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Key databases
HeinOnline Full Text
1,200 law journals on all aspects of the environment, history, politics, business, public policy, government, international issues and criminal justice. Check HeinOnline Titles for a full list.
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JSTOR Full Text
JSTOR contains the full-text of hundreds of journals across the disciplines from archaeology to zoology. Many journal backsets begin in the nineteenth or early twentieth century, however most publishers included in JSTOR have negotiated 3-5 year embargoes, so the latest issues are not included.
Gale Databases Full Text
These cover the arts and humanities, social sciences, science and technology. Includes peer-reviewed articles, ebooks and online encyclopedias.
ProQuest Full Text
ProQuest has 8,000 magazines and newspapers, 30,000 theses and 4,500 market reports in full text. Other content includes Hoover’s Company Records and 25,000 working papers from the Social Science Research Network (SSRN).
Taylor & Francis SSH Full Text
Access journals in the humanities, economics, management, geography, environmental sciences and the social sciences.
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EconLit Full Text
Covers economic literature, including agricultural and rural issues, demography, country studies, economic history, international relations, and welfare economics.
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Sociological Abstracts Selected Full Text
International coverage of sociology and related disciplines, both theoretical and applied.
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Informit 
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Covers architecture, education, engineering and technology, environment, history, hospitality and tourism, Indigenous peoples, law and crime, social sciences and sports. 
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Informit holds Australian and Asian information. Try the Humanities & Social Sciences Collection, Australian Public Affairs Full-Text, AGIS Plus Text (Attorney General's Information Service), AFPD (Australian Federal Police Digest), MIHILIST (Australasian military history), BERITA (Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and ASEAN database) and MAIS (Multicultural Australia & Immigration Studies).
Newsbank Full Text 
Newsbank has the full-text of more than 100 newspapers from Australia and overseas.
PAIS International
PAIS International is an index to current political, economic, and social issues. Note: Access to this resource is available via your Faculty Librarian.
ScienceDirect Full Text
Access 227 Elsevier journals through the ScienceDirect platform.
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Web of Science
Access scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Includes cited reference searching.
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Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Collaborating with Community-Based Organizations Through Consultation and Technical Assistance
Covering Violence: A Guide to Ethical Reporting About Victims and Trauma
Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Encyclopedia of Terrorism
Handbook of Human Rights Law
Practical Facilitation: A Toolkit of Techniques
Oxford Reference Online
Search Oxford dictionaries and encyclopedias listed by subject.
Try the Oxford Companion to American Military History, Dictionary of Contemporary World History, Oxford Companion to Military History, Oxford Essential Dictionary of the US Military, Oxford Companion to World War II, Guide to Countries of the World, Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World and Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics.
SAGE eReference
SAGE eReference is a database of multidisciplinary encyclopedias.
Titles include Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice, International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies, Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence, Encyclopedia of Political Communication and Encyclopedia of Social Problems.
Web sites and Internet resources
AccessAsia is a collection of specialist research on current Asian-Pacific policies, including military issues, foreign relations and human rights.
ATNS (Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements) is a collection of agreements made between Indigenous Australians and others within Australia or overseas.
Australian Department of Defence reports and publications
Australian Development Gateway is a Government website suporting sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.
Australian Policy Online (APO) gathers public policy reports, commentary and research articles on policy issues facing Australia.
DefenseLINK The official website of the US Department of Defense, this site offers daily news and press releases, images, Department of Defense publications, and links to other sites.
Global Policy Forum monitoring policy-making at the United Nations
ISN (International Relations and Security Network) provides open access information for professionals working in international relations and security
Journal of Humanitarian Assistance Published by the Department of Peace Studies of Bradford University, this online journal contains over 3000 articles.
The Middle East Peace Process World Resource Centre Links to research organisations, useful sites, and various governments involved in furthering the peace process in the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Peace & Conflict Studies Internet Guide developed by the University of Sydney Library.
Peace Palace Library's bibliographies for international law on various topics such as the World Trade Organization, Indonesia, terrorism and humanitarian issues.
The Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research News, analysis, commentary news, links and other resources from an organization promoting peaceful conflict-resolution and new approaches to political, social and economic issues.
United Nations
United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees This site hosts news, latest issues, statistics, programmes and fundraising. Updated daily.
United Nations Treaty Collection
Yearbook of the United Nations from 1946