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Contents

BOOKS & BOOKSTORES
DATABASES
DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPAEDIAS
GOVERNMENT: FEDERAL & STATE
INTERNET SUBJECT GUIDES
JOB SEEKING
JOURNALS ONLINE
LIBRARIES
NEWSPAPERS ONLINE
NEWS SERVICES
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY
PHONE BOOKS - STREET DIRECTORIES - MAPS

RADIO AND TELEVISION
SEARCH ENGINES: AUSTRALIAN
SEARCH ENGINES: INTERNATIONAL
STATISTICS
STUDY SKILLS

 
BOOKS & BOOKSTORES

 

Australian Libraries Gateway
Australian booksellers and publishers with an online presence.
http://www.nla.gov.au/libraries/resource/bookpub.html

 

Booker Prize
Now correctly known as the Man Booker Prize, but referred to colloquially as the "Booker", this literary prize. It is awarded to the best full-length novel written in English by a citizen of the UK, the Commonwealth, Eire, Pakistan or South Africa.
http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/prizes/booker/booker.html

 

Books at GetOnce
Searches across a number of online bookstores for requested title. Follow the links to purchase online, for mail delivery.
http://www.getonce.com.au/books.html

 

Co-op Bookshop
The Co-op Bookshop specializes in the texts required for TAFE studies. These are also available by mail and orders may be submitted via their online site. Your campus may have a branch of the Co-op Bookshop onsite (or an alternative bookshop).
http://www.coop-bookshop.com.au/bookshop

 

eScholarship Editions.
Project managed by the California Digital Library which contains full text books over a range of topics. Publicly accessible titles are marked "Public".
http://content.cdlib.org/escholarship/

 

Pulitzer Prize
Searchable list of all prize winners since 1917.
http://www.pulitzer.org//index.html

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DATABASES

 

Internet Databases (full-text and indexing) are available for student use. Links are available from this site.

 
DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPAEDIAS

 

Acronyms
http://www.libraryspot.com/acronyms.htm

 

Bartleby Great Reference Books Online
Searches a number of reference books simultaneously.
http://www.bartleby.com/reference/

 

Encyclopaedia Britannica
The complete encyclopaedia plus selected articles from the world's top magazines.
http://www.britannica.com/

 

Encyclopaedia Mythica
Collection of data on the gods, goddesses, and monsters from pre-industrial world cultures.
http://www.pantheon.org/

 

Information Please
Search an online almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia and atlas.
http://www.infoplease.com/

 

Library Spot - Dictionaries
Links to a variety of online dictionaries under the categories Popular, Special (Subject), and Foreign Language.
http://www.libraryspot.com/dictionaries/

 

Library Spot - Encyclopedias
Links to a variety of online encyclopaedias under the categories Popular, Science Health & Nature, Humanities, Places and Things.
http://www.libraryspot.com/encyclopedias.htm

 

Library Spot - Thesauri
Links to Roget's Thesaurus (in several forms) to help you find synonyms.
http://www.libraryspot.com/thesauri.htm

 

One Look Dictionary Search
Find definitions, translations, search across a number of dictionaries.
http://www.onelook.com/

 

Your Dictionary
English plus 210 other languages; specialty dictionaries (law, business etc.), thesauri, pronunciation, synonyms.
http://www.yourdictionary.com/

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INTERNET SUBJECT GUIDES

 

About.com
Over 700 Guide sites organized into 36 channels. Covers more than 50,000 subjects with over 1 million links to the best resources on the Net.
http://www.about.com/

 

Australian Subject Gateways to Internet Resources
Extensive list of Australian links produced by the National Library of Australia.
http://www.nla.gov.au/pathways/pthw_global.html

 

BUBL Link Catalogue
Selected Internet resources covering all academic subject areas
http://bubl.ac.uk/

 

Journalism - Internet Resource Guide
Net-based sources of Australian factual or background information.
http://www.journoz.com/

 

Martindale's Reference Desk
Links to a large number of sites including health, arts and the environment.
http://www.martindalecenter.com/

 

Needle in a CyberStack
Directories, search engines, encyclopedias maps, etc.
http://home.mchsi.com/~albeej/

 

Southbank Institute of TAFE
Internet subject links.
http://www.southbank.tafe.net/site/library/findinginfo/internetsites/index.asp

 

Spinney Press Internet Links
Links divided by topic.
http://www.spinneypress.com.au/further_links.html

 

Trinity College, W.A. - Duffy Resource Centre
Assignment and project topics in key learning and curriculum areas as well as contemporary issues.
http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/plduffyrc/subjects/default.htm

 

WWW Virtual Library
Links to major subject gateways.
http://vlib.org/

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JOURNALS ONLINE

 

American Educational Research Association. Special Interest Group
Open access journals in the field of education.
http://aera-cr.asu.edu/ejournals/

