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ANZ Reference Centre (Library members only)
Full text newspaper, magazine and journal articles, and historical photos and videos. Use this for access to articles from daily papers like The Age and the Herald Sun.
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Hot Topics
Find information on topical subjects using this Victorian based directory.

General OneFile(Library members only)
Access full text magazine and journal articles. Formerally known as InfoTrack OneFile.

Opposing Viewpoints (Library members only)
Access the pros and cons of an argument. This site features articles, multimedia, primary resources and selected key Web sites.

Biography Resource Centre (Library members only)
A great source of biographical information on thousands of people past and present.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online (Library members only)
Thousands of brief Biographies can be found here.

MasterFILE Premier (Library members only)
Access a broad range of Biographies from thousands of online reference publications.

See also: Reference Plus - Biographies

Books Plus
Discover, select, access, read and discuss books with the Web's help.

Frankston Community Directory
The Community Directory provides a listing of community groups, associations and services in Frankston City and surrounding municipalities, including family and health services and sporting clubs.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online (Library members only)
Access the full Encyclopaedia Britannica, plus multimedia. Search results include magazine articles and reviewed Web links. See the Encyclopaedia Britannica tour or read the Blogalogue post.

See also: Reference Plus - Encyclopedia

Frankston City Community Profile
Access Census population statistics for Frankston City, updated with the latest figures.

See also:

• DSE Urban and Regional Research
• Australian Bureau of Statistics

Consumer Health Complete (Library members only)
Consumer Health Complete is a comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content, including alternative medicine and up-to-date drug information.

Health and Wellness Resource Center (Library members only)
Up-to-date and reliable medical information. Take the tour

See also:

• Better Health Channel - Health information from the Victorian Government
• Cochrane Library - Databases that contain high-quality, independent medical evidence
• Health On the Net Foundation - Search engine for evidence based health information
• Health Insite - Health information from the Australian Government
• Quack Watch- Check for medical scams and dubious health claims

Local and Family History Plus
Your link to local history and global genealogy resources.

Frankston Heritage Study
Find information about places of local heritage value. 

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See also: Books Plus - Online books and excerpts

MasterFILE Premier (Library members only)
An extensive multi-disciplinary database that provides full text for more than 1,730 general reference works, plus thousands of primary source documents and images.

Reference Plus
A directory of reference and homework related Web sites.

Science Resource Center (Library members only)
A multimedia, multi-source reference resource covering all aspects of Science from astronomy to zoology. Read more...

Yourtutor (Library members only)
A free and professionally staffed online Tutoring service for students from years 4 to 12. It operates from 4:00pm to 8:00pm, Monday to Friday. It's great! Read more...

Gulliver
The ANZ Reference Centre, Biography Resource Center, Consumer Health Complete, Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, Health and Wellness Resource Center, InfoTrack OneFile, MasterFILE Premier, Opposing Viewpoints, Price It and the Science Resource Center are also available via Gulliver.