ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIA

• Indigenous Australia (Australian Museum)
  www.dreamtime.net.au/index.cfm
• Reconciliation Australia
  http://www.reconciliationaustralia.org/resource/index.html
• Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation
  http://beta.austlii.edu.au/au/other/IndigLRes/car/pubs.html 

AGRICULTURE

• Agfacts
  http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/
  Website of NSW Department of Primary Industries, includes useful fact sheets
• Agnet
  http://agnet.com.au/orgs.html
  Australian Agricultural Organisations
• Queensland Department of Primary Industries
  http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au
• Victorian Department of Primary Industries
  http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/

BUSINESS

• Australian Business Case Studies
  http://www.afrbiz.com.au
  A site for students with case studies, news etc.
• Factiva
  A news and business database, only available in the Library
• Business gateway
  http://www.business.gov.au
  Includes lots of information and fact sheets for business owners or people thinking about starting their own business.

CENTRAL COAST INFORMATION

• A Brief History of Gosford
  A Brief History of Gosford
  Overview of the history of Gosford, including useful links and resources.
• Central Coast Regional Profile and Social Atlas
  Central Coast Profile & Social Atlas
• Central Coast Tourism
  http://www.centralcoasttourism.org
  Web site promoting local business, accommodation, attractions etc.  Links to sites on Terrigal, Gosford & The Entrance.
• Community Directory
  Central Coast Community Directory
  Database of community groups and organisations on the Central Coast
• Gosford City Community Profile
  http://www.id.com.au/gosford/commprofile/Default.asp?bhcp=1
• Gosford City Cycleways
• History of Erina
• History of Kincumber
• History of Wyoming
• Placenames of the Gosford Region
• Population Growth
  Population of the Gosford area from 1788 to 2001
• Some significant events in Gosford History
  A list of important dates in the history of Gosford since 1788.

EDUCATION

• HSC Online
  http://hsc.csu.edu.au/
  A great resource for HSC students, provided by Charles Sturt University
• HSC Past Papers
  http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsc_exams/exam-papers-2007/
• NSW Board of Studies
  http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
• Open Universities Australia
  http://www.open.edu.au
• TAFE Handbook
  http://www.tafensw.edu.au/
• Universities Admissions Centre (UAC Guide)
  http://www.uac.edu.au/

EMPLOYMENT

• Anti-discrimination Board of NSW
  http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/adb
• Australian Government Workplace Authority
  http://www.workplaceauthority.gov.au/
• NSW Department of Commerce, Office of Industrial Relations
  (Previously the Department of Industrial Relations)
  http://www.industrialrelations.nsw.gov.au/
• Equal Employment Opportunity
  http://www.eeo.nsw.gov.au/
• Australian Safety and Compensation Council
  Occupational Health and Safety information
  http://www.ascc.gov.au/
• WorkCover
  http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au/
• WorkCover Publications
  http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au/Publications/default.htm

ENDANGERED SPECIES

• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
  http://www.iucnredlist.org
  Searchable database of plants and animals, from the World Conservation Union
• Threatened Species of NSW
  http://www.threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au/index.aspx
  Department of Environment and Conservation NSW

ENVIRONMENT

• Department of Climate Change
  http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/
• Bureau of Meteorology
  http://www.bom.gov.au/
• NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change 
  http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/
• Australian Water Resources
  http://www.water.gov.au/

FINANCE

• FIDO
  http://www.fido.asic.gov.au/fido/fido.nsf
  Australian Securities and Investment Commission's financial tips and safety checks
• Unclaimed Money Search
  http://www.edge.asic.gov.au/unclaimed/simplequery.html

FOOD SCIENCE

• Food safety
  http://www.safefood.net.au/
  Fact sheets on foodbourne illness, food storage and preparation
• Food Standards Code
  http://www.foodstandards.gov.au
  Food Standards Australia and New Zealand
• USDA National Nutrient Database Nutrient Lists
  http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/SR16-1/wtrank/wt_rank.html
  Food composition tables, arranged by nutrients (eg. calcium, potassium, sugar)

GEOGRAPHY

• Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/index.html
  Includes information on trade with Australia for each country
• CIA World Fact Book
  http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

