Selected Resources for:
Australia/New Zealand Studies

Social Sciences Full Text   

http://0-vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=SSFT

1985-

Indexes the major scholarly journals in the social sciences, including public policy, since 1983. For prior years, use Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective.

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 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

EconLit   

http://0-www.csa.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=hoya&access=hoya202&db=econlit-set-c&adv=1

1969- .

Indexes and abstracts worldwide economic literature. Has article citations from over 400 major economic journals since 1972. Includes indexing of some book reviews, dissertations and working papers

Historical Abstracts   

http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=hia

1450- .

Primary index to materials for research in non-U.S./non-Canadian history, including social and cultural history. Includes abstracts (summaries) of journal articles. Covers world history from 1450 to the present.

LexisNexis Academic   

http://0-www.lexisnexis.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/us/lnacademic

Varies by publication.

Provides access to the full text of thousands of national and international magazines, newspapers, wire services, TV and radio broadcast transcripts, web publications, and blogs. Search by General, News, Legal, Business, or People.

PAIS International   

http://0-www.csa.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=hoya&access=hoya202&db=pais-set-c&db=paisarc-set-c&adv=1

A subject guide to journals, books, pamphlets, and government publications relating to economics, social conditions, and international relations since 1915.

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

Economist Intelligence Unit . Country Report  

http://www.eiu.com/index.asp?layout=publications&publication_type_id=50000205&eiu_publication_id=2000001000

Quarterly and annual economic data and political analysis for over 200 countries; many updated monthly. Narratives and data appear in a standardized, easy-to-locate format. Covers the political scene, economic policy, the domestic economy, sectoral trends, and foreign trade and payments. Download in HTML, PDF, or Excel.

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

Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands.  

Includes postulated estimates of the times of the migrations of the peoples of the Pacific, a chronological listing of European voyages, and an extensive bibliography of over 100 pages. New Zealand information is found throughout the book.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks DU 19 .Q36 2005

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

Far East and Australasia  

This annual survey describes the political, economic, and commercial situation of each country in the region. Includes statistics for each country and information on regional organizations. Older editions are in LAU Stacks.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks DS 5 .F3

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

GEORGE   

http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/

Check for books on your topic in GEORGE, the library's catalog. Search by keyword, author, title, or subject heading. To find a book by topic, search by Library of Congress Subject Headings, keywords, or try looking up a title you know and click on "Find Similar Items" to search by the subject headings listed in the book's catalog record.

Library of Congress Catalog  

http://catalog.loc.gov/

The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world. An unparalleled world resource, the collection holds more than 138 million items, including more than 32 million cataloged books and other print materials in 470 languages; more than 61 million manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North America; and the world's largest collection of legal materials, films, maps, sheet music and sound recordings. The Library of Congress occupies three buildings on Capitol Hill. To make use of its resources as a Georgetown affiliate, consult GU-LC Connection. General information for researchers appears at LC's Researchers page.

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.

WorldCat   

http://0-newfirstsearch.oclc.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/autho=100161383;dbname=WorldCat;screen=advanced;done=http://www.library.georgetown.edu;FSIP

WorldCat is a catalog consisting of over 100 million records for books and other materials in over 60,000 libraries. NOTE: Available only to Georgetown University students, faculty, and staff. A publicly accessible version is available at http://www.worldcat.org/.

WRLC Catalog  

http://catalog.wrlc.org/

The catalog of the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC): George Washington, American, Catholic, George Mason, Gallaudet, and Marymount Universities, the University of the District of Columbia, and Georgetown University. Georgetown students may borrow directly from WRLC libraries or request items via the WRLC Catalog.

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).

LexisNexis Statistical  

http://0-web.lexis-nexis.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/statuniv

Provides access to statistics produced by the U.S. government, major international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, state government agencies, and universities. Includes American Statistics Index (ASI) back to 1973 and Index to International Statistics (IIS) back to 1983.

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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.

New Zealand Official Yearbook  

Issued by the government agency, Statistics New Zealand, this yearbook contains statistics and short articles on New Zealand's social, economic, and cultural life, and institutions.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks DU 400 .A3

AccessUN  

http://0-infoweb.newsbank.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

1951- .

Indexes United Nations documents and publications, articles appearing in UN periodicals, and treaties in the UN Treaty Series. Citations to resolutions from the General Assembly, Security Council, and the Economic and Social Council include the full text. Documents come from the six main bodies of the United Nations: General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship Council, Secretariat, and International Court of Justice. Masthead documents (formerly referred to as mimeographed documents), Official Records, sales publications, limited and restricted documents, and documents emanating from sessional and standing committees, functional commissions, conferences, and regional bodies are also included. The "Readex Year" field identifies documents included in the Readex microfiche collection available in the Government Documents and Microforms area on the first floor of Lauinger Library. For full text documents from 1993 to the present, also check the UN ODS: Official Documents of the United Nations

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.

Library of Congress Portals to the World  

http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html

Selections of links to authoritative electronic resources by country name and sorted into broad categories such as culture, history, society, health, government, politics, laws, geography, business, literature, travel, and tourism.

Aboriginal Studies WWW Virtual Library  

http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Aboriginal.html

Maintained by the Australian National University in conjunction with the Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) Indigenous Studies WWW Virtual Library, this metasite provides links to over 100 specialist information sites.

Australian Studies Research Network  

http://www.asianaustralianstudies.org/

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

Business Cycle Indicators  

http://www.tcb-indicators.org/#

The Conference Board provides the latest press releases on economic conditions and indicators in the U.S., Japan, Australia, Germany, Spain, Mexico, France, Korea. Lauinger does not subscribe to the other features of this database.

Guide to Australia  

http://www.csu.edu.au/australia/

Collection of links to web sites covering Australian topics including weather, culture, geography,state emblems and flags, trade and commerce, towns and cities, government, education, tourism, travel, and science. Maintained by Charles Stuart University.

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.

World News Connection  

http://0-wnc.dialog.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

July 1994- .

Provided by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). Contains translations of worldwide news and commentary from foreign television and radio broadcasts, newspapers, and periodicals from July 1994 to the present. World News Connection replaces Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS). For earlier FBIS Daily Reports, consult the Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports database (digitized, full text) or use the FBIS Index to the microfiche content. Microfiche are located on the first floor in Government Documents and Microforms.

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)  

http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/

Website of world's premier institution for information and research about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Contains information sheets and bibliographies,full text of discussion papers, and links to other related web resources

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.

RefWorks  

http://0-www.refworks.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/refworks

RefWorks is an online research management, writing, and collaboration tool designed to help researchers gather, manage, store, and share information and generate citations and bibliographies.