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Your Tutor
Your Tutor is a real time, interactive tutoring service for school children of the Cessnock LGA. Students from Years 4-12 are instantly connected to a qualified tutor who can assist with any homework problems. The service is available Monday to Friday from 4.00pm to 8.00pm and is free for all registered library members. To log in, simply use your library barcode number. Your Tutor can be used either from home or at one of the public access PCs at Cessnock or Kurri Kurri Libraries.
Includes the popular World Book for Kids, World Book Info Centre and World Book Reference Centre.
Find My Past is an online resource for genealogy and family history researchers. It contains over 50 million personal records from Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and PNG. Access is only available from Cessnock and Kurri Kurri libraries during opening hours. This product does not have at-home access.
This library edition of the hugely popular ancestry.com includes billions of genealogy records from around the world. It is fast becoming an essential tool for those researching their family history. Access is only available from Cessnock and Kurri Kurri libraries during opening hours. This product does not have at-home access.
Over 30,000 online records for family history research in NSW. Access is only available from Cessnock and Kurri Kurri libraries during opening hours. This product does not have at-home access.
The Australia/NZ Reference Centre combines Australia and New Zealand specific magazines, newspapers & newswires, reference books, and company information to create the largest collection of regional full text content available to public libraries.
A great sources of full text information on a diverse range of health related subject areas including: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, Herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments.
GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles as well.
Literary Reference Center is a comprehensive database that provides users with information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. It contains plot summaries, articles of literary criticism, author biographies and book reviews.
Designed specifically for public libraries, MasterFILET Premier contains full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. This database also contains full text more than 500 reference books, over 107,000 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 510,000 photos, maps & flags.
Novelist Plus is a great way to find your next read! It provides information on 250,000 fiction and non fiction titles, and includes information on series, book discussion guides and recommended reads.
Australian and New Zealand Points of View Reference Center is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides more than 270 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide.
Science Reference Center is an in-depth, curriculum-oriented science database that provides a one-stop resource for all science-related research needs.
Standards Australia's online document collection of specifications and procedures designed to ensure quality and establish safety criteria. Full web-based access to over 6,800 national Australian Standards.
The Computer School.net
This online series of computer training tutorials is available to all Cessnock and Kurri Kurri Library customers. Simply contact the library for a password. Tutorials include common Microsoft programs, the internet, web design and Windows Vista.
Maths Online is a high quality maths tutoring program based on the Years 7-12 maths curriculum. It was develope by experienced Australian teachers and contains over 15,000 exam questions.
Drug Information
An information service run by the State Library of NSW. DrugInfo gives you up to date, easy to understand information about legal and illegal drugs in your community.
The State Library of NSW is digitising its collection of rare and remarkable items and is making them available to the public for the first time.
The State Library of NSW Legal Information Access Centre. This is a free public library based legal information service for NSW residents. It is a joint initiative of the State Library of NSW and the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW.
The research team is available to assist with research at Cessnock Public Library, Vincent Street Cessnock on Monday 9.00am to 3.00pm and Tuesday 9.00am to 1.00pm.
A Family History Research Service is available as a paid service. Fees: $15.00 for postal requests; $5.00 for research requests in person for non-members and visitors; $15.00 for extended searches.
