Online Databases

The following databases are accessible from both inside and outside the State Library. Use your current Queensland public library membership card to access them.

Choose a database from the list below. You will be taken to the appropriate section further down this page. Please note under the terms of the licence agreements, the information provided in these databases is for personal use (non-work related) only.


Ebsco Information ServicesAustralia/New Zealand Reference Centre

Includes Australasian magazines, newspapers, reference books and company information.
See the list of titles for more information.

To log in, choose 'State Library' below if you are working within a State Library venue, or your local government if you are accessing the database from outside the library. Click on the Go Now! button, then enter your library barcode when prompted.


Encyclopaedia Britannica OnlineNew!Encyclopædia Britannica Online

A reference site for students, educators, and parents synthesizing editorially reviewed websites and the Encyclopædia Britannica.

To log in, choose 'State Library' below if you are working within a State Library venue, or your local government if you are accessing the database from outside the library. Click on the Go Now! button, then enter your library barcode or card number on the next screen.


Links to more information about these databasesHealth & Wellness Resource Center
Literature Resource Center

Two quality databases from Gale that give up-to-date, authoritative full-text health and literary information from journals and reference titles. See the appropriate list of titles (HWRC or LRC) for more information.

To log in, choose 'State Library' below if you are working within a State Library venue, or your local government if you are accessing the database from outside the library. Click on the Go Now! button, then enter your library barcode when prompted.

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Notice: ProQuest will not be available during the period 2pm, Sunday 7th March – 2am Monday 8th March due to system maintenance needs. We apologise for any inconvenience.

ProQuest ProQuest

Includes three databases: Academic Research Library (full text articles from newspapers and periodicals across all subjects), Applied Science & Technology Plus, and General Science Plus.

Click here to enter.


Not sure which is your local government?
Check out the complete list of Queensland public libraries and local governments (A to K or L to Z) to find out.)


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Health and Wellness Resource Center Literature Resource Center