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1. FreeAANRO : Australian Agriculture and Natural Resources Online

Infoscan: AANRO provides bibliographic and research information on Australian agriculture and natural resource management. It contains descriptions of research projects and publications covering land and water resources, agriculture and forestry. Publications indexed include journals, government publications, newsletters, websites and current research. Links to the full text of documents are provided where available. AANRO incorporates the superseded databases ABOA (Australian Bibliography of Agriculture), ARRIP (Australian Rural Research in Progress), CARRP (Completed Australian Rural Research Projects) and Streamline, which are also available on the Informit subscription service, Agriculture & Natural Resources Online. Access is also provided to Geosearch, which contains keyword and geographic searching for drainage divisions, catchments areas, and agro-ecological regions.

2. FreeABARE: Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics

Federal Government Department for Agriculture: Produced by the federal government, this is the primary source for Australian agricultural data. The site contains commodity forecasts, publications, company profiles and employment information. Statistical data relating to beef, sheep, dairy, forestry and energy industries is available as well as free databases: Beef, Prime Lamb and Sheep Industry Database and Resource Management Survey 2001-02 which give historical data dating from the 1960s.

3. FreeAERADE [Aerospace and Defence]

Cranfield University: AERADE provides access to key aerospace and defence information sources. These include websites, full text technical reports, engineering design data, conferences and news. There are three main services - Aerospace and defence resources, DEVISE and ESDU Series. DEVISE (Defence Virtual Information Service) is a collection of military and defence resources focussing directly on the information needs of the armed forces. ESDU provides abstracts of design data and methods for aerospace, chemical, mechanical, process and structural engineering.

4. FreeAgNIC: The Agriculture Network Information Center

The AgNIC portal is a gateway for presenting selected food, agricultural and environmental information and resources through specific services. These services are: Resource database - this database contains web sites, image collections, lists of publications, documents, databases, and other unique resources; Calendar of events - this service includes meetings, seminars, and conferences in the agricultural and related sciences ranging from local events to international congresses; News - this service relays selected news items impacting the related communities; Specialized Services - such as Plant Disease Announcements - discussions on emerging plant diseases around the world; Expertise - librarians and subject specialists respond to individual questions.

5. FreeAGRICOLA: Article Citation Database

U.S. National Agricultural Library and the U.S. National Technical Information Service: AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) is a bibliographic database of citations to the agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural Library (NAL) and its cooperators. The database covers materials in all formats, including printed works from the 15th century. The records describe publications and resources encompassing all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences. AGRICOLA does NOT contain the full-text of books, articles or other materials. However, some AGRICOLA citations do include links to materials available in full-text from the Internet.

6. OnsiteAgriculture & Natural Resources

Informit: This is a bibliographic database with informative abstracts and links to full text for agriculture and natural resources including sustainable Australian agriculture, food, forestry and fisheries industries and the promotion of conservation and sustainable use of Australia's environment, water and natural resources. Subjects covered include agriculture, animal health, environment, forestry, natural resources and water. Most records have a link to full text, a web site or document delivery service.

7. OnsiteAMI - Australasian Medical Index

Informit: AMI deals with all aspects of health and medicine, with an emphasis on clinical medicine and para-professional fields. AMI covers Australian and New Zealand health and medical literature which is not included in Medline. Sources indexed include journals,monographs, conference proceedings and current research, covering the period 1968 to the present.

8. OnsiteANSTI - Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Information

Informit: ANSTI contains bibliographic references, most with abstracts, to scientific and technical publications on the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology. Subjects covered include radiochemistry; nuclear applications in medicine, earth sciences, agriculture, biology and industry; radiation protection; radioactive waste management; nuclear law; economic, sociological and environmental aspects of nuclear and non-nuclear energy. Source documents include journal articles, conference proceedings, books, technical reports, patents, legislation, standards and theses. Materials are authored or published in Australia. ANSTI contains records from 1970 onwards, and is a sub-set of the International Nuclear Information System (INIS) database operated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

9. LicencedApplied Science & Technology Full Text

H.W. Wilson: This database covers a wide range of specialties: Acoustics; Aeronautics; Applied Mathematics; Artificial Intelligence; Atmospheric Sciences; Automatic Control; Automotive Engineering; Chemical Engineering; Chemistry; Civil Engineering; Communication & Information Technology; Computer Databases & Software; Construction; Electrical & Electronic Engineering; Engineering & Biomedical Materials; Energy Resources & Research; Environmental Engineering; Fire & Fire Prevention; Food & Food Industry; Geology; Industrial Engineering; Machine Learning; Machinery; Marine Technology; Mechanical Engineering; Metallurgy; Mineralogy; Mining Engineering; Neural Networks; Nuclear Engineering; Oceanography; Optical & Neural Computing; Petroleum & Gas; Physics; Plastics; Robotics; Solid State Technology; Space Science; Textile Industry & Fabrics; Transportation; Waste Management; and Other Industrial & Mechanical Arts.

10. FreeArticle Finder

Infotrieve: Database from Infotrieve containing references mainly in the scientific, technical and medical fields. The database is free to search but a fee is charged for full text delivery.

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"Australian science and technology: selected websites"

These sites provide a starting place for researchers in the field. They lead to a diverse range of information on Australian science and technology resources as well as providing links to other useful sites.

"Ship and passenger records: print resources"

Ship and passenger records are found throughout the National Library in books, journals, newspapers, manuscripts, microform, pictures, maps and electronic media. Material includes information on ships, voyages, shipping companies, shipping and passenger lists and registers, shipwrecks, whaling, shipping arrivals and departures in Australian ports, logs, journals, diaries and voyage narratives, and ships' illustrations.