Community access to journal articles and news
This page provides links to publicly available journal articles and news items. Some links will provide access to the whole article (fulltext) while others only provide a summary (abstract).
Your public library can help you with locating journal articles and newspapers that are abstracted. The Wollongong City Library, the State Library of New South Wales and the National Library of Australia also provide access to some journals and newspapers.
Check the Library Catalogue for articles with an abstract to determine if the Library holds that journal in print. Use the link 'Title' and type the journal or newspaper title.
Extended services are available to Alumni Library members.
Arts and Humanities
Key: 
=" abstract" 
=" some" or all fulltext
| Title | Key | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AusStage Australian Performing Arts | | An index to the performing arts events in Australia and a directory of research resources for the performing arts. |
| AustArt Australian art journals index | | Indexes the contents of art journals held at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) College of Fine Arts Library (COFA). |
| Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS website) | | Statistical data of Australia, the States and smaller regions. |
| Australian Key Journals | | Indexes articles and book reviews from a range of older Australian journals (pre-1990) |
| Directory of Open Access Journals | | Quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. |
| Infokoori | | An index to the Koori Mail from 1991 onwards. |
| Infoquick | | A selective index to the Sydney Morning Herald and its supplements (including the Sun Herald, Good Weekend, Eastern Herald, Northern Herald) from 1 January 1988. |
| MagPortal | | Search for articles in popular journals by topic or keywords. |
| The Online Book Page | | Lists over 20,000 free books on the Web. |
| Resource Library | | Articles on a range of topics, including business, health, society, entertainment, sports and more. |
| Setis | | Australian Literary and Historical Texts University of Sydney. |
Education
Key: =" abstract" =" some" or all fulltext
| Title | Key | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| BEI British Education Index | | Contains over 300 UK education and training journals which supports educational research. It includes aspects of educational policy and administration, evaluation and assessment, technology and special educational needs. |
| Directory of Open Access Journals | | Quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. |
| EdNA Education Network of Australia | | Web based resources useful for teaching and learning including curriculum materials and teaching aids. |
| EdResearch Online | | Online subset of Australian Education Index (AEI). Contents include journal articles, research reports, government reports, theses, conference proceedings and papers. Recommended browser: IE |
| Education-line | | Educational research, policy and practice including conference papers, working papers and electronic literature. |
| ERIC | | Free online version on the ERIC database. Contains/ documents and journal articles on education research and practice. |
| MagPortal | | Search for articles in popular journals by topic or keywords. |
| Resource Library | | Articles on a range of topics, including business, health, society, entertainment, sports and more. |
| VOCED | | A/research database for technical and vocational education and training including policy, practise, training systems and statistics produced by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). |
Health
Key: =" abstract" =" some" or all fulltext
| Title | Key | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Directory of Open Access Journals | | Quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. |
| MagPortal | | Search for articles in popular journals by topic or keywords. |
| OT Seeker | | Abstracts of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy. |
| Pedro Physiotherapy Evidence Database. | | Abstracts of randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. |
| Pubmed | | Medicine. International. Publicly available version of Medline, Premedline plus other content. /1966 - present. Note: To limit to free full text: type your search adding AND full text [sb] Example: insulin AND diabetes AND free full text [sb] |
| Resource Library | | Articles on a range of topics, including business, health, society, entertainment, sports and more. |
Law
Key: =" abstract" =" some" or all fulltext
| Title | Key | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AustLII | | Legislation and case law. Australia -/ Federal, State and Territories. /Links also to New Zealand, South Pacific and others. |
| ComLaw | | Primary legal materials. Australia. Federal and territories legislation, including bills and regulations. |
| Directory of Open Access Journals | | Quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. |
| MagPortal | | Search for articles in popular journals by topic or keywords. Includes society, politics and culture. |
| Resource Library | | Articles on a range of topics, including business, health, society, entertainment, society, sports and more. |
| WebLaw | | Annotated links to internet resources by topic. |
News
Key: =" abstract" =" some" or all fulltext
| Title | Keys | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ABC News Online | | Provides latest headlines and search facility. |
| Parlinfo Web | | Selected newspaper stories for Federal Parliamentarians. |
Science and Technology
Key: =" abstract" =" some" or all fulltext
| Title | Keys | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Directory of Open Access Journals | | Quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. |
| MagPortal | | Search for articles in popular journals by topic or keywords. |
| KLI Theory Lab | | Scientific literature in evolution and cognition research. |
| Office of Scientific and Technical Information | | Energy, science and technology resources. USA. |
| Resource Library | | Articles on a range of topics, including business, health, society, entertainment, sports and more. |
| Scirus | | Search journal content but also scientists' homepages, courseware, pre-print server material, patents and institutional repository and website information. |
| Trade Environment Database | | An inventory of case studies concerned with trade and environment issues. |
| TRID | | Published transportation research. |
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