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Australian Indigenous Studies Resources
Introduction
This guide assists in finding resources that are either held in the library or available electronically on the
internet. It is not an exhaustive guide, but a sample of the sources you can use for your research topics. Because of the
multidisciplinary nature of Australian Indigenous Studies you will find that relevant resources are located throughout the library's collection.
For this reason the location of material is indicated wherever possible.
Use this guide to help you to:
- find books on your topic
- find journal articles both in print and electronic format
- learn how to search the Internet effectively
- cite your sources correctly using a specified citation style
- manage your sources using a software package such as EndNote
- take advantage of information skills training programs available through
the Library
A guide to Beginning Your Research is also available.
If you require further assistance finding subject-related resources enquire
at the Reference Desk on Link Level 3 in the library.
For general queries ask at the Enquiry Desk on North Wing Level 3.
You can also contact the Australian Indigenous Studies Subject
Librarian by email.
Library Home Page
The Library Home Page gives access to:
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Library Catalogues
Use the Library Catalogue to:
- find books, journals and other resources relevant to your topic
- check the availability and location of resources
For help using the catalogue go to the How to Search the Murdoch Library
Catalogue page.
Access to the catalogues of Other Western Australian Libraries is
also available from the Murdoch Library Catalogue.
The Libraries Australia database contains
catalogue records from Australian library collections. Where an item is held in Australia, details of each library's holdings
are indicated in the record.
My Library
My Library allows you to:
- check the items you currently have on loan
- renew your loans
- recall items on loan to other patrons
- search the catalogue
- save your searches for later use
- set up email alerts to receive automatic notification when new material matching your search arrives in the Library
Using Keyword and Subject Options
When searching for resources on a topic you can choose to search either by Keywords or by Subject.
- When searching on a new topic it is probably best to begin with a Keywords search as this is the more comprehensive
option
- Keywords will search for the term(s) you have entered in a number of fields, including title and subject heading
- Subject headings are fixed and you need to know the correct one(s) for your topic. If you try a subject search and it
doesn't find anything, repeat it as a keyword search. Then look at the records you find and you will be able to see the subject
headings assigned to them. You can use these for further searching if necessary
E-books
The library has access toelectronic books:
- Where a book is available electronically there will be a link to it in the catalogue record
- It is possible to limit your search so that you only find e-books. For example, try doing a keyword
search for indigenous, limiting the Location to E> ELECTRONIC and Serial/Monograph to
MONOGRAPH
- For more information on the titles that are available, see the
e-books page
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Finding Theses
During the course of your research in Australian Indigenous Studies you may be required to locate relevant theses.
- To browse listings of theses completed at Murdoch University select the TITLE option in the Catalogue and then type the words
murdoch university theses
- Select from the result by scrolling through the display to find Honours, Masters or PhD level theses in your chosen
subject area
- You may wish to look at further information about Murdoch University theses
- PhD and Masters by research theses submitted from 2003 onwards are mostly available through the
Australasian Digital Theses program
- Other universities also record theses in their library catalogues
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Reference Resources
For background information on aspects of Australian Indigenous Studies, there are many reference resources available.
Use these resources to clarify the meaning of your topic and to check for synonyms to your keywords.
