Remember. . . We have heaps of books in the Multimedia Room.
Business, Economics & Accounting
- Khan Academy – Free online courses about business, economics, and finance.
- Open Textbook Library – 60+ about accounting, business, finance, marketing and more freely available.
- Open Textbook Library – 15+ about economics freely available.
- Business Textbooks – Seven freely available.
- Economics & Finance Textbook – Principles of Macroeconomics.
- Economics for Everyone – Reference for economics.
- Economics and the Future of Business
Global Studies
- Australian Strategic Policy Institute – Independent site that provides expert advice to strategic and defence leaders.
- Institute of Public Affairs – Public policy think tank, dedicated to strengthening economic and political freedom.
- The Australian Institute – Research on a range of issues including environmental, social and economical.
- The Conversation – Independent source of news and views from the academic and research community.
- Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Information on travelling overseas, international relations and trade and investment.
- CIA Library – Unclassified publications including references, reports and maps.
- The Lowy Institute – Provides research on international trends.
- Visit the LTC Library’s Databases page to access the Global Issues in Context database
History
- The Atlantic – Covers a range of global issues.
- Australian Dictionary of Biography – Australian significant in history.
- Australian War Memorial – About Australians and war.
- The Conversation – Range of issues discussed from an Australian viewpoint.
- Early Empires – Mongol, Mali and Inka (Inca) empires (1200-1500)
- Europeana – Maps, artworks, photos from European museums and galleries.
- Google Cultural Institute – Wonders of the world, historic buildings and sites.
- History Skills – Covers Ancient and Modern History, and provides resources for essay writing and referencing specific to History as a subject.
- History Today – Covers all eras and geographical regions including traditional narratives and current research.
- Khan Academy – Free online courses about U.S. and world history.
- National Archives of Australia – Documents and some posters, films, sound recordings, photos and more.
- Online Etymology Dictionary – What words meant and how they sounded in the past.
- Open Textbook Library – Six texts: Canadian, U.S. and world history.
- Trove – Australian newspapers (1803-1950), photographs, artworks and much more from National Library.
- U.S. History Textbooks – Two freely available.
- Vatican Digital Library – Manuscripts and incunabula.
- Winston Churchill Archive – Primary source material produced from 1874-1965.
- World Literature 1: Beginnings to 1650 – From Middle East, Greece, China, India, Rome.
Legal
- ACT Legislation Register – Electronic statute book
- Intellectual Property – Legal textbook.
- Parliamentary Library -Access to parliamentary documents and reports.
Philosophy
- Open Textbook Library – Nine available about logic, Plato, modern philosophy, ethics and more.
- Philosophy Textbooks – Six freely available.
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy – Up-to-date reference.
Psychology
- Educational Psychology Textbook
- Lumen Learning Intro to Psychology– Covers lots of psychological topics.
- Open Textbook Library – 13 freely available.
Sociology
- Centre for Future Work – Australian, economic research on work, employment, and labour markets.
- The Atlantic – Covers a range of global issues.
- The Conversation – Range of issues discussed from an Australian viewpoint.
- Open Textbook Library – Seven freely available.
- Sociology Textbooks – Two freely available.