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If you are doing some specialised research in any area of
Aboriginal studies, or simply looking up something for your own private interest, we may be
able to assist you. Firstly, we would suggest you look through
the following list of databases and see if any of them could be
useful to you.
There are several databases that are available freely online.
Also the State
Library online reference library is a valuable resource (you
must be a member of the State Library and
the purpose of use must be for private
research or study only and not for business or commercial
purposes).
Freely accessible databases
Aboriginal Studies WWW Virtual Library (Created: 15 Apr
1994 ; updated continually)
Available to anyone
Website providing a guide to internet resources on Aboriginal
studies. Includes links to sites for Indigenous Australians,
Aboriginal Culture and Australian Aboriginal Art.
Australian Heritage photo library
Available to anyone
DEH database described as a photographic library. The library
contains photographs of places on the following heritage lists:
World Heritage List; National Heritage List; Commonwealth
Heritage List; Register of the National Estate.
Infokoori (May 1991-)
Available to anyone
An index to the Koori Mail, a national fortnightly newspaper
published in Lismore, NSW, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples. It is also an index to biographical
information on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
from the magazines: Dawn (1952-1969), New Dawn (1970-1975) and
Identity (1971-1982)
Archives Office of Tasmania
Available to anyone
Index to Tasmanian Photographs contains
photographs of Tasmanian interest from the 1850s to the present.
Tasmanian Archives Online is the Archives Office
of Tasmania’s on-line link to information on its publicly
available holdings.
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Studies (AIATSIS)
Mura (1900-)
Available to anyone
Website of the AIATSIS Library catalogue, includes bibliographic
details of all Library materials. The Library contains
comprehensive collections of print materials on Australian
Indigenous studies.
Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family history
Information about family history research put together by the
Family History Unit of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Studies group.
State Library online reference library
explore! - online reference library gives
access to websites and databases for State Library patrons for
private research or study. Type
in a keyword in the Search box to see a list of related items.
Alternatively, select one of the following databases:
AEI-ATSIS: Australian Education Index - Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Subset (1978-)
Indexes and abstracts articles from the Australian literature in
education and training relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples and is produced by the Cunningham Library at
the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).
AHB: Australian Heritage Bibliography (1987-)
Indexes and abstracts published and unpublished material on
Australia's natural and cultural environment, including
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander records and is produced by
the Australian Heritage Commission.
APAIS-ATSIS: Australian Public Affairs Information Service,
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Subset (1978-)
Subset of the APAIS database that indexes articles from
published material on the social sciences and humanities. As far
as possible, items are selected to represent various points of
view on topics such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
land rights and is produced by the National Library of
Australia.
AIATSIS: Indigenous Studies Bibliography (1990-)
Indexes published and unpublished material on Australian
Indigenous studies and is compiled by Pat Brady, Barry Cundy and
Alana Garwood at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Studies Library.
MAIS-ATSIS: Multicultural Australia and Immigration Studies -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Subset (1988-)
Indexes and abstracts a wide range of media on aspects of
Australian immigration and multicultural issues which relate to
the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and is
produced by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural
Affairs Library.
Indigenous Australia (1968-1999)
Represents the collections of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Commission Library. Includes abstracts for all videos,
and some monographs and articles.
ATSIhealth: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
Bibliography (1900-)
Indexes published and unpublished material on Australian
Indigenous health. Generally excludes social, historical,
political or monetary aspects. Is compiled by Neil Thomson and
John Sutherland at the School of Health Studies, Edith Cowan
University.
CINCH-ATSIS: Australian Criminology Database - Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Subset (1968-)
Indexes and abstracts articles from published and unpublished
material on the involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Islander
people in the justice system, Subset of CINCH - Australian
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