GOVERNMENT

• Australian Electoral Commission
  http://www.aec.gov.au/
• Electoral Division Profiles
  http://www.aec.gov.au/Electorates/Electoral_DPM/Electorates_by_State.htm
• Local Government Elections website
  http://www.lg.elections.nsw.gov.au
• Australian Federal Government
  http://www.australia.gov.au/
• Governments on the WWW
  http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/
  Links to government sites in Australia & around the world, political party web sites and government institutions.
• Information Management Office
  http://www.publications.gov.au
  Find Australian Government publications online.
• NSW Government Portal
  http://www.nsw.gov.au/
• NSW Parliament
  http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/
• Australian Public Service Jobs
  http://www.apsjobs.gov.au/
  (Previously the Public Service Gazette)

HEALTH & MEDICINE

• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
  http://www.aihw.gov.au/
  Statistics and Information on Australia's health
• Annual Report of the NSW Chief Health Officer
  http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/chorep/chorep.html
  Contains health statistics by region, including the Central Coast
• The Cancer Council New South Wales
  http://www.nswcc.org.au/
  Contains useful fact sheets and statistics on cancer.
• Health Insite
  http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/index.cfm
  Plain language health information for Australians
• Medline Plus
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
  Consumer health information from the National Institutes of Health in the US
• Merck Manual of Medical Information
  http://www.merck.com/mmhe/index.html
  Full text of the Merck Manual, the world's most widely used textbook of medical information written in everyday language

HISTORY

Australian History

• Australian Dictionary of Biography Online Edition
  http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm
  Over 10,000 biographies of significant Australians who died before 1980.
• Australian History on the Internet
  http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/histsite.html
  A guide to authoritative web sites from the National Library of Australia
• Australians at War
  http://www.australiansatwar.gov.au/
• Casa Historia
  Links and resources for world history students.
• Digger History
  An unofficial history of the Australian and New Zealand Armed Services
• Documenting a Democracy
  http://www.foundingdocs.gov.au/default.asp
  Founding documents in Australian history
• Maritime Heritage New South Wales
  http://www.maritime.heritage.nsw.gov.au/default.cfm
  Aboriginal sites, shipwrecks, aircraft, ports and harbours.
• National Archives of Australia
  http://www.naa.gov.au/
• National Library of Australia's Federation Gateway
  http://www.nla.gov.au/guides/federation/
• Visit Gallipoli
  http://www.anzacsite.gov.au/

Family History

• Australian War Memorial databases
  http://www.awm.gov.au/database/
• Family Search
  http://www.familysearch.org/
  International Family History website provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
• Parish and Historical Maps
  http://www.lands.nsw.gov.au/survey_maps/maps_and_imagery/parish_maps
• NSW State Records
  http://www.records.nsw.gov.au
• Research your Family History at Gosford City Library
  Information and helpful tips on researching your family history at Gosford City Library
• World War Two Nominal Roll
  http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/
  Information from the service records of one million individuals who served in Australia's defence forces and the merchant navy during World War Two.

International/General History Topics

• Medieval Life
  http://www.medieval-life.net
  Information on medieval history, food, health, literature and other topics.
• Middle Ages
  http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages

IMAGE LIBRARIES

• ARKive - Images of life on earth
  www.arkive.org
• Art Image Collections
  http://www.chart.ac.uk/vlib/images.html
• ARTchive
  http://www.artchive.com/
  Information about hundreds of different artists and art styles. Links to many images of famous works of art.
• Picman
  http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/picman/
  Pictures and manuscripts from the State Library of NSW
• Picture Australia
  http://www.pictureaustralia.org/

LANGUAGES

• My Language
  http://www.mylanguage.gov.au
  Access to search engines, web directories and news in over sixty languages.

