Business Who's Who - provides access to information on Australian Business - directors & key personnel; web addresses & e-mail; trade names and agencies; full contact information; revenue and employee numbers & rankings; line of business & product ranges; who owns whom & SIC codes. You can view the full company details, browse through records by their relationship links, visit a company's website, and much, much more
- available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's ONLY

Factiva - a powerful web-based service for researching and monitoring news and business information.
- available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's ONLY

Encyclopedia Britannica Online - this site provides access to four complete encyclopedias (Encyclopedia Britannica, Britannica Student, Britannica Junior, and Britannica Concise Encyclopedia) as well as video, multimedia, current journals & magazines, the Year in Review, notable quotations, Merriam-Webster's Student Dictionary & Thesaurus, and the World Atlas.
- Ryde Library Service Members - Login from home using your Library membership card number.
- To access within the Ryde Library Service only

World Book Online - Online reference source providing a fully comprehensive authoritative encyclopaedia offering links to authoritative Websites. Includes all articles from the 22-volume Print Edition plus over 3,700 more.
- available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Library Services. Please contact your library for login/password.  

AskNow is a collaborative service offered by over 100 librarians from National and State Libraries of Australasia, providing information and research help. Ask Now is a virtual reference service staffed by librarians in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. It aims to provide high quality information to users, with the convenience of immediate, online communication. By completing a web form users can submit a question and chat to a librarian who will help find high quality information. During a session, the librarian can "push" websites and other information directly to the user's computer while chatting. Librarians can also initiate a co-browse session with a user, which allows both parties to see the same screen.

Biography Resource Center - combines reliable biographies on more than 320000 people from Gale group sources and full text articles from hundreds of periodicals. You can search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender or you can combine criteria. Very useful for general information or for students doing assignments.
- available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Library Services, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number.

Factiva - a powerful web-based service for researching and monitoring news and business information
- available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's ONLY

Global Issues in Context - Global Issues in Context ties together a variety of sources to present a rich analysis of issues -social, political, military, economic, environmental, science related, health related, cultural and headlines in world hot spots.
- available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Library Services, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Centre - for information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.
- available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Library Services, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number.
 

NSW Hansard & Parliamentary Papers - this database provides access to Hansard and Parliamentary Papers on both Houses of the NSW Parliament. 

Consumer Health Complete - contains full text articles covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. Topics include aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs and alcohol, fitness, nutrition and dietetics, children's health and men and women's health.
- available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Library Services, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number.

Health and Wellness Resource Centre and Alternative Health Module - this database provides access to magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories for reliable 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. The database has a wide range of information from basic definitions to articles in professional medical journals, and includes detailed information about prescription drugs and even recipes for diabetics.
- available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Library Services, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number.  

Books and Authors - a new database, "Books & Authors offers new ways to explore the endless possibilities and combinations of books, authors, genres and topics. Combining over 140,000 titles, 50,000 authors, and thousands of read-alike, award winner and librarian's favorites lists, Books & Authors helps bring readers and literature together. Through the use of expertly written and arranged content and a dynamic, cutting edge user interface, Books & Authors makes exploration of genre fiction and essential non-fiction fun! By leveraging our entire award-winning What Do I Read Next? collection, patrons and students alike can be sure that their next big read comes with a BIG recommendation."

Good Reading - An Australian resource with information on everything About Books, including thousands of easy to read independent book reviews and lots of interesting Australian and International articles, author profiles, stories on writers, houses, bookshops, short stories, book trivia and more.
- available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Library Services, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number.

Literary Reference Centre - provides full text information on authors and their works from a combination of sources including books, encyclopaedias and journals. Includes plot summaries, critical essays, reviews, poems and author biographies. Search by author, title, subject or literary genre, or browse publications and most read authors.
- available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Library Services, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number.

NoveList - Looking for a good book? Use NoveList to look for books by author, title, series, plot description or level of readership (children, young adults, adults etc). Use the Read-Alikes feature to find other authors who write like your favourite author. Includes plot summaries, genre and theme based lists, discussion guides for book clubs, book talks and details of awards.
- available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Library Services, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number.  

Trove - From the National Library of Australia, a discovery service focused on Australia, Australians and items found in Australian collecting institutions.

Ancestry Library Edition - a new genealogy research tool created for the library market.  It provides patrons with instant access to a wide range of unique resources for genealogical and historical research.  With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry Library Edition includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more!  These collections are continuously expanding, with new content added every business day. Through this site, you can -

• Cross-search thousands of databases by single or multiple elements.
• Jump directly to specific collections or databases.
• Browse collections by state, province or country.
• Browse original, full-text digital images in the census, immigration and military collections.
• Download digital images in JPEG and GIF formats for more extensive viewing and printing.
• Download helpful census extraction forms, ancestral charts, family group sheets, and more.
• Instantly retrieve a list of genealogy databases posted or updated recently.

- available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's ONLY

NSW Family History Document Service - over 10,000 pages of online records for family history research in New South Wales, Australia. Internet History Resources utilises the following institutions' collections for material:

• Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• Dixon Library, University of New England
• NSW State Records and the University of New England & Regional Archives

- available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's ONLY

Ryde Oral Histories - these are interviews made in the late 1990's with long-term residents of the Ryde area. Each interview contains a fully searchable transcript with audio extracts and images. 

