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Our guides contain key resources on selected subjects that will help get you started on your research. There are two types of guide:

• Print Resources at the National Library of Australia guides which contain catalogue search tips and selected print reference works and
• Selected Websites guides which list freely available websites.

For enhanced subject access to all our electronic resources including full-text databases, indexes, e-journals and websites, go to E-Resources.

Aboriginal Australia

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: Print Resources at the National Library of Australia

Biography

Australian Biography: Print Resources at the National Library of Australia

Business and Commerce

Australian Companies: Print Resources at the National Library of Australia

Genealogy

Australian Birth, Marriage and Death Records at the National Library of Australia

Australian Censuses and Musters: Print Resources at the National Library of Australia

Australian Electoral Rolls: Print Resources at the National Library of Australia

Australian Family History and Genealogy: Selected Websites

Cemetery Records at the National Library of Australia

Family History Sources in the Newspaper/Microform Reading Room

Ship and Passenger Records: Print Resources at the National Library of Australia

History

Australian History: Print Resources at the National Library of Australia

Australian History: Selected Websites

Law

Australian Law: Selected Websites

Guide to Overseas Law and Statutes in the NLA

Law Reports and Court Records: Print Resources at the National Library of Australia

Literature

Australian Literature: Print Resources at the National Library of Australia

Australian Literature: Selected Websites

Pacific

Pacific Resources: Selected Websites

Politics and Government

Australian Electoral Rolls: Print Resources at the National Library of Australia

Australian Government: Selected Websites

Australian Politics and Government: Print Resources at the National Library of Australia

British Parliamentary Publications and Information

League of Nations: Print Resources at the National Library of Australia

United Nations: Print Resources at the National Library of Australia

United States Congressional Publications and Information

Reference

Reference Collection Subject Index

Science and Technology

Australian Science and Technology: Selected Websites

Statistics

Australian Censuses and Musters: Print Resources at the National Library of

Australian Statistics: Selected Websites

Statistics: Print Resources at the National Library of Australia

Theses

Theses: Print Resources at the National Library of Australia