Collection spotlights

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Online Collection Spotlight: Power to the People

July 11, 2025

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Where can I find more information about the Australian labour movement? What was political ephemera like in the 1970s? Which former world leader excels at cleaning toilets…and what’s the best dish to make with flank of U.S. President? All these questions and much more are answered in this month’s Online Collection Spotlight on Gale’s Power to the People database!

Strizic, Mark, Siemens Aust. Pty Ltd building, 189 William Street, Melbourne,  H2008.11/2294

Online Collection Spotlight: Multi-subject databases

June 13, 2025

Collection spotlights, Research tips:

Delve into the vast array of online resources in our multi-subject category.

Online Collection Spotlight: The Making of the Modern World

Online Collection Spotlight: The Making of the Modern World

April 11, 2025

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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: Women’s Voices and Life Writing, 1600-1968

Online Collection Spotlight: Women’s Voices and Life Writing, 1600-1968

March 7, 2025

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What was it like being a debutante on the lookout for a husband in the 1800s? Or serving in the Women’s Land Army in the Second World War? This database provides access to a treasure trove of manuscripts, diaries and oral histories, offering a unique insight into the lives of women, their thoughts, feelings and experiences, told in their own words.

Online Collection Spotlight: 1980s Culture and Society

Online Collection Spotlight: 1980s Culture and Society

February 21, 2025

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From consumer culture and conservatism to subculture and socialism, the AM 1980s Culture and Society database paints a vivid portrait of life in this dynamic decade.

Online Collection Spotlight: Life at sea

Online Collection Spotlight: Life at sea

January 17, 2025

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Where can I learn about the American whaling industry? What would a ship’s master have in his chest? What would the dying words of a pirate be? And can anyone help me to tell the flags of the Union and Orient shipping lines apart? Find out all of this and more in the AM Digital database Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-1900.

Online Collection Spotlight. British Theatre, Music and Literature: High and Popular Culture

Online Collection Spotlight. British Theatre, Music and Literature: High and Popular Culture

December 20, 2024

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Ever wanted to peer inside a penny dreadful? Or wondered who the Wandering Minstrels were? Join us as we explore the arts world of Victorian-era Britain with Gale’s British Theatre, Music, and Literature: High and Popular Culture database.

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Discovering Oscar Wilde through State Library Victoria’s collection

November 28, 2024

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The State Library Victoria collection holds many resources for those interested in Oscar Wilde’s writings and life. Through newspapers, databases, books and manuscripts we explore the life of this wonderful Irish writer.

Online Collection Spotlight: Naxos Spoken Word Library

Online Collection Spotlight: Naxos Spoken Word Library

November 15, 2024

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Love a good story but feeling overwhelmed by that heavy book, classic literary prose, or confounding nature of James Joyce’s wit? Want to explore new and classic literature, biographies, histories, and philosophies but struggling to find the time? Then listen up and be inspired by the range of audio books available through Naxos Spoken Word Library!

Discovering Sylvia Plath’s novel: The Bell Jar

Discovering Sylvia Plath’s novel: The Bell Jar

October 27, 2024

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In honour of Sylvia Plath’s 92nd birthday, we explore the resources available at the Library for exploring the themes and context of Plath’s only published novel: The Bell Jar