 

Australian Journals Online
A listing of over 1,700 Australian electronic journals, magazines, webzines, newsletters and e-mail fanzines, including both local and overseas works with Australian content.
http://www.nla.gov.au/ajol/

 

Digital Library and Archives
List of 19 academic e-journals over a wide range of subjects.
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/

 

Directories of Free E-Journals on the Web
Compiled by Curtin University.
http://library.curtin.edu.au/dblistfree/index.html

 

FindArticles
Search over articles collected from 300 journal titles by journal title or by topics including business, health, society, entertainment, sports and more. All articles available free & in full text.
http://www.findarticles.com/

 

InCite
Australian Library and Information Association monthly newsletter.
http://alia.org.au/publishing/incite/

 

Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice
Free, full text from 1997.
http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijanp/front.xml

 

Internet Public Library - Reading Room
Contains over 2300 titles that can be searched or browsed by subject or by title (contact details or abstracts of articles only). Newspapers can also be found in the Newspapers section.
http://www.ipl.org/div/serials/

 

Medical Journal of Australia
http://www.mja.com.au/

 

Parliamentary Library Resource Guide
Links to electronic journals, webzines, newsletters etc.
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/gen/genejrnl.htm

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LIBRARIES

 

Academic Info
Comprehensive subject directory.
http://www.academicinfo.net/table.html

 

Australian Libraries Gateway
http://www.nla.gov.au/libraries/

 

Commonwealth Parliament Library
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/index.htm

 

CyberDewey
List of internet sites organised using the Dewey Decimal Classification System.
http://www.anthus.com/CyberDewey/CyberDewey.html

 

Digital Librarian
Information listed by subject area.
http://www.digital-librarian.com/

 

Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/

 

Librarian's Index to the Internet
http://lii.org/

 

National Library of Australia
http://www.nla.gov.au/

 

State Library of NSW
http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/

 

UNILINC Shared Catalogue
Combines library catalogue of a number of Australian academic,
special and research libraries.
http://bonza.unilinc.edu.au/F?func=find-b-0&local_base=ulc01

 

WWW Virtual Library
http://vlib.org/

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NEWSPAPERS ONLINE

 

ABYZ News Links
Worldwide online resources, primarily newspapers but also, radio,
internet services, magazines and press agencies.
http://www.abyznewslinks.com/

 

Australian Financial Review
http://afr.com/

 

Australian Newspapers Online (National Library of Australia)
Links to websites of Australian newspapers, including those which publish newspaper text online, and those with promotional sites only.
http://www.nla.gov.au/npapers/

 

Courier Mail
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/

 

Daily Telegraph
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/

 

Infoquick
A comprehensive index to articles about Australia and Australians, published in the Sydney Morning Herald, Sun Herald, Eastern Herald, Northern Herald and Good Weekend from 1988 onwards. Note: text not included.
http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/infoquick/about.cfm

 

Koori Mail Index (Infokoori)
An index to the Koori Mail, a national fortnightly newspaper published in Lismore, NSW, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples from May 1991 onwards. It reports on people, issues and events that affect indigenous peoples from all over Australia - from an indigenous perspective. Note: text not included.
http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/infokoori/about.cfm

 

Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.smh.com.au/

 

The Age
http://www.theage.com.au/

 

The Australian
http://www.news.com.au/0,,,00.html

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NEWS SERVICES

 

ABC News Online
Topics include: top stories; breaking stories; world; business; politics; sport.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/

 

AAP - Australian Associated Press
National news agency
http://aap.com.au/

 

AP - Associated Press
US global news service.
http://www.ap.org/

 

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/

 

Reuters
International multimedia news agency.
http://today.reuters.com/news/home.aspx

 

Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)
http://www20.sbs.com.au/sbs_front/index.html

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PHONE BOOKS - STREET DIRECTORIES - MAPS

 

All Nations Telephone Search Engine
Dialling codes and directories and embassies worldwide
http://www.escapeartist.com/global/telephone.htm

 

Australian Post Codes
http://www1.auspost.com.au/postcodes/

 

Australian Rail Map
http://www.railpage.org.au/railmaps/

 

Australian White Pages
http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/index.jsp

 

Australian Yellow Pages
http://www.yellowpages.com.au/

 

Local Business Directory - Australian
http://www.localdirectory.com.au/index2.asp

 

NRMA Travel and Maps
Maps of Australian cities & towns, accommodation, NRMA road assistance etc.
http://www.mynrma.com.au/travel.asp

 

Telephone Directories on the Web
Most complete index of online phone books, with over 400 links to yellow pages, white pages, business directories, email addresses and fax listings from over 170 countries all around the world.
http://www.infobel.com/teldir/

 

Where is - Australian Street Atlas
Areas currently covered: Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Canberra, Perth and Adelaide.
http://www.whereis.com/

