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APAFT – Australian Public Affairs Full Text – Periodical & Newspaper Articles to the social policy, humanities, current events.
16. Scope
APAIS is a subject index to scholarly articles in the social sciences and humanities published in Australia, and to selected periodical articles, conference papers, book and newspaper articles on Australian economic, social, political and cultural affairs.
APAIS has been compiled by the National Library since 1945. Print volumes were produced from 1945 to 2000. Online coverage is 1978+ and consists of over 325,000 records, with about 12,000 new articles being indexed annually.
An enhanced version of the APAIS database, Australian Public Affairs Full Text (APAFT), is available via subscription as part of the Informit Online service from RMIT Publishing. Researchers in the National Library's Reading Rooms can access APAFT through the NLA's Indexes and Databases.
Subject scope
Australian economic, social, political and cultural affairs. Within this broad statement of scope the following subject areas are recognised in APAIS:
Aboriginal studies, Anthropology and Archaeology
Agriculture - economic, social, and political aspects
Arts, including Graphic arts, Architecture, Music and Theatre
Banking, Finance, Taxation
Business, Accounting, Management
Commerce and Trade
Communication and Transport
Conservation and Environment
Computer applications
Cultural affairs
Defence Economics
Education
Ethnic groups and Demography
Geography, Environment
Health - including Occupational health, Drug abuse, and social aspects of Medicine
History
Industry and Industrial relations
Language, Linguistics and Literature
Law
Libraries and Archives
Politics, Government, Local government, and Public administration
Philosophy
Psychology
Religion
Science, Technology, Research - social, economic, legal, political and cultural aspects
Social issues - including Welfare, Employment and Crime
Sociology
Town planning and Urban affairs
Women, Youth and Family
Materials covered
Material published within the previous two years
Australian scholarly journals (of which over 200 titles are indexed in depth)
Selected Australian non-scholarly journals
Selected chapters or papers from books and conference proceedings which are about Australia
Selected Australian electronic journals archived in PANDORA
Selected feature articles from Australian capital city newspapers Scope
APAIS is a subject index to scholarly articles in the social sciences and humanities published in Australia, and to selected periodical articles, conference papers, book and newspaper articles on Australian economic, social, political and cultural affairs.
APAIS has been compiled by the National Library since 1945. Print volumes were produced from 1945 to 2000. Online coverage is 1978+ and consists of over 325,000 records, with about 12,000 new articles being indexed annually.
An enhanced version of the APAIS database, Australian Public Affairs Full Text (APAFT), is available via subscription as part of the Informit Online service from RMIT Publishing. Researchers in the National Library's Reading Rooms can access APAFT through the NLA's Indexes and Databases.
Subject scope
Australian economic, social, political and cultural affairs. Within this broad statement of scope the following subject areas are recognised in APAIS:
Aboriginal studies, Anthropology and Archaeology
Agriculture - economic, social, and political aspects
Arts, including Graphic arts, Architecture, Music and Theatre
Banking, Finance, Taxation
Business, Accounting, Management
Commerce and Trade
Communication and Transport
Conservation and Environment
Computer applications
Cultural affairs
Defence Economics
Education
Ethnic groups and Demography
Geography, Environment
Health - including Occupational health, Drug abuse, and social aspects of Medicine
History
Industry and Industrial relations
Language, Linguistics and Literature
Law
Libraries and Archives
Politics, Government, Local government, and Public administration
Philosophy
Psychology
Religion
Science, Technology, Research - social, economic, legal, political and cultural aspects
Social issues - including Welfare, Employment and Crime
Sociology
Town planning and Urban affairs
Women, Youth and Family
Materials covered
Material published within the previous two years
Australian scholarly journals (of which over 200 titles are indexed in depth)
Selected Australian non-scholarly journals
Selected chapters or papers from books and conference proceedings which are about Australia
Selected Australian electronic journals archived in PANDORA
Selected feature articles from Australian capital city newspapers
18. Databases Designed for Teachers Assistants & Children’s Services
3. ERIC – Educational Resources in Context
4. The Gateway – Lesson plans
(For more information type into Library Search Engine or check under Library Services About Online Databases)
19. Databases 5. Infotrac Onefile –
News and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business to sports, technology and many general interest topics.
