The purpose of this publication is to provide you with a starting point to finding general resources in this subject area.
Reference materials
Reference materials are a good starting point for any assignment topic, as they can help to clarify concepts and keywords, as well as provide an overview of a topic. They include dictionaries, encyclopaedias, directories, handbooks, manuals and so on.
| Title/Author | Publisher | Location |
|---|---|---|
| International encyclopedia of human rights : freedoms, abuses, and remedies / Robert L. Maddex. | Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, c2000 | 323.03 3 |
| Encyclopedia of human rights issues since 1945 / Winston E. Langley | Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999. | 323.03 2 |
| Great debates at the United Nations : an encyclopedia of fifty key issues 1945-2000 / Robert F. Gorman. | Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001. | 341.23 55 |
Books
To find books on a topic, the best starting point is to perform a KEYWORD search on the library catalogue. Once you have found an item that looks relevant, you can then use the SUBJECT HEADINGS assigned to that record to find other items. Alternatively, you can browse the shelves at the following locations:
Browse the General Collection shelves for these DEWEY CALL NUMBERS
| Call Number | Subject Heading | Dewey Number | Subject Heading |
|---|---|---|---|
| 323 | Civil and Political Rights | 341.3 | Relations between States |
| 323.0994 | Civil Rights - Australia | 341.48 | Law - Human Rights |
| 323.4 | Specific Civil Rights | 342.085 | Rights and Activities of Individuals |
| 323.5 | Political Rights | 342.087 | Law - Social Groups |
| 341.23 | United Nations | 361.614 | Welfare and human Rights |
Subject Heading Search
| Subject Heading | Subheadings | Subheadings |
| Search under these headings alone: Civil Rights Ethics Human Rights Children's rights Women's rights |
You could add any of these headings to any of those in the first column (eg. Human Rights - Australia) - Australia - Philosophy - Case Studies - Moral and Ethical Aspects - Government Policy - History - Law and Legislation - Dictionaries - Encyclopedias |
To each of these combinations of headings you could add: - History (eg Human Rights - Australia - History) For journals you could add - Periodicals |
Relevant Databases to find journal articles
As this subject is covered in so many databases it may be best to start off with a quick article search via 360
| Database | Description |
|---|---|
| Academic Search Elite Via EbscoHost |
A cross disciplinary database indexing 2900 journals from 1984 onwards |
| Academic Research Library Via Proquest |
A cross disciplinary database indexing almost 2000 journals |
| Informit : in particular the Indigenous, Law , Media and Social Science bundles of databases | The best source or Australian information. |
| Aus/NZ Ref Centre (via Ebsco) | This database provides full text for leading Australia/NZ newspapers and newswires including the Australian and the Courier Mail. |
| ScienceDirect | A cross-disciplinary academic database with significant content of interest to all QUT Faculties. |
| Sociological Abstracts Via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |
Includes the titles Sociological Abstracts and Social Planning/Policy and Development Abstracts as well as theses in the field of sociology. |
Websites
These websites may be useful in your research .
| Website | Description |
|---|---|
| Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights for all. | |
Responsible for education and public awareness, discrimination and human rights complaints, human rights compliance, and policy and legislative development in Australia.
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| An independent, nongovernmental organization which conducts fact-finding investigations into human rights abuses in all regions of the world. Human Rights Watch then publishes those findings in dozens of books and reports every year, generating extensive coverage in local and international media. | |
| The National Academies supports scientists and academics who have been repressed by their governements for speaking out against Human Rights abuses. | |
| Human rights from the United Nations | |
| Declaration of Human Rights (1948-1998) from the United Nations |
Web Search Tools
Search the Web for relevant information
| Web search tool | Description |
|---|---|
| The librarians’ Internet Index | Librarians' Internet Index (LII) is a U.S. publicly-funded website and weekly newsletter which contains high-quality websites carefully selected, described, and organized. Search for good websites on Human rights. |
| Intute | Intute is a free online service providing you with access to the very best Web resources for education and research. The service is created by a network of UK universities and partners and is particularly useful for Human rights resources. |
| Hurisearch (Human rights Information and Documentation Systems international) |
Can search over 4500 human rights websites . |