The following reference materials include print and electronic resources and are divided into the following categories:
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Encylopaedias and Subject Dictionaries
General
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AusAnthrop - Australian Aboriginal tribes, nations, languages and dialectal groups |
Electronic Resource |
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Australian Encyclopaedia 6th edition. |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 994.003 AUS |
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The Australian People: An encyclopedia of the nation, its people and their origins 2001 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 994 AUS 2001
Rockingham Campus R 994 AUS 2001 |
| Cambridge Encyclopedia of Australia 1994 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 994.003 CAM
Rockingham Campus R 994.003 CAM |
| Cambridge Encyclopedia of Hunters and Gatherers 1999 |
Rockingham Campus R 306.36403 CAM 1999 |
| Dictionary of World Mythology 1997 |
Electronic Resource |
| Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia 1994 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 994.0049915 AUS
Rockingham Campus R Q 994.004 ENC
Electronic Resource |
| For Seven generations - Reports relating to the Aboriginal peoples of Canada |
Electronic Resource |
| Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Issues: An encyclopedia 2003 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 304.203 JOH 2003 |
| Macmillan Dictionary of Australian Politics 1992 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 320.9940231 JAE 1992
Rockingham Campus R 320.9940231 JAE 1992 |
| Macquarie Encyclopedia of Australian Events |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 994 MAC 1997
Rockingham Campus R 994 MAC 1997 |
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Oxford Companion to Australian History 2001 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 994.003 OXF 2001
Rockingham Campus R 994.003 OXF 2001
Electronic Resource |
Language
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Alyawarr to English Dictionary 1992 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 499.15 GRE |
| Austral English 1968 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 427.994 MOR 1968 |
| Eastern and Central Arrernte to English Dictionary 1994 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 499.15 EAS |
| Gidabal Grammar and Dictionary 1971 |
Murdoch Campus South Wing Level 4 499.15 G397 1 |
| Illustrated Dictionary of the South-west Aboriginal Language 1996 |
Rockingham Level 2 499.15 DOU 1996 |
| Macquarie Aboriginal Words 1994 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 499.15 MAC
Rockingham Campus R 499.15 MAC |
| Noongar Dictionary: Noongar to English and English to Noongar 1997 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 499.1503 WHI 1997
Rockingham Campus R 499.1503 WHI 1997 |
| Pintupi/Luritja Dictionary 1992 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 499.150321 HAN |
| Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara to English Dictionary 1992 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 499.1503 PIT |
| Wangkatha Dictionary 2002 |
Rockingham Campus R 499.15 WAN 2002 |
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Directories of Archives & Manuscripts
Australian Historic Records Register (10 Microfiche)
Link Level 2 MF 994.016 AUS
Electronic Resource
Collections in Perth: a Guide to Commonwealth Government Records (Midalia) (2000)
Link Level 3 R 351.9402387 MID 2000
Many directories of archival materials are now available on the Internet where they are likely
to be much more up to date. See the following internet sites:
For directories of archives in other countries see additional entries below under
Archives
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Chronologies
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Chronicle of Australia (Ross) 2000 |
Rockingham Campus R 994 CHR 2000
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Chronicle of Australia (Ross) 1993 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 994 CHR 1993 |
Headlines of History: A chronicle of Western Australian history
2002 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 994.1 EDW 2002 |
What Happened When: A chronology of Australia from 1788
2000 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 994 BAR 2000 |
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Bibliographies
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in
Commonwealth Records: A guide to records in the Australian Archives 1993 |
Murdoch Campus South Wing Level 4 G 305.89915 AUS |
| Aboriginal Religions in Australia: A bibliographical survey 1991 |
Rockingham Campus Link Level 2 299.92016 SWA 1991 |
| Aboriginal Tourism in Australia: A research bibliography 1999 |
Reverve 338.479194 ZEP 1999
Rockingham Campus Link Level 2 338.479194 ZEP 1999 |
| Australian Bibliography: A guide to printed sources of information (Borchardt) 1976 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 994 B726 2 |
| Australians: A historical library Vol.10 - A guide to sources 1987 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 RZ 994 AUS 1987
Rockingham Campus Level 2 Q 994 |
| Bibliography of Australia (Ferguson) 1975 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 994 FER 1975 |
