Aboriginal Studies

General Resources for Senior Students

  • You may also find links in the guides for Community and Family Studies (in TAS), Legal Studies, Society and Culture and Studies of Religion (in HSIE) useful.
  • Use the Information Skills Process (ISP) on the Research page to guide you.
  • Browse the non-fiction shelves: 200-290s – religions/mythology; 305.8s – groups; 340s – law; 641.3 – bush foods; 759.994s – art; A820s – authors/literature; 994s – Australian history.
  • For audio visual resources, search ClickView by subject heading or title. Restrictions apply based on age/rating.

Oliver Catalogue

  • Search the CTHS Library Oliver catalogue using subject terms: Aboriginal peoples, Aboriginal peoples with sub-headings – art, fiction, history, social conditions, etc.
  • See also Reading Lists – Aboriginal Studies Resources
  • Search for your topics in Series Issues in Society
  • Expand your search to Hornsby Library resources by running a search in Oliver, click other providers and select Hornsby Shire Library. If you are a member of Hornsby Library you can borrow their items.
  • Expand your search to Macquarie University library resources by running a search in Oliver, click other providers and select Macquarie University Library. You can access their hard copy resources onsite but will be unable to borrow.

Publications

Databases

Internet Resources

Bibliographies and Citations

  • Ask your teacher for requirements; keep records up to date – retrospectively is difficult.
  • Bibliography Generator – choose the style you need.

Evaluating Websites