Selected Resources for:
Australia/New Zealand Studies

Australian Public Affairs - Full Text (APAFT)  

http://search.informit.com.au/

1978- .

Index of Australian articles, conference papers, and books covering business, health, current affairs, economics, humanities, law, literature, politics, and social sciences. Includes some full text after 1994

Australians: A Historical Atlas  

Maps and extensive commentary on many aspects of Australian history, including demographic developments, economic conditions, and geographic and environmental factors. Includes many charts, graphs, and illustrations.

Location: Stacks Folio G 2721 .S1 A97 1987

Bateman New Zealand Historical Atlas  

Contains maps, graphs and charts illustrating the social, economic, geological, and political development of New Zealand. Organized chronologically from the prehistoric formation of the islands through 1991.

Location: G 2796 .S1 B3 1997

AustLit   

http://0-www.austlit.edu.au.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

Provides authoritative information on hundreds of thousands of important Australian literature works and more than 100,000 Australian authors and literary organizations. Indexes and describes the works and includes some literary criticism. Covers works from 1780 to the present day.

Australian Dictionary of Biography  

http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm

Biographical articles on Australians from all fields, 1788-1980. Check the volumes for the appropriate time period.

Location: Ref. Biog. DU 82 .A9

Dictionary of New Zealand Biography  

http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/

Biographical articles on New Zealanders from all fields, 1769-1960. A brief list of suggested readings follows each article. Online version provides browsing by occupation, tribal affiliation, and other criteria

Location: Ref. Biog. CT 2882 .D53

Collins Milestones in Australian History  

A chronology of all the major events, achievements, and personalities in Australia's history since European settlement. The over 20,000 entries are arranged by year, subdivided by broad subject category.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks DU 110 .B76 1986

What Happened When: A Chronology of Australia from 1788  

Chronology of major events in Australian history. In addition to political, social and economic events, each year's section includes information on architecture, science, art, books, sports, the environment, births, and deaths.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks DU 110 .B28 2000

Australians: A Historical Dictionary  

Covers political, diplomatic, economic, social, and cultural history. Most entries are brief; longer articles contain brief bibliographies.

Location: Ref. DU 110 .A895 1987

Historical Dictionary of Australia  

Includes a chronology, appendixes, bibliography, and cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant people, places, and events; institutions and organizations; and political, economic, social, cultural, and religious facets.

Location: Ref. DU90 .D63 2007

Historical Dictionary of New Zealand  

Concise dictionary covering a wide range of people and historical events in New Zealand, with an emphasis on its recent political history. Includes maps, a Maori word glossary, a chronology of recent New Zealand history, a bibliography, historical statistics, lists of political leaders, and demographic and economic data tables.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks DU 420 .J24 1996

Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of Australia  

Contains chronology, general introduction, alphabetical entries for persons, places and events, and an extensive 80-page bibliography arranged first by subject and then by geographical area.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks DU 97 .D39 2003

Australian Encyclopaedia  

1996

Authoritative eight-volume general encyclopedia published by the Australian Geographic Society.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks DU 90 .A82 1996

Bateman New Zealand Encyclopedia  

Single-volume encyclopedia with brief entries on many aspects of New Zealand's history, culture, flora and fauna, people, places, and institutions. Also includes a brief chronology of New Zealand history.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks DU 405 .B38 1995

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Maori Myth and Legend  

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Location: Ref. GR375 .O75 1995

Illustrated Encyclopedia of New Zealand  

Large one-volume encyclopedia containing short articles and many illustrations depicting numerous aspects of life in New Zealand. Topics covered include people, places, animals, historical figures and events, geographic features, organizations, popular culture, and sports.

Location: Ref. DU 405 .I55 1992

Oxford Companion to Australian History  

http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t127&authstatuscode=202

This encyclopedic guide to Australian history is arranged alphabetically by topic. Entries vary in length from 100 to 2,000 words.

