Finding Journal Articles

Key Databases:

• Academic OneFile on Gale A major database containing full text articles from many of the leading journals.
• Academic Search Complete on Ebscohost A comprehensive scholarly, multidisciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals.
• Expanded Academic on Gale A multidisciplinary database covering a wide range of subject areas
• Informit A set of Australian-based databases. May be a useful source of local material.

Finding Newspaper Articles

• Factiva Full text articles from hundreds of major newspapers from Australia and around the world.
• Australia New Zealand Reference Centre Full text articles from selected Australian newspapers.

See the Newspapers page for more newspaper databases.

eBooks (online books)

• EBL Ebook Library A collection of more the 30,000 online books across a wide range of subjects.

See the eBook (online books) page for more eBook databases.

Statistics

• ABS Statistical data and reports compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics including those on the theme of Housing.
• OECD The web site of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development provides a variety of data including Economic and Social. The site has a Statistics Portal

Australian Organisations and Government Bodies

• AHURI Provides information about the work of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, particularly research reports.
• AIHW The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare is the national agency for health and welfare data.
• Australian Policy on Line APO is maintained by Swinburne University's Institute of Social Research it provides news and research from Australia's leading research centres and institutes. It includes the topic of Housing
• FaHCSIA The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs is a federal government department
• DHS The Department of Human Services is the Victorian government department responsible for public housing. Information about housing can be found at the Housing portal.

Overseas Organisations

• Fannie Mae Foundation (USA)
• Joseph Rowntree Foundation (UK) An independent organisation which undertakes research and consults with government on social issues such as poverty.
• Knowledgeplex (USA) A non-profit organisation providing information about affordable housing and community development.

Author: Annette Steere (asteere@swin.edu.au)