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American Literature

Getting Started

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

Encyclopaedias: 

Benet's reader's encyclopedia of American literature

Handbooks: 

Cambridge history of American literature

Bibliography of American literature : a selective index

The Oxford companion to women's writing in the United States

The Oxford companion to American literature

Contemporary authors

Dictionaries: 

Dictionary of literary biography

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: 

Key databases

MLA international bibliography

Indexes materials on modern language, literature, linguistics, and folklore

Literature online (LION)

Literature Online is a fully searchable library of over 300,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose plus biographies, bibliographies and key secondary sources

Early American fiction 1789-1895

This is a collection of full texts of the first editions of American novels and short stories written before 1875

Early American imprints. Series 1, Evans (1639-1800)

Covering American history and literature through the colonial period up to the eighteenth century

Early American imprints. Series II, Shaw-Shoemaker (1801-1819)

Provides full-text access to the 36,000 American imprints published in the first nineteen years of the nineteenth century

Other databases

Book review index plus

A comprehensive online guide to book reviews that includes review citations from thousands of publications, with linking to full-text reviews

Web Sites
Web Sites: 

Key websites

PAL: Perspectives in American Literature

Voice of the Shuttle

Native American authors

American hypertext

American verse project

British Literature

Getting Started

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

Encyclopaedias: 

Encyclopedia of the novel

The Cambridge History of English and American Literature - online

The Oxford encyclopedia of British literature - online

The concise Oxford companion to English literature - online

Handbooks: 

The Oxford companion to English literature

The Cambridge guide to literature in English

The feminist companion to literature in English : women writers from the Middle Ages to the present

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: 

Key databases

MLA International Bibliography

Bibliography Indexes critical materials on modern language, literature, linguistics and folklore

The Shakespeare Collection

Use The Shakespeare Collection to access and study an extensive collection of authoritative materials supporting literary, textual, historical, and performance studies. Resources include the most recent Arden Shakespeare editions of the complete works, as well as editions and adaptations of Shakespeare's works, other works published during Shakespeare's time, prompt books, the Gordon Crosse Theatrical Diaries, criticism, reviews, images, and reference.

Annual bibliography of English language and literature

Worldwide articles, editions, literary works, collections and reviews

Early English books online

Among the thousands of titles featured in EEBO are works by Malory, Bacon, More, Erasmus, Boyle, Newton, Galileo; musical exercises by Henry Purcell and novels by Aphra Behn; prayer books, pamphlets, and proclamations; almanacs, calendars, and many other primary sources

Literature online (LION)

Fully searchable library of over 300,000 works of English and American poetry, drama, and prose, plus biographies, bibliographies and key secondary sources

Other databases

Eighteenth century collections online (ECCO)

A comprehensive digital edition of The Eighteenth Century microfilm set, which has aimed to include every significant English-language and foreign-language title printed in the United Kingdom, and other works from the Americas, between 1701 and 1800. The library has access to both ECCO and ECCO 2.

Book review index plus

A comprehensive online guide to book reviews that includes review citations from thousands of publications, with linking to full-text reviews

Victorian studies bibliography

This database lists noteworthy publications (including articles, books, and reviews) that have a bearing on the Victorian period. The Bibliography annually indexes over 400 journals, representing scholarship in a range of disciplines

19th century British Library newspapers

19th Century British Library Newspapers Parts I and II contain full runs of influential national and regional newspapers representing different political and cultural segments of 19th century British society

Specialised Resources
Specialised Resources: 

For some topics you will need to consult specialist information sources.

