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Australian database containing in-depth coverage of the learning, teaching and management issues facing all teaching professionals.
Academic journals, magazines, periodicals, reports, books and videos for scholars in most disciplines, from astronomy, anthropology, biomedicine, engineering, health, law and literacy to mathematics, pharmacology, women’s studies, zoology and more.
Contains hundreds of theatre videos, plays and documentaries of the world’s most important plays. The collection covers a wide range of 20th century theatre history. Interviews with directors, designers, writers, and actors, along with excerpts of live performances deliver an authentic, behind-the-scenes look at hundreds of productions.
The Video Atlas uses real cadavers to provide realistic, three dimensional anatomy tutorials.
A scholarly digital eBook collection providing access to high quality digitised copies of classic humanities texts.
Acta Sanctorum Database is an electronic version of the print edition, published in sixty-eight volumes by the Société des Bollandistes. It is a collection of documents examining the lives of saints, organised according to each saint's feast day.
Collection of law journal abstracts and some full text articles for Australian and comparative legal research.
The AMA Manual of Style is a variation of the Vancouver system devised by the American Medical Association (AMA). The University supports the use of the 11th edition of the AMA Manual of Style, which is used in the School of Medicine at Notre Dame.
Includes comprehensive modules on the human body encompassing Primal's 3D anatomy and physiology content.
Collection of critical reviews synthesising and integrating knowledge for the progress of science and the benefit of society in the area of biomedical and life sciences, social sciences, physical sciences and economics.
A major source of full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology, from the APA and affiliates.
A worldwide database containing citations and summaries of peer-reviewed journal articles, books, dissertations and technical reports, in the field of psychology, and the psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law.
Combines full-text religion and theology journals with indexed articles, essays and reviews from the American Theological Library Association. Includes Catholic Periodical literature index (CPLI)
Australian medicines information resource designed to help healthcare professionals make confident clinical decisions, providing access to latest drug monographs, pharmaceutical company product information, consumer medicine information documents, product summaries and drug product images.
Australian & NZ legal materials including case law, journal articles and legislation.
Leading Australasian magazines, newspapers, newswires, biographies, reference books and an image collection of photos, maps and flags.
Produced by the JV Barry Library at Australian Institute of Criminology, CINCH is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts content on all aspects of crime and criminal justice from 1968 onwards.
Comprehensive reference of over 500 injectable medicines, including 82 cancer therapies and more than 240 monographs with information about use in infants and children.
One of Australia's most comprehensive law journal databases, containing journal abstracts (some full text), linking to cases referred to and legislative references.
Concise, up-to-date source of independent drug information to facilitate effective, rational, safe, and economical prescribing and dispensing recommendations.
Collection of articles in the Social science and humanities area covering Australia's political, economic and social affairs.
eBook library containing titles from many subject areas across the arts, humanities and social sciences.
Clinical decision support tool for health professionals, providing step-by-step guidance on diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
A collection of the world’s leading medical and allied science journals.
Includes works and series like Sacramentum Mundi, the famous multi-volume English reference work on Catholic Theology by Karl Rahner, the Encyclopedia of Law and Religion, and others.
Broad range of religious studies journals including some theology, philosophy, human rights, and early modern history content.
General academic reference database for fact checking and statistics, includes interactive world atlas with geographic comparison.
Thousands of primary source documents in history, literature, science, law, politics, religion and more.
Encyclopedias and related materials for students of all levels. Users can also take advantage of the Learning Materials, a collection of educational exercises, activities, and study guides.
BrowZine is a tool that lets you browse, read and monitor the Library’s collection of scholarly ejournals from any device. Search for ejournals for your research and study using a powerful taxonomy and create your own bookshelf for future reference.
Peer-reviewed, full text journals articles and case studies that provide historical information and current trends in business that spark discussion on future developments and changes in the business world. Includes access to Harvard Business Review.
The books and journals platform for Cambridge University Press.
Full-text access to the extensive Cambridge Histories reference series, covering modern, medieval and global history, religion, literature and more.
Selected Australian legal books published by CCH, LexisNexis and Wolters Kluwer International.
A citation system commonly used across the Schools of Philosophy & Theology and Arts & Sciences.
