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Government and politics

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APA-FT: Australian Public Affairs - Full Text Indexing and full-text database. Journal articles are sourced mainly from the 223+ journals comprehensively indexed in APAIS - the Australia Public Affairs Information Service. Subject coverage includes business, health, current affairs, economics, humanities, law, literature, politics and social sciences in Australia. Coverage: Full text: 1995+ Coverage: Indexed: 1978+ Access: onsite@slq + offsite access for e-services members and Queensland public library (QPL) account holders Licence: unlimited
Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre Full text of over 240 periodicals, and abstracts/indexing for nearly 400 periodicals focusing on the Australia/New Zealand region. Includes magazines, newspapers, newswires, reference books and company information from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom, Asia, North America and Europe. Coverage: varies Access: onsite@slq + offsite access for e-services members and Queensland public library (QPL) account holders Licence: unlimited
Australian Referendums Provides the results of all the referendums held in conjunction with the Federal elections from 1906 to 1999. Coverage: 1906-1999 Access: onsite@slq only Licence: single user	Ask at the Information Desk on Level 2 PAC 2-31
BIPE: Bibliography of Indonesian politics and the economy This bibliographical database indexes and abstracts items relating to politics, government and economy in Indonesia. Compiled by the School of Asian Studies, University of Sydney. Includes reference to books, book chapters, journal articles and dissertations. The original source documents are in either English or Indonesian. Coverage: 1965-October 1998 Access: onsite@slq + offsite access for e-services members and Queensland public library (QPL) account holders Licence: 5 users
DRUG Produced by the Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA), the DRUG database indexes journals, books, conference papers and proceedings, government documents, statistics, newspapers and discussion papers on substance abuse. The psychosocial aspects of substance abuse as well as the political, social, economic and legal aspects in the prevention and treatment of the abuse of drugs are comprehensively covered. Coverage: 1974+ Access: onsite@slq + offsite access for e-services members and Queensland public library (QPL) account holders Licence: 5 users
Europa World Plus Europa World Plus is the online version of the Europa World Year Book and the Europa Regional Surveys of the World series. Find political, economic and statistical information about more than 250 countries. Statistical profiles are available for a single country or comparative statistics can be generated for a range of topics including population, health, agriculture, industry, finance and trade across two or more countries. Coverage: updated daily Access: online@slq + offsite access for e-services members and QPL account holders Licence: unlimited
Humanities & Social Sciences Collection (Informit) Covers agriculture, arts, Asian studies, business, cultural studies, education, history, indigenous studies, law, media, political science, reference, social sciences, science and technology. Content sources include peer reviewed journals, monographs and books, conference proceedings, research papers and reference materials. Coverage: Full text publications: 1940- ; Index: 1940- Access: onsite@slq + offsite access for e-services members and Queensland public library (QPL) account holders Licence: Index set - 5 users; Full text databases: Unlimited users
INDBIO: Indian Biography Database Provides access to biographical information on members of India's lower house (the Lok Sabha) between 1977 and 1991. Also includes death dates and citations to obituaries. Coverage: 1977-April 1996 Access: onsite@slq + offsite access for e-services members and Queensland public library (QPL) account holders Licence: 5 users
Index New Zealand Index with abstracts from selected New Zealand serial publications. Titles indexed range from popular magazines to more specialised journals. Subjects covered include general interest material, social research, current affairs, the arts and humanities. Index New Zealand is updated daily and comprehensive coverage of titles extends from 1987 onwards. Many New Zealand titles have also been retrospectively indexed. Coverage: 1987+ Access: freely available
Indigenous Australia Represents the collections of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Library and covers Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander studies, Stolen generation, removal of children, Arts, copyright issues, Racism, discrimination, Internet & telecommunications facilities and Communities. Coverage: 1968-1999 Access: onsite@slq + offsite access for e-services members and Queensland public library (QPL) account holders Licence: 5 users
Official Documents of the United Nations Electronic repository for official documents published by the UN. The full text of documents is accessible in PDF format in all official languages of the UN. Documents are stored in two databases: UN documentation, with comprehensive coverage beginning in 1993 and selected earlier coverage, and UN resolutions, which includes the official records version of resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council and Trusteeship Council since 1946. Access: freely available Licence: unlimited
PERIND: Periodicals Index Produced by the National University of Singapore Library. Indexes a range of journals on Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia and ASEAN. Although most of the journal articles date from 1980 onwards, the articles relating to medicine date from 1975, and law dates from 1932. From mid 1997, there are references to book chapters and conference papers. Coverage: 1980+ Access: onsite@slq + offsite access for e-services members and Queensland public library (QPL) account holders Licence: 5 users
SMC: Singapore/Malaysia Collection Compiled by the National University of Singapore Library. Indexes and abstracts primary source material (such as microfilmed items of public records, government documents, and manuscripts) and published works relating to Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and ASEAN. Coverage: Current to October 2006 Access: onsite@slq + offsite access for e-services members and Queensland public library (QPL) account holders Licence: 4 users

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