Early Childhood Australia -web watch

Child Studies students -the latest edition (77) of the e newsletter Web Watch is now available from the Early Childhood Australia Inc web site.

Features include…”information regarding the federal government's proposed mandatory internet filter, and what children's rights groups are saying about it.

As well as information on :
The impact of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment
Children's rights
National Aboriginal and Islander Children's Day 2009
Plus:
ECA calendar
Quality-assured early childhood resources
ECA GreenWatch "

The library also subscribes to the associated Australian Journal of Early Childhood- a scholarly journal of long standing in this area of study. It can be found on the library shelves at 372.2105/AUST

Music online…free trial until 31st July

Alexander Street's comprehensive online music source (Music online) is now available to students and staff for a limited free trial.

“Just launched it is the the broadest and most comprehensive online resource available for the study of classical, jazz, world, and American music.

Cross-searches cover all of Alexander Street's award-winning music collections, including Classical Music Library, Classical Scores Library, Opera in Video, Jazz Music Library, and more.

Use a single search screen to access to more than 110,000 tracks of music; 13,000 musical scores; 45,000 pages of reference content; and 285 hours of dance and opera videos. Use playlists you can annotate and share to pull together course assignments and thematic guides”.

Contact the library for further details and passwords.

Students and staff … Free online trial EBSCO Publishing Research Starters™ - Sociology

Research Starters™ - Sociology... "provides students with a solid foundation for their research and assignments, as well as overview information on topics relevant to their studies.

Comprehensive summaries of discipline-specific topics help students to grasp the broad outlines of a subject, realize its real world applications, critically engage it, and locate sources for advanced research. Articles average 3,000 words, providing concise yet more in-depth content than most textbook or encyclopedia entries".

Contact the library for further information about accessing this resource or visit the supporting EBSCO web site and information page.

Celebrating NAIDOC week

This year the National Aboriginal and Islander Observance Committee’s (NAIDOC) has as its theme “Honouring our elders, nurturing our youth”. The library has on display in its foyer area supporting resources and information from the lending collection.

Some titles and shelf numbers include:
Australian Aboriginal culture 305.89915/CRAW

Going bush 919.4047/GOIN

Dreaming stories: a springboard for learning 372.2105/ECAR

Indigenous sporting greats LC 796.089991/ALBE

The Macmillan encyclopedia of Australia’s Aboriginal peoples LC 994.004991/BARL

Outdoor aboriginal games and activities for children 372.210899/NOWL

Sharing our cultures: the story of Aboriginal cultures 305.89915/BARL

DVD
Interactive ochre: working both ways 305.89915/INTE

Journals
Koori Mail P305.89915/KOOR

The official NAIDOC web site has further information on this event .