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Taxation Law

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Dictionaries: 

Butterworths concise Australian legal dictionary, 3rd ed

Butterworths encyclopaedic Australian legal dictionary

Contact Librarians

Angela Allen / Rebecca Carter

bel@library.uq.edu.au

3346 3553

Help for Researchers & Postgraduate Students

Thomas Palmer

t.palmer@library.uq.edu.au

3346 3693

Help for Undergraduate students

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Environmental Law

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Peace and Conflict Studies

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Handbooks: 

Handbook on building cultures of peace (online)

Handbook of peace and conflict studies

Conflict resolution

Books on peace and conflict studies will be found at the following call numbers on the shelves:

HM281 Non-violence

HM291 Violence

JC328 Political violence

JZ5511 Promotion of peace

JZ5538 Peace building

U42 Military art and science

Journal Articles

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Key databases

CIAO: Columbia international affairs online

CIAO is a source for theory and research in international affairs. Includes working papers from university research institutes, abstracts and some full text of relevant journal articles, policy briefs, books, case studies, course packs, maps and country data.

Human rights documents online

These documents emanate from 355 nongovernmental human rights organizations (NGOs) worldwide, some of which have a universal scope, whilst others focus on the attainment of human rights in a specific area of the world.

PAIS International

An index to political, economic, and social issues in current debate, which covers the public and social policy literature of business, economics, finance, law, international relations, public administration, government, political science, and other social sciences.

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

This database provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy.

Browse all databases for Political Science

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Physiology

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Encyclopaedias: 

Encyclopedia of human biology (9 vol)

Encyclopedia of human body systems - online or print

eLS - Encyclopedia of life sciences

Library Resources

Library Resources: 

Human physiology : from cells to systems

Cell physiology sourcebook - Online or print

Journal Articles

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Useful databases to search for journal articles:

1. Web of science

Provides access to multidisciplinary information from high impact research journals.

2. Pubmed

Includes citations and abstracts to biomedical literature. PubMed help and information

3. Medline (Ovid)

Provides citations and abstracts to biomedical literature including research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and healthcare services.

4. Embase

Provides access to biomedical and pharmacological bibliographic records.

5. Biosis previews

A comprehensive database for life science and biomedical research.

6. Scopus

Scopus is a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources.

Browse All Databases For Physiology and pharmacology

Web Sites

Medical Imaging

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Handbooks: 

Index of Medical Imaging

Clinical imaging : an atlas of differential diagnosis: electronic copy | print copy

Applied radiological anatomy for medical students: electronic copy | print copy

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International Relations

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Handbooks: 

The Oxford companion to politics of the world (online)

Books on international relations will be found at the following call numbers on the shelves:

DS Asian politics and government
JQ1499-1749 East Asia - politics and government
JQ3995-6651 Australia-New Zealand-Oceania - politics and government
JZ International relations

Hansards
Journal Articles

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Journal Articles: 

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PAIS International

An index to political, economic, and social issues in current debate, which covers the public and social policy literature of business, economics, finance, law, international relations, public administration, government, political science, and other social sciences.

Worldwide political science abstracts

Provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy.

CIAO : Columbia international affairs online

CIAO is a source for theory and research in international affairs. Includes working papers from university research institutes, abstracts and some full text of relevant journal articles, policy briefs, books, case studies, course packs, maps and country data.

Browse all databases for Political Science

News
News: 

Australia New Zealand Reference Centre

Combines Australia and New Zealand specific magazines, newspapers & newswires, reference books, and company information to create a collection of regional full text content.

Factiva

A global news and business information service that combines the content sets of Dow Jones Interactive and Reuters Business Briefing.

Press Display

Access full text of local and international newspapers & magazines in original format, layout and pagination. Archive varies from title to title.

Browse all databases for News

Primary Materials
Primary Materials: 

Great Britain : House of Commons Parliamentary papers

British House of Commons Parliamentary or Sessional Papers from 1688, along with a detailed subject index.

United States congressional serial set 1789-

Contains congressional documents and state papers.