A regularly updated collection of seven evidence-based medicine databases containing high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making.
A multidisciplinary reference collection of dictionaries, encyclopaedias and handbooks, plus Topic guides and mind maps.
The latest research by leading Australian and overseas scientists covering a broad range of subjects. The Library subscribes to a selection of journals only.
Searchable database of electronic research theses held in European repositories. The theses listed are open access - publicly available, in full, without charge.
Company history and listing information for ASX listed companies, markets, and financial data, allowing in depth research and analysis.
Digital Theatre+ partners with top theatre companies, industry experts, and scholars to offer a growing collection of full-length productions and educational resources. The database includes recordings of live performances in theatre, ballet, opera, and classical music, along with interviews, behind-the-scenes insights, study guides, and plot summaries.
The Directory is open to all publishers who publish academic, peer reviewed books in Open Access and meet academic standards.
DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.
A high-quality online research tool for drama and literature students, professors, and teachers. It is the only resource to combine exclusively available playtext content and scholarly publications with filmed live performances, film adaptations, and audio plays. Includes access to two of the National Theatre collections of recordings never previously seen outside of the National Theatre’s archive.
Collection 11 is the first Early European Books release to be created fully thematically of devotional literature for the early modern period, and in particular on titles which relate to the religious debates of the Reformation.
eBooks on a broad range of academic subject areas that can be read online or downloaded to mobile devices.
Ebook Central Academy is a helpful guide containing recorded webinars and eLearning modules on a variety of eBook Central topics. Learn about the patron interface, tips & tricks for searching and sharing eBooks, all about accessibility, and new features.
Search across a leading collection of research databases resourcing most subject disciplines, comprising of journal articles, books and other scholarly content.
Search and view the full text of eBooks on the EBSCO platform.
The eBook Religion Collection provides titles ranging from introductory texts for undergraduate coursework to more complex and detailed works for advanced students and scholars in the Religion discipline. Ebooks in this collection cover diverse worldwide religions and explore popular areas of study such as the social, cultural, and historical impacts of religion.
A major collection of journals, books, conference papers and citations relating to all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, including specialties such as multilingual education, health education and testing.
Multidisciplinary video database providing access to documentaries, series and movies from various free-to-air and pay TV channels.
A core reference collection for the study of theology, biblical and religious studies.
Open access journals for medical, health and life sciences.
Embase is a subscription database from Elsevier that provides biomedicine literature. Embase contains journal articles, conference papers and abstracts and reports in biomedicine.
Premium nursing and allied health database ideal for practice, research, or education. Includes access to nearly 5 million records.
Social Sciences databases containing books, journals, case studies and open access material in subject areas such as business, education, library studies and management.
Collection of peer-reviewed teaching cases focusing on business decision making and management development through key emerging markets.
Provides access to education literature and resources, including the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index.
An education database comprised of journal articles, conferences, meetings, government documents, theses, dissertations, reports, audiovisual media, bibliographies, directories, books.
A digital multidisciplinary resource of encyclopaedias and specialised reference sources supporting the teaching and research areas of the University.
Google Scholar helps you find scholarly research on the internet.
Covers all aspects of human impact to the environment including global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and recycling.
This full text database covers an array of nursing and allied health topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health and medical law.
Comprehensive collections of historical legal materials - books, journals and primary documents.
Thousands of books from some of the greatest legal minds of the last 500 years. Browsable by title, author and subject.
Primary legal materials on slavery in the US and the English-speaking world, including every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, and all reported state and federal cases on slavery.
Books, periodicals, and bibliographies covering the development, history, organization, and fundamental principles of various world religions.
Selden Society Series (1887) reproduced and consolidates legal materials from 1066. It includes more than 220 English Legal History Classics including abridgments, digests and dictionaries.
The US-focused Peggy collection brings together books, biographies and periodicals dedicated to the role of women in society and the law over the last 200 years.
A multidisciplinary collection of content from or about Australia and NZ. Covers subjects such as arts, communication, education, history & politics.
Humanities Source offers access to key content covering literary, scholarly and creative thought. Resources include articles, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, book reviews, original works of fiction, reviews of ballets, dance programs, motion pictures, musicals, operas and plays that illuminate human thinking, action and interaction.
