TAFEWA Central West

Looking for a book, CD-ROM, journal or video to borrow from the Learning Resources Centre or other TAFE colleges? The Library Catalogue lets you search online.

Help Guides

• Quick guide to the catalogue
• How to access your patron record

Searchable online databases to assist in your learning and research. This service is only for Central West TAFE students. Please phone (9956 2711) or email our Learning Resources Coordinator for passwords to access these online databases.

• e-Library Australasia
• Infotrac Onefile
• Directory of Open Access Journals
• Knovel Chemistry References

Click here to access to a variety of full text databases

• Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre
• Academic Search Premier
• Business Search Premier
• MasterFILE Premier
• Environment Complete
• Computers & Applied Science Complete
• SOCIndex
• CINAHL
• Education Research Complete

• ABI/Inform Global
• Academic Research Library
• Accounting & Tax
• Career and Technical Education
• Computing
• Education
• Health & Medical Complete
• Research Library
• Science Journals
• Social Science Journals

Looking for information on the Internet can be a real waste of time because there is so much information available - some of it useless, expensive, out-of-date, inaccurate, or simply distracting.

Listed below are Internet starting points - springboards - to assist you in your studies. They have been arranged in subject areas and topics for your convenience.

If you find an address has changed, no longer functions or is not relevant, please contact us. Suggestions for other sites are also welcome.

Ever get confused by the different types of search engines available on the World Wide Web? We will try to explain them and give you an idea on how to start searching effectively.

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When you write an assignment you will be asked to reference your sources. It is important to acknowledge all your sources of information. If you don't, you could be accused of plagiarism Acts of plagiarism are regarded seriously by the college and depending on the severity of the offence, penalties will apply. Penalties range from loss of marks to cancellation of your enrolment. This section will give you a brief guide to either Harvard Referencing or APA Referencing.