A-Z Databases

Engage with fully searchable collections of primary sources relating to sexuality and identity. Comprises LGBTQ History and Culture since 1940, Parts I and II; Sex and Sexuality, Sixteenth to Twentieth Century; L'enfer de la Bibliothèque nationale de France; and International Perspectives on LGBTQ Activism and Culture featuring Australian periodicals from 1970s-2000s.

New in June 2025: the State Library subscription now includes archival material from part 6 - Community and Identity in North America.

Spotlight Discover more about this resource in our Online Collection Spotlight: Archives of Sexuality and Gender blog post.

Explore archived websites from over 8 billion records stored on the Australian Web Archive. This includes material relevant to the cultural, social, political, research and commercial life and activities of Australia and Australians. Includes PANDORA, the Australian Government Web Archive, and the Australian Domain Harvest collection ('.au' content harvested annually). Hosted on Trove.

Search British metropolitan and regional newspapers from the British Library's newspaper collection, predominantly from the 19th century. Includes some titles into the 20th century.

The State Library subscription includes Part I through Part V (covering the period 1732 to 1950) as well as Part VI: Ireland, 1783-1950.

New in June 2025: the Library's subscription now includes Part VII: Southeast Asia, 1806–1977, featuring newspapers from Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand.

Spotlight Discover more about this resource in our Online Collection Spotlight: British Library Newspapers (1732–1950) blog post.

Discover a resource providing historical evidence which demonstrates how society has interacted with and regarded individuals considered to have disabilities. 

Disability is a definition imposed by society on people who may or may not agree to being characterized that way. It should also be noted that not all disabilities are visible. According to the World Health Organization, disability is part of being human. Almost everyone will temporarily or permanently experience disability at some point in their life. Disability results from the interaction between individuals with a health condition, such as cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, or depression, with personal and environmental factors including negative attitudes, inaccessible transportation and public buildings, and limited social support.

Read online or download a collection of eBooks in science, technology, engineering, medical, humanities and social sciences, with imprints from publishers including Routledge and CRC Press.

Engage with rare and unique sources from 1450-1945 tracing the development of the modern, Western world through the dynamics of trade and wealth.

Spotlight Discover more about this resource in our Online Collection Spotlight: The Making of the Modern World blog post.