Foreign relations of the United States 1861-

This series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity.

Macmillan Cabinet Papers 1957-1963

Offers access to 165 files (over 16,000 pages) from the former Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan's Private Office. Included are records of meetings, key policies, correspondence and memoranda to and from government advisors, files on Ministers, etc.

Nixon Years 1969-1974

This project provides complete FCO 7 and FCO 82 files from The National Archives, Kew, for the entire period of the Nixon administration, 1969-1974. Includes FCO and British Embassy analyses of US policy decisions, White House staff appointments and UN discussions, views on Europe, the deployment of F111 aircraft on US airbases in the UK and Nixon's battles over funding from Congress, visits to the US by both Wilson and Heath, files on the internal situation in the US and domestic reform all feature strongly. There are detailed assessments of all the changes brought about by the Presidential Elections of 1972.

Foreign Office Files China 1949-1980

The complete British Foreign Office Files dealing with China, Hong Kong and Taiwan in this period. These files are particularly important because Britain was one of the first countries to recognise Communist China. Includes: Eye-witness accounts and detailed reports on life in China, 1949-1976.
In depth analysis of the Communist Revolution and all the major figures.
Material on the Korean War, the Cold War, US relations and the Cultural Revolution.

Web Sites

Australian Government

Getting Started

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Handbooks: 

Year book Australia

A handbook of Australian government and politics 1985-1999

Australian politics notebook : a sourcebook for students

Books on Australian government will be found at the following call numbers on the shelves:

DU Australian politics, government and history

JQ Australian politics and government

JS Local government

KU Australian law

Hansards
Hansards: 

Hansard is the name given to transcripts of parliamentary proceedings.

Queensland. Parliament. Hansard Official records of the debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

Australia. Parliament. Parliamentary debates (Hansard) Senate (print and online) 1 Jan 1953 -

Australia. Parliament. Parliamentary debates (Hansard) House of Representatives (print 1953- ) and (online 1901- )

Australia. Parliament. Hansard (Senate and House of Representatives) (print and online) 1 Jan 1901- 31 Dec 1953

Hansard Online - available via Parliament of Australia website.

Australia Parliament Committee Hansards - available online via Parliament of Australia

Parliamentary proceedings for other Australian states are available in the Library and/or online via Parliamentary websites.

Journal Articles

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APA FT (Australian Public Affairs Full Text)

Covers current affairs, economics, humanities, law, literature, politics and social sciences and is produced by the National Library of Australia.

MAIS (Multicultural Australia and Immigration Studies)

Covers all aspects of Australian immigration and multicultural issues, including immigration, emigration, multiculturalism, ethnicity, racism, multicultural education, migrant health, welfare and social services, access and equity, settlement services, refugees, population studies, and aboriginal studies and is produced by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) Library.

APAIS-ATSIS (Australian Public Affairs Information Service - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Subset)

Covers social sciences and humanities relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, including history, economics, politics, current affairs and culture and is produced by the National Library of Australia.

Browse all databases for Political Science

Legislation
Primary Materials
Primary Materials: 

Parliamentary Papers - Queensland

Papers tabled in the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Includes: Annual reports -- Auditor-General reports -- Budget papers -- Commissions/Ombudsman -- Committee papers -- Legislation -- Petitions -- Overseas travel reports -- Miscellaneous papers.

Parliamentary Papers - Australia

Papers presented to Parliament and ordered to be printed.

Publications: Parliament of Australia - Parliamentary Library

Includes background papers, current issues briefs, monthly economic and social indicators.

Related Guides
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House of Representatives Infosheets and Senate Briefs contain information about the workings of each House.

House of Representatives Research and Education. Publications on a range of information about the work of the House and the Parliament. Includes information on House powers, practice and procedures.

Senate Research and Education. Briefs and publications on the work of the Senate. Senate powers, practice and procudures.

Web Sites
Web Sites: 

australia.gov.au : your connection with government.

www.gov.au Access to the information and services of the Australian, State, Territory and Local governments.

Queensland Government Guide to Queensland Government.

