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Aboriginal Studies WWW Virtual LibraryT. Matthew Ciolek: This site contains links to indigenous studies resources for Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. The links are listed under the following headings: General Resources; Governmental Web Resources; Australian Native Title; Koori Web Resources; Aboriginal History; Aboriginal Languages; Aboriginal Studies Bibliographies; University Programs; Intercultural Relationships; Aboriginal Art & Culture; and Aboriginal Online Bookstore.
Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements (ATNS)Indigenous Studies Program, The University of Melbourne: The Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements (ATNS) project is an ARC Linkage project examining treaty and agreement-making with Indigenous Australians and the nature of the cultural, social and legal rights encompassed by past, present and potential agreements and treaties. The project also examines the process of implementation and the wider factors that promote long term sustainability of agreement outcomes. The ATNS database is an online gateway which links together current information, historical detail and published material relating to agreements made between Indigenous people and others in Australia and overseas. The ATNS database is designed for the use of Indigenous and other community organisations, researchers, government and industry bodies.
National Library of Australia and Informit (RMIT): This subset contains thousands of citations on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander literature from the social sciences and humanities perspective. It includes articles covering history, economics, politics, current affairs and culture. As far as possible, items are selected to represent various points of view on topics of importance such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land rights.
Informit: ATSIhealth is a bibliographic database that indexes published and unpublished material on Australian Indigenous health. Source documents include theses, unpublished articles, government reports, conference papers, abstracts, book chapters, books, discussion and working papers, and statistical documents.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 provided are not exhaustive and relate generally to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status rather than the social, historical, political or monetary aspects. Warning: There is the possibility that some records contained in this database may contain references to deceased people, sacred or secret material, inappropriate terminology or offensive language, which, though unintentional, may cause distress to some people.
ATSILIRN - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library and Information Resource NetworkSee Links and Bulletins for great websites.
Informit: The records contained in this subset specifically relate to Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders and deal with legal issues such as land rights, native title, customary law, Aboriginal deaths in custody, aborigines in the criminal justice system, racial discrimination, indigenous intellectual property and Aboriginal youth and juvenile justice.
AustLit: The Resource for Australian LiteratureAustLit is a key resource for information about Australian writers and writing covering the 1780s to the present. AustLit provides a combination of enhanced biographical and bibliographical information and the full text of critical articles, creative writing and information resources about many aspects of Australia's literary heritage. AustLit also provides specialist research and information subsets, including Black Words: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writers and Story Tellers, which contains biographical, bibliographical and full text material relating to Australian Indigenous cultures of literature and story. Other AustLit subsets cover children's literature, drama and popular theatre, multicultural writers, Australian magazine history, and Banned Books.
Informit: CINCH is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from published and unpublished material on all aspects of crime and criminal justice. This subset includes information on the involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the justice system. Source documents include journal articles, monographs, monograph chapters, conference papers, government documents, book reviews and theses. Subject coverage includes all aspects of crime and criminal justice including corrections, crime, crime prevention, criminal law, criminology, juvenile justice, law enforcement, police and victims of crime. Warning: There is the possibility that some records contained in this database may contain references to deceased people, sacred or secret material, inappropriate terminology or offensive language, which, though unintentional, may cause distress to some people.
Australian Government Indigenous PortalThis portal provides links to resources, contacts, information, and government programs and services for Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders.
Informit: Australian Heritage Bibliography - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Subset (AHB-ATSIS), formerly HERA-ATSIS, produced by the Australian Heritage Commission, is a subset of the AHB database. AHB is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from published and unpublished material on Australia's natural and cultural environment. The AHB-ATSIS subset contains records that specifically relate to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Source documents include journal articles, unpublished reports, books, videos and conference proceedings. Emphasis is placed on reports written or commissioned by heritage agencies throughout the country. Subject coverage includes aboriginal rock art sites, ceremonial grounds and sacred sites; important historical and archaeological sites; historic buildings and structures; historic towns and precincts; coasts; forests; national parks; endangered species; wetlands; rivers; geological features; wilderness areas; and world heritage sites. Warning: There is the possibility that some records contained in this database may contain references to deceased people, sacred or secret material, inappropriate terminology or offensive language, which, though unintentional, may cause distress to some people.
The Library holds a large collection of material relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. This guide contains selected print works only.
Mura Gadi is an online catalogue of the National Library of Australia's manuscript, pictorial and oral history resources relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Though it does not list the many books, periodicals and other publications in the Library relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, these materials can be found using the Library's online catalogue at http://www.nla.gov.au/catalogue/