Ibisworld is a comprehensive collection of Industry Market Research, Industry Risk Ratings and Company Research for global sectors, Australia, UK, US, and China.
A collection of videos of real patients and therapists for faculty, students and clinicians in occupational therapy and physiotherapy programs.
Use your Notre Dame email address to create an ICE Learning personal account.
Publishes the authorised series, The Law Reports, for the Superior and Appellate Courts of England and Wales.
IGI Global disseminates content within 11 core subject areas, including: business and management; Computer science and information technology; education; environment; law; library and information science; media and communications; medicine and healthcare; security and forensics; social sciences and humanities
As an academic publisher at the forefront of advancement for over 30 years, IGI Global OA provides quality,
expediate OA publishing with a top-of-the-line editorial system backed by the international Committee on
Publication Ethics (COPE). With a streamlined publishing process, flexible funding options, and more.
Researchers can freely and immediately share their peer-reviewed research with the world.
InCites Benchmarking & Analytics is a customized, web-based research evaluation tool that can help you develop your research strategy.
**Users need to register for an account in order to use the service
Largest collection of Australasian scholarly journals, books, and videos, focusing on the humanities and social sciences.
Up-to-date research on family wellbeing and the place of families in society. Subjects include ageing, child development, social problems and more.
Australia-focused multidisciplinary nursing and allied health collection covering addictions, mental health, indigenous peoples' health, disease prevention, public health & more.
Full-text collection covering topical and historical indigenous studies issues within the global community.
Extensive collection of seminal editions in philosophy, as well as collections in the classics, the history of political thought, literature, religious studies and more.
Intermid contains all content from the British Journal of Midwifery from 1996 onwards. It also exclusively includes access to its sister title, African Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health.
Internurse is a comprehensive collection of peer-reviewed nursing journals that covers primary and secondary care settings as well as specialist nursing practice including cardiology, neuroscience, mental health, palliative care and wound care.
Open access Australian legal research platform containing case law and legislation. Students can sign up to JADE Professional for free to access enhanced tools that make it easier to navigate the law.
Supports studies associated with medicine, including the latest peer-reviewed information on clinical studies, surgical therapeutics, techniques, and treatments.
An Australian resource offering Evidence Based Recommended Practices, Systematic Reviews, Consumer Information Sheets, and Systematic Review Protocols.
Your Journals@Ovid is a subset of the larger Journals@Ovid database and is limited to only the journals to which UNDA subscribes.
An archive of journals, books, images, newspapers and primary sources, particularly strong in the humanities and social sciences.
Free access to early journal articles, thousands of Open Access ebooks, images and media libraries and research reports.
A film database containing a huge selection of documentaries and training films, as well as mainstream and independent movies across all discipline areas.
Kanopy titles are purchased on demand by the Library so staff/students may be asked to provide course details before a video is added to the collection. Please check if the title you wish to view is available via EduTv before you make a request.
Provides full text materials for international commercial arbitrators including cases, awards, legislation, treaties and authoritative commentaries.
HeinOnline contains a complete archive of Wolters Kluwer Law Journals. For current issues go to Kluwer Arbitration.
LactMed® contains information on drug and other chemical interactions in breast milk and infant blood, and the possible adverse effects in the nursing infant.
Austlii's free case citator tool. Find treaties by searching for countries in the parties field.
US-focused legal database containing State and Federal case law, legislation and commentary from the US with limited coverage from some other international jurisdictions.
Law reports, journals, commentaries and news from Australia, US and many other jurisdictions.
Collection of resources for studying the development of Catholic thought and theology. Includes the revised Jerome Biblical Commentary.
LinkedIn Learning provides access to an on demand library of videos developed by industry professionals on everything from essential software skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint and more through to educational technology, business analysis, project management, leadership, professional and career development
A literary database comprising of classic texts, articles, essays, poems, short stories, author biographies and more.
This ebook reference collection offers a rich selection of eBook titles covering a broad range of literary-related subjects. Selections include literary criticism, study guides, and classics such as Emma, Dracula and Frankenstein.
Provides access to a range of publications, including journals and magazines, covering Australia's literary and cultural heritage.