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RADIO AND TELEVISION

 

Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
Responsible for the regulation of broadcasting, radiocommunications, telecommunications
and online content.
http://www.acma.gov.au/ACMAINTER.1900810:HOMEPAGE::pc=HOME,tlp=HOME

 

Australian Radio
List of Australian radio station websites.
http://alldownunder.com/oz-k/entertainment/australian-radio-stations.htm

 

Australian Television Channels
List of television channels
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_television_channels

 

Commercial Radio Australia
Commercial Radio Australia Ltd is the national industry body representing the interests of Australia's commercial radio broadcasters.
http://www.commercialradio.com.au/

 

Community Broadcasting Association of Australia
The CBAA is the peak body for community radio and television stations.
http://www.cbonline.org.au/

 

EnhanceTV
EnhanceTV helps educators to locate film, television and radio resources that are
relevant to the areas they teach.
http://www.enhancetv.com.au/

 

Media and Communications Resource Guide
Prepared by the Parliamentary Library.
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/sp/spmedia.htm

 

Media Internet Resources - Australasia
Prepared by the Parliamentary Library
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/media/mediaaus.htm

 

Radio Stations
List of radio stations around the world.
http://www.spraci.com/info/radiostations.htm

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SEARCH ENGINES: AUSTRALIAN

 

Ansearch Australia
http://www.ansearch.com.au/

 

NineMSN
http://www.live.com/?searchonly=true&mkt=en-AU

 

Sensis Australia's Own Information Source
http://www.sensis.com.au/siteEntry.do

Webwombat Australian Search Engine
http://webwombat.com.au/

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SEARCH ENGINES: INTERNATIONAL

 

AlltheWeb
http://www.alltheweb.com/

Ask
http://www.ask.com/

Dogpile MetaSearch Engine
http://www.dogpile.com/

Excite
http://www.excite.com/

Google
http://www.google.com.au/

HotBot
http://www.hotbot.com/

Ixquick MetaSearch Engine
http://www.ixquick.com/

Mamma
http://www.mamma.com/

MetaCrawler
http://www.metacrawler.com/index.html

 

MSN Search
http://www.live.com/?searchonly=true

WebCrawler
http://www.webcrawler.com/info.wbcrwl/

Yahoo!
http://au.yahoo.com/

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STATISTICS

 

Atlapedia Online
Contains full colour physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
http://www.atlapedia.com/

 

Australian Bureau of Statistics
http://www.abs.gov.au/

 

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Health and welfare statistics.
http://www.aihw.gov.au/dataonline.cfm

 

Australian Statistical Internet Sites
Produced by the National Library of Australia.
http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/stats.html

 

Injuries and Causes of Death
Research Centre for Injury Studies - Flinders University, Adelaide
http://www.nisu.flinders.edu.au/data/index.php

 

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Statistics
Promotes and develops international statistical standards and co-ordinates statistical activities with other international agencies.
http://www.oecd.org/department/0,2688,en_2649_33715_1_1_1_1_1,00.html

 

Resource Guides - Statistical Sources (Australian)
From the Parliamentary Library Site.
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/stats/index.htm

 

Statistical Resources on the Web
Listed by subject.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html

 

Statistical Sites on the Web
Lists statistical agencies by country.
http://www.bls.gov/bls/other.htm

 

Tourism Statistics - Datacard
Pocket reference guide containing key Australian tourism statistics.
http://www.tra.australia.com/

 

United Nations Statistics Division
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/default.htm

 

Web and Internet Usage Statistics
http://www.webreference.com/internet/statistics.html

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STUDY SKILLS

 

Assignment Writing - Holmesglen Institute of TAFE
http://www.ic.holmesglen.vic.edu.au/how_doi/assignment_writing.htm

 

Harvard Style of Citing Sources
http://www.library.uq.edu.au/training/citation/harvard.html

 

HSC Online
Study and examination techniques.
http://hsc.csu.edu.au/study/

 

James Cook University. Study Skills Online
Referencing a web page.
http://www.jcu.edu.au/studying/services/studyskills/reference/webpage.html

 

Online learning tools [on this site]
Use free Internet resources to complete study tasks.
http://www.ncistudent.net/StudySkills/TechnicalSkills/Online.htm

 

Study skills [on this site]
Help with assignments, presentation, referencing etc.
http://www.ncistudent.net/index.htm

 

Style and Grammar Guide
http://www.libraryspot.com/grammarstyle.htm

 

TAFE New South Wales
Study skills.
http://www.tafensw.edu.au/library/studylinks/study/welcome.htm

 

Wodonga TAFE
Essay writing.
http://www.wodonga.tafe.edu.au/02_students/pages/StudySkills/essay_writing.jsp

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Last updated 8 February 2008. Feedback to nci.lib@tafensw.edu.au