Online Learning Tools

Business and Career

	Business Book Summaries provides summaries for the top 1% of business books published each year in the United States
	MyCareerMatch is a free online service for members to find out what careers best suits them and how to write a great resume. You can use MyCareerMatch from home at any time by selecting your library and entering your card number. Reports take 15 minutes and are emailed immediately to you.
	Job Guide 2013 is written and produced for Year 10 students. This resource includes information on over 500 occupations, contact details for training providers, as well as job search information and advice.
	Standards Online Public Library (SAI Global) * is available in your local Logan City Council Library free of charge. Access over 7,700 national Australian Standards. Due to copyright regulations no more than 10% of the Standard may be printed or downloaded. Standards can only be printed or downloaded one page at a time.
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Computer Tutorials

	Computer Skills Index contains hundreds of comprehensive computer training tutorials. The Computer Skills courses include computer basics and keyboard shortcuts, as well as Internet use, research, safety and specific software tools. Log in with the password loganskills, then press Submit.
	Dynamic Learning Online’s website was developed in Australia and provides powerful, online interactive training for users to quickly master Microsoft products. It also includes Introductory Computer Training lessons assisting those people new to computers to more easily understand the new technology.
	LearningFast is a set of interactive self-paced computer tutorials to teach you skills in using computers and popular computer software. You can learn: basic computer skills, internet skills, Microsoft Office applications, other applications including MYOB and Lotus Notes. If you complete the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Skills Benchmark assessment and achieve over 80%, you will be entitled to an ICT Skills Benchmark Achievement Certificate. To login, use your library card number (without the 15/) and loganlib as the password.
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Consumer and Legal Information

eBooks and eJournals

	Search Logan Libraries’ eBook and eJournal Collection.
	eBooks checkout an eBook or audiobook 24×7 including bestsellers, classics and non fiction.
	UFumes Scholars is a listing of free online libraries used to search for the acquisition of different free literature materials including scientific journals, medical textbooks and other free online textbooks.
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Education & Learning

	10Monkeys assists 6-10 year old children learning basic mathematic skills in a game-like environment with fun jungle, beach, safari and space themes!
	Busythings.co.uk is an amazing, colourful and quirky service hosting software dedicated to Early Years and SEN pupils. Children can now, at the click of a button, access activities developed for the Early Years Foundation Stage. The ever-growing number of activities intrigue and entertain early learners whatever their aptitude and abilities. Full of quirky characters: parachuting pink men, dancing robots, a doughnut-eating monkey and many more.
	Lifelong Learning YourTutor’s Lifelong Learning is a free learning service connecting adults to qualified tutors for individual assistance with their resume or personalised help with literacy and numeracy, one-to-one assistance using online search tools and more. Lifelong Learning offers expert advice between 3pm to 10pm, Monday to Friday.
	Literacy Planet is an Australian literary source for children providing a motivational learning platform that is fun, compelling and addictive for students of all ages and ability. Children create a character/avatar and play literacy games to buy accessories for their avatar.
	Issues In English 2 will help adult improve literacy skills and those learning English as a second language. Skills include reading, writing, vocabulary, spelling, dictation, grammar, pronunciation, listening and giving your opinion.
	Mango Languages is an online language-learning system.Languages include Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Italian, Russian and more. Create your own profile to track your progress as you learn.
	Prime Online Tutor ** provides tutoring in English, Maths, Chemistry, Physics and Science for Years 7 – 12. Learning options include comprehensive video lessons with theory, practicals and live exerices available 24/7.
	Road to IELTS provides candidates with 120 hours of intensive work on vocabulary, reading, writing, listening and speaking, helping them to develop skills necessary to succeed in an IELTS exam.
	Universal Class™ offers online education courses in Exercise and Fitness, Entrepreneurship, Arts and Music, Home and Garden Care, Cooking, Computers and Technology, Health and Medicine, Homeschooling, Job Assistance, Law and Legal, Parenting and Family, Pet and Animal Care…plus 100’s more. Learn at your own pace! Download a listing of available courses and reading materials or access the Universal Class directly.
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Encyclopedias, Reference & Homework Help

