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New/trial databases

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Age of Exploration

Trial

Explore five centuries of journeys across the globe, scientific discoveries, the expansion of European colonialism, conflict over territories and trade routes, and decades-long search and rescue attempts in this multi-archive collection dedicated to the history of exploration.
Trial dates: 13 September - 12 November 2018

Art, Design & Architecture Collection

Trial

Explore a comprehensive survey of current publications in the fields of visual and applied arts. This collection includes the specialist indexes ARTbibliographies Modern (covering modern and contemporary art), Design and Applied Arts Index (for all aspects of design and crafts) and the International Bibliography of Art (covering scholarship on Western art history), together with a complementary collection of current full-text journals, Arts and Humanities Full Text.
Trial dates: 10 October - 09 November 2018

Gender: Identity and Social Change

Trial

Discover essential primary sources documenting the changing representations and lived experiences of gender roles and relations from the nineteenth century to the present. This expansive collection offers sources for the study of women's suffrage, the feminist movement, the men’s movement, employment, education, the body, the family, and government and politics.
Trial dates: 13 September - 12 November 2018

Story Box Library

New

Discover an online reading room rich with Australian stories, diverse storytellers and fun family activities.

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