Databases
Many of our databases are Library Members Only access, so be sure to have your card handy. Not a member already? Sign-up today! It’s FREE!
- The World Book Online Reference Center is a suite of online research tools that delivers information for all your needs, including encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related web sites.
- The ANZ Reference Center combines Australia and New Zealand magazines, newspapers (including the Courier Mail), newswires and reference books.
- Book Collection: Non-fiction contains informative abstracts and searchable full text for more than 4,200 popular nonfiction books. The database includes full text entries on core subject areas, as well as information on careers, health, sports, adventure, technology, life skills and more.
- Credo Reference is a fully searchable, browsable and interlinked online reference library and contains dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, books of quotations and atlases.
- Choose the database you would like to search from the drop down menu.
- Search this extensive collection of electronic reference books with very broad subject coverage.
For access to more even more databases, library members can visit the State Library of Queensland web site & register for an e-services card or a QPL account. It’s quick & easy.
Web Sites
- The Australia Institute
- The Australia Institute is an independent public policy research centre funded by grants from philanthropic trusts, memberships and commissioned research. This site provides access to their web and discussion papers.
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