The Nineteenth Century, General Collection - Fryer Library special collection

Web Sites
Web Sites: 

Victoria Research Web - Research in Victorian fiction

Luminarium - Anthology of English Literature including Medieval, Renaissance, 17th Century, and Restoration literature

Eighteenth-Century Resources

Victorian British Literary Resources

Twentieth-Century British, Irish, and Commonwealth Literary Resources

Victorian Women Writers Project

Anthropology

Getting Started

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

Encyclopaedias: 

Encyclopedia of anthropology (online)

Companion encyclopedia of anthropology

Encyclopedia of cultural anthropology

Encyclopedia of social and cultural anthropology

The encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia

Handbooks: 

Moving anthropology : critical indigenous studies

The handbook of ethical research with ethnocultural populations & communities

Browsing the Shelves:

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

CC Archaeology
DU History of Australia and Oceania
E & F History of America
GF Human ecology; Anthropogeography
GN Anthropology

Dictionaries: 

The dictionary of anthropology

Image Collections
Image Collections: 

National Museum of Natural History - Anthropology image collection

Picture Australia - A collection of Australian images, objects, maps and art

UCLA's Fowler Museum - Online collection of global arts and cultures with an emphasis on works from Africa, Asia, the Pacific, and the Americas

Western Australian Museum - Archaeological and anthopological image collections, including maritime archaeology

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: 

Key databases

APA-FT

Indexing and full text database providing access to journal articles from published material on the social sciences and humanities. APA-Full Text includes all the journal indexing from the Australian Public Affairs Information Service (APAIS) database.

Humanities index

Indexes publications in all areas of the Humanities, including archaeology, from 1984

Australian heritage bibliography (formerly HERA)

Indexes and abstracts articles from material on Australia's natural and cultural environment

Sociological abstracts

Provides access to international research in theoretical and applied sociology, social science, and policy science

Anthropology plus

Provides indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works, and obituaries in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, and interdisciplinary studies.

Other databases

Mura

Catalogue of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) library which contains comprehensive collections of print materials on Australian Indigenous studies

ProQuest Research Library

Includes journals, magazines and newspapers on a broad range of general reference subjects including arts, business, humanities, social sciences, and the sciences.

AIATSIS

Indexes published and unpublished material on Australian indigenous studies. All records relate to Australian indigenous studies and are in English with some in Australian indigenous languages.

eHRAF World Cultures

This is a cross-cultural database organised into cultures and ethnic groups. Although it only contains limited Australian material, it is a useful starting point for finding papers about a particular ethnic group.

Browse all databases for Anthropology

Multimedia
Multimedia: 

Ethnographic Video Online and Anthropology Online

Web Sites
Web Sites: 

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Studies (AIATSIS) - A gateway to research publications and multimedia resources

Voice of the Shuttle

Trove - A collection of images, multimedia, maps, letters and diaries focused on Australia and Australians

Anthropology tutorials - Web based tutorials on biological and cultural anthropology topics

Archaeology

Getting Started

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

Encyclopaedias: 

Encyclopedia of archaeology

Encyclopedia of archaeology : History and discoveries

Encyclopedia of archaeology : The great archaeologists

Archaeological method and theory - an encyclopedia

The Oxford companion to archaeology

Encyclopedia of anthropology

Handbooks: 

Archaeology in practice : a student guide to archaeological analyses

The first farmers : origins of agricultural societies

Handbook of archaeological sciences

On the road of the winds : an archaeological history of the Pacific Islands before European contact

Browsing the Shelves:

CB3-CB482 History of Civilization
CC Archaeology
DE - DG Ancient Mediterranean
DT43 - DT154 Ancient Egypt
DU120 Australian Archaeology
GF Environmental Archaeology
GN69 Forensic Archaeology
GN700 - GN890 Prehistoric Archaeology

Image Collections
Image Collections: 

Archaeology in Action - flickr group with a rich collection of archaeology related photos

eKokuhou - Images of archaeological and other objects from the National Musuem of Japan

School of Oriental and African Studies - Image collections and online exhibitions from countries across Africa and Asia

Western Australian Museum - Archaeological and anthopological image collections, including maritime archaeology

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: 

Key databases

APA-FT

Indexing and full text database providing access to journal articles from published material on the social sciences and humanities. APA-Full Text includes all the journal indexing from the Australian Public Affairs Information Service (APAIS) database.