Location: Ref. DU 110 .O93 2001

Doing Business and Investing in Australia  

A guide to the country's business regulations, banking and accounting practices, tax structure and regulations, labor conditions, and investment climate.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks HC 54 .U52 A8

Doing Business and Investing in New Zealand  

Location: LAU Ref Stacks HC 54 .U52 N49

OECD Economic Surveys Australia  

http://puck.sourceoecd.org/vl=2173471/cl=14/nw=1/rpsv/cgi-bin/jsearch_oecd_surveys?cheese=searchdb&form=expert&restrict1=issn%2F0376-6438&search0=Australia&field0=title&what=d1&dropdown=true&sortresultsby=rev_timestamp&jnlissn=03766438&countryname=Australia

This annual publication provides a discussion of the country's economy, focusing on recent trends and prospects and on economic policies. Includes a statistical appendix with basic economic indicators as well as many tables and charts that supplement the text. SourceOECD . Older editions are in LAU Stacks

Location: Ref. HC 605 .O7

OECD Economic Surveys New Zealand  

http://www.sourceoecd.org/vl=2173471/cl=14/nw=1/rpsv/cgi-bin/jsearch_oecd_surveys?cheese=searchdb&form=expert&restrict1=issn%2F0376-6438&search0=New%20Zealand&field0=title&what=d1&dropdown=true&sortresultsby=rev_timestamp&jnlissn=03766438&countryname=New%20Zealand

Also available online within SourceOECD

Location: Ref. HC 665 .O7

Australasia and South Pacific Islands Bibliography  

Guide to books about culture, history, politics, economics, and science in Australia, New Zealand, and other nations and territories of the South Pacific.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks Z 4001 .T48 1997

Australians: A Guide to Sources  

A guide to the literature of Australian studies, this volume contains sections on history, the environment, politics, the economy, the Aborigines, society, and culture. Each section includes an extensive survey of the literature and an annotated bibliography.

Location: Ref. Z 4026 .A94 1987

New Zealand  

An annotated bibliography of books and some journal articles on New Zealand. Topics covered include society, culture, sports, languages and literature, science and technology, agriculture, the economy, the Maori, history, and religion.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks Z 4101 .G76 1980

Studying New Zealand: A Guide to Sources  

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks Z4116 .W66 1999

National Library of Australia  

http://www.nla.gov.au/

The National Library of Australia, in addition to having a comprehensive collection of Australian materials, provides several online resources including: Australian legislation and case law, Australian periodicals 1840-1845, Australian newspapers, images, guides to the Library's research collections, and links to a wide variety of websites with Australian materials.

Australians: Historical Statistics  

Many detailed statistics on diverse aspects of Australian history. Includes demographic, agricultural, climatic, economic (e.g., labor, transportation, and trade), and social (e.g., education, health, and religion) statistics.

Location: Ref. HA 3005 .A98 1987

New Zealand: A Handbook of Historical Statistics  

Provides historical statistics on various topics including population, social conditions, production, transportation, and trade. The time period covered varies, with some series going back to the 1850s; most continue through 1976. Includes useful lists of sources with each table.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks HA 3184 .B55 1984

Australian Bureau of Statistics  

http://www.abs.gov.au/

The official web site for the Australian government agency that collects and publishes statistical information. Topics include the economy, environment, energy, industry, people, and regions. Year Book Australia, an annual publication which covers statistics in a wide range of categories, including public health, education, industry, government, population, labor, and climate, is linked from the Bureau's web site under "Key Products" (left column); click on "Australian Year Books."

Location: Print volumes of Year Book Australia (1970-1999) are shelved on the fourth floor of Lauinger Library (HA 3001 .B5).

Statistics New Zealand.  

http://www.stats.govt.nz/default.htm

New Zealand's official government statistics agency website. Includes current statistics on various topics including population, economy, environment, and statistics by area.

Picture Australia  

http://www.pictureaustralia.org/

Search for images from Australian museums and libraries such as the Australian War Memorial, Australian National University, National Gallery of Australia, National Library of Australia, and the National Library of New Zealand.

Australian Studies Research Network  

http://www.asianaustralianstudies.org/

A "non-profit academic project to further the cause of Australian Studies throughout the world."

Te Puna Web Directory.  

http://webdirectory.natlib.govt.nz/index.htm

Directory of New Zealand and Pacific Island web resources maintained by the National Library of New Zealand. Includes separate directories for Maori and Pacific Island sites.

National Archives of Australia  

http://www.naa.gov.au/

The National Archives maintains records created by the Australian government since Federation in 1901, the papers of governors-general, prime ministers, and others, and some 19th century records that were transferred from the colonies after Federation. Selected records are available online via the RecordSearch database. Includes the PhotoSearch database which contains digitized images.

Australasian Digital Thesis Program  

http://adt.caul.edu.au/

1997- .

A collaborative distributed database of theses produced at Australian and New Zealand universities. The searchable database links back to complete digitized versions of the theses. A comprehensive metadata repository of Australian Ph.D. and Masters theses, to be augmented over time by New Zealand theses. Includes access to 150,000 theses, over 5,000 available full-text online, with unrestricted open access serving the national and international research community. Provides links to home institutions for access to non-digitized theses.