Extensive digital collection of important, classical Greek and Latin literature with English translations.
Offers company intelligence and industry analysis across every major sector globally. Content includes industry profiles, case studies, deals and news.
The definitive reference work on international law. Search and browse a comprehensive collection of peer-reviewed articles on every aspect of international law.
Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and pre-clinical sciences.
Six Stanley Milgram films featuring his research and experiments in the field of social psychology, including conformity and independence, obedience, human aggression and nonverbal communication.
The Nature Portfolio journals are a collection of multidisciplinary research and reviews journals including:- Nature — the leading international journal of science across the life, physical, clinical and social sciences. These journals not only publish primary research but also reviews, critical comment and analysis.
Newsbank provides access to full-text newspapers and contains international, national, regional and local news from across Australia including:
Real-time access to top world-wide news from Associated Press, United Press International, CNN Wire, and Business Wire with a 30 day archive.
OnArchitecture is an audiovisual archive of architecture and the world in which we live. A collection of over 600 videos produced by Felipe De Ferrari and Diego Grass since 2007, offering a broad and critical panorama on the built environment.
The Collective provides a shared open textbook publishing platform for participating CAUL Member institutions in Australia and New Zealand, with the aim of facilitating independent publishing by authors at participating institutions, as well as collaborative, cross-institutional publishing.
OpenDOAR is an authoritative directory of academic open access repositories.
The Ovid platform offers easy access to the collections of medical and nursing eBooks, Evidence Based resources, and Ovid journals held by the Library.
A collection of ebooks on nursing related topics including anatomy & physiology, critical care, dosage calculation, fluids & electrolytes, care plans, and more.
Authoritative subject discipline handbooks covering their scholarship, key issues and related debates.
Multidisciplinary collection of leading peer-reviewed journals.
Includes titles on anaesthesia, cardiology, dialysis, clinical medicine, geriatric medicine, nephrology & hypertension, neurology, obstetrics & gynaecology, oncology, psychiatry, public health and rheumatology.
Oxford University Press offers an optional open access model (Oxford Open) for the majority of their journals, some fully open access journals and open access eBooks.
Public international case law, reporting on international courts, domestic courts and ad hoc tribunals. Case reports contain the full text of each decision, headnote, as well as analytical commentary and English translations of a number of key non-English decisions
The University Library is currently trialing a small collection of eBooks which have been selected from the following disciplines: Law, Philosophy and Religion.
Very Short Introductions offers concise introductions to a wide range of subjects, combining facts, analysis, new insights, and enthusiasm to make often challenging topics highly readable to develop your core knowledge.
An electronic version of the first edition of Jacques-Paul Migne's Patrologia Latina which comprises the works of the Church Fathers from Tertullian in 200 AD to the death of Pope Innocent III in 1216.
PEDro is a free database of over 26,000 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.
PhilArchive is the largest open access e-print archive in philosophy. Formerly known as the PhilPapers Archive.
A comprehensive index and bibliography of philosophy, also hosting the largest philosophy open access archive.
Access to 5 simultaneous users
Pivot is a search tool for external research funding that allows researchers at Notre Dame to identify and connect with research funding opportunities.
Multidisciplinary platform for preprint articles (non peer-reviewed) which encourages community participation.
Access to scholarly journal articles and books covering the humanities and social sciences, such as literature, theatre arts, philosophy and theology, and sociology.
Provides a single access point to four multidisciplinary databases: ProQuest Central full-text journals, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, Academic Complete ebooks and Academic Video Online.
Provides extensive multidisciplinary full-text content from journals, magazines, news sources, trade publications, case studies, market and industry reports, business cases, and more.
Access to the world's most comprehensive curated collection of multi-disciplinary dissertations and theses from universities globally.
A comprehensive teaching, learning, and research destination of scholarly journals, videos, dissertations, reference work, grey literature, popular news sources, and more for the discipline of education.
Contains a diverse range of psychology and counselling content including journals, therapy videos, counselling transcripts, news, dissertations and more.
Provides a wide range of periodicals on all aspects of religion, covering formal theological studies of major religions, recent trends and scholarly thought.
PsychiatryOnline includes journals and books covering psychiatric medicine. The DSM-V, the key diagnostic manual for psychiatry is available via this portal.
