Free databases on the web
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General
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a leading provider of learning and knowledge products. It is one of the world's most trusted sources of information on every topic imaginable - from the origins of the universe to current events and everything in between.
Findarticles.com
Findarticles.com is an archive of published articles from over 300 magazines and journals dating back to 1998. It can be searched, and the articles printed for free. Subject coverage includes business, health, society, entertainment, sports and more. The archive is regularly updated.
Keesing's Worldwide Online
A searchable almanac of world events.
Maquarie Dictionary
A free version of the Maquarie Dictionary is available online. You may also sign up for a free trial of the subscription based full dictionary service.
OnlineNewspapers.com
The only online newspaper directory you will ever need by webwombat, with a complete range of newspapers to select by geographical region or alphabetical pull-down menus.
Engineering
ASCE Civil Engineering Publications
Produced by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) this freely available database provides bibliographic access to all ASCE publications since 1973, including journal articles, conference proceedings etc.
Environment/horticulture
AGRICOLA
Produced by the U.S. National Agricultural library and co-operating institutions. The records describe publications and resources encompasisng all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines.
Environment Australia
ERIN the Environmental Resources Information Network, provides environmental information for policy developers and decision makers. ERIN is a national facility, using the latest computing technology to provide access to a vast reservoir of information on the Australian environment, and the analytical tools to interpret it. The information is drawn from many sources and includes maps, species distributions, documents and satellite imagery, covering environmental themes ranging from endangered species to drought and pollution.
Law and justice
Australian Legal Information Institute [Austlii]
A joint facility of UTS and UNSW faculties of Law, this site is a comprehensive Australian source for legal information on the web.
Sport and recreation/community services
Free Medical Journals.com
The Free Medical Journals site is dedicated to the promotion of free access to medical journals over the Internet. Journals are sorted by subject specialty and are easy to navigate - click on Journals sorted by specialty. While individual journals such as the British Medical Journal [BMJ] are searchable, the contents of all journals are not. This site takes a giant leap in the provision of free full-text online.
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