| Index to Journal Articles on Australian History (Hogan) 1976 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 994.0016 IND |
| Index to Journal Articles on Australian History 1971-1983 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 994.0016 IND |
| Index to Journal Articles on Australian History 1984-1988 (Crittenden & Borchardt) |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 994.0016 IND |
| My Heart is Breaking: A joint guide to records about Aboriginal people in the Public Record Office of Victoria and the Australian Archives 1993 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 994.5004991 AUS |
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Atlases
| Atlas of World Cultures |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 912.13058 PRI |
| Cultural Atlas of Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific 1995 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 990 NIL 1995
Rockingham Campus Level 2 Q 990 NIL |
| The Gaia Atlas of First Peoples 1990 |
Murdoch Campus South Wing Level 4 305.8 BUR |
| Geographica: The complete illustrated reference to Australia and the world 1999 |
Rockingham Campus R 912 GEO 1999 (includes CD) |
| Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia: Culture and society through space and time 2005 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 305.89915 MAC 2005 |
| Macquarie World Atlas |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 RZ 912 MAC |
| Oxford Australian Atlas |
Murdoch Campus South Wing Level 2 912 098 |
| Philip's Great World Atlas 2003 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 RZ PHI 2003 |
| Times Atlas of the World |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 RZ 912 TIM 1997
Rockingham Campus R 912 TIM 2002 |
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Statistics
AusStats -
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Provides full text access to all Australian Bureau of Statistics publications from 1998 onwards, as well as
time series spreadsheets, multidimensional datasets and census community profiles. Coverage includes social, economic,
demographic, environmental, labour, finance, and other statistics.
Australian indigenous geographical classification: maps and census profiles 2001
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
The Australian Indigenous Geographical Classification provides a
geographic standard for the publication of statistics about Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Australians. Maps in this product provide a visual
representation of the geographic levels in the classification which comprises
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) regions, indigenous
areas, and indigenous locations. The Classification and its structure are
incorporated into the product. In addition there are three geographic
concordance tables. This product also provides indigenous profiles from the 2001
census showing key characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Australians for each ATSIC region and indigenous area.
Clib2001
2001 Census community profiles and classification counts (available on campus only)
| Australia in Facts and Figures (Coppell) 1999 |
Rockingham Campus Link Level 2 319.4 COP 1999 |
| Australian opinion polls 1941-1990 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 303.380994 A938 |
| Australians, Historical Statistics (Vamplew) 1987 |
Rockingham Campus Level 2 Q 994 |
| Sources of Australian Official Statistics (Newman) 1984 |
Murdoch Campus South Wing Level 3 GR 319.4 N553 1 |
| Statistical Yearbook (Unesco) 1974- |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 310 U56 1 |
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Biographies
| Aboriginal Artists of the Western desert 1994 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 759.9942 JOH |
| Aborigines of New Norcia 1845-1914 1989 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 994.100992 BIC 7 |
| Aborigines of the Albany Region 1821-1898 1989 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 994.100992 BIC 6 |
| Aborigines of the Southwest Region 1829-1840 1989 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 994.100992 BIC 8 |
| Australian Dictionary of Biography 1966-2002 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 920.094 AUS 1966
Rockingham Campus R 920.094 AUS 1966 CD (Vol. 1-12, 1788-1939) |
| Australian Indigenous Servicemen WWI 2003 |
South Wing Level 2 P 940.3089915 AUS 2003 |
| Dictionary of Western Australians Vol.X - Far from home, Aboriginal prisoners of Rottnest Island 1838-1931 1997 |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 920.0092991 GRE 1997
Rockingham Campus 920.0092991 GRE 1997 |
| Who's Who in Australia 1927- |
Murdoch Campus Link Level 3 R 920.094 W628 1 |
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Archives
Primary source material can be found in archival collections in Australia and worldwide.
Australia
Archives Worldwide
Pictorial Collections & Image Databases
Listed below are web sites and databases of Pictorial Collections and Image Databases. Most of the
major archival repositories will also have extensive collections, many of which will not have been
digitised. It may be necessary for you to make direct enquiries to specific repositories. Contacts can
be located by looking at the Archives listing. Indigenous Australians should note that these collections
may include images or names of people now deceased.
