Arts and Humanities

Meanjin literary journal represent Australia's cultural memory through contemporary Australasian literature, the arts and modern culture itself, exploring subjects as diverse as migration, suburbia

Gale Literature Criticism looks at history and culture of literature to assist research, providing scholarly and popular commentary from broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books and periodicals

The Gale OneFile Fine Arts collection provides access to magazines and journals to support research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.

Dictionary of Literary Biography provides information on authors and their works in an easy-to-understand way while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history.

The Gale Culinary Arts collection includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines including thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.

Carter's Price Guide to Antiques allows research for prices on art antiquities, antiques, collectables, retro, vintage and 20th century design.

Access to Austlit will no longer be available from Thursday 1 January 2026. 

This resource provides art market information for Australian and New Zealand forthcoming auctions, past auction results from 1969 to the present, market statistics, news and opinion.
Oxford History of Western Music Online

Oxford History of Western Music online offers an account of the evolution of Western classical music.

Naxos Music Library screen grab

Naxos Music Library is a collection of music tracks you can listen to, including the complete Naxos, Marco Polo and Da Capo catalogues including classical music, historical recordings, jazz, world,

Kanopy Kids screen grab
Kanopy Kids provides access TV series, learning languages, animated storybooks, Anime favourites, classic films and family movies to suitable for children.
Kanopy screen grab

Kanopy provides the State Library and WA Public Libraries members access to a collection of films - including award-winning documentaries, training films and theatrical releases.