eResearch Archive Help Pages

About eRA

Guide to
Browsing
Searching
Requesting items

Contacts

About eResearch Archive

eResearch Archive is a public digital archive of scientific and research output by staff of the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation in Queensland Australia, or its previous entities (Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Department of Mines and Energy, Department of Tourism and Regional Development and Industry; Trade Queensland; Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing; Employment and Indigenous Initiatives; Office of Fair Trading and Office of Rural and Regional Communities).

For the first time, the research output of DEEDI is available to internet users across the world. This output includes journal articles, book chapters, conference papers and theses. Where permission has been granted (or subscriptions permit), users viewing the eResearch Archive will be able to link directly to full text content online or download a copy free of charge.

eResearch Archive ensures the widest possible dissemination of DEEDI staff research and contributes to the growing body of research literature that is now freely available online.

Publications have been submitted from a broad cross section of DEEDI staff, covering areas such as Animal Science, Emerging Technologies, Fisheries, Plant Science, Horticulture and Forestry Science, Biosecurity and Industry Development.

Browsing

Browse by Subject is the easiest way to see the full scope of the content deposited within the eResearch Archive. It is also useful if you are unsure what documents you are looking for as you can browse via a subject listing.

The Browse by Subject option takes you to a hyperlinked subject listing that includes tallies of the number of items deposited within each subject area.

Simply click through a subject heading to a list of items allocated to that subject. A subject hierarchy at the top of the items screen allows you to track your way back or jump to a higher level subject.

Browse by Year organises the archive by year of publication. The number of items are indicated in parenthesis beside each year.

Searching

eResearch Archive offers two levels of searching, basic and advanced.

Basic Search is just that, quick and simple to use.

1. Enter your search term(s) into the box.

2. Select whether you intend to search across all terms or any of the terms.

3. Select how you would like your results ordered – year, authors name or title.

Advanced Search offers 15 searchable fields to tailor your search. These are not mandatory fields and you can select as many or as little as required.

If you are unsure what a field description is or what kind of data you need to insert, click on for an explanation.

Searchable fields include title, creators (authors), abstract, keywords, subjects, item type, journal title, publisher, date, and more.

To further tailor your search, consider using the ‘Retrieved records must fulfill’ option at the bottom of the screen. You can select to have your search meet ‘all these conditions’ or ‘any of these conditions’.

Requesting Items

It is not always possible to provide full text access to items. Publishers must grant permission for PDF’s to be included in the archive. In some cases, these permissions include embargo periods which restrict access to more recent content while allowing older content to be included.

You may be entitled to link through to full text content if your own institution or Library has subscriber access to the publisher site. If this is the case, the article DOI link will take you directly to the archived item.

If you cannot access the full text, some publishers offer credit card purchase of individual articles on their websites or you might like to request a copy via your local library or institution library.

Contact Us

For further information on the eResearch Archive contact Library & Research Services, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation.
eRA@deedi.qld.gov.au

Ph: (07) 323 93141