Aboriginal Studies 

This guide has been developed for the ABST150. It will  provide you with quick links to resources which will be of most use to you when looking for information to answer your assessment tasks.

Studying Australia
Provides information on Aboriginal Australia and on Australian news & newspapers.
www.library.uow.edu.au/eresources/subjects/oz/index.html

Library's Catalogue
Use the Catalogue and search by Keywords
         (indigenous OR aborig** OR koori)  AND  news**

Library's Newspaper Guide
This guide directs to the various newspapers held in the Main Campus Library in print or can be accessed online from your desktop at home or at Uni.
(Library home page > Resources by Topic > N > Newspapers)

Newspaper Databases

• Factiva - for tips see;
  www.library.uow.edu.au/resourcesbytopic/UOW026627.html#dbfactiv

• Media Scan This database does not include fulltext of newspaper articles. In most cases the fulltext will be available in Factiva.
  Search on ageneral topic by typing,  petrol and (sniff* or inhal*)
  The search can be narrowed by adding an additional term of opal
  

In Addition
ABC Television Program - Four Corners transcripts
www.abc.net.au/4corners/archive.htm

Places to Visit

• University of Wollongong Library
  Search the UOW Catalogue to locate resources in the Library collection
• Woolyungah Indigenous Centre has limited resources and lending;
  Building 30 (Resource library can be accessed from 9 - 5 Monday to Friday.) - Wollongong Campus only

Web Sites to view

• ABC Indigenous News www.abc.net.au/indigenous/news/all_indigenous/default.htm
• National Indigenous Media www.nitv.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=67&Itemid=65
• ABC News Online - Indigenous www.abc.net.au/news/indigenous/default.htm
• National Indigenous Times www.nit.com.a
  Also held at 079.94/34 (Wollongong, Shoalhaven, Batemans Bay, Bega and Moss Vale Libraries)
  - Check the Library Catalogue
• Koori Mail www.koorimail.com/index.php?page=News
  Also held at 305.89915/252 (Wollongong only);
  2002 - 2006 (microfilm) and July 2006 - December 2006 (print)
  Indexed at www.library.sl.nsw.gov.au:1084/search  (i.e. to search the contents of this newspaper)
• Indigenous Law Bulletin www.ilb.unsw.edu.au
  Also held in print in Wollongong with electronically access from 1997 (check the Library Catalogue)

Radio

• Koori Time Thursday 8-10pm on VOX FM (106.9)
• Gadigal Information Service Sydney- Koori Radio (93.7FM)
  www.gadigal.org.au/KooriRadio/Program.aspx

Television

• Living Black (SBS) Wednesday's 6pm, repeated Friday 3.30pm and Monday 1.00pm
  To see what's on for 2009 or view previous episodes go to website at,
  http://news.sbs.com.au/livingblack
• Message Stick (ABC) 1:30 pm Sundays on ABC1;
  Repeated 6pm Friday on ABC1 & 5pm Monday on ABC2