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This page contains links to the EPIC and EBSCO Databases, you can scroll down the page to view the full details of each Database or use the red links on the the right of your screen as a short cut. You can return to the top of this page at anytime by clicking the "Top of Page" link under the images on the left hand side of the page. EPIC Databases What is EPIC? – EPIC stands for Electronic Purchasing In Collaboration which is shared initiative of New Zealand Libraries. The Epic resources offer you easy access to thousands of high quality electronic publications, including New Zealand and International full text journals, magazines and photographs. A Timaru District Library Card membership number is required to access the following databases. Please select a collection to search.
Top of Page	Biography Resource Center + The Complete Marquis Who's Who(r)   JULY, 2005 This database combines award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources. Biography Resource Center also includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search. With the Complete Marquis Who's Who(R), find quick reference information on an additional 900,000 people. Start searching this Collection.
Top of Page	Business & Industry (RDS)   Business & Industry is a broad-based business information database that focuses on facts, figures, events and market information about companies, industries, products and markets. It covers all industries and is international in scope.  Start searching this collection.
Top of Page	Business & Management Practices (RDS)   Business & Management Practices content focuses on practical approaches to management processes and methods. It provides real-world know-how about business planning, decision making, how businesses adoption of new technologies, planning for change. Start searching this collection.
Top of Page	Contemporary Women's Issues (RDS)   A multidisciplinary, full-text database that brings together content from mainstream periodicals, "gray" literature, and the alternative press -- with a focus on the critical issues and events that influence women's lives in more than 190 countries. Start searching this collection.
Top of Page	Discovering Collection   Sept 2004 Use this comprehensive database to retrieve in-depth reference content for the core curriculum areas of Literature, History, Biographies, Science, and Social Studies. Start searching this collection.
Top of Page	Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module 1980 - July 2005 Use this Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, Herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only. Start searching this collection.
Top of Page	History Resource Center: World   July 2005 History Resource Center: Modern World has always featured extensive coverage of the 20th century. History Resource Center: World broadens this focus both geographically and chronologically, with the addition of new content on the ancient Mediterranean, Near East, Asia, Middle East, Latin America, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. From antiquity to the present, world history curricula is reflected by content from over 2,000 primary sources, 25 reference titles and from 110 academic journals. Start searching this collection.
Top of Page	InfoTrac OneFile   1980 - July 2005 A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily. Start searching this collection.
Top of Page	Literature Resource Center - LRC, Scribner, Twayne US, Twayne English, and Twayne World Authors   July 2005 Access biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. Scribner Writer's Series includes 15-20 page signed essays on more than 1,600 authors and literary genres drawn from 13 acclaimed Scribner print series. Twayne World, US, and English Authors each contains the full text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors, for a total of 600 full-text titles. Start searching this collection.
Top of Page	Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center   July, 2005 Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center draws on the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources to provide a complete one-stop source for information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. Start searching this collection.
Top of Page	Student Resource Center - College Edition   1980 - Present Approach research from every angle with the Student Resource Center - College Edition, the Gale Group's comprehensive, cross-curricular reference source for college and college-prep libraries. The Student Resource Center - College Edition provides researchers with an expansive collection specifically designed to meet the needs of college freshmen and sophomores Start searching this collection.
Top of Page	TableBase (RDS)   TableBase comprises tabular information of a strategic nature. The tables provide information such as: market share, market size, capacity, production, imports, exports, sales, product and brand rankings, forecasts, healthcare statistics and demographics. Start searching this collection.
Top of Page	What Do I Read Next?   What Do I Read Next? includes over 115,000 recommended titles, more than 62,500 plot summaries, and awards information from 561 awards, all to help users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles. Search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more. A monthly highlights page allows the user to see selections of award winners, upcoming titles, and titles that revolve around different subjects each month. Start searching this collection.
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Top of Page	EBSCO Host Research Databases What is EBSCO? – EBSCO is an Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre which combines Australia and New Zealand specific magazines, newspapers, newswires, reference books and company information. The database provides full text for nearly 1,950 general reference publications. A Timaru District Library card membership number is required to access the EBSCO databases. To search within a single database, click the database name listed below. To select more than one database to search, check the boxes next to the databases and click Continue.
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