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library Library links
A list of useful links maintained by the Library staff.
Abbreviations/Acronyms
Aboriginal
see: Indigenous Peoples
Arts and Museums
Australia
- Art Gallery of New South Wales The Art Gallery of New South Wales is the leading museum of art in New South Wales and Sydney, and one of Australia's foremost cultural institutions. It holds significant collections of Australian, European and Asian art, and presents nearly forty exhibitions annually.
- The National Gallery of Australia The National Gallery of Australia's collections include more than 100,000 works of art across four main areas: Australian art, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander art, Asian art and International art.
- Museum of Contemporary Art
- The Australian Museum – Australian Museum Online aims to make resources related to the Museum's research collections and knowledge accessible to the people of New South Wales and beyond. Scientists, students, and the public can have access to and communicate with the resources and people of the Australian Museum.
- National Gallery of Victoria
- Mbantua Gallery
- Culture and Recreations Portal
World
- The National Gallery of London The National Gallery, London houses one of the greatest collections of European painting in the world.
- The Louvre In 1995, the Louvre was one of the first museums in the world to establish a presence on the web, Ten years later, the museum's website with new interactive features, and a wealth of cultural and practical information.
- The State Hermitage Museum Put together throughout two centuries and a half, the Hermitage collections of works of art (over 3,000,000 items) present the development of the world culture and art from the Stone Age to the 20th century.
Book Retailers
Australia
World
Business
Australia
- Australian Institute of Management
- Australian Institute of Management NT
- Document Download is the natural link to the desktop for anyone required to produce a document in the Australian personal, business and corporate environments. We seek to provide you with a fully researched template to publication standard for any document required in these environments. We produce templates that will save you at least 40% of your document preparation time. Because of the nature of the documents we work on, some templates could save you up to 90% of this document preparation time.
World
Chemistry
- The Periodic Table of the Elements
- ChemWeb provides access to the information chemists need to enhance their research, product development, self-development, education, and/or their businesses in Chemistry and related disciplines. Easy access to abstracts, papers, books, conferences, news, forums and the Alchemist newsletter makes ChemWeb.com useful to our members. If you are not a member – join now – membership is free and takes just a minute to register. Members have exclusive content access and can participate in the many ChemWeb community features.
Children
Converters
Dictionaries/Translation
World
- Babel Fish Translation
- Babelfish.org
- LEO (link everything online) (English, French, German, Spanish)
- Italian - English Dictionary
- Wordreference.com: Online French, Italian and Spanish Dictionary
Encyclopaedias
- Wikipedia: The biggest open encyclopedia on the planet
- World Book Encyclopedia
- Encyclopedia Brittanica
- Encyclopedia Brittanica: School and Library site
Environment
Australia
World
Fun
Australia
World
Geography
Australia
World
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The Geography Network is a global network of geographic information users and providers. It provides the infrastructure needed to support the sharing of geographic information among data providers, service providers, and users around the world.
You can access many types of geographic content including dynamic maps, downloadable data, and more advanced Web services. - Google Earth
Gossip
Australia
World
Government
Australian Government Publications
Government Online Directory: Structure, organisations and key people
Local Government
Health / Medicine
Australia
World
- WebMD provides valuable health information, tools for managing your health, and support to those who seek information. You can trust that our content is timely and credible. The WebMD content staff blends award-winning expertise in medicine, journalism, health communication and content creation to bring you the best health information possible. Our esteemed colleagues at MedicineNet.com are frequent contributors to WebMD and comprise our Medical Editorial Board. Our Independent Medical Review Board continuously reviews the site for accuracy and timeliness.
- MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions: It brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopaedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.
History / Heritage
Local
Australia
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The Australian Dictionary of Biography
Australia's pre-eminent dictionary of national biography. Contains over 10,000 scholarly biographies of significant Australians who died before 1980. - National Archives of Australia
World
- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- National Archives - USA
- National Archives - United Kingdom
Indigenous Peoples
Australia
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies – The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) is the world's premier institution for information and research about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
- Warlpiri Media – Warlpiri Media Association is a non-profit community organisation managed by a locally elected indigenous management committee. WMA is known both nationally and internationally for many reasons: from research done on early satellite transmissions and video production, to the popular award winning Bush Mechanics documentary.
- Aboriginal Languages of Australia
- Aboriginal Environments Research Centre
- Reconciliation Australia
- Koori Centre
- National Native Title Tribunal
World
Law/Legislation/Legal Issues
NT
Australia
- AustLII
- Australian Law Online
- Findlaw
- FindLaw Useful links
- ComLaw - Federal Register of Legislative Instruments
Libraries
Australia
- Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)
- Libraries Australia
- State Library of New South Wales
- State Library of South Australia
- State Library of Victoria
- State Library of Tasmania
- State Library of Western Australia
- State Library of Queensland
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Northern Territory Library
Including: - Knowledge database
- REF Tracker – new question
- Online databases
World
Literature
Australia
World
Maps/Land information
Australia
World
- The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection is a general collection of more than 250,000 maps covering all areas of the world. The collection has major holdings of political, topographic and thematic maps of the World, continents, regions, countries, states and provinces.
Medicine -> see: Health / Medicine
News
Australia
World
- BBC
- CNN
- FAZ.NET
- New York Times
- Wall Street Journal
- Spiegel Online
- Sueddeutsche.de
- Guardian Unlimited The Independent
Organisations/Associations
Australia
World
- Web Reference Sources CQU Library
- UNESCO
- Yahoo Search Directory
- Idealist.org Nonprofit Organizations Directory
- InterEnvironment Listings of International Organizations and Programs
Parks
Australia
- Parks NRETA
- Department of the Environment and Heritage - Parks and Reserves
- Uluru & Kata Tjuta National Park
World
Parliament
Australia
Photos / Pictures
Australia
World
Reference Links
- Research Beyond Google
- Refnet from Penrith Ciy Library
- My Language - MyLanguage provides access to search engines, web directories and news in over sixty languages.
Science
Australia
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Northern Territory Insects
You can search for fact sheets on insects by common or scientific name, host plant's name, or type of damage. -
Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Mines (DPIFM)
Agricultural and horticultural publications free via new website.
The Agnotes, all available in full text, are directed to a general audience, and there are many publications there of interest to Central Australian home gardeners. - Department of Education Science and Training Science Portal
- Australian Academy of Science
- The Lab
- Earth Science Australia
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
- Questacon
World
- Herplit - For information on reptiles
- UNESCO Natural Sciences
- Popular Science
- Science Daily
- The Complete Works of Charles Darwin
Solar Cities
Australia
World
Sports
Australia
World
Statistics
Australia
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
- The Northern Territory Community Profile includes results from the 2001, 1996 and 1991 Censuses of Population and Housing. It is designed to inform community groups, Council, investors, business, students and the general public. To achieve this, the Profile is formatted to present the data in simple, clear tables and charts with concise factual commentary.
World
- NationMaster: a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD. We currently have 5,703 stats, and this number is increasing all the time. We want to be the web's one-stop resource for country statistics on everything
- GeoHive: Global Statistics
Stock Exchange
Australia
World
Time/Time zones
Travel
Australia
World
World
- Infoplease
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World Almanac and Book of Facts
is an American institution that millions of people have turned to for 137 years. First edition was published in 1868, it has been improved, revised, expanded, and updated from year to year to keep up with our changing world. It contains millions of easily accessible facts in compact form.