The Australia/NZ Reference Centre - combines Australia and New Zealand specific magazines, newspapers & newswires, reference books, and company information to create the largest collection of regional full text content available to schools, public libraries, and academic institutions. This database provides local perspectives on current events, business, sports, and many other subjects. Examples of titles offered in Australia/NZ Reference Centre include: Australia & World Affairs, Australia Country Report, Australian Geographic, Family Matters, Management, Marketing Bulletin, New Zealand Country Report, Time Australia, and many others.
- available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Library Services, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number.

Consumer Health Complete - contains full text articles covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. Topics include aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs and alcohol, fitness, nutrition and dietetics, children's health and men and women's health.
- available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Library Services, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number.

Global Issues in Context - Global Issues in Context ties together a variety of sources to present a rich analysis of issues, social, political, military, economic, environmental, science related, health related, cultural and headlines in world hot spots.
- available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Library Services, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number.

Health and Wellness Resource Centre and Alternative Health Module - this database provides access to magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories for reliable 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. The database has a wide range of information from basic definitions to articles in professional medical journals, and includes detailed information about prescription drugs and even recipes for diabetics.
- available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Library Services, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number.

History Resource Centre - History Resource Center: World is a comprehensive collection of award-winning reference, full-text articles from leading scholarly publications, an array of primary sources, and images, maps and charts which provide expansive geographic and chronological research materials for the study of world history. From ancient Europe to Latin America and from the Far East to the Renaissance, world history curricula is supported with over 1,800 primary sources, over 27 reference titles and more than 110 journals.
- available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Library Services, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number.

Masterfile Premier - provides full text for more than 2,100 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 650 full text reference books, 84,074 biographies, 86,135 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags.
- available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Library Services, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Centre - for information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.
- Available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Library Services, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number.

Pandora - - Australia's Web Archive - a growing collection of Australian online publications. A built in collaboration with nine other Australian libraries and cultural collecting organisations. 

Music Australia - helps you to find, access and navigate a rich store of information on Australian music, musicians, organisations and services from a single access point. You can find music scores, sound recordings, websites and a range of other music-related material held by a large number of Australia's cultural institutions or described by specialist music services. MusicAustralia includes all formats, styles and genres, and both heritage and contemporary music. You can also find information about people and organisations.  

17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers - newspapers, pamphlets, and books gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney (1757-1817) representing the largest and most comprehensive collection of early English news media, totalling almost
1 million pages and contains approximately 1,270 titles. Newly digitized, all Burney treasures are now fully text-searchable in Gale Digital Collection.
- Available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Library Services, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number.

19th Century British Library Newspapers - containing of the full runs of 48 newspapers specially selected by the British Library to best represent nineteenth century Britain. This collection includes national and regional newspapers, as well as those from both established country or university towns and the new industrial powerhouses of the manufacturing Midlands, as well as Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Special attention was paid to include newspapers that helped lead particular political or social movements such as Reform, Chartism, and Home Rule.
- Available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Library Services, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number.

Combined Burney and 19th Century British Library Newspapers
- Available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Library Services, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number.

Sydney Morning Herald Archives - Search every edition of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald between 1955-1990 for FREE. All articles, captions and advertisements are fully keyword searchable. Search birth, death and marriage notices. A subscription must be purchased to view the articles in full.

Times Digital Archive 1785-1985 - researchers can search through the complete digital edition of The Times (London), using keyword searching and hit-term highlighting to retrieve full facsimile images of either a specific article or a complete page. The entire newspaper is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories to facilitate searching. Useful for historical information, including family history.
- Available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Library Services, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number. 

Access Science - McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. A collection of science reference materials, online and fully searchable. ACCESS Science provides access to all the articles, fully illustrated, from the latest edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, Research Updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks, thousands of illustrations, and the latest Science News headlines, biographies, and more. This online encyclopaedia is tailored to researchers and students looking for the most relevant, readable, and trusted sources of information available.
- available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Library Services, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number.

Science Reference Centre - provides easy access to a multitude of full text science oriented content. Contains full text for 640 science encyclopaedias, reference books, periodicals. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth and space science, environmental science, health and medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science and society, scientists, technology and wildlife.
- available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Library Services, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number.  

Standards Australia Online Public Library Service - an online document collection of specifications and procedures designed to ensure quality and establish safety criteria.
- available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's ONLY

Australian Bureau of Statistics - gives full access to 650 Australian Bureau of Statistics publications in Acrobat PDF format, for the period 1998 onwards. The full document can be downloaded within Ryde libraries and Council. The usual copyright laws apply - i.e. a member of the public may not print of the whole document. However, the library can download the full document and add to the Library's reference collection.
- available for use within the Ryde Library Services and from home PCs

Community Atlas - The Ryde Community Atlas uses interactive maps to present key socio-demographic characteristics of Ryde. The spatial representation of Census data helps identify pockets of difference, patterns and trends across and within the Ryde LGA.

Community Profile - The City of Ryde Community Profile includes results from the 2006, 2001, 1996, and 1991 Censuses of Population and Housing. The City of Ryde Community Profile is designed to inform community groups, investors, business, students and the general public. To achieve this, the Profile is formatted to present the data in simple, clear tables and charts with concise factual commentary.

Population Forecasts - The Population Forecasts look to the future and answer questions such as:

• How many people will live here?
• How will our population change?