Humanities index

Indexes publications in all areas of the Humanities, including archaeology, from 1984

Australian heritage bibliography (formerly HERA)

Indexes and abstracts articles from material on Australia's natural and cultural environment

Mura

Catalogue of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) library which contains comprehensive collections of print materials on Australian Indigenous studies

Other databases

Anthropology Plus

Provides indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works, and obituaries in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, and interdisciplinary studies

JSTOR

A database established in August 1995 to convert back issues of paper journals into electronic format. Subject collections include arts and sciences, general science and language and literature

Humanities retrospective

Indexes publications (1907-1984) in the areas of: art, archaeology and classical studies, dance, drama, film, folklore, history, journalism and communications, language and literature, music, performing arts, philosophy, religion and theology.

Browse all databases for Archaelology

Maps
Maps: 

Arch atlas - Geospatial mapping and archaeology

Archaeological atlas of the world

Atlas of ancient archaeology

Primary Materials
Primary Materials: 

Australian pottery from the 1930s - Collection of images and information on Australian pottery from the 1930s

Identification of historic bottles - A resource to assist with dating, identification and classification of historic bottles and bottle fragments

Project Perseus (art and archaeology artifact browser) - Includes coins, buildings, sculpture and pottery

Specialised Resources
Specialised Resources: 

Radiocarbon dating - This resource is designed to provide online information concerning the radiocarbon dating method

Web Sites
Web Sites: 

Overviews and introductions to archaeology

About archaeology by Kris Hurst

BBC Archaeology - An introduction to the work of today's archaeologists

Resources

Archaeology Data Service - digital resources (journals, texts, site records) on archaeological sites in the UK

Associations and societies

Australian Archaeological Association Inc.

Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists Inc.

Council for British Archaeology - Gateway to British archaeology

Scholarly Societies Index - Index of archaeological socities from around the world

Doing archaeology

ArchaeologyFieldwork.com - A collection of resources for archaeologists including field school and internship listings

Interactive dig - From Archaeology Magazine, get full access to frequently updated field notes, Q&A with archaeologists and personal journals

National archaeology week (Australia)

Mathematics

Getting Started

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

Encyclopaedias: 

Encyclopedia of biostatistics

Encyclopaedia of mathematics

Encyclopedic dictionary of mathematics

Handbooks: 

CRC handbook of mathematical sciences

Handbook of mathematics

Dictionaries: 

Concise Oxford dictionary of mathematics

Browse the shelves:

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

  • QA1-43 Mathematics - General
  • QA150-272.5 Algebra
  • QA273-274.6 Probabilities
  • QA303-316 Calculus
  • QA319-355 Functional Analysis, Theory of Functions
  • QA440-699 Geometry
How-to Guides: 

Contact Librarians

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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.

ArXiv

ArXiv is an archive and distribution server for research papers in the areas of physics and related disciplines, mathematics, nonlinear sciences, computational linguistics, and neuroscience.

MathSciNet

A searchable database covering the world's mathematical literature since 1940. It provides online access to the bibliographic data and reviews of mathematical research literature published in Mathematical reviews and Current mathematical publications.

Scopus

Scopus is a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources. Subject coverage includes chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, life and health sciences, psychology, economics, social sciences, and biological and agricultural sciences

Web of Science (via the Web of Knowledge)

Provides access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from high impact research journals. Web of Science also provides a unique search method, cited reference searching.

Zentralblatt Math Database

The online version of Zentralblatt fur Mathematik / Mathematics Abstracts is provided by the European Mathematical Society. Includes the digitized Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik (JFM)

Journals
Journals: 

Key journals (2011 most cited journals from MathSciNet)

General information

  • Journal title abbreviations and acronyms
  • Ulrichsweb (determining the status of a journal e.g. whether a given title is a trade publication, peer reviewed etc.)
Related Guides
Related Guides: 

Avoiding plagiarism

Physics

Referencing/citation Harvard style guide

Specialised Resources
Specialised Resources: 

American Mathematical Society journals

A searchable interface for the journals published by the American Mathematical Society.

