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General reference
Encyclopaedias
Atlases
Dictionaries/Thesauri
Calculators/Converters
Directories
Government resources
General reference
| Resource Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Australian Politics | Comprehensive website for information on all facets of Australian politics |
| The Internet Public Library | An extensive guide to online reference resources from general to subject-specific. Includes search tools and assistance. |
Encyclopaedias
| Resource Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Britannica Online | Encyclopaedia Britannica online. User ID and Password is required. (See note 1). |
| Encyclopedia.com | An online Encyclopedia that also provides access to related websites |
| Encyclopedia Center | 42,000 articles from the Encarta Encyclopedia. Also provides suggestions for further reading |
| Wikipedia | A community authored Encyclopedia |
To obtain User IDs and Passwords for databases please either
- contact library staff directly, or
- contact us via the Ask a Librarian form.
You will need your current student or staff number (on the back of your student/staff ID card.)
Atlases
| Resource Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Atlapedia Online | Includes physical and political maps as well as facts and statistics on countries of the world |
| Encarta atlas | Country and regional maps as well as links to related sites and articles |
| Google Maps | Allows you to switch between satellite images and map views. |
| World Sites Atlas | Access websites, facts and figures, travel guides, newspapers and maps on countries of the world |
Dictionaries/Thesauri
| Resource Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Australian National Dictionary | A free dictionary from Oxford University Press. |
| Merriam-Webster | Use either the dictionary or thesaurus search options. Results also provide links to related sites |
| OneLook Dictionaries | Either browse links to over 800 online dictionaries, or use the search facility to search them all. Dictionaries range from general to specific art, business, computing, medicine, religion, science, slang, sports and technology dictionaries |
| Oxford Reference | Oxford Reference Online. User ID and Password is required. (See note 1). |
Calculators/Converters
| Resource Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Calculators | A wide range of calculators from the basic to specialist ones |
| Conversion and Calculation Center | Basic conversions, subject-specific calculators and world time zones |
| Online Conversion | Extensive range of conversions including length, weight, volume, area, speed, temperature, date/time, cooking, finance and more. |
| Scientific Calculator | An easy to use scientific calculator, looks just like the real thing! |
| The Universal Currency Converter | Converts all currencies. |
Directories
| Resource Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Telephone Directories on the Web | Online phonebooks for over 170 countries |
| Whereis Online | Locate a map of areas in Australia |
| White Pages Online | The Australian White Pages (Online phone number listings.) |
| Yellow Pages Online | The Australian Yellow Pages. (Online directory of companies/service providers.) |
Government resources
| Resource Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Australia | |
| Australian Government | Provides access to all level and areas of Australian government via links to departments, agencies, and states and territories |
| Australian Political Parties | The most current and complete listing of authorized party websites |
| Documenting a Democracy | Site hosted by the National Archives of Australia with images of original government documents and transcripts |
| Local Government | |
| Australian Local Government Association | The national voice of local government in Australia, representing 673 councils across the country. In structure, the ALGA is a federation of state and territory local government associations. |
| Beaudesert Shire Council | Details information and services regarding Beaudesert Shire Council |
| Brisbane City Council | In budget and population terms, BCC is the largest local government in Australia |
| Gold Coast City Council | Information about the Council and its activities, and about the city itself |
| Ipswich City Council | Provides information for the city. Includes council services and information, news and events, business and visitor information and community events |
| Logan City Council | Website for Logan City Council |
| Mount Isa City Council | Australia's largest local government in area |
| Pine Rivers Shire Council | Information about Pine Rivers Shire located north of Brisbane |
| Redcliffe City Council | The Redcliffe City Council's website |
| International | |
| Canada | Bilingual government of Canada site |
| Governments on the web | Comprehensive database of governmental institutions on the World Wide Web: parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting corporations, central banks, multi-governmental institutions and so on. |
| New Zealand | This website provides an overview of New Zealand and its government, access to government services, information and employment opportunities |
| United Kingdom | This site provides access to over 900 government sites |
| United States | The US government's official website - Firstgov provides access to over 51 million pages of information from U.S Federal, State, local and tribal governments, and from businesses that are closely involved with government |
This page was last updated at Wednesday, 15-Apr-2009 09:52:47 EST