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Journals
The library has journals available in print and electronic format. In some
cases both the paper and electronic versions of titles are held. To find out
which journals the library holds, where they are located, and in what format they
are available, use the Library's
Catalogue. To find individual articles on a particular topic use the Databases.
New Journal Display
Print copies of the latest issues of journals received in the Library are kept in the New Journal Display area on Link Level 3.
Only the most recent issue of journal titles are displayed in the New Journal Display,
other unbound issues will be in boxes next to the bound issues.
Finding a Specific Journal
Use journals to find articles on current Australian Indigenous Studies research. If you have a citation for a journal
article, or have been asked to research from a particular journal, you can see if it is held in the library by doing a TITLE
search in the Catalogue or by using the Citation Linker.
A journal the library subscribes to is
Aboriginal History:
- A Title search will display a result screen that provides a summary of the library's holdings.
The details given indicate that the library holds this journal in both print and electronic formats
- If you select record for the print format, it shows that the journal is
held from Vol. 1 (1977)- onwards. The
call number for the item is given, as well as the location within the library. You are able to determine that the library is still
receiving print copies of the journal. By clicking on
Latest Received you are able to find out the latest issue held
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In addition, the result screen for
Aboriginal History tells us that this particular journal is also available electronically
via APA-FT and Informit e-Library. By clicking on the links in this catalogue entry, you will be able to access the full text of
the journal. The links to the electronic version also provide details about our electronic holdings, for APA-FT the holdings are 1994 to present and for
Informit e-Library the holdings are 2001 to present
Finding Other Relevant Journals
To broaden your search from a specific journal title to a general search for relevant journals, you can choose the Keyword
search option in the Catalogue to perform a keyword search. Type a term to describe the
topic you are interested in, followed by the term periodicals.
For example type: aboriginal australians periodicals to find journals about
some aspect of Australian indigenous studies......or
indigenous peoples periodicals
to find indigenous studies journals or journals covering aspects of indigenous studies
Alternatively, you could do a more complex keyword search to find a
list of journals dealing with a broad area.
For example: (indigenous or aborigin*) and periodicals
In this example, two search operators (and, or) have been used to make
the result more specific. This search will create a list of journal titles that
have something to do with Australian indigenous peoples and indigenous peoples from other parts of the world.
The asterisk (*) is called a truncator and can be used to find all variations of
a word with the same root. For example, aborigin* will find aboriginal and aborigines and aboriginality, etc.
Australian Indigenous Studies Journals
The Australian Indigenous Studies titles listed here are a guide to the variety of journals available and are not a comprehensive list of what is held.
Included are research journals - articles on specific pieces of research and reviewing journals - articles written by experts in a
research field who review the literature in that area of research.
Select List of Journal Titles
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Databases
Databases are collections of data which can be searched for a particular piece of information.
The Library's databases include indexes to journal
articles and full text collections of materials such as journals, newspapers, statistical publications, encyclopaedias and legal
materials.
You can search using key words or concepts relevant to your research topic.
A guide to Using Databases is also available.
Finding Journal Articles
The Library Catalogue records the titles of journals held in the library but does not index all the articles in each journal. To find
individual articles on a particular topic use the Databases:
- Choose a database from the Browse by Database Title alphabetic list, Browse by Subject Area to find journals
in a specific discipline, or use the Quick Links to Major Databases list for the more popular databases
- Some databases provide only a citation with a summary of the article (abstract), while others provide the whole article (full text)
as well
- All of the databases are accessible from the eLibraries on North Wing Level
3, South Wing Level 3, South Wing Level 4 and the workstations around the Library
- Remote access is available using your User ID and Murdoch Password for authentication.