Lecture notes in mathematics online

Provides access to full text versions of titles in the Springer series Lecture notes in mathematics

SIAM journals Online

Full text articles from publications of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. Electronic issues are published in advance of the corresponding print issues

Tables, Formulas
Tables, Formulas: 

Mathematical symbols

Pocket book of integrals and mathematical formulas

Smithsonian physical tables

S.O.S. Math - Mathematical Tables and Formulas

Standard mathematical tables and formulae

Table of integrals, series and products

Electrical Engineering

Getting Started

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

Encyclopaedias: 
Handbooks: 
Dictionaries: 

Browse the shelves

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

  • TK452 - 454.4 Electric Apparatus, Electric Circuits, Electric Networks
  • TK1001 - 1084 Production of Electric Energy or Power, Powerplants
  • TK3001 - 4102 Distribution and Applications of Electric Power
  • TK4125 - 4661 Electric Lighting, Electric Heating
  • TK7800 - 8360 Electronics
  • TK7885 - 7895 Computer Engineering
How-to Guides: 

Contact Librarians

Phil Yorke-Barber

p.yorke-barber@library.uq.edu.au

3346 4392

Research Information Service

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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: 

Access to all databases is via the Library's Database site.

  1. IEEE Xplore digital library
    Provides full-text access to IEEE and IEE transactions, journals, magazines, books and conference proceedings published since 1988 and current IEEE Standards.
  2. Inspec
    Provides access to the world's scientific literature in electrical engineering, electronics, physics, control engineering, information technology, communications, computers, computing, and manufacturing and production engineering.
  3. Scopus
    Multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources
  4. 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.
Related Guides
Related Guides: 

IEEE Referencing Style Guides

  1. Murdoch University Library - IEEE Style Guide
  2. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Style Manual
  3. IEEE Computer Society Style Guide -- Publishing with IEEE]

How-to Guides

  1. Alerts and RSS Feeds
  2. Cited-Reference Searching
  3. Patents
  4. Theses

Related Subject Guides

  1. Computer Science
  2. Materials Engineering
  3. Physics
Specialised Resources
Specialised Resources: 

Patents

For further information see our Patents How-to guide

Theses

Standards
Standards: 
  • SAI Global on-line premium
    Full-text access to all current Australian standards and citation access to international standards e.g. ISO, IEC and more

For further information see our Standards How-to guide

Web Sites
Web Sites: 

IEEE

  1. IEEE Xplore (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers)
  2. IEEE.TV

UQ Library

  1. Research Support
  2. Collaboration tools
  3. Recommend a resource
What's New
What's New: 

4. Media Releases

  • Factiva - news and media transcripts from overseas and Australian news media sources.
  • TVNews - indexes the majority of TV news stories, current affairs and documentary series broadcast on Australian television.
  • News and Newspapers - UQ Library How-to guide.

Civil Engineering

Getting Started

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

Encyclopaedias: 
Handbooks: 
Dictionaries: 

E-books:

  1. ENGnetBASE - online engineering handbooks published by CRC Press
  2. Knovel - online engineering books
  3. ICE Virtual Library - full archive of the Institution of Civil Engineers
  4. Springer ebook collection - more online engineering books

Browse the Shelves:

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

TA - Engineering (General). Civil engineering
TC - Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering
TD - Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TE - Highway engineering. Roads and pavements
TF - Railroad engineering and operation
TG - Bridge engineering
TH - Building construction

How-to Guides: 
  1. E-Books (Online Books)
  2. Library Catalogues

Contact Librarians

Gisela Possin

g.possin@library.uq.edu.au

3346 4385

Research Information Service

Miranda Mariette

m.mariette@library.uq.edu.au

3346 4992

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: 

Key databases

Scopus

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

Compendex

Citations with abstracts to worldwide literature in engineering and technology.

ICE Virtual Library

Full archive of the Institution of Civil Engineers back to 1836, including journals and books.

ASCE

Full-text access to papers from published ASCE Journals and Proceedings.

CE database

Designed to provide easy bibliographic access to all ASCE publications, this database covers ASCE documents published since 1973.

ATRI

ATRI is produced by the Australian Road Research Board and provides information on roads and road related material. It includes all ARRB publications, and relevant Australian journal articles, reports, monographs, theses and conference papers.

Web of Science

Provides access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from high impact research journals. Web of Science also provides a unique search method, cited reference searching.

