Databases: A

• A+ education (Informit)Full text database of Australian journals. Subject coverage: adult education, curricula, early childhood, primary, secondary and higher education, special education, educational theory and practice, public policy, school management.
• AASB: Australian Accounting Standards Board (Open Access) Searchable official web site of The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB), which is responsible for setting accounting standards for both the private and public sectors in Australia.

• ABI/INFORM collection (ProQuest)Full text database. Subject coverage includes accounting, business trends, economics, finance, management techniques and management theory. Includes journals, working papers, market research reports, country and industry reports, business cases and case studies.

• Abstracts in social gerontology (EBSCOhost)Database of articles covering the psychological and social aspects of aging, physical and mental health, hospital and home care, economics and government policy. Includes linked full text.

• Academic OneFile (Gale)Quickly access articles from a database of scholarly journals and other trusted periodicals. Best for academic research.

• Academic search complete (EBSCOhost)Full text multidisciplinary database. Subject coverage includes: social sciences and humanities, philosophy, psychology, law, astronomy, engineering and technology, life, physical and environmental sciences, mathematics.

• Academic WriterThe official and authoritative online guide to APA style, designed to assist students, writers and researchers. The website includes learning and teaching tools, writing and content management technology and full integration of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA). To find examples of APA style, click the green tab learn on the homepage and then click go to sample references. Previously known as APA Style Central.

• Access Engineering (McGraw Hill)Engineering encyclopaedia. Subject coverage includes biomedical, chemical, civil, electrical, environmental, mechanical, materials and software engineering. Includes: Marks’ Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers (11th ed.), Perry’s Chemical Engineers Handbook (8th ed.), Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers (16th ed.). Number of concurrent users: 1.

• Accounting, tax & banking collection (ProQuest)Full text database. Subject coverage: tax, banking and financial law, accounting, auditing, banks and banking, finance, financial governance and institutions, insurance and investment.

• ACM digital libraryFull text computer science database. Includes journals, conference proceedings, technical magazines, newsletters and ebooks published by the Association for Computing Machinery.

• ACS publicationsIncludes more than 30 full text journals published or co-published by the American Chemical Society. 

• Acumen Practice Notes (Australian Institute of Architects)Acumen Practice Notes is an online resource of architectural practice material, providing an extensive database of advisory notes on managing architectural practice and projects in Australia.

• Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database (ProQuest)The Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database includes the renowned Aerospace Database and provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications.

• AGIS Plus Text (Informit)Full text law database. Subject coverage: administrative law, banking, companies and securities, constitutional and copyright law, criminal, environmental and family law, human rights, international law, legal aid and trade practices. Includes Australian, New Zealand and Pacific law journals and selected articles from major US, UK and Canadian law journals

• Agriculture (Gale)Access current and authoritative periodical content covering agriculture and its related fields

• Agriculture Science Database (ProQuest)This database contains the leading agricultural journals published in North America. ProQuest Agriculture Journals offers the complete text as well as complete images from such journals as Agricultural Research, Forest Products Journal, Journal of Animal Science, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation and Plant Physiology.

• Alexander Street PressArchive database (1982-2005) of material on Australian library and information services, the library workforce, education and training and information technology.

• American Institute of Mathematics : open Maths textbooks (Open Access) Open access maths textbooks approved by the American Institute of Mathematics.

• Amsterdam University Press (IG Publishing)The scholarly and trade publications of AUP are available in Dutch or English and relate to subjects in the area of humanities (language and literature, history, film studies, art) and social science.

• Anmol Publications (IG Publishing)Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd., with its ever growing list of publication in almost all disciplines (Academic/Professional) has come to be recognized not merely as a publishing house but as an institution dedicated to the advancement of learning with a missionary zeal.

• Archives unbound (Gale)Gain access to rare primary source documents with these topically focused digital collections. Supports academic research.

• Art & architecture archive (ProQuest)A major research resource comprising the digitized backfiles of many of the foremost art and architecture magazines of the twentieth century including the archives of key consumer and trade publications. It is a unique collection of the essential primary sources for studying the history of these subjects. Through reviews, advertisements, exhibition listings, and awards, users may trace the careers of major artists and architects, as well as the history of the commercialization and marketing of art. Covers the spectrum of sub-disciplines, from fine and applied arts, through to interior design, industrial design, and landscape gardening. Each issue is scanned from cover to cover in high resolution color and presented in page image format with fully searchable text. “Purchased by the Anthony Strangio Memorial Bequest”

• Art & architecture source (EBSCOhost)Full text database. Subject coverage: advertising art, antiques, archaeology, architecture and architectural history, art history, contemporary art, costume design, crafts, decorative and folk arts, graphic arts, industrial and interior design, landscape architecture, film, museums, non-western art, painting, photography, pottery, printmaking, sculpture, television and textiles.

• Arts & Humanities Database (ProQuest)This database features hundreds of titles covering Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies. It is designed to complement the following indexes: ABM, Avery, BHA, BHI, DAAI, Index Islamicus, MLA, Philosopher’s Index and RILM.

• Art index retrospective (EBSCOhost)Database of material published during the period 1929-1984. Subject coverage: advertising art, antiques, archaeology, architecture and architectural history, art history, crafts, decorative arts, folk art, graphic arts, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, film, museums, non-Western art, painting, photography, pottery, sculpture, television and textiles. Includes linked full text.

• ASCE libraryFull text journals and conference proceedings on all aspects of civil engineering, published by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

• Asia Collection (Informit)Full text database. Subject coverage of Asia’s political, cultural and social life with research and analysis across Business, Technology, Arts, History, Health and other topics.

• Asian & European Business Collection (ProQuest)This database provides information pertinent to the study of business and finance topics across Asia and Europe, including academic journals, newspapers, newswires, and magazines. Find information on companies, economies, markets, international trade, and overall business conditions and practices throughout these regions.

• ASM handbooks onlineFull text handbooks published by ASM International, a professional organisation for materials scientists and engineers. Subject coverage: materials selection, processing, testing and performance.

• ASME digital collectionFull text journals, conference proceedings and ebooks published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

• ASTM via Accuris Engineering WorkbenchASTM Standards that describe the characteristics and performance of materials, systems, products and services across all industry sectors. Includes active specification documents, test methods, classifications, practices and guides. Search by standard number or keywords. Previously known as IHS Engineering Workbench. 

• Australia/ NZ reference centre (EBSCOhost)Includes major Australian, New Zealand and international newspapers, AAP Australian national news wire and magazines.

• Australia & New Zealand Database (ProQuest) This database provides ongoing full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organizations and educational institutions in Australia and New Zealand. Major subject areas of study are represented, including business, science, technology, engineering, social sciences, education, and humanities.

• Australia and New Zealand (Gale) Access comprehensive periodical content with a focus on Australia and New Zealand, complemented by global news, reference, and multimedia coverage.

• Australian Bureau of Statistics (Open Access) Statistical agency of the Australian Government. Includes economic, population, environmental and social statistics. Includes: the population clock, consumer price index, gross domestic product and average weekly earnings. Also includes Census data, Australian social trends, industry and labour statistics.

• Australian public affairs – full text (Informit)Subject coverage: Australian current and social affairs, social sciences and humanities, media, economics, arts, law, politics, culture, literature, institutions and history.