Millions of full-text articles, many with images. 4,409 full-text titles . Updated daily
23. Databases 6. Oxford Reference Online – The biggest, most up-to-date, authoritative and accessible reference work in the world. This huge resource contains almost 2 million words and phrases from Oxford's English language and bilingual dictionaries.
25. Oxford Reference Online
Brings together language and subject reference works from one of the world's biggest reference publishers into a single cross-searchable resource.
Dictionary of AbbreviationsDictionary of AccountingConcise Oxford Companion to African-American LiteratureDictionary of African MythologyConcise Oxford Companion to American LiteratureOxford Dictionary of American Usage and StyleConcise Oxford Dictionary of ArchaeologyDictionary of ArchitectureOxford Dictionary of ArtConcise Oxford Dictionary of Art and ArtistsConcise Oxford Dictionary of Art TermsDictionary of Asian MythologyDictionary of AstronomyDictionary of the BibleDictionary of BiologyDictionary of British HistoryDictionary of British Place-NamesDictionary of BuddhismThe Oxford Business French DictionaryThe Oxford Business Spanish DictionaryDictionary of BusinessDictionary of Celtic MythologyDictionary of ChemistryConcise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian ChurchConcise Oxford Companion to Classical LiteratureWho's Who in the Classical WorldDictionary of ComputingDictionary of Contemporary World HistoryOxford Dictionary of DanceOxford American Dictionary of Current EnglishConcise Oxford DictionaryDynasties of the WorldDictionary of Earth SciencesDictionary of EcologyDictionary of EconomicsConcise Dictionary of English EtymologyOxford Dictionary of English GrammarConcise Oxford Companion to the English LanguageConcise Oxford Companion to English LiteratureNew Dictionary of EponymsDictionary of Finance and BankingA Dictionary of First NamesDictionary of English FolkloreFood and Drink, An A-Z ofFood and Fitness: A Dictionary of Diet and ExerciseDictionary of Food and NutritionThe Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in EnglishPocket Fowler's Modern English UsageOxford-Hachette Concise French DictionaryDictionary of GeographyConcise Oxford-Duden German DictionaryOxford Dictionary of IdiomsDictionary of the InternetConcise Oxford Companion to Irish LiteraturePocket Oxford Italian DictionaryConcise Companion to the Jewish ReligionKings and Queens of BritainPocket Oxford Latin DictionaryDictionary of LawConcise Dictionary of LinguisticsConcise Oxford Dictionary of Literary TermsOxford Dictionary of Local and Family HistoryConcise Oxford Dictionary of MathematicsConcise Medical DictionaryMedicinal Drugs, An A-Z ofOxford Dictionary of Modern QuotationsConcise Oxford Dictionary of MusicDictionary of NursingConcise Oxford Dictionary of OperaWho's Who in OperaGuide to People and Places in the BibleOxford Dictionary of PhilosophyDictionary of PhysicsDictionary of Plant SciencesDictionary of Political BiographyConcise Oxford Dictionary of PoliticsOxford Dictionary of PopesOxford Dictionary of ProverbsDictionary of PsychologyConcise Oxford Dictionary of QuotationsOxford Dictionary of SaintsDictionary of ScientistsDictionary of ShakespeareDictionary of the Social SciencesDictionary of SociologyConcise Oxford Spanish DictionaryDictionary of StatisticsDictionary of SuperstitionsConcise Oxford Companion to the TheatreOxford Paperback ThesaurusOxford American Thesaurus of Current EnglishWho's Who in the Twentieth CenturyDictionary of Twentieth-century ArtOxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry in EnglishThe Oxford Essential Dictionary of the US MilitaryOxford Guide to United States GovernmentOxford Guide to United States Supreme Court DecisionsDictionary of WeatherDictionary of Weights, Measures, and UnitsWorld EncyclopediaDictionary of World HistoryDictionary of World MythologyConcise Dictionary of World ReligionsDictionary of Writers and their WorksDictionary of ZoologyOxford Reference Online
Brings together language and subject reference works from one of the world's biggest reference publishers into a single cross-searchable resource.