• Babelfish
  http://babelfish.altavista.com/
  Text translator for 11 major languages
• Google Language Tools
  http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en
  Translate text or search for web pages in specific languages
• iTools - Language Tools
  http://www.itools.com/lang/
  Translates individual words, text or web pages.  Also has dictionaries and a "crossword solver".
• Yourdictionary.com
  http://www.yourdictionary.com/
  Links to hundreds of online foreign language dictionaries

LEGAL SITES

Legislation & Case Law

• AUSTLII
  http://www.austlii.edu.au/
• Commonwealth of Australia Law
  http://www.comlaw.gov.au/
• NSW Legislation
  http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/
• Lawlink CaseLaw Database
  http://caselaw.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/

Legal Information Access Centre Resources:

• LIAC web site - Find Legal Answers
  http://legalanswers.sl.nsw.gov.au/
• HSC Legal Studies Research Guide
  http://liac.sl.nsw.gov.au/students/hsc.cfm

Plain English Legal Information

• About Native Title
  http://www.nntt.gov.au/Publications-And-Research/Publications/Documents/Introductory%20publications/About%20Native%20Title%20-%20Brochure%202008.pdf
• Australian Copyright Council
  http://www.copyright.org.au/
• Capacity Toolkit: information for government and community workers, professionals, families and carers in NSW
  http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/diversityservices/LL_DiversitySrvces.nsf/vwFiles/capacity%20toolkit%20final.pdf/$file/capacity%20toolkit%20final.pdf
• Caring for Country: a guide to environmental law for Aboriginal communities
  http://www.edo.org.au/edonsw/site/pdf/pubs/caring_for_country.pdf
• Courtwise
  http://www.courtwise.nsw.gov.au/
  A pathway through the NSW court system for victims and other witnesses.
• Discrimination toolkit: your guide to making a discrimination complaint
  http://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/data/portal/00000005/public/87977001174956380265.pdf
• Independent Social Security Handbook
  http://www.welfarerights.org.au/pages/issh.aspx
  See Library staff for password details.
• Law Access
  http://www.lawaccess.nsw.gov.au/
• Law for You
  http://www.law4u.com.au/
• Law Stuff
  http://www.lawstuff.org.au/
• Legal Aid
  http://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/asp/index.asp
• Mental Health Rights Manual
  http://www.mhcc.org.au/manual/default.aspx
• Mortgage Stress Handbook
  http://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/mortgagestresshandbook/index.html
• NSW Anti-discrimination Board
  http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/adb
• Scam Watch
  Information for consumers on a variety of scams
• Share Housing Survival Guide
  http://www.rlc.org.au/sharehousing/
• Tenants Union of NSW Fact Sheets
  http://www.tenants.org.au/publish/factsheets/index.php
  
• Turning the tide: Storms, floods, insurance and you
  A guide to getting your insurance claim paid
  http://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/data/portal/00000005/public/50670001184123293269.pdf

International Law

• Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
  http://www.un.org/law/icc/
• WorldLII
  http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/2500.html
  International legal information - organisations, treaties, courts, etc

• Australian Libraries Gateway
  http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/libraries
  Search for any library in Australia
• Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)
  http://www.alia.org.au/
• Libraries Australia Catalogue
  http://librariesaustralia.nla.gov.au
• State Library of NSW Catalogue
  http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/search

Award Winners

• Booker Prize
  http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/prizes/booker/booker.html
• Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
  http://www.cbc.org.au/awards.htm
• Miles Franklin Award
  http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/prizes/milesfkn.html
• Nebula Award for Science Fiction
  http://www.sfwa.org/awards/
• Nobel Prize for Literature
  http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/

Online Bookstores:

• ABC Shop
  http://www.abcshop.com.au/
• Amazon
  http://www.amazon.com/
• Angus & Robertson
  http://www.angusrobertson.com.au/
• Dymocks
  http://www.dymocks.com.au/
• Gleebooks
  http://www.gleebooks.com.au/
  

Reviews, Recommendations & Guides:

• Based on the book
  http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/movies/
  Books, short stories and plays that have been made into films.
• Books into film and TV
  http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Guides/BooksIntoFilm/
  Find the book your favourite film or TV show is based on
  Guide prepared by Christchurch City Library
• If you like...
  http://www.hclib.org/pub/books/iyl/
  Database which links readers to books they might enjoy
• Magpies Magazine
  http://www.magpies.net.au/
  Includes a subject guide to children's books
  Only available at Library branches - see staff for password
• New York Times Book Review
  http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/index.html

MUSIC

• Music Australia
  http://www.musicaustralia.org
  Explore Australian music through time 
      