APO Australian Policy Online Access to Australian social, economic, cultural and political research.

Australian Politics and Elections Database Australian parliamentary politics and elections information.

Australian Election Policy Speeches Fulltext of election policy speeches 1901 onwards

Research Publications Research Papers and Background Notes.

Australian Government - Selected Websites

Guide to Internet information sources for Australian journalists

Parliament of Australia A-Z Index

Mechanical Engineering

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Dictionaries: 

Define concepts/ get synonyms:


E-books:

  • ENGnetBASE - online engineering handbooks published by CRC Press
  • Knovel - online reference library for engineering. Access equations, data, drawings, etc. that are found in engineering handbooks and manuals; interactive tools available for some books
  • Springer ebook collection - the Springer Ebook Collection contains books in the following subject areas : Architecture and Design; Behavioral Science; Business and Economics; Earth and Environmental Science; Engineering; Humanities, Social Sciences & Law.


Browse the shelves:

You can also browse the Catalogue or the shelves at the following call numbers -

  • TJ1 - 1570 Mechanical Engineering
  • TJ170 - 210 Dynamics, Mechanical Movements
  • TJ212 - 225 Control Engineering Systems, Automatic Machinery
  • TJ255 - 267.5 Heat Engines, Turbines, Turbomachines
  • TJ268 - 740 Steam Engineering
  • TJ836 - 1030 Hydraulic Machinery, Pneumatic Machinery
  • TJ1350 - 1418 Hoisting and Conveying Machinery
  • TJ1425 - 1475 Lifting and Pressing Machinery


Contact Librarians (Mechanical engineering):

Cristina Ghiculescu

c.ghiculescu@library.uq.edu.au

3365 6852

Research Information Service

Miranda Mariette

m.mariette@library.uq.edu.au

3346 3502

Teaching and Learning Service

Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles: 

Summon (Library homepage) provides access to the UQ Library collection of print and online books, journals, theses, newspapers, conference proceedings and more.

Start with the following key databases for this subject area:

  • ASME Digital Library
    Founded in 1880 the American Society of Mechanical Engineers produces the ASME Digital Library which is ASME's primary repository of current and archival literature
  • Compendex
    Citations with abstracts to worldwide literature in engineering and technology.
  • IEEE Xplore digital library
    Provides full-text access to IEEE and IEE transactions, journals, magazines and conference proceedings published since 1988 and current IEEE Standards.
  • ScienceDirect
    Scientific, technological and medical full text and bibliographic information
  • Scopus
    Abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources.
  • Web of Science
    Access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from high impact research journals. Web of Science also provides a unique search method, cited reference searching.
  • Google Scholar

Browse more mechanical engineering databases

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Related Guides: 

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Referencing style guides:

Library How-To-Guides:

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Specialised Resources
Specialised Resources: 

Additional Resources

  • DieselNet - an internet information service on diesel engine emissions and related topics
  • NTIS - National Technical Information Service (NTIS) is a resource for accessing unclassified reports from U.S. and international government agencies including NASA, the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Defense
  • Science.gov - searches over 55 databases and over 2100 selected websites from 13 US federal agencies; some full text available

Statistics and market reports

  • Australian Bureau of Statistics - The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) web site provides access to the full range of ABS statistical and reference information
  • IBISWorld - Detailed analyses of Australian industries, covering major players, industry performance and outlook, market characteristics, industry participants and recent news articles.
  • Business source complete - BSC is a scholarly business database, providing bibliographic and full text content. Industry and company reports are also covered.

Patents

For further information see our Patents How-to guide

Theses

Search for Australian and international theses.

