http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rqs.phtml?subject_id=35 Contact Librarian: Ding Ye en-us Georgetown University Library, 2009 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 http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=35&resource_id=376&infotype_id=29&masterinfotype_id=3 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. 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. 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. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=35&resource_id=424&infotype_id=7&masterinfotype_id=2 Biographical articles on Australians from all fields, 1788-1980. Check the volumes for the appropriate time period. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=35&resource_id=990&infotype_id=7&masterinfotype_id=2 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 http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=35&resource_id=991&infotype_id=7&masterinfotype_id=2 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. 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. Covers political, diplomatic, economic, social, and cultural history. Most entries are brief; longer articles contain brief bibliographies. 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. 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. 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. Authoritative eight-volume general encyclopedia published by the Australian Geographic Society. 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. Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. This encyclopedic guide to Australian history is arranged alphabetically by topic. Entries vary in length from 100 to 2,000 words. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=35&resource_id=988&infotype_id=3&masterinfotype_id=2 A guide to the country's business regulations, banking and accounting practices, tax structure and regulations, labor conditions, and investment climate. 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 http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=35&resource_id=992&infotype_id=6&masterinfotype_id=2 Also available online within SourceOECD http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=35&resource_id=999&infotype_id=6&masterinfotype_id=2 Guide to books about culture, history, politics, economics, and science in Australia, New Zealand, and other nations and territories of the South Pacific. 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. 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. Includes bibliographic references and index. 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. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=35&resource_id=2641&infotype_id=24&masterinfotype_id=4 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. 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. 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." http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=35&resource_id=1009&infotype_id=34&masterinfotype_id=7 New Zealand's official government statistics agency website. Includes current statistics on various topics including population, economy, environment, and statistics by area. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=35&resource_id=1013&infotype_id=34&masterinfotype_id=7 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. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=35&resource_id=1134&infotype_id=88&masterinfotype_id=11 A "non-profit academic project to further the cause of Australian Studies throughout the world." http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=35&resource_id=1131&infotype_id=138&masterinfotype_id=11 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. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=35&resource_id=1136&infotype_id=138&masterinfotype_id=11 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. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=35&resource_id=2640&infotype_id=140&masterinfotype_id=5 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. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=35&resource_id=539&infotype_id=143&masterinfotype_id=12