For further information, see the Off Campus Access web page
- A few databases require a specific password for access, which you can get from the Reference
Desk on Link Level 3 - phone 9360 6838
Creating a Search Strategy
Before searching on a topic you need to have a clear idea of what it is you are trying to find. To help you
to do this you can develop a search strategy, which enables you to focus your
topic and then refer back and adapt as needed. A number of steps are
necessary to create a specific and successful search strategy. The
steps described here are useful for all information retrieval, not just
searching electronic databases and journals.
- Analyse the topic
- Identify topic keywords
- Use appropriate dictionaries and encyclopaedias to help clarify terms and
identify synonyms
- Combine keywords and synonyms in a search statement
- Identify appropriate search operators to create the most useful
relationships between keywords
- Read through the HELP option in the database/s you intend searching for
searching hints
- Review the search results and modify the search statement if necessary
Once you have understood these concepts you can apply them when searching in
a variety of databases. Most databases have HELP buttons linked to detailed search tips. Always check this option when you are
searching a new database.
Australian Databases
Articles about Australian issues can be found in international databases, but not to the same extent as information about other
regions of the world. If you need information that is specifically about Australian issues you should look in Australian databases.
Below is a list of resources especially useful in tourism and related areas.
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A+ Education: Australian
Education Index Plus Text 1978 - Indexes and abstracts published and unpublished material on all levels of education
and related fields. Includes information published in Australia and Australian content published internationally.
Includes an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Subset. Full text avialable from 2000.
AGIS Plus Text:
Attorney-General's Information Service 1975 - Attorney-General's Information Service (AGIS) indexes and abstracts articles on
all aspects of law. Provides abstracts of Australian and Pacific legal journals,
and of articles in other law journals which are likely to interest the
Australian legal profession. Subject coverage includes environmental law. Includes an Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Subset. Selected full text coverage starts from 1999.
AHB: Australian Heritage
Bibliography 1987 - This database covers Australia's natural and cultural environment including national parks, endangered species,
wilderness areas, Aboriginal rock art and sacred sites, archaeological sites and historic buildings and towns.
AHRR: Australian
Historic Records Register Settlement - 1988
A Bicentennial project listing paper based records held in private hands in Australia. Includes
diaries, posters, sketches, recipe books, minutes.
AIATSIS - Indigenous
Studies Bibliography 1968 - A bibliographic database that indexes published and unpublished material on Australian Indigenous studies.
Source documents include journal articles, newspapers, pamphlets, published government reports,
published conference papers, book chapters, books, discussion and working papers, and published
statistical documents. Records are in English with some in Australian Indigenous languages. The broad
topic areas cover languages, cultures, anthropology, archaeology, health, education, arts, oral
histories, history, legal issues such as native title, criminal justice, land rights, customary law and
its recognition, women's issues, youth issues, government policies and programs.
APAFT: Australian Public Affairs Information
Service - Full Text 1978 - APAIS is a wide ranging index of Australian sources in the social sciences and humanities. There is good coverage on
issues such as the environment and on government policy. Full text articles from 1995.
ATSIhealth 1990 - A bibliographic database
that indexes published and unpublished material on Australian Indigenous health.
Source documents include theses, unpublished articles, government reports, conference papers, abstracts,
book chapters, books, discussion and working papers, and statistical documents. The records relate
generally to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status rather than the social, historical,
political or monetary aspects.
AUSCHRON: Chronology
of Australian Historic and Current Events - A chronology of events in Australian history,
covering all topics from politics and law to the arts and sport, with particular reference to
significant happenings from 1993-1995.
AUSPORT: Australian
Sport Database 1989 - A bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from published and
unpublished material on all aspects of Australian sport.
AusStats: Australian Bureau of Statistics 1998 - AusStats provides full text
access to all ABS publications from 1998 onwards, as well as time series spreadsheets, multidimensional datasets and census community
profiles. Coverage includes social, economic, demographic, environmental, labour, finance,
and other statistics. (FULL TEXT).
CHRONICLES: The
Australian Chronicles 1879 - An Index to Sources of Australian Biography is a resource designed
to assist genealogists, historians and researchers locate biographical information on as wide a
range of Australians as possible.