Institutional repositories

Standards
Standards: 

Standards are official publications used in industry and trade to describe specifications and procedures. Standards provide rules and recommendations for: quality, safety, performance and construction, codes of practice, methods of testing, symbols and terminology. Use the following databases to locate standards:

  • SAI Global on-line premium
    Full-text access to all current Australian standards; possibility to "unlock" international standards
  • IEEE xplore digital library
    Full-text access to IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) standards
  • Annual book of ASTM standards
    Access standards in print from the American Society for Testing and Materials; use the ASTM International website (see below) as an index tool for the Annual book of standards
  • ASTM international standards worldwide
    This site provides information about ASTM and its membership and projects as well as indexing ASTM and other standards online

For further information see our Standards How-to guide

Web Sites
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Aerospace Engineering

Getting Started

If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:

Encyclopaedias: 

Define your topic:

Dictionaries: 

Define concepts:


Thesauri:

Get synonyms for your keywords:


E-books:

  • ENGnetBASE - online engineering handbooks published by CRC Press
  • Knovel - online reference library for engineering. Access equations, data, drawings, etc. that are found in engineering handbooks and manuals; interactive tools available for some books
  • Springer ebook collection - the Springer Ebook Collection contains books in the following subject areas : Architecture and Design; Behavioral Science; Business and Economics; Earth and Environmental Science; Engineering; Humanities, Social Sciences & Law.


Browse the shelves:

You can also browse the Catalogue or the shelves at the following call numbers -

  • TL500 - 777 Aeronautics, Aeronautical Engineering
  • TL780 - 785.8 Rockets
  • TL787 - 4050 Astronautics, Space Travel


Contact Librarians (Aerospace engineering):

Cristina Ghiculescu

c.ghiculescu@library.uq.edu.au

3365 6852

Research Information Service

Miranda Mariette

m.mariette@library.uq.edu.au

3346 3502

Teaching and Learning Service

Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles: 

Summon (Library homepage) provides access to the UQ Library collection of print and online books, journals, theses, newspapers, conference proceedings and more.

Start with the following key databases for this subject area:

  • Compendex
    Citations with abstracts to worldwide literature in engineering and technology.
  • IEEE Xplore digital library
    Provides full-text access to IEEE and IEE transactions, journals, magazines and conference proceedings published since 1988 and current IEEE Standards.
  • ScienceDirect
    Scientific, technological and medical full text and bibliographic information
  • Scopus
    Abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources.
  • Web of Science
    Access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from high impact research journals. Web of Science also provides a unique search method, cited reference searching.
  • Google Scholar
Related Guides
Related Guides: 

Other subject guides:

Referencing style guides:

Library How-To-Guides:

Check them out for further library related assistance.

Specialised Resources
Specialised Resources: 

Additional Resources

Statistics and market reports

  • Australian Bureau of Statistics - The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) web site provides access to the full range of ABS statistical and reference information
  • IBISWorld - Detailed analyses of Australian industries, covering major players, industry performance and outlook, market characteristics, industry participants and recent news articles.
  • Business source complete - BSC is a scholarly business database, providing bibliographic and full text content. Industry and company reports are also covered.

Patents

For further information see our Patents How-to guide.

Theses

Search for Australian and international theses.

Institutional repositories

Standards
Standards: 

Standards are official publications used in industry and trade to describe specifications and procedures. Standards provide rules and recommendations for: quality, safety, performance and construction, codes of practice, methods of testing, symbols and terminology. Use the following databases to locate standards:

  • SAI Global on-line premium
    Full-text access to all current Australian standards; possibility to "unlock" international standards
  • IEEE xplore digital library
    Full-text access to IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) standards
  • Annual book of ASTM standards
    Access standards in print from the American Society for Testing and Materials; use the ASTM International website (see below) as an index tool for the Annual book of standards
  • ASTM international standards worldwide
    This site provides information about ASTM and its membership and projects as well as indexing ASTM and other standards online

For further information see our Standards How-to guide

Web Sites
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Materials Engineering

Getting Started

If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:

Dictionaries: 

Define concepts:


Thesauri:

Get synonyms for your keywords:


E-books:

  • ENGnetBASE - online engineering handbooks published by CRC Press
  • Knovel - online reference library for engineering. Access equations, data, drawings, etc. that are found in engineering handbooks and manuals; interactive tools available for some books
  • Springer ebook collection - the Springer Ebook Collection contains books in the following subject areas : Architecture and Design; Behavioral Science; Business and Economics; Earth and Environmental Science; Engineering; Humanities, Social Sciences & Law.


