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Recommended Information management databases

Databases are collections of resources, primarily journal articles, but they can also contain conference papers, videos, e-Books, reports, images and more. Many databases specialise in a specific subject area, so you'll know when you're searching the database you will find material relevant to your studies.

ALISA: Australian Library and Information Science Abstracts (Informit Archive)
ALISA is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts Australian articles from 1982 onwards comprising both published and unpublished material. It provides a comprehensive coverage of the current literature on library science, information science and technology, children's literature, archives, preservation, record management, museum administration and more. Overseas articles by Australian authors, or on Australian libraries, are also indexed.
LISA: Library and Information Science Abstracts (ProQuest)
LISA is an abstracting and indexing database with international content covering all aspects of information and records management, librarianship, knowledge and data retrieval and computer science applications. Content is updated fortnightly.
LISTA: Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (EBSCO)
LISTA is a key international bibliographic database for library and information sciences professionals. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloguing, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management, search engines, printed and electronic information sources, the information industry and electronic publishing.
Business Source Complete (EBSCO)
EBSCO is the world's definitive scholarly business database, providing the ultimate collection of bibliographic and full text content. Included within the comprehensive database is Library & Information Science Source which has a subject coverage encompassing librarianship, classification, cataloguing, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more, including a comprehensive coverage of the history of library studies.
Emerald Insight
Emerald Insight is a powerful business research database containing full text to content, including archives dating back to 1994. Subject coverage spans a spectrum of management disciplines including, business and management, library and information science, accounting, leadership, marketing, human resource management, industrial and organisational psychology, and technology.
A+ Education (Informit)
This database provides full text content for material indexed in the Australian Education Index. Subject coverage includes curriculum, educational research, information science, librarianship, management, policy administration, psychology, sociology, teaching and training. Articles and reports by Australian authors or about Australian education published in overseas sources are also included.
ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics)
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is an excellent source of Australian statistical information.
Search Census data for statistics on local government areas.
Browse the Statistics tab for information on topic areas.
Use the search bar on the top right of the ABS website to find specific reports.
ARLIT: Archives and Records Management Literature in Australia and New Zealand (Informit Archive)
This bibliographic database indexes articles from published material on archives administration and records management in Australia and New Zealand. It includes materials about professional associations, institutions, and organisations in the field, as well as published material written by Australian and New Zealand professionals on the theory and practice of archives and records management.
AustLit: the resource for Australian literature
BlackWords is an important AustLit project, providing access to a vast record of the lives and works of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers and storytellers. Discover Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander publications in full text and gain access to authoritative information and research on the writers and all forms of creative writing, including film, television, criticism, and scholarship.

Trove
The Australian National Library's Trove service provides access to over 45 million items from a range of mostly Australian sources, but some overseas sources. In Trove you can find books, images, historic newspapers, maps, music, archives, manuscripts and much more, all relating to Australia.
Australian Libraries Gateway
The Australian Libraries Gateway is a “one-stop-shop” directory service for up-to-date information about approximately 5,200 Australian libraries and cultural institutions, their collections and services, for both information professionals and the general public.

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