Journals
Journals: 

Key journals in Civil Engineering (from Journal Citation Reports rankings)

General information

Journal rankings

Related Guides
Related Guides: 

Maps

Patents

Referencing style guides:

Standards

Theses

Specialised Resources
Specialised Resources: 

Derwent innovations index

This database merges patent information from Derwent World Patents Index with patent citation information from the Derwent Patents Citation Index.

United States Patent and Trademark Office

The U.S. federal agency for granting patents and registering trademarks.

Espacenet - Europe's network of patent databases

Espacenet offers free access to more than 70 million patent documents worldwide, containing information about inventions and technical developments from 1836 to today.

Standards
Standards: 

SAI Global on-line premium (Australian and selected international standards)

Search for Australian Standards by Standard number or keyword. Full text standards are in PDF format.

Annual book of ASTM standards.

The 80+ volume Annual Book of ASTM Standards contains ASTM International's 12,000+ standards

Building code of Australia online

The National Construction Code of Australia is maintained by the Australian Building Codes Board

How to Guide - Standards

Further information about standards and how to find them

Web Sites
Web Sites: 

The School of Civil Engineering - The University of Queensland

American Concrete Institute

The American Concrete Institute is advancing concrete knowledge by conducting seminars, managing certification programs, and publishing technical documents.

American Society of Civil Engineers

ASCE represents more than 140,000 members of the civil engineering profession worldwide and is America's oldest national engineering society.

ARRB Group

Formerly known as the Australian Road Research Board the ARRB Group has over 50 years experience in research and consulting, and is the trusted advisor to state, territory and federal government road agencies in Australia for technical input and solutions.

Australian Water Association

AWA is Australia's leading membership association for water professionals and organisations. Independent and not for profit AWA plays an important role in supporting the Australian water sector in the delivery of effective and sustainable water management practices.

Centre for Transport Strategy - The University of Queensland

The Centre contributes to integrated and sustainable transport by undertaking research, providing professional development, collating transport related data, providing contract research and consulting services and developing policies in transport strategy.

IAHR - International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research

IAHR, founded in 1935, is a worldwide independent organisation of engineers and water specialists working in fields related to the hydro-environmental sciences and their practical application.

ICE - Institution of Civil Engineers

The ICE was founded in 1818 in Britain to "foster and promote the art and science of civil engineering". Today it is a centre for the exchange of specialist knowledge, and a provider of resources to encourage innovation and excellence in the profession worldwide.

Rail Knowledge Bank

A database developed byThe Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Rail Innovation which offers a managed online resource for the rail industry.

Road Research Register

An online searchable database of road-related research activities in Australia and New Zealand, currently containing over 1800 records of current and completed initiatives. The majority of records relate to the activities of Austroads and member organisations, however there is a growing number of records from other bodies and individual higher degree students.

Steel Works

The American Iron and Steel Institute's Mission is to influence public policy, educate and shape public opinion in support of a strong, sustainable U.S. and North American steel industry.

Transport Roundtable Australasia

Aims to promote research and exchange of knowledge in the transport sector. In particular, TRA provides education, training and consulting services in the specialist areas of transport strategy, policy, management and operations including intelligent transport systems.

Speech Pathology and Audiology

Getting Started

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

Encyclopaedias: 

Encyclopedia of deafness and hearing disorders

Handbooks: 

Handbook of clinical audiology

Comprehensive handbook of pediatric audiology

Comprehensive dictionary of audiology, illustrated

The handbook of language and speech disorders

Dyslexia, speech and language: a practitioner's handbook

Handbook of stroke

Dictionaries: 

The concise Oxford dictionary of linguistics

Dictionary of communication disorders

How-to Guides: 

Avoiding plagiarism

Evaluating Information Resources

Internet resource evaluation

Evidence Based Practice
Evidence Based Practice: 

Assignment help for evidence based practice

TRIP : turning evidence into practice
An amalgamation of databases of hyperlinks from evidence-based sites around the world

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: 

speechBITE

Linguistics and language behavior abstracts

PsycINFO

Cochrane Library

Eric

Scopus

Web of Science

Specialised Resources
Specialised Resources: 