Browse the shelves:

You can also browse the Catalogue or the shelves at the following call numbers -

  • TA401 Materials of Engineering and Construction
  • TA405 Mechanics of materials
  • TA418.5 Physical properties of materials
  • TA418.9 Materials of special composition or structure


Contact Librarians (Materials engineering):

Cristina Ghiculescu

c.ghiculescu@library.uq.edu.au

3365 6852

Research Information Service

Miranda Mariette

m.mariette@library.uq.edu.au

3346 3502

Teaching and Learning Service

Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles: 

Summon (Library homepage) provides access to the UQ Library collection of print and online books, journals, theses, newspapers, conference proceedings and more.

Start with the following key databases for this subject area:

  • Compendex
    Citations with abstracts to worldwide literature in engineering and technology.
  • IEEE Xplore digital library
    Provides full-text access to IEEE and IEE transactions, journals, magazines and conference proceedings published since 1988 and current IEEE Standards.
  • Materials research database with METADEX
    Covers all aspects of materials science including international literature on ferrous and non-ferrous metals, polymers, ceramics, plastics and composite materials; the practices of materials science and engineering as they relate to these substances; technical and commercial developments in materials science.
  • Reaxys
    Reaxys is Elsevier's new research system for accessing the combined experimental substance and reaction data housed in the Beilstein, Gmelin and Patent chemistry databases
  • ScienceDirect
    Scientific, technological and medical full text and bibliographic information
  • SciFinder
    Access the CAS databases that contain literature from many scientific disciplines including biomedical sciences, chemistry, engineering, materials science, agricultural science, and more.
  • Scopus
    Abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources.
  • Web of Science
    Access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from high impact research journals. Web of Science also provides a unique search method, cited reference searching.
  • Google Scholar

Browse more materials sciences and engineering databases

Related Guides
Related Guides: 

Other subject guides:

Referencing style guides:

Library How-To-Guides:

Check them out for further library related assistance.

Specialised Resources
Specialised Resources: 

Additional Resources

  • SpringerMaterials - based on the Landolt-Börnstein New Series, a data collection covering all areas of physical sciences and engineering
  • ASM alloy phase diagrams centre - The ASM Alloy Phase Diagrams Center allows subscribers to explore, search and view more than 28,000 binary and ternary phase diagrams and associated phase data for more than 6200 systems
  • International tables for crystallography (SpringerLink) - The series comprises articles and tables of data relevant to crystallographic research and to applications of crystallographic methods in all sciences concerned with the structure and properties of materials.
  • Aerospace structural metals database - This database contains approximately 80,000 data curves on over 200 alloys used in the aerospace and other industries.
  • Science.gov - searches over 55 databases and over 2100 selected websites from 13 US federal agencies; some full text available

Statistics and market reports

  • Australian Bureau of Statistics - The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) web site provides access to the full range of ABS statistical and reference information
  • IBISWorld - Detailed analyses of Australian industries, covering major players, industry performance and outlook, market characteristics, industry participants and recent news articles.
  • Business source complete - BSC is a scholarly business database, providing bibliographic and full text content. Industry and company reports are also covered.

Patents

For further information see our Patents How-to guide

Theses

Search for Australian and international theses.

Institutional repositories

Standards
Standards: 

Standards are official publications used in industry and trade to describe specifications and procedures. Standards provide rules and recommendations for: quality, safety, performance and construction, codes of practice, methods of testing, symbols and terminology. Use the following databases to locate standards:

  • SAI Global on-line premium
    Full-text access to all current Australian standards; possibility to "unlock" international standards
  • IEEE xplore digital library
    Full-text access to IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) standards
  • Annual book of ASTM standards
    Access standards in print from the American Society for Testing and Materials; use the ASTM International website (see below) as an index tool for the Annual book of standards
  • ASTM international standards worldwide
    This site provides information about ASTM and its membership and projects as well as indexing ASTM and other standards online

For further information see our Standards How-to guide

Web Sites
What's New