TIM FAIRFAX NEWSPAPER READING ROOM
Mr. Tim Fairfax AM
Tim Fairfax Newspaper Reading Room
The wooden sculpture evokes the flow of paper though a newspaper printing press
View from the Tim Fairfax Newspaper Reading Room
Reading room at the John Oxley Library, Brisbane, 1934, Image No. 12994
The Tim Fairfax Newspaper Reading Room provides convenient access to the State Library of Queensland's wide range of newspapers, newspaper indexes and news via electronic media. Today's newspapers from around Australia and overseas are available in paper and electronic format, and clients can search and access a deep archive of newspaper articles back to 1785.
The Tim Fairfax Newspaper Reading Room is located on Level 3 of the State Library building, and offers views of the city, river and South Bank Parklands. Surrounding the reading room is a poetic wooden sculpture suggesting the rolling presses of traditional newspaper production.
In the Tim Fairfax Newspaper Reading Room you can:
- Read newspapers from Queensland, Australia and overseas
- Search databases for newspaper articles and access them online or on microfilm in the adjacent Micrographics Room
- Watch TV news.
How do I access items in this collection?
Access at the State Library of Queensland
- Find items in the collection via our One Search catalogue.
- Browse Levels 2, 3 and 4 or request items from onsite ‘Closed Access’ storage with your e-services card. If you order Closed Access items via the One Search catalogue ahead of your visit, items should be waiting for you when you arrive. You can order up to 3 days in advance. See delivery times for more information.
- Use our e-collections computers on level 2 to search the library’s catalogue; to search our databases for electronic journal, magazine and newspaper articles and to view images and manuscripts from our collection. These e-collections computers do not need to be booked and have no time limits on their use.
- You can also access our electronic resources via the State Library’s free wireless service if you have a laptop. Check our Info Guide on how to access wireless for details.
Access offsite
- You can access selected offsite databases to search for electronic journal, magazine and newspaper articles. You will be prompted to login with your e-services card or QPL account.
- Some State Library items are available for loan to other libraries. Contact your local library for information about interlibrary loan and copy services.
Search our collections:
Related links
- About the Queensland Library Foundation
- Online newspaper databases at the State Library (may require login)
- Collecting current Queensland newspapers
- The State Library's microfilm collection
External links
Last updated: 11th November 2011
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