Databases for Arts

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Title	Tips	Notes
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Bibliography (ATSIhealth)	Tips	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. Australian. 1988 - present Conditions of use Informit
Academic Onefile	Tips	The physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. International 1980 - present Conditions of use Gale
AUSTLIT	Tips	Australian literature. Australian creative writing and Australian writers. From 1880s, comprehensive from 1988 - present Conditions of use Austlit website.
Australian Bureau of Statistics	Tips	Statistical data of Australia, the States and smaller regions. ABS' full standard product range on-line. Australian. publications 1988 - present, with older time series This is a free site but there are some conditions of use specified on the ABS website ABS website
Australian Key Journals Periodicals Contents Index	Tips	Indexes articles from a range of older Australian journals (coverage dates range from the early 1900s up to the pre-1990s). SETIS website
Australian Public Affairs - full text APAFT	Tips	Business, health, current affairs, economics, humanities, law, literature, politics and social sciences. APAIS with some fulltext. Australian. Index 1978 - present Fulltext 1995 - present Conditions of use Informit
Cambridge Journals Online	Tips	Sciences, social sciences, and humanities Conditions of use Cambridge journals website
Columbia International Affairs Online - CIAO	Tips	International affairs, comparative politics, area studies. International Dates vary Conditions of use CIAO website
Conference Proceedings Citation Index	Tips	Conference papers and citations. Choose Science or Social Science and Humanities 1991- present Conditions of use Thomson Reuters
Dissertations Abstracts	Tips	Thesis citations with abstracts. International. 1861 to present Recent years may have 24 page preview. Option to order Conditions of use Proquest.
Duke University Press	Tips	Humanities and social sciences journals. International Dates vary, most from 2000 - present Conditions of use Duke website
Econlit	Tips	Economics. International 1969 - present Conditions of use Ovid
Expanded Academic ASAP	Tips	General Database with information in arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology. International. 1980 - present Conditions of use Gale InfoTrac
Factiva	Tips	Newspaper and company information Factiva Preferred browser Internet Explorer v. 5.5+, Firefox (Windows) and Safari (Macintosh). The site uses secure http. The certificate on the Library's EZproxy server can cause an error. If you are warned about a security error and recommended not to proceed it is OK to do so in this instance. It is possible with IE browsers to turn off the warning about certificate mismatches but it can be a valid warning, so take this option with care.
Family and Society Plus	Tips	Issues about, or of relevance to families. Australia. Fulltext 2000 - present. Index 1980 - present This is Family database with selected fulltext added Conditions of use Informit
Film Indexes Online		Film reviews and film criticism. Film Index International, FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals and AFI Catalog together in one site. International Chadwyck-Healey
Humanities and Social Sciences Index - Retrospective		Indexing for key journals in social sciences and humanities. International 1907-1984 Wilson web
Illawarra Index		Index to local Illawarra newspapers and Illawarra Historical Society Bulletin 1950s - present Wollongong City Library website
Informaworld	Tips	Over 1000 journals in many disciplines. Strengths in Social Sciences and Humanities. International. Conditions of use
Informit E-library Now divided into Humanities and Social Sciences Collection and Engineering Collection	Tips	Informit e-Library provides access to full content from a range of journals, monographs and books, conference proceedings, research papers and reference materials. Conditions of use Informit
International Encyclopedia of Communication		Communication Studies. Extended explorations of major topics, short definitions of key terms. Media, psychology and IT aspects of communication. International Blackwell
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences	Tips	Social and behavioural sciences and related areas International Conditions of use ScienceDirect
JSTOR	Tips	Archives of significant scholarly journals published in the arts and humanities, sciences and social sciences, music, business, mathematics and statistics. Conditions of use JSTOR
Lexis.com	Tips	Legal resources. International law. Various dates Lexis
MLA International Bibliography	Tips	Literature, language, linguistics and folklore. International. 1926 - present Conditions of use Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
New York Review of Books	Tips	Reviews of books and the arts, including music, theatre, dance and film and issues arising from them. 1963 - present NYRB website
Oxresearch	Tips	A "first draft of history" as it occurs. Provides succinct analytical articles covering world and regional economic and political developments of major significance 1986 - present Conditions of use Proquest
Project Muse	Tips	Literature & criticism, cultural studies, history, language, political science, film, theatre & performing arts, philosophy & religion. International. Various dates Conditions of use Project Muse website
Proquest ANZ Newstand	Tips	Newspapers and newswires from Australia and New Zealand covering regional and international topics Conditions of use Proquest.
Proquest Central	Tips	Information in most topic areas. Several databases which may be searched either individually or in combinations. International. Various dates Conditions of use Proquest.
Proquest Newspapers	Tips	International fulltext newspapers, not including Proquest ANZ Newsstand Coverage varies Conditions of use Proquest.
Proquest Research Library	Tips	Wide range of popular academic subjects 1971 - present Conditions of use Proquest.
ProQuest Social Science Journals	Tips	Periodicals covering the social sciences. Dates vary Conditions of use Proquest
Routledge Encyclopedia Of Philosophy Online	Tips	Philosophy and related disciplines Conditions of Use Routledge Reference
SAGE Journals Online	Tips	Virtually all journals published by SAGE. This publisher publishes in Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology and Medicine. International SAGE Note: SAGE Journals Online includes the Nursing and Psychology collections which have been available on the CSA platform. These are still available on the CSA platform as well as on the SAGE platform
Sociological Abstracts	Tips	Sociology and related disciplines. International. 1952 - present Records after 1974 include abstracts Conditions of use CSA.
SourceOECD	Tips	OECD documents with emphasis on country comparison, periodicals, working papers, statistics, International Energy Agency statistics Conditions of use Source OECD Website
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy		Philosophy. Each entry is maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts. Metaphysics Research Lab Stanford University
Sydney Morning Herald Archives		Full content of the Sydney Morning Herald 1955 - 1990 Fairfax Media Note: Click on "Access archive"
Times Digital Archive	Tips	Provides access to the digital images of every page of The Times (London). International with British focus. 1785-1985 Conditions of use Gale InfoTrac
Web of Knowledge	Tips	Portal for Web of Science, Current Contents Connect, JCR Web Dates vary for each database Conditions of use ISI Web of Knowledge
Web of Science	Tips	Citation indexes, which allow searching by cited references. Science Citation Index, Social Science citation Index 1965 - present, Arts and Humanities Citation Index. 1975 - present Conditions of use ISI Web of Knowledge