	Encylopedia Britannica Online (Full Text) includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year.
	Britannica Junior has been created especially for readers at the primary school level.
	Britannica Student makes the authoritative content of the encyclopedia lively and easy to read.
	Encyclopedia Britannica is one of the most complete and accurate information sources in the world, with over 73,000 articles. It contains both short and book-length articles on every subject.
	Credo Reference includes a wide range of general reference titles together with a large collection of subject-specific books spanning 20 topics, covering everything from the arts to astronomy, law to literature and science to Shakespeare.
	Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
	The Visual Thesaurus is an interactive dictionary and thesaurus which creates word maps that help you understand language in a powerful new way.
	World Book Activity Corner offers educational activies with step by step directions and with most activities featuring illustrations. Browse for activities using specific cataegories, including age range, type of activity, culture, time to complete, costs of materials and holiday themes!
	World Book Discover offers engaging reference resources for students reading below grade level because of language or learning difficulties. World Book Discover is the first online reference product designed for differentiated instruction to meet the needs of reluctant readers, ELL, ESL, and adult literacy students.
	World Book Dramatic Learning uses dramatic readings of plays to help students gain reading fluency, understand core concpets and internalise content. With ties to curriculum correlations and a wealth of surrounding material, including activities, lesson plans, and mini-inquiry Dramatic Learning ties World Books differentiated content to a way of learning that excites students and teachers alike!
	World Book Early Peoples provides historical information early civilizations throughout the world, from Ancient Egyptians and Greeks through to the Aztecs and Incas. There are also interactive activities, lesson plans, videos and animations.
	World Book Early World of Learning offers a wealth of resources to help preschoolers and children in the early grades grasp critical early childhood themes while developing reading and oral language skills. The Early World of Learning uses narrated stories with word by word highlighting, interactive games, interactive reference material for beginners, and more!
	World Book Online for Kids is designed specifically to meet the needs of younger library patrons. This site offers easy-to-read articles and a wealth of engaging multimedia, games, science projects, interactive tools, and activities for younger children.
	World Book Online Info Finder is designed specifically to meet the needs of school-aged library patrons. The site contains content and features designed for school-aged patrons’ homework and research needs. This site features rich multi media links to current events and research skills.
	World Book Online Reference Centre is designed for high school and university students. World Book Reference Center is a powerful reference tool that includes encyclopedic, multimedia, ebook and primary source dtabases, fully intergrated in a single search..
	World Book Science Power provides engaging and visually rich multimedia lessons to teach on level and differentiated lesson content wo upper elementary age children. The site is correlated to popular science textbooks as well as state/provincial standards, and includes differentiated content to help struggling readers master the material..
	World Book Social Studies Power surrounds varied lesson content with rich multimedia, read-aloud text, literacy tools and geography basics to provide a well-rounded learning experience for studens and an effective instrucitonal tool for their educators.
	YourTutor connects students with expert tutors for live, one-to-one individual learning sessions using voice technology, chat interface, multiple whiteboards, advanced maths type tools, document sharing and browser control. The service is available from Monday to Friday, 4pm – 8pm. Subjects covered: Mathematics, Science, English and study skills.
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Family History

General Research

	EBSCO Australian & New Zealand Reference Centre combines Australia and New Zealand specific magazines, newspapers and newswires, reference books and company information. The database covers current events, business, sports, science, health, social science and literature. Includes Full Text.
	Electric Library (Full Text) includes magazine titles from a wide range of subjects including business, education, general interest, health, language arts, sciences, social sciences, and many other curriculum-specific subject areas. Follow current events with more than 230 full-text national and international newspaper titles including the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
	Find Articles (Full Text) is an archive of published articles. It is frequently updated and contains articles dating back to 1998 from more than 500 magazines and journals.
	Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center provides use of a collection of articles covering over 140 topics as well as licensed periodicals, books and videos.
	Magportal.com search through online magazines for your topic of interest.
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Health

