Databases: Aa-Ap
Queenslanders have access to a number of authoritative, subscription-only databases that are not available through Google or other free search engines.
Onsite access at your public library or State Library
Onsite access is easy - visit your local Queensland public library or the State Library of Queensland and connect using one of the onsite computers. You may also be able to access these databases using the library's wireless service.
Offsite access
To access these databases away from the library - from any computer connected to the internet (eg home or office) - you must be a Queensland resident and:
Click the 
button beside the database to begin searching. You will be asked to login using your e-services card or QPL account. Terms and conditions apply.
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AATDSee ACCOUNT |
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ABIXFormerly known as Smartbix. ABIX indexes an extensive range of Australasian business trade journals and newspapers. It provides citations and abstracts of articles. Most of the journals and newspapers are available at SLQ either in print or online. Coverage: 1981+ (updated daily) |
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ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics)
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ACCOUNT (formerly AATD)Produced by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. Indexes and abstracts relating to accounting and business including journal articles, conference papers, academic research and unpublished material. Coverage: 1982+ |
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AED: Australasian Education DirectoryA guide to educational institutions and related organisations, listing over 700 organisations in Australia and New Zealand. It includes a subject index for associations. Entries include full addresses, telephone and facsimile numbers, email addresses, homepage addresses, regional information where applicable, names and position titles of key personnel. Coverage: Updated annually |
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AEI: Australian Education IndexA wide ranging index to journal articles, research reports, conference papers, theses, parliamentary debates, newspaper articles, and web sites relating to education and related fields. Subjects include sociology, psychology, information science, librarianship, educational research and policy. Coverage: 1978+ |
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AEI-ATSIS: Australian Education Index - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander SubsetAn index to material relating to the education and training of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders, as well as information on teaching strategies, professional development, language and literacy. Results include citations to journals, government papers and reports, books, theses and conference papers. Coverage: 1978+ |
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AEM: Arts and Entertainment Management DatabaseAn archive only database produced by the Faculty of Management, Deakin University, Victoria. Subjects include venue/project management, technology relating to the arts and entertainment industry, cultural planning, funding and law. Coverage: 1982 - 2000 |
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AFPD: Australian Federal Police DigestInformation for those working in the field of policing and federal law enforcement and also a resource for the broader community. Coverage: 1991+ |
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AGCI: Australasian Genealogical Computer IndexA surname index to 3.9 million mainly Australian and New Zealand records of the 19th and 20th centuries. The index draws on records from cemetery transcriptions, parish registers, newspapers, rate books, war memorials, and shipping records. Coverage: 19th and 20th centuries |
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AGCI Volume 2: Australasian Genealogical Computer Index: NSW Government Gazettes 1832-1863Volume two of AGCI contains an index to over 830,000 names mentioned in a variety of notices published in the New South Wales Government Gazette between 1832 and 1863. These notices include convicts, ship and military deserters, land transactions, unclaimed letters, government appointments and bankruptcies. The State Library holds the New South Wales Government Gazette on microfilm and/or the original published books. Coverage: 1832 - 1863 |
Ask at the information desk on Level 3. |
AGIS - ATSIS: The Attorney-General's Information Service - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander SubsetThis database is a subset of AGIS. Citations and abstracts to legal issues such as Native Title, Aboriginal deaths in custody, customary law, and Aboriginals and the criminal system. Also covers Indigenous social welfare issues, discrimination, and reconciliation. Source documents are from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, with selected articles from Canada, United States, and the United Kingdom. Coverage: 1975+ |
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AGIS Plus Text
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AHB: Australian Heritage Bibliography (formerly HERA)Produced by the Australian Heritage Commission and indexes and abstracts journal articles, unpublished reports, books, and videos. Emphasis is on material which has been written or commissioned by government and non-government heritage organisations in Australia. Coverage: 1987+ |
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AHB-ATSIS: Australian Heritage Bibliography - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander SubsetDeals with natural and cultural resources of significance to Indigenous peoples of Australia. Subject coverage includes aboriginal rock art sites, ceremonial sites, historic and archaeological sites, historic towns, national parks, wilderness areas and heritage sites. Coverage: 1987+ |
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AHRR: Australian Historic Records RegisterConsists of diaries, letters, photographs, sketches, financial documents, recipes, minute books, and other source documents dating from settlement to 1988. Also includes a listing of historic documents held in private hands. |
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AIATSIS: Indigenous Studies BibliographyCovers various aspects of Australian Indigenous studies in English and in Australian Indigenous languages. Information on languages, culture, anthropology, archaeology, customary law, legal and social issues, health, education and the arts - citations to journals, government documents, reports, newspapers, newsletters, and conference papers. Coverage: 1990 |
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A.I.G.S. Cemetery TranscriptionsAn index to headstone inscriptions from 258 cemeteries, mostly Victorian. Searchable by surname or place. Does not include Western Australia, Northern Territory or Queensland. Coverage: |
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AIMMAT: AIM management and training databaseCompiled by the Library of the Australian Institute of Management NSW Training Centre Limited. Indexes Australian journals covering management, training, human resources and communication. Coverage: 1991+ |
