Databases: N-R
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 at South Bank, Brisbane, 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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National Burial Index for England and WalesOver 5 million records are indexed on two CD-ROMS. Disc one covers burials 1538 to 1825; disc two covers burials 1826 to 2000. Coverage: 1538-2000 |
Ask at the Micrographics Desk on Level 3 |
National Geographic
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Ask at the Information Desk on Level 2 PAC 2-30 |
NATSIVADA biographical database of Australian indigenous visual artists. Contains biographical details on more than 5,800 indigenous artists. Access: onsite@slq only |
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Naxos Music LibraryA comprehensive collection of classical music online for listening (over 90,000 tracks and over 7,000 composers represented) . It includes the complete Naxos, Marco Polo and Da Capo catalogues of over 75,000 track, Genres include classical, historical, jazz, blues, world, folk, new age and Chinese music. Browsing by composer or category is possible. The advanced search engine allows searching by composer, genre, country, work title, period, year of composition, instrument, name of artist, or a combination of these. Most recent recordings are accompanied by scholarly notes. Coverage: Naxos adds a minimum of 200 new releases each year |
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New South Wales Between the Wars IndexAn index to deaths and marriages which took place in New South Wales between 1919 and 1945. Does not include birth records. Index entries show the year and the place of the event, and provide a reference number for the full certificate. Death records provide parents' names, marriage records provide name of spouse. Coverage: 1919-1945 |
Ask at the Micrographics Desk on Level 3 |
New South Wales Federation IndexAn index to births, deaths and marriages which took place in New South Wales between 1889 and 1918. Index entries show the year and the place of the event, and provide a reference number for the full certificate. Death and birth records provide parents' names if known, marriage records provide name of spouse. Coverage: 1889-1918 |
Ask at the Micrographics Desk on Level 3 |
New South Wales Law Reports
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New South Wales Pioneer IndexAn index to baptisms and births, burials and deaths, and marriages which took place in New South Wales, 1788-1888. Records pre civil registration (1856) have been collected from church and parish registers. Index entries show the year and the place of the event, and provide a reference number for the full certificate. Death and birth records provide parents' names if known, marriage records provide name of spouse. Coverage: 1788-1888 |
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NewsBank
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NoveListA readers' advisory service featuring information related to reading for all age groups. Includes articles, genre outlines, newsletters and recommendations. Access: onsite@slq + offsite access for e-services members and Queensland public library (QPL) account holders |
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Official Documents of the United NationsElectronic 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. Coverage: various |
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Oxford Music Online
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Oxford Reference Online Premium Collection
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OzBiogsA compilation of all the AVAD (Australian Visual Arts Database) databases. Searches across NATSIVAD, ARTEX, AustArt, additional biographies and a survey of auction results from 2004-2005. Features over 22,000 biographical and bibliographic entries for Australian artists. Access: onsite@slq only |
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OzeVerseIndex to Australian poetry anthologies held at the State Library of Queensland. Search by author, title, first line or key word. The results will give you details of the anthology in which you can find the poem. Some of these items will be located on the shelves and others can be requested using your e-services card. Access: onsite@slq + offsite access, available through One Search. |
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Pallot's Baptism IndexA database of 200,000 parish christening and baptismal registrations, 1780-1837, from parishes in Greater London and Middlesex. Also includes several records from counties in Wales, and for some baptism records, birth dates are also recorded. Coverage: 1780-1837 |
Ask at the Micrographics Desk on Level 3 |
Pallot's Marriage IndexA database of 1.5 million marriage records, mainly from London and Middlesex, but also includes parish records from 38 counties outside London, and a few from counties in Wales. Date range 1780-1837. Coverage: 1780-1837 |
Ask at the Micrographics Desk on Level 3 |
Papers Past
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Passenger Arrivals in Western AustraliaA database of passengers arriving in Western Australia from Britain, Europe, Asia and other ports of Australia, 1898-1925. Can be searched by passenger's name, name of ship or date of arrival. Results show passenger's name, nationality and date of arrival. Provides an option to show all other passengers on the same voyage. Coverage: 1898-1925 |
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PDIP: Indonesian Learned Periodicals DatabaseProduced by the Centre for Scientific Documentation and Information - Indonesian Institution. Bibliographic database documenting scientific and technological activity in Indonesia. Results include reference to journal articles, proceedings of conferences and seminars held in Indonesia. Most citations are in Indonesian. Coverage: 1980-April 1998 |
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PDIR: Indonesian Research Report DatabaseBibliographic database of scientific research in Indonesia. Produced by Centre for Scientific Documentation - Indonesian Institute of Sciences. Entries are predominantly in Indonesian with access to subjects in English. Coverage: 1980-April 2000 |
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PERIND: Periodicals IndexProduced by the National University of Singapore Library, PERIND 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+ |
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Proquest Science Journals
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Queensland Crown Lands Law Reports
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Queensland Electoral Rolls, 1860-1879A database of persons eligible to vote in Queensland between 1860 and 1879. Results show the person's full name and the location of the property or mining lease that qualified him to vote, property ownership being a condition of eligibility. Coverage: 1860-1879 |
Ask at the Micrographics Desk on Level 3 |
Queensland Government Railway Index to Staff Records, 1878-1946An index compiled from Queensland Rail staff registers held at the Queensland State Archives. Each entry provides staff member's full name, date of birth, date of appointment and a reference number for the relevant staff register at the Archives. Coverage: 1878-1946 |
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Queensland Land Court Reports
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Queensland Lawyer
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Queensland Legal Indices OnlinePublished by the Queensland Supreme Court Library, the QLI online can be used to locate court cases from Queensland courts including the Supreme and District Courts, amendments to legislation, legislation cited in court cases, and sentencing decisions from criminal appeal judgments. Coverage: 1984+ |
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Queensland Pioneer IndexAn index to births, deaths and marriages in Queensland after compulsory civil registration was introduced in 1856. Coverage extends up to the end of 1889. The index also includes records of baptism and burial (commencing in 1829) and marriage (commencing in 1839) which were collected from church registers by the Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. Records show complete date for the event, and a reference number for the registration certificate. Birth and death records show parents' names and marriage records show the name of the spouse. Access: onsite@slq only |
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Queensland Planning & Environmental Law Reports
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Queensland Reports
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REEF: The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Province DatabaseProduced by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, this resource contains citations to general and scholarly material concerning the Great Barrier Reef and the activities of the Marine Park Authority. Indexes journal articles, newspapers, maps, books and audio visual materials relating to coral reefs, the effects of pollution, fisheries, marine biology, coastal ecology, and tourism. Coverage: 1982+ |
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Regional Business News
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Rookwood Cemetery TranscriptionsA database of headstone transcriptions from Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, compiled between 1981 and 1992. Searchable by surname, forename, inscription or year of death and each entry shows the complete transcription and grave location. Access: onsite@slq only |
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RURAL: Rural and Remote Health DatabaseProduced by The Monash University of School of Rural Health. Contains several databases relating to health care issues in rural Australia. Subjects include Indigenous health, men's health in regional Australia, medical training in rural and remote areas, nursing and the aged. Coverage: 1966-January 2006 |
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More information
If you have an enquiry, you can contact us in any of the following ways:
For general enquiries:
- Looking for the name of your Local Government? The State Library's Directory of Queensland public libraries has a complete list of every Queensland Local Government and its public library service.
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Last updated: 6th October 2009
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