, including periodicals, company & country reports, and books.
Sustainability Reference Center
The Sustainability Reference Center is a comprehensive full-text database covering all aspects of sustainability and corporate social responsibility. Offering content from more than 800 publications including journals, monographs, magazines, and trade publications, the Sustainability Reference Center provides the greatest concentration of sustainability-related information available today.
Vocational Studies Complete
Vocational Studies Complete contains more than 1,700 full text journals as well as more than 200 full text books. This database is designed for the research needs of TAFE colleges and includes information from the fields of accounting, agricultural sciences, child care services, social work and human services, building and construction, culinary arts, forestry, travel and tourism, horticulture, hospitality management, interior design, logistics and welding to name a few.
Joanna Briggs Institute – JBI COnNECT+
(No password required for On campus users. Off campus users will need to enter username and password)
JBI COnNECT+ (Clinical Online Network of Evidence for Care and Therapeutics) provides easy access to resources to help you find and use evidence to inform clininal decision making. Includes access to JBI Library of Systematic Reviews, Best Practice Information Sheets, Evidence Summaries, Evidence Based Recommended Practices, Consumer information sheets and pamphlet builder.
Building Code of Australia + Standards
(Click and enter username and password)
BCA is produced and maintained by the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) on behalf of the Australian Government and each State and Territory Government. The BCA is a uniform set of technical provisions for the design and construction of buildings and other structures throughout Australia whilst allowing for variations in climate and geological or geographic conditions.
The BCA + Standards provides access to the full text of Volumes One and Two of the Building Code of Australia and also all the referenced Australian Standards (about 150 standards).
There is only one concurrent user license for this database.
Building Code of Australia (no access to Standards)
(Click and enter username and password)
This version provides access to the full text of Volumes One and Two of the BCA, but does not link to the Standards.
There are two concurrent user licenses for this database.
Australian Standards - Online Select
(Click and enter username and password)
Provides access to over 250 Australian Standards selected for their relevance to students studying at Wodonga Institute of TAFE. Key subject areas covered include engineering, health, safety and environment, horticulture and industrial support.
Note: Standards that are downloaded time out after 48 hours. The following message will appear when you try to open the file: 'There was an error opening this document. Document has expired'.
There is only one concurrent user license for this database.
See Open Access Databases for more information resources.