Aboriginal Studies - HSC

Research Guide for the HSC subject Aboriginal Studies.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visitors are kindly advised that this website includes images, sounds and names of people who have passed.

All users should be aware that some topics or historical content may be culturally sensitive, offensive or distressing, and that some images may contain nudity or are of people not yet identified. Certain words, terms or descriptions may reflect the author's/creator's attitude or that of the period in which they were written, but are now considered inappropriate in today's context.

Key to library resources

Access anywhere with a library card In the Library (or anywhere with a Library card for NSW residents)
Available to access in the library Only in the Library
Publicly available online Publicly available

Eresources

Australian Journals

Use these eresources to find articles:

  • Published in Australian journals and magazines 
  • Available in full text that you can read online 

International Journals

Use these eresources to find: 

  • Articles published in mainly US and British journals and magazines, with some Australian content 
  • Articles available in full text that you can read online 
  • Scholarly, peer-reviewed articles 

Search simultaneously in Opposing Viewpoints and Global Issues by choosing "Both" from either database:

What is an eresource?

Eresources = all online resources, which are databases and ebooks:

  • Databases hold large collections of articles from different publications including academic journals, magazines and newspapers
  • They may also contain full-text ebooks, reference books like encyclopaedias, or images
  • The State Library subscribes to them so they are free for you to use!  

Trove Digitised Magazines

BlackWords

Person standing next to boomerangs for sale on polePearl Gibbs - ca.1915-1981 [Boomerang stand, La Perouse]

Search tips for eresources

  • Use “quotation marks” for exact phrase searching eg "land rights" 
  • Use ADVANCED search options to combine words using AND, OR,  NOT
  • Use asterisks * for wildcards - alternative endings of words eg. archaeolog* = archaeology and archaeologist/s
  • Select Full Text search options to find only full text articles
  • Vary your search terms: try synonyms for your topic words eg. youth = teenagers, adolescents, young adults
  • Refine your results by limiting to scholarly or peer-reviewed (for academic level journals evaluated by experts)

Watch your spelling – both for accuracy and American spelling variations.