Library Guides: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies: Journal articles

Why use journal articles?

Journal articles will give you more detailed analyses and critical research on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues.

Search Library Search for articles across a wide range of the UQ Library's journal article collections, or select an individual database for a more targeted subject-specific approach.

Key databases

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.

Browse all databases for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

AIATSIS - Indigenous studies bibliography
Database which indexes published and unpublished material on Australian indigenous studies.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.
Australian public affairs full text (APAFT)
Includes journal articles from published material on the social sciences and humanities.
AHB: Australian Heritage Bibliography - Archive only (1987 - 2012)
Formerly HERA, indexes and abstracts articles from published and unpublised material on Australia's natural and cultural environment - including national parks; endangered species; coasts; forests; wetlands; rivers; geological features; wilderness areas; world heritage sites; aboriginal rock art.

AIATSIS collection
Catalogue of the AIATSIS Library which contains comprehensive collections of materials on Australian Indigenous studies.

Find the full text of a journal article

This video shows how to access the full text of a journal article through the UQ Library (YouTube, 2m56s).

Evaluating information sources

This video shows how to evaluate information you find, including information from the Internet (YouTube, 3m).