AustLit is an authoritative database about Australian literature and storytelling, with biographical and bibliographical information, full text, exhibitions and rich online content. AustLit supports research into, and the teaching of, Australian literary, narrative, and print cultures and the expansion of knowledge about the place of story in Australian culture in the past and present. 

Visit AustLit database of Australian Literature.

Haynes Manuals AllAccess is a library of manuals covering a vast range of car and motorcycle makes and models, with up-to-date content including common repairs, routine maintenance and servicing procedures.

Toowoomba Region Libraries offers free access to hundreds of online car and motorcycle manuals through its subscription to Haynes AllAccess Manuals.

Library members are able to access the manuals directly from home using their library card number or via a computer at their local library.

How to access Haynes Manuals AllAccess

1. Go to haynesmanualsallaccess.com
2. Enter your library card number (barcode on your library card) and PIN and select 'Log in'
3. Find a manual. Select from 'Car' or 'Bike' – 'make | model' from the dropdown selection

• Queensland Law Handbook is an exhaustive guide written by more than 50 Queensland legal experts, offering plain-English advice about rights and responsibilities and where to go for further assistance.
• Queensland Legislation provides full-text access to Queensland Acts, Subordinate Legislation, Bills, and Repealed Legislation.
• Australian Government ComLaw provides full-text access to Commonwealth of Australia Legislation.

LinkedIn Learning is a leading online learning platform that helps anyone learn leadership, project management, mental health, job hunting, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. New courses are added every week and library members can select from beginner, intermediate or advanced levels.

How to access LinkedIn Learning

You can use the library portal to gain free and unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning. More information ...

Browse through our video tutorials to learn how to use library eResources, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Microsoft Office, Ancestry Library Edition, Trove, Gmail, Linkedin, internet and computer basics and more.

This online program contains general and academic preparation and practice with interactive activities. The program is aimed at practising the challenges faced in the IELTS tests. This resource can be accessed from home or from the library using your library card barcode number.

How to access IELTS

Road to IELTS General Training Test - The general training test is for those who want to do work experience or training programs, secondary school or migrate to an English-speaking country. Please provide your library barcode number when prompted.

Road to IELTS Academic Test - The academic test is for those who want to study at a tertiary level in an English-speaking country. Please provide your library barcode number when prompted.

Practical Writing is a program that will help students with writing essays, emails, reports, job applications, notes, letters and more.

Clear Pronunciation Sounds is a program that will aid learners to recognize and pronounce the 43 sounds of English through audio, video and interactive activities. Students work with each sound in isolation, in words, sentences and in authentic texts.

The State Library of Queensland provides access to a large number of authoritative e-resources including online journals, newspapers, magazines and websites, online training courses, legislation and encyclopedias.

How to access eResources available from State Library Queensland

All e-resources can be accessed from home using a SLQ membership. If you are not yet a member you can register online to get immediate access to services, collections and facilities.

Databases available through State Library Queensland include:

• JStor - a multidisciplinary archive of scholarly journals
• ProQuest Central - a multidisciplinary database covering business, current affairs, news, health, science and humanities

Trove is a fantastic comprehensive online resource by Australians for Australians.

It is an online gateway to resources from more than one thousand Australian libraries, museums and galleries. Trove helps you find and use resources relating to Australia. It's more than a search engine. Trove brings together content from libraries, museums, archives, repositories and other research and collecting organisations big and small.

How to access Trove

1. Follow our online tutorial to learn how to use Trove.

World Book Online hosts thousands of articles and hundreds of maps, videos, and other media for an immersive learning experience. Select the Advanced (ages 14 and up) category to use the same effective research tools as Student (for ages 10-14), plus access to primary sources, historical documents, and multimedia directly from each encyclopedia article.

How to access World Book Online

1. Go to World Book Online and sign in with your library card number.
2. For help getting started using World Book Online follow our online tutorial to guide you through the process.