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AFTRS Jerzy Toeplitz Library
Books, scripts, periodicals, videos, press clippings on film, television, radio, multimedia, digital media, photography, publishing, design, acting, writing. Collection designed to support courses offered at Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) and to provide for needs of industry, students of film and broadcasting, and general public.
Ph: (02) 9805 6440
Web: www.aftrs.edu.au/library

Australian Electronic Journals
A current listing of over 1,000 Australian electronic journals, magazines, webzines, e-mail fanzines, etc. including overseas works with Australian content, authorship and/or emphasis.
Web: www.nla.gov.au/ajol

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Library
Australia's premier institution for information about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Ph: (02) 6246 1111
Web: www.aiatsis.gov.au

Australian Libraries Gateway (ALG)
A search engine specifically for libraries within Australia, it also includes links to worldwide library catalogues, servers and sites, and The Internet Public Library.
Web: www.nla.gov.au/libraries

Australian War Memorial Research Centre
Online film and audio database, with over 2,000 film titles and 400 sound recordings.
Ph: (02) 6243 4315
Web: www.awm.gov.au/database

ATOM online education shop
Australian Teachers Of Media (ATOM) have created an online education shop with hundreds of articles of relevance to Primary, Secondary and Tertiary teachers and student teaching or studying Media Studies, Film as text, Film Studies, English and Screen literacy. All articles can be downloaded as PDF files or posted as hard copy.  
Web: www.metromagazine.com.au/shop/default.asp

Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) Library
One of the major collections of literature on broadcasting and media in Australia. Major subject areas include communications law, administration law, corporations law, radio and television broadcasting, broadcasting policy, broadcasting technology, mass media, media culture, telecommunications, advertising, journalism and online issues. The public is invited to use the Library by appointment for research purposes during normal business hours (9 am-5 pm).
Ph: (03) 9963 6977
Web: www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_9017

National Film and Sound Archive Research Centre and Library
The Archive collection includes books, journals, CD-ROMs, films, videos and sound recordings, as well as photographic stills, posters, lobby cards, publicity material and press clippings.
Ph: (02) 6248 2051
Web: www.nfsa.gov.au/services/access.html

National Library of Australia (NLA)
The National Library of Australia is the country's largest reference library. Our role is to ensure that documentary resources of national significance relating to Australia and the Australian people, as well as significant non-Australian library materials, are collected, preserved and made accessible either through the Library itself or through collaborative arrangements with other libraries and information providers.
Ph: (02) 6262 1111
Web: www.nla.gov.au

Script Crawler: Script Search Engine
ScriptCrawler, the internet's first and most advanced script search engine. ScriptCrawler uses a custom PHP script to interact with a blazing fast MySQL database to deliver results accurately and quickly. A great resource for screenwriters, and a fun site for movie fans, ScriptCrawler links you to thousands of screenplays, teleplays, radio scripts, and stage plays.
Web: http://scriptcrawler.net/


 

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