NATURAL DISASTERS

• Cyclone Tracy
  http://www.ntlib.nt.gov.au/tracy/
• Savage Earth
  http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/
  Information on earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes
• National Earthquake Information Center (USA)
  http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/neic/

NEWS

• ABC Online
  http://www.abc.net.au/
• Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre
  Online database of full text newspapers and magazines.  Log on using your library card number.
• Factiva
  A database of news and business information. Over 1,500 international newspapers including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Australian, The Daily Telegraph, Australian Financial Review and more.  This database can only be used within the Library.
• Online Newspapers
  http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/
  Links to thousands of international newspapers

READY REFERENCE

• Bartleby.com
  http://bartleby.com/
  Huge range of Reference titles, verse, fiction and non-fiction available in full text Includes Roget's Thesauri, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, World Factbook, Oxford Shakespeare, Harvard Classics, Gray's Anatomy and much more...
• Converter
  http://www.onlineconversion.com/
  Convert weight, distance, temperature, volume and more!
• Currency Converter
  http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic
• Dictionary
  http://dictionary.reference.com/
  Search an online version of multiple dictionaries, including Websters and the American Heritage dictionaries.
• Internet Movie Database
  http://www.imdb.com/
• Symbols
  http://www.symbols.com
  An online encyclopedia of western signs and ideograms
• Thesaurus
  http://thesaurus.reference.com/
  Search an online version of the Roget's New Millenium Thesaurus
• WhereIs
  http://www.whereis.com.au/
  Find maps, directions and distances all over Australia
• White Pages Online
  http://www.whitepages.com.au/
  Australia-wide telephone books
• Yellow Pages Online
  http://www.yellowpages.com.au/

RELIGION

• Bible Gateway
  http://bible.gospelcom.net/
  Look up words/passages in the bible
• World Wide Encyclopedia of Christianity
  http://www.ccel.org/php/wwec.php
  Search the contents of the Catholic Encyclopedia, Easton's Bible Dictionary, Smith's Bible Dictionary, Torrey's Topical Textbook, Elwell's Dictionary of Christian Theology, and the Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia with a single search.

SEARCH TOOLS

• Beaucoup
  http://beaucoup.com/
  Listing of worldwide search engines can be found in the Geographical section
• Google
  http://www.google.com/
• Metacrawler
  http://www.metacrawler.com/index.html
  Meta-search engine

Specialised Search Tools

• BUBL Link
  http://bubl.ac.uk/link/
  Selected Internet resources covering all academic subject areas
• EdNA
  http://www.edna.edu.au/
  Australian Education resources
• FindArticles
  http://www.findarticles.com/PI/index.jhtml
  Free online magazine articles
• GEM
  http://www.thegateway.org/
  Educational materials
• Librarians Index to the Internet
  http://www.lii.org/
• MagPortal
  http://www.magportal.com/
  Searchable database of free online magazine articles
• Subject Gateways on the Web
  http://www.nla.gov.au/pathways/pthw_global.html
  A listing from the National Library of Australia

STATISTICS

• Australian Bureau of Statistics
  http://www.abs.gov.au/
• Australian Bureau of Statistics - Themes page
  http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.NSF/home/themes?OpenDocument
• Australian Institute of Criminology - Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics
  http://www.aic.gov.au/stats/index.html
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
  http://www.aihw.gov.au/
  Statistics and Information on Australia's health
• Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research - NSW Crime Statistics
  http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au
• Central Coast Regional Profile and Social Atlas
  http://www.gosford.nsw.gov.au/customer/document_gallery/social_atlas/base_view
• Gosford City Community Profile
  http://www.id.com.au/gosford/commprofile/Default.asp?bhcp=1
• Official Statistics on the Web
  http://www.offstats.auckland.ac.nz/
  Statistics by country, region and topic
• Tourism Australia
  http://www.tourism.australia.com/Research.asp
  Tourism statistics for Australia (internal and external visitors)
• Tourism NSW
  http://corporate.tourism.nsw.gov.au/State_Tourism_Statistics_p572.aspx
  Tourism Statistics - NSW State & Regional statistics

TECHNOLOGY AND INVENTIONS

• Ancient inventions
  http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/hsclist.htm
  Smith College Museum of Ancient Inventions
• How Stuff Works
  http://www.howstuffworks.com