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NLA web site
Our Catalogue: A complete list of the holdings of the
National Library of Australia, including further material on Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander peoples not included in this directory.
Bringing them Home Project : A project being managed by
the National Library of Australia to collect and preserve the stories of
Indigenous people and others, such as missionaries, police and administrators
involved in or affected by the process of child removals.
PictureAustralia : An internet service providing access to
images covering all aspects of Australiana that are housed in significant
online pictorial collections in Australia and New Zealand. The 17 participating
institutions include the State Library of Tasmania, National Gallery of
Australia, Australian War Memorial and National Library of New Zealand.
PictureAustralia Trails : Indigenous
Australia : An image trail highlighting pictures which relate to Indigenous
Australia from the collections of all the participating PictureAustralia
agencies.
Resources on Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander People : An online guide to the National Library of Australia's
collections relating to Indigenous Australia, including printed material,
government publications, newspapers, maps, music, pamphlets, ephemera and
electronic resources.
Papers of Edward Koiki Mabo (MS 8822) : A detailed finding
aid describing the Mabo papers (MS 8822) which are housed in the National
Library of Australia's Manuscript Collection. Eddie Mabo was the successful
principal plaintiff in the 1992 High Court ruling on native title.
Register of Australian Archives and Manuscripts (RAAM) : A
database listing collections of personal papers and non-governmental
organisational records held by Australian libraries and archives.
Australian Historic Records Register (AHRR) : A database
administered by the National Library of Australia, that describes archival
material of historical significance held in private ownership in Australia. The
Register contains records identified as part of the Australian Bicentennial
Historic Records Search, which was carried out from May 1987 to April 1988.
Other sites
Mura (AIATSIS) : The Australian Institute of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Studies online catalogue.
CASL Member Libraries : Links to the State Libraries' home
pages.
indigenous.gov.au : The Indigenous Portal provides online
access to Indigenous services and information located on government Internet
sites.
National Archives of Australia (includes PhotoSearch and
RecordSearch) : The home page of the National Archives of Australia, the
principal repository of Australian Commonwealth government records, which
provides links to its PhotoSearch and RecordSearch facilities.
National Archives of Australia Fact Sheets :
A range of fact sheets providing Introductions to the records the National
Archives of Australia hold on Indigenous Australians.
Screensound: Search the National Collection of
Screen & Sound : The entry point for searching for sound recordings and
moving images in the collections of ScreenSound Australia : the National Screen
and Sound Archive.
ScreenSound: Indigenous Material : A page
providing introductory comments on the Indigenous collections of ScreenSound
Australia.
ScreenSound: Recordings by Australian Indigenous
Artists, 1899-1998. : This ScreenSound Australia Collection Guide contains
an alphabetically arranged discography of commercially issued sound recordings
by Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Aboriginal Languages of Australia: Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Languages :Has annotated links to over 140 resources for about 50
Australian Indigenous languages.
Glossaries
Frontier : A glossary compiled by the ABC in
conjunction with the "Frontier" documentary series.
The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia: Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander History, Society and Culture : This award winning
publication is the only authoritative reference work which covers all the
disciplines that comprise 'Aboriginal Studies'. With around 2000 entries and
1000 photographs, illustrations and maps, the Encyclopaedia covers
eighteen major subject areas, is extensively cross-referenced and indexed, and
has 1800 bibliographic references. The Encyclopaedia is presented in
an attractive, two-volume, hard cover boxed set.
This resource is not available online but the books and/or CD-ROM
may be ordered from this link on the AIATSIS site. |