CELF 4 : Australian

Test of narrative language

Gray oral reading tests

Expression, reception and recall of narrative instrument

Sutherland phonological awareness test - revised

CADL-2 communication activities of daily living

The Western aphasia battery

Comprehensive aphasia test

Web Sites
Web Sites: 

Speech Pathology Association of Australia

Speech Pathologists Board of Queensland

American Speech language Hearing Association

American Academy of Audiology

Australian Hearing

Otolaryngology Resources on the Internet: Audiology

Health Incite: Speech Therapy and Speech Problems

NSW Speech Pathology Evidence Based Practice Network

Physiotherapy

Getting Started

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

Handbooks: 

Topical issues in pain. 3

Dictionaries: 

Mosby's dictionary of medicine, nursing & health professions

Dorland's illustrated medical dictionary

Quick Reference Dictionary for Physical Therapy

Dictionary of Physiotherapy

Stedman's orthopedic and rehab words

How-to Guides: 

Avoiding plagiarism

Evaluating Information Resources

Internet resource evaluation

Evidence Based Practice
Evidence Based Practice: 

Assignment help for evidence based practice

TRIP : turning evidence into practice
An amalgamation of databases of hyperlinks from evidence-based sites around the world

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: 

PEDro

Cochrane Library

PubMed

CINAHL

EMBASE.com

Sport discus

Scopus

Web of Science

Multimedia
Multimedia: 

Online tutorials

Web Sites
Web Sites: 

einet.net

Physical Therapy Resources

Hardin MD - Physical Therapy / Physiotherapy

Australian Physiotherapy Association

PT Central

StopPain.org

Spine Dr

Chemical Engineering

Getting Started

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

Encyclopaedias: 
Handbooks: 

knovel_smaller.jpg Knovel is an online reference library for engineering; it provides access to hundreds of handbooks which include properties, formulas and equations.

Dictionaries: 
  1. Dictionary of environmental science and technology
  2. Hawley's condensed chemical dictionary

Browse the shelves:

You can also browse the catalogue or shelves at the following call numbers:

  • TP Chemical Technology
  • TP155 - 156 Chemical Engineering
  • TP370 Food Processing
  • TP1080 - 1185 Polymers
  • TA170-171 - Environmental Engineering
How-to Guides: 

Contact Librarians

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Research Information Service

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3346 3502

Teaching and Learning Service

Research Support | Teaching and Learning Support

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.

Specialised research databases:

1. Engineering and Technology

2. Health and Biomedical Sciences

3. Chemical Databases

  • Reaxys - chemistry physical properties database
  • SciFinder- CAS databases that contain literature from biomedical sciences, chemistry, engineering, materials science and more.

4. Citation Databases

The most widely used citation databases are:

5. Patent Databases

Access to all databases for Chemical Engineering.

Journals
Journals: 

Journal tools

Journal rankings

Related Guides
Related Guides: 

Guides to additional resources supporting research and course information at UQ.

1. UQ Library news blogs

1. How-to-Guides

2. Referencing Style Guides

3. Related Subject Guides

4. Research Support

5. Teaching Support

6. Research Collaboration

Specialised Resources
Specialised Resources: 

Chemical & Minerals Prices

Patents

  • Derwent Innovations Index - over 20 million patents from 40 patent issuing authorities worldwide from 1963.
  • eSpacenet - free access to more than 70 million patent documents worldwide, containing information about inventions and technical developments from 1836.
  • PatentLens- worldwide, open-access, free full-text patent informatics resource.
  • SciFinder - covers patents from 9 of the major patent offices worldwide.

Patents - How-to guide

Theses

Tables, Formulas, Statistics

Chemical information

Standards
Standards: 

For further information see our Standards How-to guide

What's New
What's New: 

Media Releases

  • Factiva - news and media transcripts from overseas and Australian news media sources.
  • TVNews - indexes the majority of TV news stories, current affairs and documentary series broadcast on Australian television.
  • Google News

News and Newspapers - How-to Guide

UQ Library

Science and Technology news