Aboriginal Studies Subject Guide

Where do I start my research?	What are some good Web sites?
How do I find books on my subject?	How do I cite and manage my sources?
How do I find journal articles? (Databases)	Past exams

For help: Email: MML.Reference@utas.edu.au Phone: 6226 2229 Ltn.Reference@utas.edu.au Phone: 63243359	Go to: Morris Miller Library Launceston Campus Library Riawunna
Contact: Felix Wilson, Liaison Librarian, Aboriginal Studies Hobart. (Wed. PM, Thu. &Fri.) Susan Robson, Liaison Librarian, Aboriginal Studies Hobart. (Mon., Tue. & Wed. AM) Vanessa Warren, Liaison Librarian, Aboriginal Studies, Launceston.

Where do I start my research?

A good way to start your research is to define your topic by using subject dictionaries and to find background information in encyclopaedias such as:

Aborigines and the issues: information and resource catalogue	Ltn Ref 016. 30589915 M472a 1986
Australian encyclopaedia	Morris Miller Ref DU 90 .A82 1996
Dictionary of race and ethnic relations	Morris Miller Ref GN 496 .C37 1997
Macquarie Aboriginal words	Morris Miller Ref PL 7006 .M33 1994
The Australian people: an encyclopedia of the nation, its people and their origins	Morris Miller Ref DU 120 .A93 2001
The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia	Morris Miller Ref DU 120 .E58 1994 Ltn Ref 994.0049915 E56 1994 Science Library Ref DU 120 .E58 1994 Art Library Ref DU 120. E58 1994
The Macquarie encyclopaedia of Australian events	Morris Miller Ref DU 93. M3 1997 Ltn Ref 994 .M173 1997
The Oxford companion to Aboriginal art and culture	Morris Miller Ref N 7401 .O94 2000 Ltn Ref 700 .899915 .O98 2000 Art Ref N 7401 .O94 2000
Credoreference - Online dictionaries, etc.
Online dictionary of the Social Sciences
Oxford English dictionary online
Encyclopaedia Britannica online
International encyclopedia of the social and behavioral sciences online

How do I find books on my subject?

To find books on your subject you can:
search the Library Catalogue using the 'subject keyword' or 'general keyword' option.
OR
browse the bookshelves using these call numbers:

Morris Miller Library, Hobart:

DU 90	Australia - history
DU 120	Australia - Aboriginal history
DU 189	Australia - Tasmanian Aboriginal history
GN 666-667	Ethnology, social and cultural anthropology
GR 365	Folklore - mythology
LC 3501	Education - Aboriginal
N 7401	Art history - Aboriginal
PR 9608	English literature - Aboriginal

Launceston Library:

304-306	Social sciences - culture and social behaviour
333 and 346	Land economics - land rights
371.9	Education - Aboriginal
398	Folklore - Aboriginal
709	Art - Indigenous
994	History - Australia
994.0	History - Aboriginal

How do I find journal articles?

The Library holds journals in print and electronic formats. The best way to access articles in these journals is by using the [print indexes and] databases listed below. When you find an article you want to read, use the Library Catalogue and the E-journals list to see if we hold a print copy or have access to the electronic copy in full-text. Some databases listed will have direct links to the full-text article.

Subject-specific databases | Multi-discipline databases | Journal title abbreviations

Subject-specific databases:

Indigenous resources on Informit

Search across all the aboriginal studies related databases in Informit, including APA-FT.

You can also limit your searching to a particular database or databases within informit by clicking on "databases' and ticking the databases you want to search, then clicking 'continue'.

Anthropological index online

Index to journal articles in all branches of anthropology. Some coverage back to the 1950s
Help sheet

AUSCHRON (Chronology of Australian historic and current events)

Includes references. All topics, but an emphasis on current happenings in Australia.

Multi-discipline databases:

APA-FT (Australian Public Affairs- Full-text)	This is an indexing and full text database that provides access to the scanned images of journal articles from published material on the social sciences and humanities. Of the 320,000+ records indexed from 2,000+ journals in APAIS, approximately half are derived from 223+ comprehensively indexed journals. The scanned images are provided in PDF format. Source documents also include a wide range of periodicals, newspapers, scholarly journals, conference papers and books. Subject coverage includes Australian business, health, current affairs, economics, humanities, law, literature, politics and social sciences.
AGIS (Attorney-General's Information Service)	The Attorney-General's Information Service (AGIS) is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from published material on all aspects of law. Source documents include over 120 Australian, New Zealand and Pacific law journals, and selected articles from major law journals from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
CINCH (Australian Criminology Database)	Australian Criminology Database (CINCH), produced by the Australian Institute of Criminology, is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from published and unpublished material on all aspects of crime and criminal justice.
Australian Family and Society Plus	Family & Society Plus is an indexing and full text database that provides access to the scanned images of articles from published and unpublished material on research, policy and practice issues about, or of relevance to, Australian families.
ProQuest	A large American collection of databases offering a starting point to some full-text journal articles. Includes references to over 5,000 academic and popular journals and newspapers. Help sheet
Web of Science	Citation database of core academic journals in all subjects. Incorporates Science Citation Index. 1990+ Help sheet
Scopus	Scopus provides access to 14,000 peer-reviewed journals from more than 4,000 international publishers. The records from 1996 include references and there are some full text links.
JSTOR	The JSTOR database is unique because it offers access to the full text of core scholarly journals from the first issues, many of which date from the 1800s. JSTOR is not a current issues database. There is a gap from 1-5 years between the most recently published issue and the contents in JSTOR.
ANZ Reference Centre	Online Australian Newspapers

Journal title abbreviations:

All That JAS: Journal Abbreviation Sources	Web pages that list journal title abbreviations.
Periodical Title Abbreviations	Comprehensive list arranged by full title and abbreviated title. Held at library information or service desks

Useful Web Sites

Web sites and directories:

Aboriginal studies in the WWW Virtual Library	Australian National University web site with links to general Indigenous studies resources.
Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements (ATNS)	A free 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 .
ATSILIRN (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander library and information resource)	Provides news and links to relevant sites.
Australian Bureau of Statistics	Gives access to an extensive range of statistics. Some are available in print form in the library.
Australian Indigenous Health info net	Maintained by Edith Cowan University, this site gives comprehensive and up to date information on a wide range of issues relevant to Indigenous health.
Australia Indigenous Law Resources	Contains a large range of sources of legal materials relating to Aboriginal matters.
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies.	Contains news and links to other websites, as well as outlining current research projects.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare	Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics and information. This site contains many full text articles.
Links to Aboriginal Australia	Contains links to web sites on Aboriginal history, language, visual and performing arts, health indigenous law, land rights and government papers.
NATSIEW (National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education website)	Provides links to other websites and contains a chronology of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History.

How do I cite and manage my information resources

Below are guides to citation styles and other aspects of presentation. The citation styles that you use will depend on the policies of the schools that you are studying in and specific publications. Personal bibliographic software is available in schools to manage your sources when undertaking in-depth research. The Library provides training in EndNote.

Harvard Referencing System	The Harvard System is one commonly used method of referencing, and is also called the Author-Date system. It is frequently the default style for the School of Riawunna, however it is always a good idea to check with your lecturer or tutor which citation style is expected for a particular unit.
Citation styles for online resources	This site includes examples of citing sources from the Web using MLA, APA, and Chicago style guides.
Library holdings of citation style guides	This list includes guides to citation and other issues of style and presentation.
EndNote introductory guide	The purpose of this guide is to accompany workshops and outline the most basic functions of EndNote for the beginner