General Reference
This is a General Reference Guide. On this page:
- Art
- Awards
- Biographies
- Community Organizations
- Country Information
- Dictionaries/Thesauri & Encyclopaedia
- Directories & Maps
- Hospitals
- Historical Information
- Justices of the Peace
- Measurement (of time, weather, weight...)
- Newspapers
- Search Engines
- Travel (transport timetables and hotels)
- Oxford Reference Online (Select Art & Architecture)
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It's an Honour (Australian & Imperial Honours)
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The Walkley Award (for Australian Journalism)
- Australian Dictionary of Biography
- Bright Sparcs (People involved in the development of Science, Technology, Engineering and Medicine in Australia)
- A.C.T. Down Syndrome Association
- A.C.T. Right to Life Association
- Adoptive Families of the A.C.T.
- Australian Charities
- Canberra Blind Society
- Citizens Advice Bureau A.C.T.
- Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform
- GoVolunteer
- Guide Dogs N.S.W./A.C.T.
- Lions Australia
- National Trust of Australia
- Parentlink
- RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
- Rostrum Australia
- Rotary in Australia
- WSPA Australia & New Zealand (Wildlife Society for the Protection of Animals)
- EIU Economist Intelligence Unit (Information with focus on political and economic analysis and general background on the countries for this collection: Asia and the Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, EU countries & UK,Canada, U.S. )
- Country Information (Cth Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade)
- CIA World Factbook
- Country Profiles (BBC)
- Countries of the World
- Infonation
- nationmaster.com
- OECD Countries Information - Consult SourceOECD from the Databases page as well.
- Portals to the World (Library of Congress)
Dictionaries/Thesauri & Encyclopaedia:
- Oxford English Dictionary (UC database)
- Britannica Online (UC database)
- Oxford Reference Online Dictionaries & Reference, Maps, Illustrations (UC database)
Free Resources:
- Australian National Dictionary
- Answers.com
- APAIS Thesaurus
- Best Information on the Net
- Encyclopedia Smithsonian
- Encyclopedia Mythica
- howjsay (English Prounouncing Dictionary)
- Library Glossary
- LibrarySpot
- MSN Encarta (Dictionary with American Pronunciation)
- Mythology
- National Library Subject Guide
- Merriam-Webster Online
- OneLook Dictionary (Define, translate, find words)
- Refdesk.com
- Religion Index
- Translate a Web Page (BabelFish Translation)
- Wikipedia
- AnyWho:Directory
- Australian Postcode Search (Australia Post)
- Canberra street index
- Canberra by Suburbs
- Diplomatic, Consular & other Representation in Australia
- Google Earth
- Placeopedia
- White Pages.com
Historical Information:
- Australian Family History and Genealogy on the Internet
- Australian History (through National Library)
- Best of History Websites
- British History Online
- Gazeteers of Australia (some access from NLA only)
- National Archives of Australia - Historical documents
- Smithsonian Institution
- UNESCO World Heritage List
- U.S. History
Measurement (of time, weather, weight...):
- Australian Bureau of Meteorology
- Calender Year
- Currency: Universal Currency Converter
- Ecclesiastical Calendar
- Periodic Table
- World Clock and Time Zones
- World Climate
- WSSN (World Standards Services Network)
- Newspapers in the Library
- the Age
- the Australian
- Australian Financial Review
- Canberra Times
- Sydney Morning Herald
- Internet Public Library (Newspapers around the world)
Travel (transport timetables and hotels):
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ACTION buses (A.C.T.)
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Greyhound Australia (Interstate Bus services)
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Murrays Travel (Coach service)
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Travel warnings (DFAT)
Content Responsibility: Edwina.Hyman@canberra.edu.au