World’s largest full text psychology database concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods.
PubMed is the free internet platform for searching over 37 million citations for biomedical literature from Medline, life science journals, and online books.
A free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine.
Provide health professionals with the latest developments impacting nursing including changes in policy, practice and research.
This collection provides extensive coverage of such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.
Sage Journals includes more than 700 journals spanning the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology, and Medicine.
A research tool designed to help create research projects and understand the methods behind them. It provides a comprehensive picture of research methods available across the social and behavioral sciences.
Access is limited to content from 2018 to 2023 across the collections Core, Cases 1 and Datasets 1.
ScienceDirect is a leading full-text scientific database.
Abstract and citation database of peer reviewed literature in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Use Scopus metrics and analytical tools to identify authoritative research and experts.
A comprehensive sociology research database. The database features more than 2.1 million records with subject headings from a 20,000+ term sociological thesaurus designed by subject experts and expert lexicographers. SocINDEX with Full Text contains full text for more than 860 journals dating back to 1908. This database also includes full text for more than 830 books and monographs, and full text for over 16,800 conference papers.
The world's most comprehensive full text source for sports, fitness, health and sports medicine literature.
Contains journals covering the behavioural sciences, health and life sciences, business and economics, humanities, law, and social sciences.
Provides access to a range of journal for biomedicine, medicine, public health and life sciences.
Resources for studying the life of Jesus and his impact in history and culture. The resource contains a brand new reference work on the Reception of Jesus in the First Three Centuries.
eBook platform with books in science, technology, engineering, medical, humanities and social science.
Provides access to scholarly and peer reviewed journal articles in Social Sciences and Humanities.
Provides open access covering health and life sciences
Provides indexing and abstracts for 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.
Explores the Bible’s impact and influence on the development of classical and modern day literature.
Therapeutic Guidelines is an Australian evidence-based resource which recommends therapies for common disorders seen in clinical practice.
The old Therapeutic Guidelines app is no longer available. Read the User Guide for more information on installation and authentication for the new mobile app. All content updates can be accessed on the Therapeutic Guidelines website and new mobile app.
Provides access to books on clinical medicine. It includes titles on orthopedics, neurology, internal medicine, ophthalmology, and more.
Search Trove to explore amazing collections from Australian libraries, universities, museums, galleries and archives.
Australian news and current affairs program excerpts from free-to-air networks such as ABC, SBS and Ten.
On Ulrichsweb you can find detailed information on more than 300,000 periodicals (serials) including journal titles, newspapers, magazines and more.
UpToDate is an evidence-based clinical decision support tool, providing key clinical and drug information at point of care, synthesizing the latest evidence to recommend best practices for thousands of medical conditions.
Visible Body is a suite of online programs covering anatomy and physiology through interactive 3D models, animations, images, and quizzes. Users need to create a personal account to use Visible Body.
Click the sign up button and create an account using your Notre Dame email address
A multidisciplinary, global citation database covering a broad range of subject areas including the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. Useful for tracking where, by whom and how often an article has been cited.
For Australian and international newspaper articles (e.g. The Australian, Australian Financial Review, Sydney Morning Herald, West Australian), magazines, journals, newsletters, television and radio transcripts, and newswires.
Australian case law, KeyCite citator, legal journals, encyclopaedia and commentaries.
US State and Federal case law, legislation, news, legal journals and commentary.
UK case law, legislation, news, legal journals, commentary and EU legal materials.
This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,500 journals, over 19,000 online books, and a range of other resources.
Provides open access journals in life sciences, medicine, nursing and healthcare.
The Data Catalog provides a “One-Stop Shop” for development data produced, acquired or used by the World Bank in accordance with the Bank Procedure for Development Dataset Acquisition, Archiving and Dissemination, and the Guidance on Data Acquisition and Archiving. This includes metadata for datasets from other catalogs such as the Microdata Library, EnergyData.Info, Finances and World Bank Open Data API.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that The University of Notre Dame Australia Library collections may contain images, voices or names of deceased persons in photographs, websites, film, audio recordings or printed material.
First Nations subject headings from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) have been used when describing resources in our collections. We thank AIATSIS for this valuable knowledge.
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