CINCH: Australian
Criminology Database 1968 - Australian Institute of Criminology database which indexes material on all aspects of crime and the
criminal justice system. Includes an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Subset.
FAMILY 1980 - An index related to Australian
writing and research on all aspects of the family including the law
and legal issues, psychology, sociology, economics and demographics. Includes an Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Subset.
Informit E-library - Humanities & Social Sciences Collection
1998 -
A full text e-press for Australian and Asia-Pacific information. Informit e-Library provides access
to full content from a range of journals, monographs and books, conference proceedings, research papers
and reference materials.
MAIS: Multicultural
Australia and Immigration Studies 1988 - Indexes all aspects of Australian immigration and multicultural issues. Subject coverage
includes multiculturalism, ethnicity, racism, migrant health, welfare and social services, access
and equity, settlement services, refugees and population studies. Includes an Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Subset.
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International Databases
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Current Contents 2001 - Current Contents provides access to the tables of contents and article
descriptions from current issues of the world's leading scholarly research publications in the social sciences, arts and humanities, and
sciences.
Expanded Academic Index ASAP 1980 - About 400
of the journals in the multidisciplinary database, EAI, are available in full text. They include a number of journals relevant to Australian Indigenous Studies.
(FULL TEXT).
Factiva - This database provides access to significant news items from over 6000 international sources, including more than 100 from
Australasia. Coverage includes articles from newspapers, news wires, press releases, company announcements and journals. Also provides
information on companies and industries. (FULL TEXT).
Historical Abstracts 1955-
Indexes the worldwide historical literature in a variety of disciplines:
multicultural studies, sociology, psychology, women's studies/gender studies,
indigenous studies, religion, anthropology, political science and the history of specific
disciplines e.g. science, economics, business, education, music, art and law.
Broadly it covers the history of the world since 1450 (excluding North
America). Includes citations to books and dissertations.
JSTOR - JSTOR is an archive of back
issues of about 350 full text journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. Coverage is from
the first volume in most cases. Current content, usually the latest 3-5 years, is not available, but is
added from time to time. (FULL TEXT).
ProQuest - A multi-disciplinary abstracting, fulltext and image
database. (FULL TEXT).
Sociological Abstracts
1963 - Sociological Abstracts covers publications in sociology, anthropology, community development, demography, economics, medicine,
philosophy, political science, social psychology and tourism.
Web of Science 1992 - Web of Science provides access to the three citation databases - Science
Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities
Citation Index. These indexes are a compilation of all the cited references from
journal articles published during a particular year or group of years. They are
unique because they are based on the assumption that articles which cite one
another will have a subject link. In other words, you can use the work of one
researcher to find papers that have been published at a later date by other
researchers working in the same field.
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Library Portal
Use the Library Portal to search across multiple databases and catalogues
simultaneously.
From here you can select favourite resources and ejournals,
save searches and records, and set up email alerts.
You are also able to link seamlessly to full text resources and other services using SFX  .
To search Australian Indigenous Studies resources in the Library Portal, click on the following link:
Alerting Services
Some databases allow you to save your searches and set up an email 'alert' for new articles that are being published. This allows you to
keep up to date with the latest research in your field without having to regularly
repeat your search. For a list of the databases with this service, and
instructions on how to create your alert, see the Alerting Services page.
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Journal Title AbbreviationsIn many information sources the abbreviated
form of the journal title is used in the citation and you will need to know the
full title of the journal in order to check it in a library catalogue, or to
cite it correctly. Some sources will have a separate listing of the full journal
titles indexed but others may not.
You can use the following source in the library to check abbreviated journal
titles:
Periodical Titles Abbreviations
NW Level 3 Enquiry Desk
There are also a number of online resources that can be useful in providing
the full title of journal abbreviations. These include the following:
All that JAS:
Journal Abbreviation Sources
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
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Document Delivery
The Document Delivery service will request copies of documents, theses
and other materials which are not held in the Murdoch collection for staff and research
students.
