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Arnott's recipes : made with Arnott's and Menz biscuits

Arnott's recipes : made with Arnott's and Menz biscuits / from Arnott, Motteram, Menz Pty. Ltd

Recipes grandma might have made

You can use eResources to locate full-text ejournals on a range of topics, available through the National Library of Australia. Some resources are available onsite but if you are registered with the National Library of Australia, you can login with your library card and access many resources from any Internet connection, anywhere in Australia.

Databases with ebooks

eResources contains a number of databases which hold ebooks, such as:

  • EBSCO eBooks
  • Early English Books Online
  • Early American Imprints. Series 1, Evans (1639-1800) (Onsite only)
  • Making of the modern world
  • Gerritsen collection : women's history online, 1543-1945
  • Myanmar Book Centre 
  • Gale Virtual Reference Library

You can search eResources using the terms 'ebook' or 'ebooks' for a full list of databases which hold ebooks.

Search for ebooks in the Catalogue

National Library ebook collections come from a number of sources, but you can find many of them through the Catalogue. Here’s an example:

Type “Joseph Banks” in the search bar. There are over 1250 results but we only want to look for electronic books.

Use the Narrow Search option at the right of the screen; select Book. You can then see more choices under E-resources:

  • Subscribed database (National Library subscriptions, also available through eResources)

When I find an ebook, how do I view it?

When you find an ebook in the Catalogue, there will be an Online Access link. When you click this link you will be prompted to login with the User ID on your Library card. After you enter these details and login, you will be redirected to the ebook.

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Whiz comics

Whiz comics : Captain Marvel and the atomic shop (1943)

'Holey Moley!' This early comic features Captain Marvel (aka the boy reporter Billy Batson), Bulletman, the Whippersnappers and an exciting short story. 'Approved Reading' from the Magazine Editorial Advisory Board (1943).

ONLINE RESOURCES

Online resources

Get more tips about searching for online resources in our video guide