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Reference Information

The library has a large range of reference materials available in the library or via our website. Library staff are happy to assist with any enquiries.

Print Resources
Print Resources include encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs and Australian Bureau of Statistics publications.

Online Databases
Library members have free access to the following databases through the State Library of Queensland's Information Portal.  Click on the icons below to search the following databases:

 

 

 

Australian New Zealand Reference Centre
Reference books, magazines and newspapers

 

 

 

 

Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Reference site for students, educators and parents.

 

 

 

Health and Wellness Resource Centre
Search through authoritative information regarding illnesses, symptoms, treatments, medications etc. Please also seek medical advice.

 

 

 

 

Literature Resource Centre
Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline.

 

 

 

NewsBank
Full-text access to newspaper articles from more than 230
Queensland, Australian and international titles.

 

 

 

ProQuest
Science databases and newspapers and journals in the Academic Research Library.
 


 

    
 
 

 
   
 

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