Subject guides: Indigenous Cultures &amp; Histories: Databases & Journal Articles

Databases

AIATSIS Collections
The AIATSIS Library contains comprehensive collections of print materials on Australian Indigenous studies. The Library's collections include manuscript materials, serials, language materials, books, rare books, art catalogues, newspapers, maps, posters and kits. The AIATSIS Audiovisual Archives hold film, video, recorded sound and pictorial materials.
Early experiences in Australasia : primary sources and personal narratives 1788–1901
Primary Sources and Personal Narratives 1788-1901 provides a unique and personal view of events in the region from the arrival of the first European settlers through to Australian Federation at the close of the nineteenth century.
Learning Ground - Indigenous Education Research Database
Learning Ground contains details of articles, reports, books and conference papers on Indigenous education in both Australia and abroad.
Native Title InfoBase
The Native Title InfoBase includes selected material commencing from 1839 to the present day and covers all aspects of native title. It also includes relevant material from other jurisdictions such as New Zealand, United States, Canada, Africa and Asia.

Informit search This link opens in a new window
Provides access to over 70 different databases across a wide range of Australian subjects.
Indigenous collection (Informit) This link opens in a new window
With a broad range of international Indigenous research resources brought together, the Informit Indigenous Collection offers a variety of content on both historical and topical issues within Indigenous studies. The multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary framework encompasses anthropology, community development, cultural studies, economics, education, health, history, human geography, law and land rights, literature, politics and policymaking, (post)colonial studies, etc. It covers the period from 1977 to present both for full text publications and index.

Indigenous Australia (ATSIC)
This bibliographic database represents the collections of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ASTIC) Library.

Anthropology plus (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
This database is a compilation of the Royal Anthropological Institute's Anthropological Index and Harvard University's Anthropological Literature databases, and offers worldwide indexing of journals from the early 19th century to today. It is a comprehensive index covering the fields of anthropology, archaeology, and related interdisciplinary research.
Far North Queensland collection (Informit) This link opens in a new window
This bibliographic database covers the geographical region of Far North Queensland, from Ingham in the south to Doomadgee in the west and encompassing the Torres Strait, Gulf, Cape York Peninsula, Daintree and the Atherton Tableland. Source documents include books, magazines, articles, videos, pamphlets, brochures, reports, submissions, newspapers, tapes and posters. Coverage: 1994 to 1999.
RAI archive (Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland) This link opens in a new window
This collection of digitized primary sources provides access to more than 150 years of the longest-established association dedicated to the furtherance of anthropology in its broadest sense, the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. This collection of association files, manuscripts, and photos documents the history of the association as well as the services it provided to contemporary anthropology and anthropologists. It is a collection of Wiley Digital Archives.
CINCH-ATSIS (Informit) This link opens in a new window
The CINCH-ATSIS database is a subset of CINCH that contains records that specifically relate to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the justice system.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health bibliography (Informit) This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic database that indexes published and unpublished material on Australian Indigenous health. Subject coverage: all records relate to Australian Indigenous health and are in English. The records provided are not exhaustive and relate generally to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status rather than the social, historical, political or monetary aspects.
Australian education index - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander subset (Informit) This link opens in a new window
This bibliographic database is a subset of the Australian Education Index (AEI). It provides access to Australian literature in education and training relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Specific subject coverage includes learning, psychology, social and cultural influences, language, literacy, teaching strategies, schools, teacher training, and professional development.
Hathi Trust digital library This link opens in a new window
HathiTrust is a partnership of academic & research institutions, based in the United States, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.

BlackWords
BlackWords provides access to a vast record of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers and their publications.

Humanities & social sciences collection (Informit) This link opens in a new window
This largely full text collection contains peer reviewed journals, books, conference proceedings, and research papers and reports, with indexing from 1940 to the present, and full text form 1998. Topics covered include agriculture, arts, Asian studies, business, cultural studies, education, history, indigenous studies, law, media, political science, reference, social sciences, science and technology with an Australasian focus.
Australian family and society abstracts database (Informit) This link opens in a new window
Australian Family & Society Abstracts (FAMILY), produced by the Australian Institute of Family Studies, is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts content on research, policy and practice issues about, or of relevance to, Australian families from 1980 onwards. FAMILY database contains published and unpublished materials on a wide range of topics including child development and psychology; family dynamics and parenting; child abuse prevention, and sociocultural aspects of Australian life. The collection features a large amount of ‘grey literature’.
International bibliography of the social sciences (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
IBSS includes millions of bibliographic references to journal articles and to books, reviews and selected chapters dating back to 1951. It is unique in its broad coverage of international material and incorporates over 100 languages and countries. It provides cross-disciplinary coverage across the social sciences, focused on four primary subject areas: anthropology, economics, political science and sociology.
Australian public affairs : full text (Informit) This link opens in a new window
Indexing and full text database that provides access to published material on Australian social sciences and humanities. Source documents include periodicals, newspapers, scholarly journals, conference papers, and books. Subject coverage includes business, health, current affairs, economics, humanities, law, literature, politics and social sciences. Inclusive coverage from 1978 to the present, with full text from 1995 onwards.

Analysis and Policy Observatory
APO has grown to become a leading public policy repository and offers access to much of the best Australian social, economic, cultural and political research available online.

PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
See: APA PsycInfo
Scopus (Elsevier) This link opens in a new window
Scopus is an abstracting and indexing citation database of peer-reviewed scientific, technical, medical and social sciences literature. It also features smart tools to track, analyse and visualize research.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is a comprehensive library of important scholarly literature, including major Australian universities. Titles span across disciplines, including core areas such as business & economics, social sciences, education, history, language & literature and science.

Journals

Australia:

A-Z eJournals
Search and browse all of the journals Monash University Library has available online.
Aboriginal History
It's an annual journal that contains interdisciplinary historical studies of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ interactions with non-Indigenous peoples
Australian Aboriginal Studies
Report of the Council of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Australian Indigenous Health Bulletin
The Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin brings together the latest information about Indigenous health. The HealthBulletin (ISSN 1445-7253) is the online journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet.
Australian Indigenous Law Reporter
A publication of the Aboriginal Law Centre, University of New South Wales with the support of the Law Foundation of New South Wales
Indigenous law bulletin
A bulletin published by the University of New South Wales Aboriginal Law Centre.
Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues
Later issues published by the Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies, School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences, Monash University
Koori Mail
Established in May 1991, the Koori Mail is a fortnightly national newspaper reporting on the issues that matter to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We give Indigenous Australians a voice missing in the mainstream media.
Land Rights News
Land rights news (Central Land Council (Australia))
1985 - present
Native Title News
Native title news.
1994 - present
Ngiya: Talk the Law
Each issue has a distinctive title.
Ngiya means "talk the law" in Gamillaroi.
Olive Pink Society Bulletin
Bulletin (Olive Pink Society) discusses Australia past and present. The journal is named after Olive Pink (1884-1975): Australian artist, Aboriginal-rights activist, anthropologist and gardener.
Pakana News
Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre
Talking native title
ISBN: 14462508
News from the National Native Title Tribunal.

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