	Health & Wellness Resource Centre find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, Herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only.
	Multilingual Health Databases provide hundreds of reports for the most common health topics. Each of the 16 languages is served by its own dedicated database of full-text content to ensure accuracy of information.
	Arabic Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional	Faris French German	Hindi Italian Japanese	Korean Polish Portuguese	Russian Spanish Tagalog	Vietnamese
	Realtime Health’s personal experience stories are produced in association with support groups.RealTime Health’s video database offers hundreds of patient and carer stories on a range of conditions.
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History Resources

Literature and Culture

	Artnet.com is a place to buy, sell and research fine art online. The online Gallery Network is the largest of its kind, with over 1,000 galleries in 250 international cities, more than 90,000 works by over 18,000 artists from around the globe. Other key services include artnet Magazine, the Price Database, and information from the Grove Dictionary of Art.
	Australian Art Galleries.com is an art gallery and artist search engine. It lists different galleries around Australia and the artists that they represent.
	British Pathe, the world’s leading multimedia resource with a history stretching back over a century. The finest and most comprehensive archive of fabulous footage and stunning stills.
	Books and Authors gives you ways to explore the endless possibilities and combinations of books, authors, genres and topics.
	Good Reading Magazine is an Australian family-owned monthly magazine and website dedicated to books and reading. Good Reading introduces readers to new and previously published books and authors, all reviewed and discussed by independent writers and reviewers.
	LitFinder is Roths Family of Literature Databases. Poem Finder contains over 100,000 full-text poems and over 800,000 poem citations. Story Finder contains thousands of full-text short stories with a genre navigator. Essay Finder is also included, with full-text essays on humanities and social sciences.
	Mother of All Art & Art History Links Pages has a substantial listing of art history sites on the Internet that includes Art History Departments, Research Resources, Resources for Visual Collections, Image Collections & Online Art, A Sampling of Online Exhibits, Fine Art Schools & Departments, Art Museums and Textual & Linguistic Resources.
	NoveList Plus is a tool to guide reading choices, with over 150,000 fiction titles referenced and over 4,000 custom created articles and lists.
	SpineOut Magazine is a online magazine for Young Adults, brought to you by the Good Reading team. It’s a special place for Young Adults (YA’s) to express their ideas and thoughts and to share their creativity in words, art, film or music. Students are encouraged to submit reviews of newly published YA books, book trailers, poems, short stories, music lyrics, videos and art work.
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Mechanical

	Auto Repair Reference Centre covers more than 35,000 vehicles from 1945 to present. Content includes drawings and step-by-step photographs, technical service bulletins & recalls issued by the original equipment vehicle manufacturer, enhanced wiring diagrams, specifications & maintenance schedules, Labor Time Guide & Estimator, AutoIQ, Quick Tips (a complete guide to vehicle ownership & maintenance), Diagnostic information and much more.
	Small Engine Repair Reference Centre is the definitive online tool for small engine repair assistance, including: ATVs, commercial mowers, farm tractors, generators, motorcycles, marine (boats), outdoor power equipment, PWC (personal watercraft/jet ski), snowblowers, snowmobiles, tillers and other small engines.
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Newspapers

/public_html/images/databases	British Newspapers 1600-1900 is a comprehensive digital historic newspaper archive that searches the 17-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers and the 19th Century British Library Newspapers to provide 3 million pages of historic papers, newsbooks and ephemera from the British Isles. The database is fully text searchable and allows users to view entire pages or individual articles, with save, bookmark, e-mail and print options.
	Library PressDisplay, is an electronic resource providing up-to-date news and information from 94 countries in 48 languages. More library community members can now read their favorite international, national and provincial newspapers from cover to cover, sometimes before the publications hit the newsstands!
	The Times Digital Archives (London) includes every complete page of every issue of The Times (London) from 1785 to 1985. Every headline, article and image. Every front page, editorial, birth and death notice, advertisement and classified ad that appeared within the pages of The Times (London) is easily accessible and provides a complete virtual chronicle of history for this period.
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Science

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