Also included are some monographs which have particularly useful bibliographies. They can be accessed by Monash students and staff. Instructions for off-campus access is provided on the Monash University Library Electronic Resources Homepage. The database includes reference to monographs, journal articles, working papers and reports, conferences and conference papers with an emphasis on Australian material. Subject coverage includes economic cooperation, international trade, trade liberalisation, trade in particular products, trade law, industrial science and technology, human resource development, labour standards, energy resources, environment, telecommunications, transportation and tourism.
Source documents are monographs, journal articles, articles in books and conference papers.
Subject coverage includes Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Arts, Biography, Business, Children's Literature, Communications and Media, Demography, Economics, Education, Educational Texts, Environment, Gender Studies, Geography, History, Language and Linguistics, Literature, Law, Library and Information Science, Medicine and Health, Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Government, Science and Technology, and Travel and Recreation. Articles which are less than three pages in length are not included. Through the 1991 printed version, the BAS included citations to western-language periodical articles, individually authored monographs, chapters in edited volumes, conference proceedings, anthologies, and Festschriften, etc. With over 12,700 records, the database includes references to books, chapters in books, journal articles and dissertations. The original source material is in English and Indonesian.