Dictionary of AbbreviationsDictionary of AccountingConcise Oxford Companion to African-American LiteratureDictionary of African MythologyConcise Oxford Companion to American LiteratureOxford Dictionary of American Usage and StyleConcise Oxford Dictionary of ArchaeologyDictionary of ArchitectureOxford Dictionary of ArtConcise Oxford Dictionary of Art and ArtistsConcise Oxford Dictionary of Art TermsDictionary of Asian MythologyDictionary of AstronomyDictionary of the BibleDictionary of BiologyDictionary of British HistoryDictionary of British Place-NamesDictionary of BuddhismThe Oxford Business French DictionaryThe Oxford Business Spanish DictionaryDictionary of BusinessDictionary of Celtic MythologyDictionary of ChemistryConcise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian ChurchConcise Oxford Companion to Classical LiteratureWho's Who in the Classical WorldDictionary of ComputingDictionary of Contemporary World HistoryOxford Dictionary of DanceOxford American Dictionary of Current EnglishConcise Oxford DictionaryDynasties of the WorldDictionary of Earth SciencesDictionary of EcologyDictionary of EconomicsConcise Dictionary of English EtymologyOxford Dictionary of English GrammarConcise Oxford Companion to the English LanguageConcise Oxford Companion to English LiteratureNew Dictionary of EponymsDictionary of Finance and BankingA Dictionary of First NamesDictionary of English FolkloreFood and Drink, An A-Z ofFood and Fitness: A Dictionary of Diet and ExerciseDictionary of Food and NutritionThe Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in EnglishPocket Fowler's Modern English UsageOxford-Hachette Concise French DictionaryDictionary of GeographyConcise Oxford-Duden German DictionaryOxford Dictionary of IdiomsDictionary of the InternetConcise Oxford Companion to Irish LiteraturePocket Oxford Italian DictionaryConcise Companion to the Jewish ReligionKings and Queens of BritainPocket Oxford Latin DictionaryDictionary of LawConcise Dictionary of LinguisticsConcise Oxford Dictionary of Literary TermsOxford Dictionary of Local and Family HistoryConcise Oxford Dictionary of MathematicsConcise Medical DictionaryMedicinal Drugs, An A-Z ofOxford Dictionary of Modern QuotationsConcise Oxford Dictionary of MusicDictionary of NursingConcise Oxford Dictionary of OperaWho's Who in OperaGuide to People and Places in the BibleOxford Dictionary of PhilosophyDictionary of PhysicsDictionary of Plant SciencesDictionary of Political BiographyConcise Oxford Dictionary of PoliticsOxford Dictionary of PopesOxford Dictionary of ProverbsDictionary of PsychologyConcise Oxford Dictionary of QuotationsOxford Dictionary of SaintsDictionary of ScientistsDictionary of ShakespeareDictionary of the Social SciencesDictionary of SociologyConcise Oxford Spanish DictionaryDictionary of StatisticsDictionary of SuperstitionsConcise Oxford Companion to the TheatreOxford Paperback ThesaurusOxford American Thesaurus of Current EnglishWho's Who in the Twentieth CenturyDictionary of Twentieth-century ArtOxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry in EnglishThe Oxford Essential Dictionary of the US MilitaryOxford Guide to United States GovernmentOxford Guide to United States Supreme Court DecisionsDictionary of WeatherDictionary of Weights, Measures, and UnitsWorld EncyclopediaDictionary of World HistoryDictionary of World MythologyConcise Dictionary of World ReligionsDictionary of Writers and their WorksDictionary of Zoology
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