LibGuides: Library Homepage: Databases and E-resources

General Databases

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR provides access to a wide range of academic journals.
Use the following details if accessing from home:
Username: mfac
Password: journals2019
Gale Power Search This link opens in a new window
Searches all Gale Databases in our subscription package.
Password: library
Gale in Context High School This link opens in a new window
Gale in Context High School provides access to full-text magazines, academic journals, primary source documents, images and videos on a wide array of subjects.
Password: library
Gale Academic One File Select This link opens in a new window
Gale Academic One file select provides to scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers across disciplines, in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and science and technology.
Password: library
Gale in Context: Middle School This link opens in a new window
Gale in context middle school contains videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more.
Password: library

Current Affairs Information and Links

Gale One File News This link opens in a new window
Gale OneFile: News provides access to more than 2,300 major world newspapers, and includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts.
Password:library
The Conversation This link opens in a new window
Australian based organisation, authors must be a member of an academic or research institution.

Literature Databases

What are databases and why do you need them?

Science Databases

Science Reference Centre - EBSCO This link opens in a new window
This database provides access to a wide range of Scientific Journals and Science books.
User name: mfac
Password: Buderim20!
Gale in Context Science This link opens in a new window
Gale in Context Science provides information on today's most significant science topics, showing how scientific disciplines relate to real-world issues, from weather patterns to obesity.
Password: library

Open textbook library

Open textbook library
Open textbooks are textbooks that have been funded, published, and licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed. These books have been reviewed by faculty from a variety of colleges and universities to assess their quality.

Dictionary of Gubbi Gubbi and Butchulla Languages

Dictionary of Gubbi Gubbi and Butchulla Languages
Dictionary of Gubbi Gubbi and Butchulla Languages. Compiled by Jeanie Bell with assistance from Amanda Seed. March 1994

Online magazine access

Choice Magazine
User Name: library@mfac.edu.au
Password: Library
New Scientist Magazine
Username: library@mfac.edu.au
Password: Library1
Cosmos Magazine Online
Electronic access:
Username:library@mfac.edu.au
Password: Flinders
History Today
Username: FlindersLibrary
Password: Library

History and Geography Databases

Australian History Mysteries This link opens in a new window
Each case study contains a wide range of primary and secondary source evidence, including museum objects, national archival collections and historic sites.
Username : mfac
Password : library
Australian War Memorial This link opens in a new window
Museum commemorating the sacrifice of Australians who have died in war.
Ancient and Medieval History Online - Infobase This link opens in a new window
Ancient and Medieval History Online explores the pre-modern world focussing on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
Username: mfac
Password: library
World History Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Includes thousands of articles on world history, from the beginnings of civilization to the first colonies in the AmericasThey have no agenda or political affiliation, our mission is to engage people with cultural heritage and improve history education worldwide.
Churchill Archive This link opens in a new window
The Churchill Archive is a digital library of modern international history. It includes more than 800000 original documents, produced between 1874 and 1965, ranging from Winston S. Churchill's personal correspondence to his official exchanges with kings, presidents, politicians and military leaders.
Username: MFlinders
Password: Churchill
Modern World History - Infobase This link opens in a new window
Modern World History Online covers the full scope of world history from the mid-15th century to the present.
Username: mfac
Password: library

History Hit TV

History Hit TV
History videos and documentaries.
Username: library@mfac.edu.au
Password: library2024