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ALISA: Australian Library & Information Science AbstractsCompiled by ACHLIS (Australian Clearing House for Library and Information Science) ALISA aims to extensively index and abstract published and unpublished material on Australian library and information science. Subjects include education and training of library staff, information technology, electronic publishing and Australian children's literature. Coverage: 1982+ |
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Alumni Dublinenses 1924A register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College, in the University of Dublin from 1637 to 1846. Contains age of student, father's name and address and records of degrees earned. Coverage: 1637 - 1846 |
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Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1886The Matriculation Registers of Oxford University, alphabetically arranged by member's surname. Shows parentage, birth place and year, and record of degrees earned. Coverage: 1500 - 1714 and 1715 - 1886 |
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AMI: Australasian Medical IndexProduced by the National Library of Australia. Indexes and abstracts over 160 Australian health and medical journals not generally indexed in MEDLINE. From 2001 AMI has been indexing some journals covered in MEDLINE. Entries include journal articles, conference proceedings, government reports, selected books and the full text of most National Health and Medical Research Council sessions. Contains clinical material. Coverage: 1968+ |
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Ancestral FileCompiled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. An index to genealogies contributed by individuals and families, it links names to related families within the database. Content mostly American. Coverage: |
Ask at the Micrographics Desk on Level 3 |
AncestryContains a large number of databases and tools for family history research. Some of their major databases include 19th century census records for England, Wales and Scotland, an index to births, deaths and marriages for England and Wales for 1837-2005, Australian electoral rolls (except South Australia) for 1901-1936, British phone books for 1880-1984 and assorted parish records for England. Also features a learning centre with tips on getting started, organising and charting your family tree and how to read old handwriting. Coverage: Updated regularly |
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The Annual report collection
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ANR-Index: Agriculture and Natural Resources Index [formerly ABOA and STREAMLINE]Covers agriculture and natural resources including sustainable Australian agriculture, food, forestry and fisheries industries and the promotion of conservation and sustainable use of Australia's environment, water and natural resources and is produced by Infoscan. Coverage: 2000+ |
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ANR-Index Archive: Agriculture and Natural Resources Index ArchiveCovers agriculture and natural resources including sustainable Australian agriculture, food, forestry and fisheries industries and the promotion of conservation and sustainable use of Australia's environment, water and natural resources and is produced by Infoscan. Coverage: 1975-2000 |
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ANR-Research: Agriculture and Natural Resources ResearchCovers research in progress projects on agriculture and natural resources areas including sustainable Australian agriculture, food, forestry and fisheries industries and the promotion of conservation and sustainable use of Australia's environment, water and natural resources and is produced by Infoscan. Coverage: Current & recently completed research |
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ANR-Research Archive: Agriculture and Natural Resources Research ArchiveCovers completed research projects on agriculture and natural resources areas including sustainable Australian agriculture, food, forestry and fisheries industries and the promotion of conservation and sustainable use of Australia's environment, water and natural resources and is produced by Infoscan. Coverage: 1984+ |
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ANSTI: Australian Nuclear Science & Technology InformationCompiled by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO). Abstracts to technical and scientific material on the peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology and the environmental and economic aspects of non-nuclear energy. Source documents include government reports, scholarly journals, standards, patents, conference papers and legislation published in Australia and overseas. Coverage: 1970+ |
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ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering(formerly Current Technology Database) Abstracting and indexing service monitoring over 350 publications from the U.K. and the U.S. Includes new technologies such as information technology and computing, electronics, biotechnology, medical technology, as well as engineering (construction, electrical and chemical engineering) and allied subject areas. Abstracts are available from January 1993 to the present, with citations available from 1980. Coverage: Abstracts: 1993+ |
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ANZBiP: Australian and New Zealand Books in PrintProduced by D W Thorpe. Bibliographical information on Australian and New Zealand books, publishers (and agents and distributors). Coverage: 1958+ |
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ANZBiP-Publishers: Australian and New Zealand Books in Print, PublishersPublisher information about Australian and New Zealand books, series of books, imprints and publishers. Produced by THORPE-Bowker. Coverage: 1958+ |
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APA-FT: Australian Public Affairs - Full Text
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APAIS-ATSIS: Australian Public Affairs Information Service - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander subsetIndexes and abstracts a wide range of material specifically relating to Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders in the social sciences and the humanities, in particular, economics, the arts, history. current affairs, land rights, and culture. Abstracts include references to journal articles newspapers, government documents and conference proceedings. Coverage: 1978+ |
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APAIS HealthSubset of the APAIS database. Indexes non-clinical information on Australian health. Emphasis is on the legal, economic, social and ethical aspects of health. Also covers public attitudes to health issues, social work, psychology and current events relevant to the health industry (for example, stem cell research). Entries include citations to journal articles, conference papers, and newspapers. Coverage: 1978+ |
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APECLIT: APEC LiteratureCitations produced by the APEC Study Centre pertaining to Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation and related topics. Results include citations to books, conference papers, journal articles and reports. Coverage: October 2003+ |
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Last updated: 10th September 2009
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