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Databases

• Educator's Reference Desk
  Search ERIC databases and much more.
• A+ : Australian Education Index on Informit Search - Education and related fields, including educational research, policy administration, teacher education, curriculum, educational psychology and library and information science.
• Education Institution Research: search CRICOS, the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students, for Australian institutions and schools offering courses to overseas students
• EdRESEARCH ONLINE a subset of the Australian Education Database with over 8,000 online research documents and articles
• ERIC on EBSCOhost References and abstracts to educational resources.
• SpringerLink Journals
• Informaworld: formerly Taylor & Francis
• VOCED Vocational Education and Training Database is a database of information on research into vocational education and training.
• World of learning: information about global institutions of higher education and learning, and the people who work within them

Australian Organisations, Professional Associations and Gateways

• ACER: Australian Council for Educational Research
• AEI: Australian Education International
  Part of DEST and an international network of offshore offices. Swinburne University (not the Library) subscribes to AEI. Swinburne staff need a Login ID and Password to access the web site.
  Please contact Swinburne International if you require access.
• AVCC: Australian Vice Chancellors' Committee (Australian Universities)
• Association for Tertiary Education Management (ATEM)
• Australasian Association for Institutional Research (AAIR)
• Australian Association for Research in Education
• Australian Qualifications Framework Advisory Board
• Database of Research on International Education
  From the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).
• EdNA Online: Education Network Australia links to thousands of education resources in Australia and overseas
• Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Inc (HERDSA)
• IDP Education Australia
  Not-for-profit organisation owned by 38 universities in Australia representing all education sectors.
• ISANA
  Aims to assist professionals in Australia and NZ who provide international education services.
• Swinburne Professional Learning

International Organisations, Professional Associations and Gateways

• American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
  AACC has been a national voice for two-year associate degree granting institutions since 1920.
• Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange
  Association of nonprofit organizations comprising the international educational and cultural exchange community in the United States.
• The British Council
  Aims to build relationships between people in the UK and other countries and promote UK ideas.
• CBIE Canadian Bureau for International Education
  Non-profit, non-governmental national organization dedicated exclusively to international education.
• Commonwealth of Learning: learning for development
• DAAD
  Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst German Academic Exchange Service.
• Education: Social Science Information Gateway (Intute)
• Higher Education Resource Hub A list of worldwide Higher Education Resources
• IIE: Institute of International Education
  Non-profit organization which designs and implements programs of study and training for students, educators, young professionals, and trainees from all sectors.
• International list of Educational Organisations Scholarly Societies Project
• NAFSA: Association of International Educators
  Promotes international education and professional development opportunities in the field.
• SearchEdu.com Indexes over 20 million pages in the .edu domain.
• Swinburne International Update: Fortnightly international student news and information; site only available to swinburne staff
• SWINTEL: Swinburne International's monthly market intelligence updateSWINTEL is only available to Swinburne staff who will need a log in for access. Please contact the ITS Helpdesk on extension 5000 if you are unsure how to log in.
• UKCOSA UK Council for International Education
  Not-for-profit organisation promoting educational mobility and support to international students.
• UNESCO Statistics Database A wide range of statistics on education and literacy.

Government

• DEEWR - Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
• Department of Education and Early Childhood Development - Victorian Government: a comprehensive online resource to help you make educational decisions relating to pre-school and school, through to university and technical or further education.
• Skills Victoria
• Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
• Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC)

Australian Universities and TAFE Colleges

• Australia's Universities
• TAFE Virtual Campus
• U3A University of the Third Age

Conferences and Events

• EdNA Noticeboards: Conferences and Events Overseas
  A noticeboard featuring conferences and events relevant to education and training, held overseas.
• VET Calendar
  Calendar of Conferences within Australia and overseas of interest to the TAFE sector;
  from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).