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Other relevant databases
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Title	Tips	Notes
AIATSIS - Indigenous Studies Bibliography	Tips	Indigenous languages, cultures, anthropology, archaeology, health, education, arts, oral histories,history, legal issues. Australian. 1990 - present Conditions of use Informit
Art Abstracts (Wilson Art Abstracts)	Tips	Art. International. 1984 - present Conditions of use Ovid.
Asian Resources: A Select Directory of Databases (ASIANRES)	Tips	Information about selected Asia/Pacific related databases and services. Asian. Current to 2001 Conditions of use Informit
Attorney-General's Information Service (AGIS) Plus Text	Tips	Law, including administrative law, companies and securities, constitutional law, copyright, criminal law, environmental law, family law. Australian. Indexing 1975 - present Fulltext 1999 - present Conditions of use Informit
The Australian Chronicles: An Index to Sources of Australian Biography (CHRONICLES)	Tips	Biographical information. Australian. 1879 - present Conditions of use Informit
Australian Criminology Database (CINCH)	Tips	Criminal law and justice. Australian. 1968 - present Conditions of use Informit
Australian Heritage Bibliography (AHB)	Tips	National parks; endangered species; coasts; forests; wetlands; rivers; geological features; wilderness areas; world heritage sites Australian. 1987 - present Conditions of use Informit
Australian Historic Records Register (AHRR)	Tips	A list of paper-based historical records held in private hands in Australia. 1788 - 1988. Conditions of use Informit
A Chronology of Australian Historic & Current Events (AUSCHRON)	Tips	Current and historical events. Australian. 1992- plus historical material Conditions of use Informit.
Current Contents Connect	Tips	Current information in sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities, technology and medical science. International. Conditions of use ISI Web of Knowledge
Infokoori		INFOKOORI is an index to the Koori Mail, a national fortnightly newspaper published for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Australian 1991 - present State Library NSW
Infoquick		Indexing of Sydney Morning Herald Australian 1988 - June 2005 State Library NSW
Malaysia/Singapore/Brunei/ASEAN Database (BERITA)	Tips	General reference. Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, or South-East Asia as a whole and ASEAN. 1990 - present Conditions of use Informit
Media Scan	Tips	Current events and news items. Australian focus. 1991 - present Conditions of use Informit
Ozlife -Australian biography and book review index	Tips	Biography and book reviews. Australian. National Library of Australia
Philosopher's Index	Tips	Philosophy and related fields. International. 1940 - present Conditions of use Ovid.
ScienceDirect	Tips	Life, physical, medical, technical, and social sciences. International. 1995 - present, some earlier Conditions of use ScienceDirect website
The Source		Children's literature by subject. Australian emphasis Magpies Magazine
Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory	Tips	Periodicals and serials published throughout the world. International. Current Bowkers.

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