Connect from home using an e-services card or QPL account (immediate access for Qld public library members)
Did you know that you can search multiple databases at the one time by using One Search e-resources?
Offsite (connect from home) databases
Databases
Queenslanders have access to a number of authoritative databases many of which are subscription only and not available through Google or other free search engines. You can search these databases to find articles on a broad range of topics in online journals, magazines, newspapers and ebooks. Many articles are offered in full text. Company information and Australian standards are also available.
Whether you are onsite or offsite, you can search multiple databases in One Search databases. You can construct your own Custom Search, select a specific database and go straight to it or search thousands of e-journals from A-Z.
All of the databases can be accessed onsite at the State Library at South Bank.
Offsite access
Selected databases are available for offsite access to:
- people using a computer in a Queensland public library
- people connecting from home using either their State Library e-services card, or their Queensland Public Library (QPL) account
Apply for an e-services card or a QPL account.
Onsite clients at the State Library at South Bank can select from over 200 databases by:
Terms and conditions apply
- Use of the databases is governed by licence agreements between vendors or publishers and the State Library of Queensland, and users are required to comply with the terms and conditions of the licences.
- Use must be for private research and study purposes only. No use is allowed for business, commercial or work-related purposes. The State Library of Queensland’s licence agreements do not permit use of these databases as teaching resources in classroom type environments in schools and other educational institutions. (In instances where access is specifically provided by the supplier to Australian schools, this is managed by the relevant educational authorities in each state and territory.)
- A limited amount of copying or reproducing of material from the databases is usually permitted for private research and study purposes only. Users should read carefully any copyright or terms of use statements appearing within the databases and act in accordance with instructions. Where no statement restricting copying is evident, users should assume that, as a minimum requirement, they are obliged to comply with the Australian Copyright Act. Information on copyright is available from the Australian Copyright Council [new window].
- Use is to be by the registered individual only - access is not transferable to other parties.
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Last updated: 2nd March 2012
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