Requests are supplied from a number of sources including other libraries and commercial
Document Supply services.
For information on using this service including how to
register, and details of the fees involved, look at the Library's Document Delivery web site.
Subject Guides
The library has developed additional Subject Guides to assist in finding information
resources in specific subject areas.
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The InternetThere are many varied sites and resources on the Internet,
some more useful than others.
Remember the internet should not be seen as the only, or even first resource for information
gathering.
Evaluate internet sources carefully before including them in your research materials.
Evaluating Internet Sites
The main criteria for evaluating a web site are:
- Who is the author? It is important to check the author's credentials to determine whether he/she has the knowledge and authority to
supply credible information. Check to see if any contact details are provided
- How current is the information? See when the document was created and when it was last updated
- What is his/her interest in the material? Can you detect any bias in the content and are you able to determine the purpose of the site? Check the address to identify the type of organisation producing the document. Be aware that commercial interests and some politically motivated sites may not present a balanced view
- What sort of content is there? Can the content be considered comprehensive and of good quality? Does it provide links to other documents? Check on the audience the information is aimed at (e.g. primary school students or university students)
Selected Internet SitesSubject specialists in the
Library have selected internet sites in a number of different subject areas.
To access a listing of sites specifically relevant to Australian Indigenous Studies, click on the following link:
The Government
Information list provides links to some of the worlds government agencies.
Many government publications are now published on the internet and are freely
available to the public. Look for the Publications link on these internet sites to see
a list of the available fulltext resources.
Search EnginesYou could use a search engine to help find information on
the internet. Use the University's
Internet Resources page to see the many internet navigation resources available. Keep up to date with new search engines and internet sites by subscribing to one of the email alert services such as the Scout Report.
Email ListsThere are many email lists you could subscribe to in order
to keep abreast of new developments. Some are discussion lists and some merely
informative. For further information on lists, what they are and how to
subscribe to them, look at the University's Discussion List
page.
Some lists that you may be interesting in subscribing to are:
H-ANZAU - H-Net's Discussion List for the
history and peoples of Aotearoa/New Zealand and Australia, and related fields. Provides information on how
to subscribe to H-ANZAU
H-Net Discussion Networks lists history discussion lists in particular and function as a network, linking professors, teachers and
students in an exchange of ideas and materials.
INDKNOW - the Indigenous Knowledge Systems List is a discussion list relating to
cultural property and indigenous peoples. Provides information on how to
subscribe to INDKNOW.
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Citing ReferencesIt is essential that any references used in your
research projects are cited correctly. A comprehensive bibliography is an
indication of how widely you have read for the topic. This record also allows
any relevant papers to be found at a later date. The most important aspect of
citing is to be consistent.
The Library's publication, How To Cite References, which discusses
various citation systems, is available for consultation online.
Please remember that there are specific citation rules for electronic
resources. The guides give examples of these materials.
Managing References : EndNoteEndNote for Windows is a software package
that allows you to manage your references electronically. You can search
databases, organise your references in a single database and create
bibliographies and reference lists automatically in your word processor. For
Honours and Postgraduate students it is considered a particularly valuable tool.
Look at the Library's EndNote site
for further information about the software and details on how to get access to
it.
The Library holds introductory training sessions aimed at users without
experience in using the
EndNote software. The Library's Information Skills Training page
provides details of classes that are available.
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Information Skills ProgrammesDuring the year the Murdoch Library regularly offers training in how to use the resources it provides, such as Databases and EndNote, as well as how to research using the web.
These classes are available to all University staff and students. Details are posted
on the Library's Training Notice Board, North Wing Level 3 and on the Information Skills Training page.
Postgraduate students should also refer to their Generic Skills Programme
for details of Library related workshops.
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