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ANZBIP: Australian New Zealand Books in Print: Publishers

Provides booksellers and librarians with information about every known commercial book publisher, agent or publisher's representative in Australia.
Provider: Informit
Australian
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ANZBIP: Australian New Zealand Books in Print:Books in Print

Provides booksellers and librarians with information about Australian and New Zealand books, series of books, imprints and publishers.
Provider: Informit
Australian
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AustLit

Authoritative information on a large number of literary works and critical Australian literature, including details on Australian authors and literary organisations from 1780 to the present day.
Provider: Austlit
Australian
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Australian Book Review Online Edition

Australian Book Review Online Edition is an enhanced version of the magazine Australian Book Review (ABR), Australia's oldest and premier literary review.  It publishes reviews, essays, commentaries and creative writing and is committed to highlighting the full range of critical and creative writing from around Australia.
Provider: Australian Book Review
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BookData: Premier Service

A tool for library professionals and the book trade, BookData provides reliable, convenient and comprehensive source of information about English language books availble worldwide.
Provider: Nielsen
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Books In Print

Search for books in print, including audio books and videos and in addition find details on publishers, awards, bestsellers and biographies. 

Provider: Bowker
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Columbia Granger's Poetry Database

An index of poetry found in anthologies as well as those found in the collected works of individual poets. It contains nearly 50,000 poems in full text and more than 400,000 poem citations.
Provider: Columbia University Press
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Literacy Planet

Literacy Planet is a high-quality play-based literacy resource with more than 10,000 activities online for children of all ages and ability. Children and parents can select from activities focusing on pre-reading skills, phonics, reading, spelling, vocabulary, grammar and comprehension in a fun, exciting and safe online environment.
Provider: Intrepica Pty Ltd
Australian
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Literature & Culture Collection

This Collection is an essential reference database for academic, school and public libraries and for teachers and students of literary studies, cultural studies and creative writing courses. Researchers and students of Australian literature, history and society will find this Collection a rich source of fiction, poetry, cultural politics and the ideas that have helped define the unique Australian identity.
Provider: Informit
Australian
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Literature Resource Center

Information on authors and their works in all genres and disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world using the world's most current, comprehensive, and reliable online literature resource.
Provider: Gale
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Novelist

A fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, as well as author read-alikes, book discussion guides, and feature articles.
Provider: Ebsco
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The Source

A subject guide to children's fiction, poetry and short stories from around the world but with an emphasis on Australian material.
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Australian

Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive

The Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive, 1902-2006 is the improved and expanded new edition of the TLS Centenary Archive and is fully-searchable.
It enables users to full-text search 153,000 pages of the TLS and is the essential companion for studying and researching
literary activity and critical opinion makers of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Provider: Gale
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TumbleBookLibrary

Introduce young children to the joys of reading with this delightful collection of animated,
talking picture books.
This subscription service has been provided through Better Beginnings, supporting families in sharing a love of reading.
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