Online Collection Spotlight: Multi-subject databases
Collection spotlights, Research tips:
Delve into the vast array of online resources in our multi-subject category.
Articles by: Jane Miller
Online Collection Spotlight: The Making of the Modern World
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This post explores another of our Gale databases – The Making of the Modern World – as it charts the spread of Western wealth, trade and colonial takeovers, and of knowledge and ideas.
Online Collection Spotlight: Political Extremism and Radicalism
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Discover the philosophies and tactics of extremist groups in the 20th century with the Political Extremism and Radicalism database.
Snaps and stories: photo albums
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Covering a myriad of experiences – these albums range from the European grand tour, to the snaps, taken over many years recording working lives – places and faces; flower and vegetable gardens, and much loved pets.
Online Collection Spotlight – Refugees, Relief and Resettlement: Forced Migration and World War II
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Discover some of the official history of displaced persons and refugees in the post World War 2 period.
Discovering Dewey – 641.5 and beyond
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Welcome to ‘Discovering Dewey’ – an occasional series revealing some of the books behind the numbers. Today we join librarian Jane Miller as she explores the rich array of cookbooks held in the Library’s catacombs at call number 641.5
The Garden Gazette and more – new in our popular digitised collections
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Explore this collection of newly digitised gardening and horticulture periodicals of the early 20th century.
National Bird Week: Some of our birds
On the eve of the Aussie Bird Count, explore some of the birds in our collections.
Victoria’s Intercolonial exhibition, 1866
Social life & customs, Such was life, Victorian history:
The nineteenth century was the great age of exhibitions as industrialisation, colonialism and nationhood led to national and international display and celebration. In 1866 the Great Exhibition Hall was built behind Ian Potter Queen’s Hall to host the Intercolonial Exhibition.
Mysteries from the Rosenberg Collection of Vincent Kelly’s Bendigonian portraits
Explore some of the mysteries in Vincent Kelly’s Bendigo photographic portraits.
