The University of Queensland

National Library of Australia

The National Library of Australia collects material of national significance and aims to make that material accessible to all while preserving it for future generations. In addition to holding published material such as books and journals, the library has a large collection of archival materials.

http://www.nla.gov.au

Trove [NLA]

Trove is a service provided by the National Library of Australia. You can discover material in libraries and archives across Australia with one simple search. Trove will search for books, theses, conference proceedings, maps and audiovisual material including artworks and photographs, the full-text of Australian newspapers (1803-1954), and the full-text of the Australian Women’s Weekly (1933-1982).

http://www.trove.nla.gov.au/

John Oxley Library [SLQ]

Established in 1934, the John Oxley Library is responsible for collecting, managing and providing access to material that documents Queensland’s history, development and cultural life. Both published and unpublished material is collected, particularly in the areas of Queensland history, literature, exploration, biography, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies, and the library has a large collection of historic photographs from across Queensland.

http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/find/jol/

Centre for the Government of QLD

The Centre for the Government of Queensland at the University of Queensland, provides authoritative digital resources relating to the history of Queensland. Databases include the Queensland Historical Atlas, Queensland Places, Text Queensland and Queensland Speaks

http://www.uq.edu.au/centreqld/

Queensland State Archives

The Queensland State Archives, located at Runcorn on Brisbane’s southside, holds the state’s most significant collection of government records. The website provides access to a searchable online catalogue of holdings as well as information sheets about and indexes to various collections of records.

http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/

National Archives of Australia

The National Archives of Australia holds records of the Australian Government and its agencies. The Brisbane reading room is located at Cannon Hill.

http://www.naa.gov.au/

State Library of NSW

The State Library of New South Wales, including the Mitchell Library, is the major reference and research library in NSW. Its major subject strengths are Australian history, culture and literature, including Aboriginal studies, Antarctic exploration, family history and genealogy, business and management, social sciences, applied science, biography, health and law.

http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au

State Library of Victoria

The SLV has a collection of over two million books, hundreds of thousands of pictures, newspapers, maps and manuscripts, audio, video and digital material, all reflecting the culture of Victoria over the past 150 years.

http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/

Noel Butlin Archives Centre

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, at the Australian National University in Canberra, has been collecting records of companies and organisations that represent Australian industry at a national and regional level since 1953. The centre preserves and provides access to the records of trade unions, companies, and employer, industry and professional bodies, as well as holding the personal papers of individuals who are involved in Australian industry, the labour movement and public life.

http://www.archives.anu.edu.au/nbac/html/

Fisher Library [USYD]

The Fisher Library is one of the branches of the University of Sydney Library and contains, amongst its many holdings, the University’s rare book and manuscript collections. Selected items from the collection have been digitised and made available online, along with information about their holdings, opening hours and access conditions.

http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/libraries/fisher/

AIATSIS

The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), located in Canberra, holds a comprehensive collection of print, moving image, sound recordings and photographic materials relating to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories. Holdings can be searched via the online catalogue available from their website.

http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/

Jessie Street National Women’s Library

This specialist library in Sydney aims to collect, preserve and promote an awareness of the cultural heritage of Australian women. The library collects books, journals, audiovisual material and archival collections.

http://www.nationalwomenslibrary.org/

AustLit

The AustLit website provides authoritative information on creative and critical works by and relating to Australian writers, relevant cultural organisations and industries. An author search in AustLit will give the researcher an overview of the life and work of the author, including biographical details and a comprehensive and detailed bibliography.

http://www.austlit.edu.au/

Australian Dictionary of Biography

The Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB) contains over 11,000 entries relating to individuals who have made a significant contribution to the Australian nation. The online version provides access to all of the entries available in the eighteen print volumes published since 1966. The dictionary is searchable and can also be browsed by name and occupation. Each entry includes a select bibliography of references used to write the entry.

http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm

Archive Digital Books Australasia

The Archive CD Books Project [now Archive Digital Books] contains reproductions of old books, documents and maps. The Australian collection includes Directories, Government Gazettes, Police Gazettes, Local History, Family History, Church History, Cyclopedias and Gazetteers, with more material being added regularly. University staff and students can access material via the internet; links to individual titles and issues are provided in the catalogue records. Members of the public can access the content via a PC in the Fryer Library reading room and bookings to use the PC can be made at the Fryer information desk.

http://www.gould.com.au/Archive-Digital-Books-Australasia-s/2000.htm

Guide to Australian Literary Manuscripts

Six Australian libraries have collaborated to build this national database of electronic guides to 86 collections of Australian literary manuscripts. It provides consistent and detailed information about the collections, enhancing access by researchers.

http://findaid.library.uwa.edu.au/

Reason in Revolt

The Reason in Revolt website provides access to digitised primary source documents on Australian Radicalism. Jointly hosted by the University of Melbourne and Monash University, the website seeks to become an expanding record of the movements, institutions, venues and publications through which radicals sought to influence Australian society. Entries in the database can be searched or browsed by topic.

http://www.reasoninrevolt.net.au/

Guide to Australian Business Records

The Guide to Australian Business Records draws together historical information on Australian businesses and business people (business entities), linking the entities with information on archival records created by them and held in archives and libraries, together with information relating to published works about the entities.

http://www.gabr.net.au/